thanks a lot.
"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:26:29 GMT, "Drummie" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>Can someone please tell me the best wireless router for Toucan Broadband.
>>I
>>plan to run a desktop and 2 laptops.
>
> I guess everyone on the planet knows what is Toucan Broadband.
> http://www.toucan.com/products/toucansurf/broadband.asp
> OK, 2Mbits/sec maximum in the UK. I can't tell for sure from the web
> page but it looks like DSL. The page says that Toucan supplies the
> DSL modem. Make sure that it's an ethernet DSL bridge/modem, and not
> a USB bridge/modem.
>
> Just about any wireless router will work at 2Mbits/sec. However, I
> like to do things a bit differently which unfortunatly costs a bit
> more. I like seperate boxes for the modem, the router, and the
> wireless access point.
>
> The reasons are:
> 1. The modem might change if you switch to a CATV modem. The router
> and wireless access point remain the same.
>
> 2. The modem and router tend to want to live where all the wires and
> cables come together. That's usually under a table, in a closet,
> basement or other RF disgusting environment. If the wireless were
> part of the router, you would probably be complaining about the lack
> of range from the closet or basement. There's nothing wrong with
> using a wireless router in the closet (for those days when you want to
> work in the closet) and adding a seperate access point in the middle
> of the main coverage area.
>
> 3. The access point should be located as high as possible and in the
> center of the coverage area. That's often incompatible with where the
> CAT5 and telco wires must run. By using a seperate box, there are
> more opertunities for optimizing the wireless location.
>
> 4. You can power off the access point when it's not being used. This
> provides substantially improved wireless security.
>
> 5. New wireless standards (i.e. 802.11n) are coming real-soon-now.
> When they arrive, you just *ADD* the new acronym to the network with a
> CAT5 cable to the router, and you have support for the latest
> buzzwords.
>
> You can use any wireless router as an access point by:
> 1. Reset the management IP address to something in the IP block of
> the router
> 2. Turn off the DHCP server.
> 3. Ignore the WAN (internet port)
> 4. Run CAT5 between a LAN port on the ethernet router, to one of the
> LAN ports on the wireless router.
>
> Anyway, I don't have any recommendations. Do some Googling on the
> Netgear, Linksys, and DLink web piles and see if there's anything that
> meets your unspecified requirements. If you're also buying wireless
> cards for the laptops, it would be nice to know what their maker and
> model. Most modern laptops have recommended wireless cards with
> drivers supported by the manufacturer. That's the safest. I would
> look for 802.11g and avoid any of the proprietary Turbo, Afterburner,
> and wiz-bang, enhancements.
>
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