what's the best wireless router

I have a wired router now...I wanna go wireless, I have 2 computers. The
router is upstairs with the desktop, my laptop is downstairs...Which brand
would work the best. The signal would have to go through a hallway then
downstairs...is that possible?

Tx

Mike wrote:

> I have a wired router now...I wanna go wireless, I have 2 computers. The
> router is upstairs with the desktop, my laptop is downstairs...Which brand
> would work the best. The signal would have to go through a hallway then
> downstairs...is that possible?
>
> Tx

Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of the
LAN ports of the wire router? That way, you can continue to use your
existing set-up and have wireless too. The signal should be able to travel
downstairs. I never had a problem with the reception with the wireless
router being upstairs and it should be the same with a WAP device. With the
wireless router upstairs, I had good reception when I took the wireless
laptop outside.

Linksys makes good wireless routers and WAP devices.

You should be aware of some basic wireless security tips.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...fisecurity.htm

Duane

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:11:41 GMT, Duane Arnold <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of the
>LAN ports of the wire router? That way, you can continue to use your
>existing set-up and have wireless too. The signal should be able to travel
>downstairs. I never had a problem with the reception with the wireless
>router being upstairs and it should be the same with a WAP device. With the
>wireless router upstairs, I had good reception when I took the wireless
>laptop outside.
>
>Linksys makes good wireless routers and WAP devices.
>
>You should be aware of some basic wireless security tips.
>
>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...fisecurity.htm
>
>Duane
>
>

I have been told by many people that a wireless router is lot cheaper
than a wireless access point. In fact, most wireless routers can be
used as an access point.

Duane Arnold wrote:

> Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of the
> LAN ports of the wire router?

Ironically, a WAP costs far more than a wireless router.

QuickSand wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:11:41 GMT, Duane Arnold <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>>Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of the
>>LAN ports of the wire router? That way, you can continue to use your
>>existing set-up and have wireless too. The signal should be able to travel
>>downstairs. I never had a problem with the reception with the wireless
>>router being upstairs and it should be the same with a WAP device. With
>>the wireless router upstairs, I had good reception when I took the
>>wireless laptop outside.
>>
>>Linksys makes good wireless routers and WAP devices.
>>
>>You should be aware of some basic wireless security tips.
>>
>>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...fisecurity.htm
>>
>>Duane
>>
>>
>
> I have been told by many people that a wireless router is lot cheaper
> than a wireless access point. In fact, most wireless routers can be
> used as an access point.

Yes, I have used my old Linksys BEFW11S4 router as a wire/WAP switch and
plugged it into the FW appliance.

And yes they are cheaper than a WAP device.

Duane

SMS wrote:

> Duane Arnold wrote:
>
>> Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of
>> the LAN ports of the wire router?
>
> Ironically, a WAP costs far more than a wireless router.

It does cost more but the far more I don't know about that. And besides,
what's a few more dollars?

Duane

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:35:31 GMT, SMS <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Duane Arnold wrote:
>
>> Why not just get a Wireless Access Point (WAP) and plug it into one of the
>> LAN ports of the wire router?

>Ironically, a WAP costs far more than a wireless router.

Ironically, a wireless router can be configured as an access point
with the added bonus of having an ethernet switch included.
Instructions have been posting a few dozen times.

The reason the wireless router is cheaper than the wireless access
point is that the various manufacturers produce and sell far more
routers than access points. It's simple economy of scale. When
802.11 was just getting started and volume was much lower, the access
point was cheaper.


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On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:07:02 GMT, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a wired router now...

That's nice. Any reason not to disclose the make and manufacturer?
It really doesn't matter for answering your question, but I'm in a
lousy mood this morning and feel like snarling at any provocation.

>I wanna go wireless, I have 2 computers.
>The router is upstairs with the desktop, my laptop is downstairs...Which brand
>would work the best. The signal would have to go through a hallway then
>downstairs...is that possible?

Sorry but RF doesn't make right angle turns. It tends to go in
straight lines and sometime get reflected. Relying on reflections for
a stable path is a bad idea.

My guess(tm) is that a straight line distance between your proposed
wireless router and the laptop will be about 30ft and go through at
least 2 walls or floors. The ability for this to work is totally
dependent on what is inside the walls and floors. If they are wood
and drywall, it will probably work. If you have wire mesh, or
aluminium foil backed insulation, you don't have a chance. Various
other materials have characteristics in between. Concrete and stucco
are impervious to RF. Basically, the only way to find out for sure is
to borrow a wireless router and try it.

Whatever you purchase, make sure it has a replaceable external
antenna. If you find that you are getting a marginal connection, then
replacing the stock antenna with a directional antenna pointed in the
general direction will be a big help.

I'm not sure what exactly to recommend. This week, I'm partial to
Linksys WRT54G and home made biquad antennas.

Duz the laptop have a built in wireless device?


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150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
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