Which of dlink, netgear, linksys or others have the best reputation for range/performance?

Hi folks,

I'm looking to get a router or AP (to be used as an AP for now) that
has AES WPA-PSK with decent range and performance.

I had set myself to get a linksys (WRT54G) but it seems to have not
such a good reputation for range. Is that right, and what does have a
good rep for range? I'm slightly wary of going for a belkin so I
suppose that its either going to be a netgear or a dlink.

Would be grateful for any comments.

Thanks,

Greg

--

Great freeware tools http://www.lorriman.com

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:49:09 -0000, "Greg Lorriman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>I'm looking to get a router or AP (to be used as an AP for now) that
>has AES WPA-PSK with decent range and performance.
>
>I had set myself to get a linksys (WRT54G) but it seems to have not
>such a good reputation for range. Is that right, and what does have a
>good rep for range? I'm slightly wary of going for a belkin so I
>suppose that its either going to be a netgear or a dlink.
>
>Would be grateful for any comments.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Greg

Without hesitation, I recommend the D-Link DWL-2100AP. Not only does
it have great range, it can be configured 5 different ways.
Furthermore, it uses WEP (open and shared), WPA (radius) and WPA-PSK
(both AES and TKIP). Do your research on it and see if it suits your
needs. Take care.

Greg Lorriman wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking to get a router or AP (to be used as an AP for now) that
> has AES WPA-PSK with decent range and performance.
>
> I had set myself to get a linksys (WRT54G) but it seems to have not
> such a good reputation for range. Is that right, and what does have a
> good rep for range? I'm slightly wary of going for a belkin so I
> suppose that its either going to be a netgear or a dlink.
>
> Would be grateful for any comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg

Heres an option for you (that I have used many times with that exact device,
and will absolutely give you more power than anyone else's wap) (pasted from
a post I had somewhere else..)

>> Update Linksys AP to 251 mw instead of 28 mw
>> It looks like the "hackable" models are the WRT54G and WAP54G, and the
>> best firmware upgrade isn't free, but cheap, from SveaSoft-
>> http://www.sveasoft.com/modules/phpBB2/index.php Stock power is 28mw, the
>> Svea firmware will let you boost that up to 251mw.
>

DLink OK, Linksys not bad, AVOID Netgear -too many issues, NO support.
Regards,
Martin

Peter Pan:
> Svea firmware will let you boost that up to 251mw.

Which is illegal (max 200mW in US, 100mW in Europe) and won't do you any
good unless the receiving end can match it !
Regards,
Martin

Greg Lorriman wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking to get a router or AP (to be used as an AP for now) that
> has AES WPA-PSK with decent range and performance.
>
> I had set myself to get a linksys (WRT54G) but it seems to have not
> such a good reputation for range. Is that right, and what does have a
> good rep for range? I'm slightly wary of going for a belkin so I
> suppose that its either going to be a netgear or a dlink.
>
> Would be grateful for any comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
> --
>
> Great freeware tools http://www.lorriman.com
>
>
>

It's a few more bucks but I went with Belkin (the "Pre-N" MIMO stuff)
and I'm very pleased. I checked out tomswireless.com and looked at the
review on "extended range" technologies. However, before I settled on
something I tested the difference between my friends Atheros and my new
Belkin at several Wifi hotspots and while the results weren't as
drastically different as on the website, they still reflected as the
better range and throughput being the Belkin. And I guarantee you none
of these hotspots had the Belkin router to match.

-Shin

If you want the best, you gotta' spend the cash - go CISCO.
It really depends on what will work with your system.
All of the brands mentioned have their haters as well as die-hard users.
It is just that the people who love their products don't create web-sites
saying so.
Look at Broadband forums and you will find out how much people hate all of
the products,
or love one and hate the others.



"Greg Lorriman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:crm0k0$8b4$1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking to get a router or AP (to be used as an AP for now) that
> has AES WPA-PSK with decent range and performance.
>
> I had set myself to get a linksys (WRT54G) but it seems to have not
> such a good reputation for range. Is that right, and what does have a
> good rep for range? I'm slightly wary of going for a belkin so I
> suppose that its either going to be a netgear or a dlink.
>
> Would be grateful for any comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
> --
>
> Great freeware tools http://www.lorriman.com
>
>
>

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:01:30 GMT, "drriff" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>If you want the best, you gotta' spend the cash - go CISCO.


LinkSys is a division of Cisco.

"Chap" <***@*****.***> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:01:30 GMT, "drriff" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>If you want the best, you gotta' spend the cash - go CISCO.
>
>
> LinkSys is a division of Cisco.


A division that was bought specifically to get into the home networking
market. At this time they are very separate companies and Linksys does not
incorporate the CISCO technologies in their home products. If they did, the
home products would be a lot better than they are right now.

"drriff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Chap" <***@*****.***> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:01:30 GMT, "drriff" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>If you want the best, you gotta' spend the cash - go CISCO.
>>
>>
>> LinkSys is a division of Cisco.
>
>
> A division that was bought specifically to get into the home networking
> market. At this time they are very separate companies and Linksys does not
> incorporate the CISCO technologies in their home products. If they did,
> the home products would be a lot better than they are right now.

But not a cheap in price