wireless router info

Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
any suggestions???

thanks
D. Ford

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:02:03 GMT, "D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
>tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
>any suggestions???

What killed them? Mechanical damage? If so, try one with a metal
case (i.e. Netgear), package it in a NEMA box, or hide it in a plastic
container.

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Can't say what killed it. it still works as a wired router but looses the
wierless part signal drops off and wil come back. and my laptop is right
underneath it 4 feet!

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> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:02:03 GMT, "D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
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>>Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
>>tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
>>any suggestions???
>
> What killed them? Mechanical damage? If so, try one with a metal
> case (i.e. Netgear), package it in a NEMA box, or hide it in a plastic
> container.
>
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Nexlan 800 turbo


On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:02:03 GMT, "D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
>tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
>any suggestions???
>
>thanks
>D. Ford
>

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:23:28 GMT, "D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Can't say what killed it. it still works as a wired router but looses the
>wierless part signal drops off and wil come back. and my laptop is right
>underneath it 4 feet!

Might wanna check the antenna connections or try it again with a
different laptop.

Don't assume that it's dead. Scribble down the settings, reset the
router to defaults, and put everything back. That sometimes fixes it.
If really ambitious, check the manufactories web pile for the latest
firmware updates. Update, reset to defaults, reload the settings, and
try again.

I'm not sure what to recommend as a more destruction proof router. It
would be nice to know what killed the radios. The only boxes I've
sold/owned/traded that had wireless section failures were two Dlink
DI-514 boxes and a Belkin something. Same symptoms. Router works,
but the wireless was either dead or flakey. I think I killed them all
with my 5 watt UHF handheld transmitting nearby. Not sure.

I've had good luck recently with Linksys WRT54G boxes.


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Thanks for all the suggestions, we have five laptops on the router and they
all go down at the same time??? no signal

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> Nexlan 800 turbo
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> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:02:03 GMT, "D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
>>tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
>>any suggestions???
>>
>>thanks
>>D. Ford
>>
>

D. Ford:
>my laptop is right underneath it 4 feet!

They aren't designed to project the signal downward, maybe try different
position / orientation of the router.
Failing that get an 'office class' router like Draytek Vigor 2600G,
excellent performance and reliability but not as expensive as Cisco. Better
still the 2600VG with two VoIP ports.
Regards,
Martin

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:23:28 GMT, "D.Ford"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can't say what killed it. it still works as a wired router but looses the
>wierless part signal drops off and wil come back. and my laptop is right
>underneath it 4 feet!

Wireless might not be acceptable in a shop where there is high
frequency welding and such going on. You might want to check to
see what is going on in the shop when the signal is lost.

The best of the cheap routers is Linksys - lots of third party firmware,
lots of help and dont drop connection ( version 2)

If you got extra 500-600$ get a Sonicwall router.
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> Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
> tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
> any suggestions???
>
> thanks
> D. Ford
>
>

"tzar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>The best of the cheap routers is Linksys - lots of third party firmware,
>lots of help and dont drop connection ( version 2)
>
>If you got extra 500-600$ get a Sonicwall router.

>"D.Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Need to buy a good industrial router. working in a shop enviroment.Have
>> tried Linksys. D-Link both lasted less than a year. need a goodone!
>> any suggestions???

I'd agree with the idea of using Linksys. And even if it had to
be replaced once a year, that would still be cheaper than
spending several hundred dollars on equipment that will become
obsolete before it breaks.

However, I'd also suggest spending a bit of time/effort on
providing a suitable environment for it too. I'm not sure what
a "shop environment" means specifically in this case, but
whatever it is there should be a way to build an enclosure that
separates that environment from the router sufficiently to keep
it running for more than a year or two. I mean... people hang
these things outside in water proofed heated/cooled boxes,
depending on local climate. A sealed plastic container,
filtered air vents, whatever... might be very productive.

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