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Wireless router work OK?
Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired
router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? |
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In article , john63401
@yahoo.com says... Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? I have a Dell C400 and an SMC router with the printer port so I can print to an attached printer through the wireless connection. Works fine other than the fact that Charter Pipeline service has to be reset occasionally. Robin |
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I would also opt to just add a wireless access to your existing setup. I am
a bit paranoid about the security of the wireless access points. If you simply add a wireless access point to your existing setup, you can turn on the wireless access point when you need it and then shut it off when you don't (over weekends, or during the night when sleeping). I realize it is possible to disable the wireless access portion of the Linksys, but it seems like more of a pain to continually log into the web interface and enable/disable the device. By having a seperate piece of hardware, you simply plug it in or unplug it. Hmm Good point Patrick! Thanks |
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I kept my wireless router (a Netgear RP114) and simply plugged in a
Dlink AP900+ access point. Did u mean to say that you kept your WIRED router in the above instead of wireless? |
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WRT54G
No, it's not completely certified but close and Linksys has a press release that this model WILL receive a firmware download to update it to the final spec. Tom "Pat Conover" wrote in message ... Tom, What model #? And is "G" now certified? Regards, Pat Conover "Tom Scales" wrote in message ... All good points, but the Linksys Wireless router is just so convenient. I just upgraded to the new G version. Tom "Patrick L. Parks" wrote in message ... I would also opt to just add a wireless access to your existing setup. I am a bit paranoid about the security of the wireless access points. If you simply add a wireless access point to your existing setup, you can turn on the wireless access point when you need it and then shut it off when you don't (over weekends, or during the night when sleeping). I realize it is possible to disable the wireless access portion of the Linksys, but it seems like more of a pain to continually log into the web interface and enable/disable the device. By having a seperate piece of hardware, you simply plug it in or unplug it. wrote in message ... Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? |
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I had an extra AP laying around after helping someone else and decided to
try it out on my existing network. I wanted to see if it might be suitable to get me out of having to run a couple of CAT-5 runs I had been putting off for ages. Everything worked out so nicely I was finally convinced that "wireless" wasn't so bad after all. Hahaha OK.... I see now Well... I currently have a desktop.... but have been thinking abt buying a second home PC....and am thinking of a laptop or table PC for that. Hence the wireless questions... Big thanks!! |
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I had been using a USRobotics USR8011 broadband wireless router and
print server for over a year then just recently upgraded to a Netgear FM114P SPI firewall, wireless router and print server. You would have less security concerns if you set them up to only allow the mac addresses and ip's of the wireless clients, use 128 WEP, and add software firewalls to each pc. wrote in message Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? |
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In fact, every place I looked locally, the AP was MORE expensive, as the
Router had mail in rebates. Tom wrote in message ... WRT54G Im looking at LinkSys as well But..... it appears to me that the price of an AP only..... and a whole new combo AP/router.... are so close that one doesn't save any money just using the AP with the old WIRED router. Is that true? If yes....its just as cost effective to get the combo unit. Yes? |
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there is a better way to secure your wireless network without haivng to
trouble with turning the ap on and off... simply enable filtering so that your router only 'talks' to the unique mac address of your wireless network card, and enable encryption so that the wireless network traffic between your laptop and router can not easily be intercepted. search the linksys.com knowledgebase for easy to follow instructions on how to do this and rest easy. "Patrick L. Parks" wrote in message ... I would also opt to just add a wireless access to your existing setup. I am a bit paranoid about the security of the wireless access points. If you simply add a wireless access point to your existing setup, you can turn on the wireless access point when you need it and then shut it off when you don't (over weekends, or during the night when sleeping). I realize it is possible to disable the wireless access portion of the Linksys, but it seems like more of a pain to continually log into the web interface and enable/disable the device. By having a seperate piece of hardware, you simply plug it in or unplug it. wrote in message ... Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? |
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Thanks
-- Regards, Pat Conover "Tom Scales" wrote in message .. . WRT54G No, it's not completely certified but close and Linksys has a press release that this model WILL receive a firmware download to update it to the final spec. Tom "Pat Conover" wrote in message ... Tom, What model #? And is "G" now certified? Regards, Pat Conover "Tom Scales" wrote in message ... All good points, but the Linksys Wireless router is just so convenient. I just upgraded to the new G version. Tom "Patrick L. Parks" wrote in message ... I would also opt to just add a wireless access to your existing setup. I am a bit paranoid about the security of the wireless access points. If you simply add a wireless access point to your existing setup, you can turn on the wireless access point when you need it and then shut it off when you don't (over weekends, or during the night when sleeping). I realize it is possible to disable the wireless access portion of the Linksys, but it seems like more of a pain to continually log into the web interface and enable/disable the device. By having a seperate piece of hardware, you simply plug it in or unplug it. wrote in message ... Ive been thinking of selling my current LinkSys wired router....and getting a wireless one. And then a laptop to use around the house. Im curious if anyone out there is using such a setup....and how well it is working for you? |
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