Re: Best 'N' Wireless Router?

On 2008-03-13 14:05:16 -0700, HK <payer33859@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> Greetings.
> 
> I have an 8-****t WIRED linksys Router to which I want to add the best 
> 'N' router that will take advantage of the 'N' technology in my MacBook 
> Pro. The router has to broadcast throughout a three story frame house.
> 
> I have an older 'G' technology wireless Linksys router that works ok, 
> but is kind of slow.
> 
> Suggestions?

I *had* the same Linksys 8 ****t wired router with a Linksys G access 
point. The Linksys G access point was miserable. Connectivity was 
spotty and I tried all kinds of external antenna w/o improvement. I got 
a Air****t Extreme as a replacement for the Linksys and things like 
range and connectivity reliability improved dramatically.

The BEFSR81 8 ****t has since bit the dust and now I've got a 4 ****t 
Cable/DSL router from Netgear. Chained off of that is a 8 ****t gigabit 
switch from Netgear. The Air****t is plugged into the cable router 
10/100 ****t as it is the first gen Extreme that didn't come with 
gigabit ****ts.

Anyway, the real limitation is the Cable /DSL modem. The most I ever 
see is 20 Mbit download and 1.5Mbit upload so the gigabit and N 
wireless are a bit of an overkill. I do have multiple computers that 
sup****t gigabit and I transfer files internally between them often. 
Thats where the gigabit comes in handy. My wireless devices (15" G4 
Powerbook and iPhone) connect at G speeds while the iMac is wired to 
gigabit (and the air****t is turned off).

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thepixelfreak