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    routers

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by eas6, Aug 26, 2007.

  1. eas6

    eas6 Newbie

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    Can anyone advise me on a decent router which is Vista compatible (HP DV9500T)? Thanks.
     
    eas6, Aug 26, 2007
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    brncao Notebook Evangelist

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    brncao, Aug 26, 2007
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  3. grateful

    grateful Notebook Evangelist

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    linksys wrt54g is a nice line......they are quite durable, I have spilt syrup, dropped it and plentiy of smoke up in it.....only fried when I accidently pluggled it into the wrong adapter

    plenty of documentation out there though, its a bit more than that $3 thing....but well worth it as far as expandability and options
     
    grateful, Aug 26, 2007
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  4. kowell

    kowell Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm on my second Linksys router and I must agree these things are the best there is. First one was a wired BEFSR41 and is still working fine after 7 years. The second one is a wireless WRT54G and works just as well. Signal is good troughout the house and never cuts. The only problem I faced was with my old 2.4Ghz wireless phone, both devices interfered with each other.
     
    kowell, Aug 28, 2007
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    star882 Notebook Evangelist

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    Routers are OS independent. I would not recommend Linksys since a nice one I have (BEFSX41) had instability due to bad capacitors, which required me to replace the existing capacitors with oil-frees to get it working well again. I also had to oil the CPU fan as it started sticking. ($80 for a router that will require capacitor replacement and a lube job in a few years is not worth it!) In addition, the newer Linksys routers have unstable firmware.

    Look for a router with a user replaceable antenna if you're looking for range.
     
    star882, Aug 28, 2007
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  6. eas6

    eas6 Newbie

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    Thanks to all who took time to respond. I guess at this point I'll keep looking and hoping, but keep recommendations coming.
     
    eas6, Sep 2, 2007
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    phule103 Notebook Consultant

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    As a networking noob, I went with the Linksys WRT54G. It had some decent reviews and was $50 at BestBuy. After one abortive setup attempt, everything went fine. Even with the problem, it took me less than 30 minutes to set up and I am using it as I type. :)
     
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    Just avoid the v5 and above of the WRT54G. The older ones (as well as the WRT54GL) are said to be good.
     
    star882, Sep 2, 2007
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    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    Reezin14, Sep 2, 2007
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