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    Help me choose a Wireless Router

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by onionring1988, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. onionring1988

    onionring1988 Notebook Consultant

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    I recently got a PS3 and my sister is getting a black Macbook before college starts for her, so I decided I should probably get a router for the apartment so me (I have a dell XPS M1530 with the Dell 1505 N card), my PS3, and sister's Macbook (not sure what wireless it has... im getting the intel N card?) could go online at once.

    I am not sure if I am entirely wrong on this, but I hear if you want to get the max speeds out of a N card, you need to get a 5Ghz router? Well since the PS3 is only wireless G, then I was thinking of getting a dual router so my sisters laptop and mine could reach max speeds on the 5Ghz while the PS3 would be on 2.4 Ghz.

    I was looking at this:
    http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT61...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1217625959&sr=1-2

    Correct me if im entirely wrong. Anyone have any recommendations?
     
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    TravisA Notebook Geek

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  3. onionring1988

    onionring1988 Notebook Consultant

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    I kind of like amazon though. I never ordered anything from newegg. Anyways, so its a good router? Am I right about these connection speeds? I just don't want to make things overly complicated for no reason.
     
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    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    From what I've heard, you will only get the full benefit of an -N router if it only broadcasts an -N signal.

    I'm not the pro, if you could get WirelessMan to comment he'd set it straight though.
     
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    onionring1988 Notebook Consultant

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    Well I'm guessing dual band in a way is 2 routers in one because its broadcasting two different signals. 2.4 Ghz which is what G requires and 5 Ghz which is what I think N requires
     
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    That may be the case, but processing the information from those 2 signals may be a different story. Like I said, I am not licensed or even that knowledgable here, but I was venture to guess that if the router was in mixed mode, it would be slower...and potentially much slower.

    Here is WirelessMan's linky, I'd PM him if you want the sure answer:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/member.php?u=118188

    Not sure if what I did is NBR legal, but I guess I'll find out :D
     
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