Using different brand wireless router and nic

[babylon5guy]

Hi,
I've always used the same brand wireless router and nic to avoid problems. Now I see a good deal on a wireless router of one brand and wireless nic of another. Is there much of a problem of using different brands? Of course I would stick to the top makers of this hardware.
TIA

[jeresimo]

It is always recommended to buy same brand, because there are times the Mfr update their firmwares to improve their product performances.

[babylon5guy]

Thanks jeresimo, good point. I also had a friend calling for tech support and was given a hard time becuase his nic was a different make from his router. I guess my original thought on keeping them the same was good idea.

[Mac Medic]

Never had a problem here. The wireless standards have been set an manufacturers seem to stick to them. And with the proliferation of notebooks with wireless built in, sometimes you don't have a choice but to mix and match. With the hotspots I just set up for a local resturant chain, we haven't had a single issue of incompatibility.

[babylon5guy]

Thanks oem_guy_2002, now you have me thinking. I can get this terriffic deal on a router and nic of different brands. I'm trying to save this person money. I may just try it out. I guess if I have any trouble I can just return it.

[Confused]

My experience with wired. I have a SMC router, a Linksys NIC in one PC, A Acer in another and a $5.00 generic of unknown orgin ia a third with no problems. Only common thing among three is 10/100.
Chas

[gunrunnerjohn]

I've used a ton of different brands of wireless equipment. Other than standard setup and driver issues, I've had no interoperability issues as long as they're all 802.11b

[babylon5guy]

Thanks Confused. I guess there are some pluses for staying with the same brand, but there also doesn't seem to be any great drawbacks for mixing and apparantly it works fine. I think I'll give it a try and save this person some money.

[babylon5guy]

Well gunrunnerjohn we must have posted at the same time, I didn't see your post. Another vote for mixing with no problems. I think for about the same price I'd stick with the same brand, but if I can get a deal I'm going for it even if they are different.