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07-20-2005, 08:41 PM
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need router advice
i need to get a new router that can reach about 100 feet, i have one now and i aliterally 10 feet too short from the base... can someone give me a suggestion on a new router that will reach?
i have read about using repeaters and what not to boost the signal but i don't think i want to do that... when i went to CC the guy said that i had to get the router that was $150 bucks... i didn't know if that was valid advice... the routter is on the ground floor in my office ( a seperate building) and and my other computer is on the third floor in my house. so it is is going through a few walls thanks for your help -s |
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07-20-2005, 08:45 PM
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are you looking for just a wired router, or are you referring to a wireless router?
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07-20-2005, 08:46 PM
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sorry didn't mention that
i was looking for a wireless router... |
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07-20-2005, 09:09 PM
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This one that glc reviewed is probably the same one the guy at CC recommended. It will probably do the job. Here's the Newegg link. $150
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07-20-2005, 09:16 PM
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i read in one of my pc mags (pcmag/computer shopper) that the linksys router SRX didnt perform well, and they recommended a different one, ill have to post back the router they recommended when i get home tonight from work. if i remember correctly they state that the linksys srx has some problems with good signal strength at long ranges.
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07-20-2005, 09:18 PM
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to be honest i think i want to stay away from linksys, i have not had very good luck with the one i have right now of the one i have in my lab... so it keeps needing to be reset every few days it just stops working.
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07-20-2005, 09:20 PM
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have you tried updating the firmware on the two linksys routers that you have?
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07-20-2005, 09:36 PM
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yes... they both are up to date i also have installed 4 of them in the last 2 years and all of them seem to have the same problem...
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07-20-2005, 10:13 PM
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there was one model of linksys router that did have a problem as you discribed, but I have replaced all the one I had with the newer g series and all the problems went away, all of them (5) are working great, and I couldn't be happier.
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07-20-2005, 10:42 PM
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well that is a great testimony all the ones i have put in have been B series... well anyway i would prefer if i didn't have to pay $150 for a new router is this possible? or am i stuck in that price range?
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07-20-2005, 10:45 PM
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ghost,
i think i might have a cheaper one for ya, i will get you the model # when i get home from work. its in one of my mags sitting in my living room right now, they review on it was that it performed better then the $150 linksys router. ill repost the model of the router in about 3 hrs |
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07-20-2005, 11:10 PM
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i am not sure if this will work but you might be able to buy a linksys wrt54g and just upgrade the atenna (bad spelling)
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07-20-2005, 11:59 PM
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i tried that with the wrt54g and upgraded the antennas, and i saw no improvement in my signal strengh, it actually seemed to cause more problems, my wireless signal kept dropping all the time with the hi gain antennas. i tried different channels, different levels of encryption and still had that problem, i removed the high gain antennas and put the original antennas back on and everything was ok again.
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