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    Recommendation for stable ac router w decent range?

    Hi, folks, I'm helping a friend whose Belkin n router just died & he needs a new Wi-Fi router ASAP. I've been reading about the new 802.11ac routers, their range limitations, firmware instability, etc. Seems silly to just buy an n router now, if only for future capabilities, as few laptops...
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    EA3500 - how to set up guest network without interfering with DHCP from office server

    In my kids' dentistry office, we decided we wanted to support Wi-Fi Internet access via a guest network, so patients could surf the Internet faster than 3G cellular, but not be able to get into the office server. We got a Linksys EA3500 for this, and I set it up today. Its main Wi-Fi LAN works...
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    Interference from 2.4GHz Wi-Fi mouse?

    I'm shopping for a wireless mouse, and they all seem to use the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band. I have a dual-band N router now, but the built-in client in my newest laptop can't use the 5GHz band, and I'm not dying to buy a dual-band client for it. I imagine a lot of you out there are using wireless...
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    Looking for good N router, range & antennas

    I'm looking for a good, simultaneous dual-band N router with good range, and preferably external, upgradeable antennas. But the router with the best range seems to be the Cisco/Linksys E4200 that has internal antennas. The Trendnet TEW 692GR has 3-stream external antennas, but seems its range...
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    Best way to extend range for N router?

    I'm shopping for an 802.11n router to boost the speed of my wireless communications, but am also very interested in extending range, mainly to help a few friends who have coverage problems. I plan to get a solution and test it in my home before recommending it to friends. An additional AP...
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    WIFI indoor antenna recommendation

    One of these antennas might work for my needs Either the EnGenius EUB9603H on a laptop, or the TP-Link TL-ANT2408CL on the router might extend my wifi LAN to meet my needs. The latter costs less and would probably be more convenient, but it uses the R-SMA connector, whereas my Linksys WRT54G...
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    Range dilemma

    More questions on my range dilemma Stevech, you said, "the client and router must be at the same data rate in 802.11a/b/g and most 11n. Therefore, the client's transmitter power is the constraint, i.e., the "weakest link"." Does this mean that it would be a waste of money to implement a higher...
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    Range dilemma

    It's a residential home, but like an art gallery (the guy is a sculptor/artist). Ugly wires or extraneous appliances are verboten except in back room where cable Internet comes in. Problem is, they want to work on laptops in a room at opposite end of house. There is no attic. Insulation...
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    Range dilemma

    Recently I set up a wi-fi LAN for some friends. It works OK within rooms adjacent to the one where the Linksys WRT54g router is, but one room further, which is where they want to spend time working on laptops, the signal is so weak they cannot communicate reliably. (I measured it with inSSIDer...
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