I've attached a diagram of my plan. Anything that isn't labelled as a location (Router/Modem/NAS/PC/Printer) is in the study.
Of the three 802.11n 2.4GHz Access Points I'll have them on channels 1, 6 & 9. They'll all be on 40MHz wide for upto 300 Mbit/s (if using 20MHz wide I'd use the normal...
Why turn off the Wireless on the Basement router? Just give it and the upstairs Access Point the same SSID & Encryption settings, but have them on different channels (1, 6, 11). I can't think that having the one in the basement still broadcasting would do any harm at all! The wireless devices...
My current plan is (and comments from anyone on that would of-course be welcome :)):
Modem - Draytek Vigor 120
Router - Draytek Vigor 2920n (IMHO for the sake of £11.25 you might aswell get the n over the normal 2920)
Switches - HP ProCurve 1810G-8 - as many as appropriate (I personally have...
Oh yeah, I've just noticed this on mine.
"Current time: Thursday, Mar 30, 2000 01:45:11" :(
Seems we're not the only ones wanting it though http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=58797 & http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=54393....
I've just had a look at Dabs.com & Broadbandbuyer.co.uk.... Dabs price the 2920n at £11.25 more than the 2920, and BroadbandBuyer have the difference at £25.32.
I haven't seen any reviews of the 2920n, but I'd like to assume the Access Point on it is decent enough.... and I'm not sure what MIMO...
Pfft, in my dreams! :p
Bearing that in mind, does anyone here have any real world experience of the Draytek? The review here on SNB is the only one I've seen online!
'evening all.
I'm after a new router for home. I've had lots of the common consumer routers previously... Netgear DG834GT (now just using as an AP), Linksys WRT600N for the last three years and a Netgear WNDR3700 (also running as an AP).
Whilst working as a Systems Administrator I did...