mine seems to have given up the ghost, online now through antiquated adsl modem and 30ft of telephone wire, not really the best use of a laptops portability!
so what do i replace my netgear router with?
i've never had a problem with my linksys wireless adsl wag200g
my dlink used to randomly hang then died one day
another netgear.
netgear again
netgear thirded
My netgear has been fine. Wish I could say the same for my belkin adaptor!
Linksys WRT54G for 'G' and 10/100. 'L' (WRT54GL) version flashed with 3rd party firmware for loads of extra options and great stability.
D-Link DIR655 for 'N' and 10/100/1000.
This is still for sale - hope it's of interest:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ot-wireless-router
I have been through loads of Netgear ones, kind of given up on them. Currnelty using a Belkin 802.11 N job and that seems okay thus far - needs the odd reboot every now and then, but it hasn't stopped working altogether yet!!!
Actually, currenlty on a 3 wireless dongle on the laptop since TalkTalk are going to take 6 weeks to reconnect us to the interweb post move 🙁
Xyzel Prestige here.
Works over three floors of our house quite well.
Linksys WRT54G flashed with DD-WRT here. (dont buy a 2 meg one though!)
Netgear DG834G (if the still do it) - installed quite a few and they are cheap, easy to install, and reliable. Simple.
My belkin is pretty poor - drops frequently
i've got a netgear dg834g sitting unused in the cupboard at home, make me an offer 🙂
the new BT one I put in 2 weeks ago is pretty good, seems to have a huge range on it. In fact, the hub internet phone with it works as far away as the local pub beer garden.....
I've got a tenda N type one from ebuyer - it's been faultless and is cheap too - worth a look at least.
I also have the USB adaptor on one on my computers and that's been similarly fautless.
Have a Netgear that came with PO broadband has worked faultlessly, doesn't reach the far end of the garden, but the house wall is about 5 foot of stone
does the extra money really buy you much more?
I've got a Belkin and it seems to work pretty well. Good coverage and speed.
The Netgear I got with Virgin just didn't have the punch to get through the walls in my house. Just my experience though. There was a pcpro lab recently looking at them all. Think the Linksys came out on top with the Belkin afterwards.
Cant you just change providers and get a new one for free?