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I'm new to wireless networking, and require a wireless router with a
decent xmit/rec range. My house is a split-level with a basement (four
levels), and am a bit worried about the performance of a consumer-based
wireless router.
The router would be located at the cable ingress point in our family
room - one level above the basement. The main computer is located in
the basement, and we have another in an upstairs bedroom two levels
above, and my daughter's notebook which is also located in a bedroom two
levels above the family room. Of course, she would like the ability to
"roam about the house" with her notebook. The bedrooms are around 60 to
70 feet from the proposed location of the router. This distance is not
a straight line distance, but rather the actual walking distance from
point A to point B - so to speak.
I really would prefer not to have to implement repeaters, and I can't
implement a wired router with CAT-5 cable given the house's layout and
configuration.
I've heard that SMC and Netgear routers have decent range. Any
suggestions would certainly be appreciated.
Tnx,
Don
I'm new to wireless networking, and require a wireless router with a
decent xmit/rec range. My house is a split-level with a basement (four
levels), and am a bit worried about the performance of a consumer-based
wireless router.
The router would be located at the cable ingress point in our family
room - one level above the basement. The main computer is located in
the basement, and we have another in an upstairs bedroom two levels
above, and my daughter's notebook which is also located in a bedroom two
levels above the family room. Of course, she would like the ability to
"roam about the house" with her notebook. The bedrooms are around 60 to
70 feet from the proposed location of the router. This distance is not
a straight line distance, but rather the actual walking distance from
point A to point B - so to speak.
I really would prefer not to have to implement repeaters, and I can't
implement a wired router with CAT-5 cable given the house's layout and
configuration.
I've heard that SMC and Netgear routers have decent range. Any
suggestions would certainly be appreciated.
Tnx,
Don