Best Wireless Router . . .

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Is there any opinions on the "best" wireless router for typical home use.
Say using it in a two story house with typical floor and wall framing to go
through? Or are they all about the same?

Is there a company (Linksys? D-Link? Netgear?) that seems to have more power
and better wireless coverage that the others?

Looking for either 802.11B or G suggestions.

Thanks-

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The transmitter power is limited by law, performance very much depends on
local situation and positioning of router and receiver.
Consider using USB wifi adapters on end of a cable, much easier to position
for best signal, half an inch can make a difference.
Draytek Vigor 2600G router has all the features and is very reliable, if
slightly more expensive.
Proxim Orinoco is renown for good PC Cards and USB adapters (their routers
are very expensive).

Avoid Netgear, unless you enjoy forever updating the firmware.
Regards,
Martin

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DaveC <me@privacy.net> wrote:

> rated at 200mW

Only for "export" orders, 100 mw is default.

--
Groeten,

Antonio (Voor email, verwijder X)

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DaveC wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2004 01:39:15 -0700, AnToNio wrote
> (in article <1gdmahn.df13kx6aboiyN%antoniongXXX@zonnet.nl> ):
>
>> DaveC <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> rated at 200mW
>
>> Only for "export" orders, 100 mw is default.
>
> I apologize for thinking "US only".
>
> Here, it is rated at 200mW. Is Europe limited to 100mW?
Not only 100mW, but 100mW EIRP, so you have to take the
aerial gain and cable losses into account as well.