OT: router recommendation

[Michael Butash]

Oh, one thing to keep in mind with wireless - the more antennas, the 
more discrete radios.  More channels == more bandwidth.  Part of the n 
spec is beamforming, which modulates cohesively across multiple 
channels.  Lower end ones only have 1 or 2 antennae, but the spec 
supports up to 4.

Good ap's also have dynamic channel selection that refuses busy 
channels.  You find these things in enterprise hardware like cisco 
units.  They'll even attack and ddos bad radios offline for fun and 
profit automatically.

Compare the specs of an enterprise unit like a cisco 3500 (google) ap to 
those in whatever you buy.  There's a lot of crap out there too, so 
caveat emptor, and lean toward one with an open os on it like tomato 
that actually receives long-term support.

-mb


On 01/09/2013 06:52 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
> I'd look at an asus rt-n16, a buddy loves his. It runs ddwrt or tomato
> hackable linuxes.
>
> 2.4ghz covers b/g/n
> 5ghz covers a/n
>
> n works for either 2.4ghz or 5, but can mimo channel-bond/hop across 3
> channels, and can use 40mhz channels in 2.4 for increased throughput.
>
> 2.4 is used by everything+dog, all sorts of dubious radios that wreak
> havoc on the spectrum. Use 5ghz if you can, but note signal coverage
> isn't generally as good distance-wise @5ghz.
>
> Of course 802.11ac with gig spec are now starting to hit the sales
> floors...
>
> -mb
>
>
> On 01/09/2013 05:36 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking to replace my router, but don't know enough about the
>> wireless standards. The current router has two wired connections and
>> supports from one to six different wireless devices, almost always only
>> one or two at a time. The current wireless devices are 802.11g, but
>> future devices could well be 802.11n. It's in a home environment with
>> one or both wired connections active much of the time. Although
>> streaming is infrequent (no Netflix), it is important that streaming
>> work well when used,
>>
>> Will an 802.11n router work with 802.11g devices?
>>
>> Will an 802.11n device work with an 802.11g router?
>>
>> The biggest complaint with the current router is that it occasionally
>> drops the net connection, which causes severe stress to friend wife.
>>
>> If someone wants to recommend a reliable, non-budget busting replacement
>> it would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanking everyone in advance,
>>
>> Mark Jarvis
>>
>>
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