Re: Looking for Wireless Hardware Recommendations

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Author: Eric \"Shubes\"
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Looking for Wireless Hardware Recommendations
Kevin Brown wrote:
>> Just wondering if anyone has used the D-Link wireless products. Are they
>> good or bad products?
>>
>> In particular, I am looking at the DI-524 Wireless Router (802.11g), the
>> DWL-G630 Cardbus Adapter, and the DWL-G510 PCI Adapter. These are all
>> part of the D-Link AirPlus G products, and they boast that they provide
>> 54 Mbps access. The price after rebate is $49 for the router and $29 for
>> each adapter.
>
>
> My experiences with D-link stuff has been pretty bad. Poor signal
> strength and quality, constant drop and refind of wireless networks.
> I've had better luck with the Linksys equipment and Orinoco for wireless
> networks. I like the Orinoco stuff the best because of the connector on
> the cards that lets you add an antenna or an amp/antenna combo.


I also had bad experience with D-Link - never got it working. I switched
to Linksys and had a problem with a PCI cards that were from a bad
batch, but have had no other problems since.

>
> I'm guessing these are for Windows boxen as I don't see any support for
> them for Linux...
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-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
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  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237


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