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From: Mike on 10 Mar 2010 10:36 I have a small office with a mix of XP & Vista laptops, mostly Dells, that are all connecting to the LAN wireless. I am using a Linksys WRT54G & cannot seem to keep it running! The office isn't that large, any any where in it, the signal is very strong. At least once a week I will get calls about people not being able to connect. They will be connected to the local network, but not have internet access & I will have to talk them through deleting the connection & re- creating it & things will be fine, for a while. Or they will unplug the power to the Linksys & all will be well. I can guarantee you I can walk in there with my laptop & will be able to connect with out a hitch, though. COuld it be the Linksys? Are there better brands I could look at?
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 10 Mar 2010 14:29 Hi Or could be that the users are doing things ((be known, or unbeknown) that cause these problems, and unless you are there for a while and see what they are actually doing you will not solve the problems for the long run. Routers are actually mini computers (most on a level comparable to the old 486 processor) Just like a computer that would freeze (or run very slow) if the mem is too low, or the load on the CPU is too heavy, or the OS (firmware) that runs them was implemented in a sloppy manner. At the sub $200, price does not necessarily indicate a better Router; some Brands tend to be more expensive than the others regardless of quality. They cost more because the Brand spend more money on marketing. If you want solid service you should buy for an office environment SOHO Router and professional Access Point. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Mike" <texan767(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:79ff9d18-f2e8-4be0-8049-a2b683994975(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >I have a small office with a mix of XP & Vista laptops, mostly Dells, > that are all connecting to the LAN wireless. > I am using a Linksys WRT54G & cannot seem to keep it running! > The office isn't that large, any any where in it, the signal is very > strong. > At least once a week I will get calls about people not being able to > connect. > They will be connected to the local network, but not have internet > access & I will have to talk them through deleting the connection & re- > creating it & things will be fine, for a while. > Or they will unplug the power to the Linksys & all will be well. > I can guarantee you I can walk in there with my laptop & will be able > to connect with out a hitch, though. > COuld it be the Linksys? > Are there better brands I could look at?
From: Mike on 12 Mar 2010 08:23 Unfortunatley, it's always a case of 'this guy can't get on, but everybody else is fine'. They also say a lot of times they will have to reboot the router & all will be fine. I considered the possibility of power glitches, shutting things down & then coming back up in the wrong order, but have put the cable company's router & wireless router on a UPS. Any suggestions for maybe a better wireless router? On Mar 10, 1:29 pm, "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <j...(a)discussiongroup.com> wrote: > Hi > Or could be that the users are doing things ((be known, or unbeknown) that > cause these problems, and unless you are there for a while and see what they > are actually doing you will not solve the problems for the long run. > Routers are actually mini computers (most on a level comparable to the old > 486 processor) > Just like a computer that would freeze (or run very slow) if the mem is too > low, or the load on the CPU is too heavy, or the OS (firmware) that runs > them was implemented in a sloppy manner. > At the sub $200, price does not necessarily indicate a better Router; some > Brands tend to be more expensive than the others regardless of quality. They > cost more because the Brand spend more money on marketing. > If you want solid service you should buy for an office environment SOHO > Router and professional Access Point. > Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). > > "Mike" <texan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:79ff9d18-f2e8-4be0-8049-a2b683994975(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > > > >I have a small office with a mix of XP & Vista laptops, mostly Dells, > > that are all connecting to the LAN wireless. > > I am using a Linksys WRT54G & cannot seem to keep it running! > > The office isn't that large, any any where in it, the signal is very > > strong. > > At least once a week I will get calls about people not being able to > > connect. > > They will be connected to the local network, but not have internet > > access & I will have to talk them through deleting the connection & re- > > creating it & things will be fine, for a while. > > Or they will unplug the power to the Linksys & all will be well. > > I can guarantee you I can walk in there with my laptop & will be able > > to connect with out a hitch, though. > > COuld it be the Linksys? > > Are there better brands I could look at?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 12 Mar 2010 11:15 Hi Within the sub $100 group, this is probably the best offer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162134 Otherwise take a look at the Mid prices Proxim line, http://www.proxim.com/products/landing_wlan.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Mike" <texan767(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b4afc408-f739-4f36-9e3b-a2050a58eb9d(a)b30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... Unfortunatley, it's always a case of 'this guy can't get on, but everybody else is fine'. They also say a lot of times they will have to reboot the router & all will be fine. I considered the possibility of power glitches, shutting things down & then coming back up in the wrong order, but have put the cable company's router & wireless router on a UPS. Any suggestions for maybe a better wireless router? On Mar 10, 1:29 pm, "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <j...(a)discussiongroup.com> wrote: > Hi > Or could be that the users are doing things ((be known, or unbeknown) that > cause these problems, and unless you are there for a while and see what > they > are actually doing you will not solve the problems for the long run. > Routers are actually mini computers (most on a level comparable to the old > 486 processor) > Just like a computer that would freeze (or run very slow) if the mem is > too > low, or the load on the CPU is too heavy, or the OS (firmware) that runs > them was implemented in a sloppy manner. > At the sub $200, price does not necessarily indicate a better Router; some > Brands tend to be more expensive than the others regardless of quality. > They > cost more because the Brand spend more money on marketing. > If you want solid service you should buy for an office environment SOHO > Router and professional Access Point. > Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). > > "Mike" <texan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:79ff9d18-f2e8-4be0-8049-a2b683994975(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > > > >I have a small office with a mix of XP & Vista laptops, mostly Dells, > > that are all connecting to the LAN wireless. > > I am using a Linksys WRT54G & cannot seem to keep it running! > > The office isn't that large, any any where in it, the signal is very > > strong. > > At least once a week I will get calls about people not being able to > > connect. > > They will be connected to the local network, but not have internet > > access & I will have to talk them through deleting the connection & re- > > creating it & things will be fine, for a while. > > Or they will unplug the power to the Linksys & all will be well. > > I can guarantee you I can walk in there with my laptop & will be able > > to connect with out a hitch, though. > > COuld it be the Linksys? > > Are there better brands I could look at?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: smlunatick on 12 Mar 2010 13:03 On Mar 12, 4:15 pm, "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <j...(a)discussiongroup.com> wrote: > Hi > Within the sub $100 group, this is probably the best offer.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162134 > Otherwise take a look at the Mid prices Proxim line,http://www.proxim.com/products/landing_wlan.html > Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). > > "Mike" <texan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:b4afc408-f739-4f36-9e3b-a2050a58eb9d(a)b30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > Unfortunatley, it's always a case of 'this guy can't get on, but > everybody else is fine'. > They also say a lot of times they will have to reboot the router & all > will be fine. > I considered the possibility of power glitches, shutting things down & > then coming back up in the wrong order, but have put the cable > company's router & wireless router on a UPS. > Any suggestions for maybe a better wireless router? > > On Mar 10, 1:29 pm, "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <j...(a)discussiongroup.com> > wrote: > > > Hi > > Or could be that the users are doing things ((be known, or unbeknown) that > > cause these problems, and unless you are there for a while and see what > > they > > are actually doing you will not solve the problems for the long run. > > Routers are actually mini computers (most on a level comparable to the old > > 486 processor) > > Just like a computer that would freeze (or run very slow) if the mem is > > too > > low, or the load on the CPU is too heavy, or the OS (firmware) that runs > > them was implemented in a sloppy manner. > > At the sub $200, price does not necessarily indicate a better Router; some > > Brands tend to be more expensive than the others regardless of quality. > > They > > cost more because the Brand spend more money on marketing. > > If you want solid service you should buy for an office environment SOHO > > Router and professional Access Point. > > Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). > > > "Mike" <texan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:79ff9d18-f2e8-4be0-8049-a2b683994975(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > > >I have a small office with a mix of XP & Vista laptops, mostly Dells, > > > that are all connecting to the LAN wireless. > > > I am using a Linksys WRT54G & cannot seem to keep it running! > > > The office isn't that large, any any where in it, the signal is very > > > strong. > > > At least once a week I will get calls about people not being able to > > > connect. > > > They will be connected to the local network, but not have internet > > > access & I will have to talk them through deleting the connection & re- > > > creating it & things will be fine, for a while. > > > Or they will unplug the power to the Linksys & all will be well. > > > I can guarantee you I can walk in there with my laptop & will be able > > > to connect with out a hitch, though. > > > COuld it be the Linksys? > > > Are there better brands I could look at?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - I have seen incredible connecting / connection problems with both D- Link and Linksys routers in general. This is because these are low end wireless (enterprise models are usually more reliable but extremely expensive) all tend to be shipped with the same "default" settings: Channel 6 No wireless security (no WEP or WPA(2) settings) same default passwords across the model line. I have had better experience with Netgear router myself.
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