[Gllug] [OT] Extended coverage wireless routers

[Leo Hickey]

amd_uk wrote:
> You don't give any details about your physical wireless network

My original question did not require it, but for completeness: it has to 
go through 2 walls at least and I'd say a lot of interference.

> As for pre-N... it threatens to be a 54g repeat where, 
> iirc, there were two different implementations of pre-G

There are 2 different classes of systems: pre-N and draft-N. Pre-N makes 
no claim to be forwards compatible, whereas draft-N does, but has much 
worse performance according to reviews I've read.

I've changed my mind and I think I will go for a router which claims 
extended range. Manufacturers claim that these routers will still have 
better range even in mixed-mode networks and despite the curious lack of 
reviews of systems in mixed mode, those I can find are mildly positive. 
I don't particularly fancy my chances with the soldering iron.

Christopher Hunter wrote:
> I've had no problems with Netgear ones - the cheap Linksys and Belkin
> ones are usually trouble, though others may have different stories.

There does not seem to be any consensus as to one make being more 
reliable than others that I can find. The situation is completely 
muddied by the fact that the rate at which the companies are changing 
both chipsets and firmware is so fast it makes comparison very difficult.




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