[Wylug-discuss] Adding a wireless router to an existing network

Dan Walker danielwalker at fastmail.fm
Mon Nov 1 10:36:19 GMT 2004


gARetH baBB wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Dan Walker wrote:
>
>
>>the 'matching card' - KLS-520 - on
>>
>>http://www.kcorplifestyle.com/products/silverSeries/KLS-520/KLS-520.htm
>
>
> The matching KCorp card is
>
> http://www.kcorplifestyle.com/products/goldSeries/KLG-520/KLG-520.htm
>
> also Atheros based.
>
> Note, the KLG-575 and KLG-520 are both in KCorp's "Gold Series", where as
> the KLS-520 is "Silver Series".

My mistake, actually; you're right. Computer Shopper reviewed the
KLG-520, not the KLS, and it's not the one I linked to. Oops.

>
> But as said, you could pick up any Globalsuntech GL2454RT-QA based router
> and it would perform in exactly the same way. Same goes for the card too.
>
> There's only a few manufacturer now of this stuff, mainly in Taiwan or
> China - and plenty of people just putting their name on the box and
> giving out essentially the same firmware with just their name on the
> admin web pages, manual etc.

Well, that's to be expected, I suppose.

>
>>I confess that I know little-to-nothing about WiFi, but Computer Shopper
>>is normally quite reliable for their head-to-head lab tests.
>
>
> Sounds like they haven't got a clue what they are doing.

No, that would be me! <grin>

Dan







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