[kwlug disc.] detecting wireless

[Oksana Goertzen]

On 3/7/07, Unsolicited <unsolicited at gto.net> wrote:
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> Personally I would strongly suggest you wait, if you can, before
> buying wireless again.
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> And all I mean by that is ... 802.11n is coming. 300 Mbps. Pre-draft
> devices are out now, but I've yet to see one that promises standard
> compatibility after it's released.


Yeah, I was thinking this as well too - I should wait if at all possible.
And of course, the newest stuff ->  pre or post N isn't the cheapest either.



> If you consider your purchase disposable, do it. Check out
> factorydirect on Victoria, for example.
> http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/category_list.php?cat=1320.


Even Best Buy or Future Shop has had some deals on wireless lately.. so I'll
take a good look around.  I'd like to confirm that it's not working before I
buy something else.

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> In your case, even better, you get something to test with (if new one
> acts same as old, old one isn't broken), and you extend your range.
> Plunk the new one upstairs, have it talk to the old one, and voila,
> you'll have 4 copper connections available to you too.


How would I do that - extend the range?  I have an 50+ year-old house and
the walls are pretty thick in the basement, so to have the DLink wireless
device in the basement talk to another wireless router would be good.  I
have a Linksys VOIP router that handles DHCP  and connects to Rogers and my
existing DLink handles the wireless and is in bridge mode.

Thanks, Oksana
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