Re: Non-wireless router?

T i m <news@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[..]
As it happens, I've decided on a box now. Having read lots more reviews,
and comments on various forums, I found that all the big names - DLink,
Netgear, Linksys etc., all had varying degrees of problems. I found only
one that seems to have almost none at all, and an almost universal
review scoring of at least 9/10.

Ok ..

That was Buffalo stuff, and I found one on eBuyer for about £30.

Hmm, I wonder if why you couldn't find much bad about them is because
I'm not sure how common / popular they are here (possibly bigger in
the USA etc)?

It
still has wireless in it, and one test found it performed better than
most MIMO routers.

Better in what way Andy (I guess many are built on the same chipset so
would be very similar in speed 'performance' ..)?

Ironically the only Buffalo device I have is a PCMCIA WiFi card
(bought because it has a connector for an external aerial) and it's
the least 'straightforward / compatible' of any of them (and I have
about 5 different makes / models).

Well, now I have the actual thing here, I can confirm that not only does
it work fine, it does indeed have much better wireless than the Belkin
box (which cost almost three times as much). I have managed to connect
both the G5 and the iBook with a full set of bars up, using secure
connection.

The wired side of it seems OK, at least that part is as expected, and no
different to using the Belkin (or any other router).

Configuration was a breeze, and I was setup in a few minutes. The
configuration pages are alright in most repects, and seem fairly clear
and understandable - I managed to setup without referring to the manual
at all (other than to check the default IP address and the admin
password).

I am not likely to use the wireless much, but there's
a chance it could be handy in the future.

A visiting laptop etc ..?

It has all the other features
I need, so I thought it worth a punt.

Indeed, and cheaper than many so as you say .. ;-)

Well, considering that in use it does what it says on the tin, I can't
see much to worry about so far.

Cheers.

--
Andy Hewitt
<http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/>
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