Hi Jerry,
I agree with you... go either dual band or go up to the 5.0.... as for the D-Link vs Netgear? I use Cisco & LinkSys (nowadays Cisco as well) at the house... and have a 2950 Cisco in my cube here at the office... needless to say... it's overkill for my cube and it's 4 computers and 1-3 appliances depending on the current process... but hey... I am a Self-Proclaimed TechnoGeek after all :) hehehe
Art "Data Loss Prevention is fun... or so they tell me!" Bahrs
Art Bahrs, CISSP
Security Engineer (Oregon Region)
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jerry Fochtman
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:02 AM
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Subject: Re: Wi-Fi N and dual band
I acquired a major manufacture blue-ray player on-sale awhile back.
The salesman told me it I could plug-in my "B" wi-fi USB doggle in it to
connect to the internet without any problems. This was desirable
because when I wired the house when we built it I didn't add a ethernet
drop in the general area for the TV/entertainment systems. So when I
tried to connect it up wirelessly to my network it turned-out the
manufacture only supported their own USB wireless doggle which they'd
gladly sell me for another $90.
Obviously I wasn't a happy camper, so much so that I vowed that I wasn't
going to reward the manufacture because of their hardware restrictions.
So I went out and got a DLINK dual-band wireless bridge, which had 4
ports; configured/hooked it up behind the TV/Blue-ray player with a
short cable and we were off to the races. It cost a little more
($10-$15) than the manufacture's doggle but added the additional ports
should I need them
While my router isn't currently dual-band, I figured that it was better
to start moving in that direction. Routers that support either 2.4 or
5.0 are available for less than one that supports both bands
concurrently, but with a crowded 2.4 band and more things moving to
wireless (security cameras, home appliances, etc.), my thoughts were to
eventually move the streaming video (both blueray player & game systems)
along with on-line game play with their larger graphic bandwidth needs
to the to the faster 5.0 band eventually. I keep watching this D-Link
dual band router...hoping it'll keep dropping in price....
D-Link vs. Netgear.... I've had good success with D-Link over the years
and am on my 2nd router in probably 10 years at home and have put them
in for my son in college and daughter's apt without any problems. The
bridge has worked flawlessly for over a year, even after power-outages,
etc. I keep it plugged into the battery backup/power conditioning that
also helps isolate the other equipment in the entertainment systems.
On 9/28/2010 7:09 PM, Guy Smith wrote:
> Glenn asked:
>
>> I would have expected the "dual band" to be referring to the 2.4GHz/5GHz
>> frequencies...but then I believe that's part of the 802.11n standard, so
>> having an option for single band is the part that really throws me.
> Well, manufacturing costs given pricing differentials, extra testing, legacy
> designs. Single freq routers remain.
>
> After some Googling of my own there are a small set of pros and cons (range
> is shorter with 5GHz, speed higher, non-computer interference, etc.) But
> 2.4GHz is supported by everything, so unless you really need 5GHz, it does
> not seem too important.
>
> http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelessfaqs/f/5ghz-gear.htm
>
>> You didn't mention the specific product, so in googling around that
>> appears to be what they're referring to.
> It boiled down to:
>
> a) NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N300 Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RYYZZS/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPD
> KIKX0DER
>
> b) D-Link DAP-1522 Xtreme 4-Port GigaBit Selectable Dual Band
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001769K3O/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPD
> KIKX0DER
>
> About the same price though the bad customer reviews on the D-Link are worse
> and nastier than the negative reviews on the Netgear. Though I'm replacing
> a Netgear router for which I was not completely happy, and even though the
> D-Link I bought my mom has been reliable, I'm leaning toward the Netgear,
> despite it being single band ... just a hunch about stability.
>
> --guy--
>
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