[geeks] Wireless Routers

[Joshua Boyd]

On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:47:10PM +0300, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

> On the "LAN" side of it I have several computers and two wifi routers on
> different floors, one EdiMax, the other D-Link. My network is plugged
> into the LAN side of each router. DHCP, NAT, "firewall", etc are turned
> off on them. At one time I needed three and had an Apple Airport (the one
> with one ethernet and one 56k modem port) too.
> 
> They have a fixed IP address on my LAN so I can access them with a web
> browser for maintainance.
> 
> They have the same SSID and same WEP key and are set up to announce
> their SSID. One is on channel 4 and the other on channel 8. All of the
> clients I use (Win/XP, MacOS, Linux) all automaticly look for the strongest 
> signal with the same SSID and use that channel. 
> 
> I could do the same thing with access points, but the cheap ones here go
> for almost $300, while "routers" go for $75.

For the setup you outline, I would prefer APs, but for the prices you
describe I'd have done the same thing.

At home I did go with an AP, but then the price difference was only like 30%.

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