Recommend A Wireless Router

[shane0mac]

Can someone recommend a wireless router for me to use with my new macbook?

I have been looking at Dlink and I'm not looking to spend alot.

Thanks!

 

[benthewraith]

Can someone recommend a wireless router for me to use with my new macbook?

I have been looking at Dlink and I'm not looking to spend alot.

Thanks!

Netgear???

 

[spicyapple]

Linksys WRT54G. I have two.

 

[2nyRiggz]

^I agree. Linksys router is nice/cheap and works really well.



Bless

 

[sushi]

Agree with the others about the Linksys WRT54G. Good Router.

Netgear has some nice equipment as well.

And don't forget to look at Apple's Airport Extreme or Airport Express solutions. Depending on your needs, one of them may be the best solution for you.

 

[CEAbiscuit]

If all you need is wireless, get the Airport Express. Not only does it have decent range and is well supported by apple, you can stream music and do wireless printing with it. Pretty cheap as well when you consider the beneifits.

 

[shane0mac]

Thanks for the suggestions, i wil look into getting the linksys.
Concerning the 'airport' I need something that will support an other PC that will be on the same connection.

I was looking for something fairly inexpensive, is teh DLink stuff any good? Or am I better off spending more money for the Linksys?

 

[ziwi]

Another vote for linksys here, but I do not know that it really matters anymore - in the old days you could experience issues with a mismatched card versus router, but now all that seems to be gone.

 

[shane0mac]

How is netgear?

 

[spicyapple]

I was looking for something fairly inexpensive, is teh DLink stuff any good? Or am I better off spending more money for the Linksys?

Why not check Craigslist if it's available in your area? Routers don't break often, as they have no moving parts, so you might find one for real cheap in the classifieds.

I bought a cable modem on craigslist a few days ago for $20, normally retails new for $75 plus taxes.

 

[Thanatoast]

Thanks for the suggestions, i wil look into getting the linksys.
Concerning the 'airport' I need something that will support an other PC that will be on the same connection.

I was looking for something fairly inexpensive, is teh DLink stuff any good? Or am I better off spending more money for the Linksys?

The PC on the network won't be a problem. The price however...

I think the Express is twice the cost of the Linksys. I'd still heartily recommend it, though.

 

[rogersmj]

How is netgear?

I personally recommend not getting netgear routers. We just had a thread about this a day or two ago...I've had four Netgear routers and the wireless failed on three of them while the fourth one completely failed. I've had great success with Linksys, they build quality stuff.

 

[orangemacapple]

Another wireless virgin here: Along the same line, please

If all you need is wireless, get the Airport Express. Not only does it have decent range and is well supported by apple, you can stream music and do wireless printing with it. Pretty cheap as well when you consider the beneifits.

I'm a wireless virgin
i have an emac, printer, scanner and am adding a macbook. will the express also handle the scanner? i was thinking i would have to go to extreme, and i'd love it if i could do with less.
also, can the express use dial-up as well as dsl? girlfriend only has dial-up and when i'm over there...

 

[CEAbiscuit]

I've never tried connecting a separate scanner.. I've definatley connected an all-in-one printer to the airport express, but never tried scanning.

I do not believe the express handles dial up.

 

[SpankyPenzaanz]

netgear, dlink, 2wire, 3com are your best bets
i recently did a instal of an actiontec routers and access points and i may have found a new favorite - their range, reliability and robustness was impressive

stay away from linksys i have seen and experienced too many horror stories

 

[shane0mac]

thank for the info everyone, i bought the linksys wrt54g as it was really inexpensive.
Now that i'm setting it up, whta is the best encryption to use??

 

[rogersmj]

WPA pre-shared key (TKIP) is easy to setup and is compatible with just about everything these days. Don't use WEP, it's a joke.

Good choice on the router. It will serve you well.

 

[minnesotamacman]

Good choice on the linksys... I have used them much in teh past. I use an Apple Airport Extreme now, and like it better than anything I used before, but again that is about $100 more than you probably spent.