Looking for some computer help

[mail man]

Hit newegg.com and pick up one.

If i was getting one for my self this is the one i would pick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156267

It is small and don't get in the way like the larger usb ones and the range is not bad at all its listed in meters not feet so its 160 ft indoor and 320 outside give or take a few ft.

Sweet, thanks for the link. With that kind of distance, I could just about steal my neighbors wifi .

[ggiese]

Sweet, thanks for the link. With that kind of distance, I could just about steal my neighbors wifi .

If you're looking to steal the neighbor's signal, you might want to look into one of these...

[mail man]

I meant my neighbor next door, not the neighbor in DC

[ggiese]

I meant my neighbor next door, not the neighbor in DC

You wanna get a clean signal, donthca???

[mail man]

Okay, I now have the wireless bug... I want to install a wireless router in the house.

I am boggling my mind with all the choices out there, and was wondering if anyone would give me some feedback on what they are using.

Thanks
Keith

[ashauler]

I use a linksys. I don't have the model number with me, but it was like $60 and works like a champ. I get coverage on my porch, in my garage, on the patio.....etc.

[mrtr33]

For router information start here.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/compo...rt/Itemid,189/

The 3rd highest rated one on that chart is also the cheapest router.

I am going to try and hook it up tonight, and if it works...cool, if not, I will be checking into the link that Mangy posted.

Never heard of EnGenius, but I would be very wary of D-Link routers. I have tried using them for years, and they've never served more use than a doorstopper (and a pitiful one at that). They seem to hold down paper reasonably well, as long as the fan isn't on high.

I use a linksys. I don't have the model number with me, but it was like $60 and works like a champ. I get coverage on my porch, in my garage, on the patio.....etc.

I second this. For added convenience, I'd recommend you get the wireless router with the 4 additional ports in the back. I don't know about now, but the non-wireless routers with 4 ports used to be more expensive than the wireless routers with 4 ports. Was the wireless technology really that cheap? Sure, it's $50, but I've had the same one for years, always used them when I was in IT, and I've only seen one not work in years of work experience. I also like how easily they are programmable.

But if the router your sister gave you seems to work, you're good to go.

[ggiese]

Okay, I now have the wireless bug... I want to install a wireless router in the house.

I am boggling my mind with all the choices out there, and was wondering if anyone would give me some feedback on what they are using.

Thanks
Keith

...the one that AT&T gave me with my internet service - 3wire... Works perfectly fine for me!

[Mangyrat]

For router information start here.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/compo...rt/Itemid,189/

The 3rd highest rated one on that chart is also the cheapest router.