going wireless

hk-91

March 21, 2007 09:43

finally got high speed internet. now i want to go wireless for the laptop. what wireless router should i get. i have a toshiba laptop running win 2000

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  ljwrench

  March 21, 2007 10:09

  I just went through the same thing in January and I went with the LINKSYS. I got it at Bestbuy for $49 and it works great. I'm sitting on the back deck now.

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  spryor

  March 21, 2007 10:11

  quote:Originally posted by hk-91
  finally got high speed internet. now i want to go wireless for the laptop. what wireless router should i get. i have a toshiba laptop running win 2000
  Looking forward to the answers to this also, and I too am
  considering high speed, and recently bought a toshiba laptop (vista)
  that I'd like wireless on.

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  goldeneagle76

  March 21, 2007 10:49

  I've heard Lynksys (sp?) is pretty good. Was also told they are all pretty much the same.

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  He Dog

  March 21, 2007 10:58

  I don't have wireless, but do have cable. I don't have near the patience for dial-up or even dsl.

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  SW 357Mag

  March 21, 2007 11:29

  I use a Belkin router. Has always worked perfectly for me. Must just be me, but I've never had luck with Lynksis. I've bought two of their routers and neither ever got connection.

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  peabo

  March 21, 2007 11:43

  I also got a linksys that I couldn't get to work. Called them to help me set it up and after about 20 minutes of "....try this" , the guy said".....I guess it is not compatable with your system.", and he hung up on me.
  Got a Netgear and everything hooked up automatically, no problems at all.
  
  
  Thanks---Peabo

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  11BravoCrunchie

  March 21, 2007 11:45

  We've got a Linksys wireless LAN router that has 4 ports for a hard network and 2 antenna for the wireless. Capable of 11.0 Mbps network speed.

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  KEVD18

  March 21, 2007 13:11

  i use a linksys, but they are all the same for the most part.
  
  a conspiracy theorist i know came up with, well, a theory on this. he said that certain routers wont work with certain systems becuase some parent companines, for example and example only, linksys routers and dell systems. i had an hp box that worked pisser with one touch setup using the linksys router. bought the dell box and havent been able to get the linksys to work. put a netgear router in and voila, no problem whatsoever. he tjeorizes that its because dell and linksys have a feud going and dell put propriatery(sp) software in it to prevent use of their gear. i personally dont believe this, but it is a theory.

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