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The guy at J&R suggested D-Link. I was now able to use it across the street in the park. The signal was not strong enough and it would not be consistent, it would go in and out.
I took it home and it was so easy to setup thanks to the included software called Pure Networks Network Magic. I also purchased the D-Link DWA-140 RangeBooster Draft 802.11n N Wireless USB Adapter to attach my neighbors computer to my network and it works flawlessly. It worked so good, strong signal that reached much farther away than any Linksys consumer router.
A few months ago when I decided to go wireless I went thru various Linksys wireless routers with so much frustration. I never heard of that. I highy recommend going with this setup instead of Linksys.
I went for Linksys because I worked on the Cisco HPR account and just wanted to support a client by being a client but I even bought the fancy Ferrari looking ones, the most expensive one, then the cheaper one, and even the older blue box looking one. I was like what.
flawless connection. It is fabulous. I highly recommend it. I was beyond frustrated with my Internet connection so I decided to invest in a better router. OMG.
of course i got it at a huge discount here at amazon. it definitely was not the easiest to setup but the results are amazing. mega score 85% off so i paid just under $100. I'm on my laptop in the other room and the pages load up instantly, in the blink of an eye and it doesn't slow down our PC when my roommate is downloading a video simultaneously. so worth ever penny.
We used this to make our church's office wireless and got good results despite the fact that it is a brick building with thick walls.
The set up can be confusing: you log in with a browser, but there are multiple screens and lots of resets to get anywhere. After a couple of months and poor technical support, I've decided to give it up and buy something less frustrating. I "traded up" to the DIR-655. The range and speed are average. Really wasted my money. It was no faster than my previous cheaper router. It won't work with Linux, and is difficult to configure with other systems (Mac Intel, XP, and Linux).
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