Members techristian Posted September 15, 2010 Members Share Posted September 15, 2010 I'm fed up with WPA and WEP and all of the security stuff with wireless. I keep getting disconnected and somehow the leeches get back in so I'm back with copper Ethernet cables !! THAT'S THAT ! I'm back up to 3.05 MbpsWhen I'm in a hotel room, that's a different thing. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 That is still a HUGE bandwidth here, down south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted September 15, 2010 Members Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yeah, same here. Wireless router is in the kitchen, and the wireless connection for my desktop - all of 20 feet away - would drop at least 10 times a day. So I strung CAT5 through the attic, dropped it in the wall of my little office, and it's far faster and I never get dropped anymore. Never could figure out what the issue was. Some computers in the house (at any point in time there are at least 4 computers and when the kids come home with friends as many 10) never lose their connection, others get dropped constantly. And buying new wireless cards or USB transmitters never made any difference. nat whilk ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 15, 2010 Members Share Posted September 15, 2010 Copper...you're really taking this 80s revival thing seriously, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Copper...you're really taking this 80s revival thing seriously, aren't you? No mullet here yet!! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 16, 2010 Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Yeah, same here.Wireless router is in the kitchen, and the wireless connection for my desktop - all of 20 feet away - would drop at least 10 times a day. So I strung CAT5 through the attic, dropped it in the wall of my little office, and it's far faster and I never get dropped anymore.Never could figure out what the issue was. Some computers in the house (at any point in time there are at least 4 computers and when the kids come home with friends as many 10) never lose their connection, others get dropped constantly. And buying new wireless cards or USB transmitters never made any difference.nat whilk iiI had this when I was using a Belkin router. It was a total PITA. I asked in this (or a previous CA) forum for recommendations on my next brand and about half suggested LinkSys and the other half suggested Netgear or some other commodity priced router. Since I could get a Netgear for less than half the price of the LinkSys, I went with that. I've had to reset it a couple times for unexplained reasons over the years I've had it (not a full reset, apparently, since it doesn't lose the 64bit key) but it's been relatively trouble free where the Belkin was a total pain. That said, I've had other folks recommend Belkin. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted September 16, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2010 Wired ethernet >> WiFi. Hands down, if speed is your primary consideration. (overriding considerations might include, for example, getting some privacy from mom and dad by taking your laptop into your bedroom) Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted September 16, 2010 Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 I do wireless networking for a living... plan, install and maintain, but I won't have it in my own home network. I wired my house through the attic to most rooms. If I did have wireless though I would look for some of the older Cisco stuff. The Cisco 350 wireless bridge... I've installed a lot of those in schools, city buildings, on towers for WISPs, etc. Very reliable. A lot of the consumer stuff is sort of like cheap consumer recording gear if you get my drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Well my latest router is a Cisco/Linksys. I only had it since the new year and I bought it because my Dlink was getting broken into..... but now I have the same problem with the Cisco ! I thought that Cisco meant SERIOUS , but maybe this is just really a Linksys. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted September 16, 2010 Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 I had this when I was using a Belkin router. It was a total PITA.I asked in this (or a previous CA) forum for recommendations on my next brand and about half suggested LinkSys and the other half suggested Netgear or some other commodity priced router. Since I could get a Netgear for less than half the price of the LinkSys, I went with that. I've had to reset it a couple times for unexplained reasons over the years I've had it (not a full reset, apparently, since it doesn't lose the 64bit key) but it's been relatively trouble free where the Belkin was a total pain. That said, I've had other folks recommend Belkin. Go figure. It seems to be simply a weird quirk of fate, as to which wireless router works best, and for whom.I've had the best success with Belkin, then Netgea, and LinkSys was a unit that was down more than up.Since our relocation I've retrograded to DSL and the wireless router they provided, a Clear Access router failed constantly so it was replaced, albeit with a different model. That too fails regularly so I plugged in my Belkin F5D7231-4P, a router with a built in usb printer port. It's much more reliable than the Clear Access router and was much more reliable on holding connections than the LinkSys or Netgear unit's had when I used it when on cable as well.The Clear Access also keeps connections open for a long time so with this DSL service with those connections open the service slows to a crawl or stops completely until I reset the router. What a person might try to get better connectivity is to access the router setup and switch the Wireless Channel to static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted September 16, 2010 Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Well my latest router is a Cisco/Linksys. I only had it since the new year and I bought it because my Dlink was getting broken into..... but now I have the same problem with the Cisco !I thought that Cisco meant SERIOUS , but maybe this is just really a Linksys.Dan Oh, yeah, Dlink. That was another POS for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted September 16, 2010 Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Well my latest router is a Cisco/Linksys. I only had it since the new year and I bought it because my Dlink was getting broken into..... but now I have the same problem with the Cisco !I thought that Cisco meant SERIOUS , but maybe this is just really a Linksys.Dan Yeah Dan, Cisco acquired Linksys a few years ago to get into the consumer side of the business. What you get is the Cisco name stamped on what used to be only Linksys. The professional Cisco wireless stuff I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2010 Yeah Dan, Cisco acquired Linksys a few years ago to get into the consumer side of the business. What you get is the Cisco name stamped on what used to be only Linksys. The professional Cisco wireless stuff I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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