sn0wl Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 I'm looking for a reasonable access point to broadcast my ADSL connection. What I want is an access point that: Small sized - I would love to carry it around easily. Not much prized - around 100$. Good range - 100m indoors sounds nice. Super G mode - Support for 108mbit. I found several ones I can buy here easily but can't really decide. I was going to buy D-Link 2100AP ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=3&pid=292 ) until I read some user comments about packet loss/Disconnecting issues. ( http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/D_Link_DWL_21....html?tag=uolst ) Other one I had in mind was Asus 330G ( http://www.asus.com/products/communication...0g/overview.htm ) but it lacks some features like DHCP server, low indoor range and not being 108mbit. However it's great in size and price is good. Do you have any suggestions/recommendations about which access point is better or you know something better? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE NiTz Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 do not pick the dlink atheros chipsets they have a seriouis problem i went from a di-624 to a 2100 ap switched it with dlink and it still has a serious reboot problem the only stable thing i found about it is sometimes if its set to super g with out turbo it wont reboot i recomend the linksys wrt54gs with sveasoft firmware lotta nice features with very stable performance and i believe u can get thewrt54gs on sale for like 70 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn0wl Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Another reason for why I think of DLink is my WiFi card has Atheros chipset as well. Is DLink really bad? I read some reviews on sites, all of them were greatly positive, like 4.8 out of 5, 95 out of 100. The common problem I heard is issues acting as a repeater and other than that it was fine but some people say it has reboot/disconnection problems just like you. wrt54gs looks nice - only if it was small and 108mbit ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE NiTz Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 The dlink wifi cards work great just not with dlink aps lol, i honestly tried everything to get the di-624 and the 2100 ap to work i called dlink about 30 times wasted more money on other versions cause at the time i couldnt run cat5e, i used to post along with a others on the dlink forum on dslreports.com, first we though it was heat so i had a fan blowing on it and some put heatsinks, then we tried all sorts of beta firmware from tw site which didnt do anything, then someone else though it was a power load issue but ended up cooking his router, so my advice go with what works and look at the bright side the custom firmware options rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn0wl Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Check this out - http://www.epinions.com/content_147587174020 I recently updated the firmware in the DI-624 wireless router/AP from V2.42 to a beta version 2.45. With this upgrade the DWL-2100AP finally works as a client to the DI-624 wireless Access Point! BUT, now with this beta firmware the DI-624 does not work with the legacy 802.11b hardware. Go figure. So I installed V2.44 and the DI-624 works with both the DWL2100AP client mode and legacy 802.11b devices. (V2.44 can be found on the D-Link international website). I'm really confused :) I'm going between Linksys WAP54G and Dlink 2100AP. Most people seem to be happy with Linksys but there are happy Dlink customers as well and I will only use it as AP along with my Atheros-chipped Wifi card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE NiTz Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 never played with a wap before, and yes the firmware fixes something and ruins something else btw if u didnt know how 108 works it use i think 2 channels or more to acheieve a total of 4 MB/s transfer rate compared to regualr g at 2.5 to 3.0 also i have a question do u have a specific project in mind like running wifi to ur neighbor or to a certain distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn0wl Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 I don't want to share connection to far away so far, just within the house but I would like to have as much coverage area as I can get :) I think I can give up with Acces Point and get a wireless ADSL modem instead. Mine is Zoom X5 which I can't say I'm much happy and I'm thinking of paying a bit more and buying an ADSL2+ modem. US Robotics and Asus are the ones I can get easily. What do you think? I'm really confused on what to choose :) I think I will keep searching till I get my laptop back from service ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE NiTz Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 cant say much for adsl modems i have an actiontec with wifi at work it performs very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn0wl Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Thank you for the advises NiTz, if anyone has any other comments please post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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