Dual band router suggestions?

[Pardus]

I need to replace my old crappy d-link router, can anyone suggest something..keep hearing about dual band and wireless N.. but have no idea what's a good one to get.

Needs to go about 100 feet in range and do wpa-2

 

[Emulex]

100 ft of what?(wheat fields no towers in miles) in what conditions (farmhouse miles away from everyone else)?

 

[Pardus]

100 ft of what?(wheat fields no towers in miles) in what conditions (farmhouse miles away from everyone else)?

100 foot range, basically from one end of my apt to the other end. Don't live on a farmhouse, but it's not in a big city either.

 

[Emulex]

so no walls and no other WIFI detected? what about 2.4ghz devices you own (Bluetooth, telephones)?

you probably could do 100ft on 5ghz at crappy speeds in a typical scenario apartment maybe 65mbps; probably same on N @ 2.4ghz as what you get now since interference is interference.

 

[smitbret]

Good luck getting 5Ghz to work over that distance. Just stay with a 2.4Ghz N router. It won't be worth the cost to get a dual band.

 

[JackMDS]

The general approach that I take for Coverage issues is the following.

The best way is to lay few CAT6 cables to central locations in the house, install Access Points, or Cable/DSL Routers configured as an Access Points ( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html ), and connect them to the Main Router.

You do not want/can not/hate/your client hate to lay Cables.

You start with One affordable Wireless Router that can do WDS (the reason to start with WDS capable Router is that in case you need to add more Wireless WDS hardware the original Router has to support it).

If you are lucky and your environment is conducive to get covered with one Good Wireless Router and you are done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System.

Buffalo-HP-54G, Linksys WRT54GL, and Asus, 520GU can do WDS when flashed with DD-WRT firmware.

Due to the added flexibility, it is better solution to choose Routers that can work with DD-WRT
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/04/15/dd-wrt-setting-up-a-home-wireless-distribution-system-wds/

It is a good idea to start with the Buffalo since it is a High Power Wireless Router that covers more distance to begin with, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833162134

Using a Laptop loaded with Wirelessnetview, do a Wireless survey, http://majorgeeks.com/WirelessNetView_d6102.html


According to the signal strength reading, identify spots that have strong signal. and spot with weak, or No signal.

Evaluate how you can cover the space and start placing WDS units.

Additional Wireless Routers in WDS Mode (Wireless Network - Configuration Modes. ) has to be placed in spots were the signal is good about Half way to the dead spots.

How many WDS units are needed? It depends on your specific environment (that is a good the reason to buying WDS units one at the time, try it, and decide on the Next step).

More about the topic.

Extending Distance - http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html

Wireless Router as an AP - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html

Hi Gain Antenna - http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html