I'm setting up a wireless network for my home in the next couple days, and essentially what it will be used for is to hook up two desktops and two laptops. One desktop, which is near my cable modem (and thus near the wireless base station) will be hooked up by wired ethernet, the other desktop will be in the room directly above the base station and use a wireless connection(too lazy to run ethernet cable), and of course the two laptops will be wireless as well. All I will be doing with the laptops is kind of moving around my house, and going outside to the lake in back of my house, which is be approximately 120 feet out.
My main problem is that I'm still not quite sure what hardware to order. Basically, what it comes down to is the 3com wireless gateway vs. the Linksys EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/ 4-Port Switch. The Linksys seems like it has some better features, however, I am hesitant to get a Linksys product over a 3com product. I've never used a Linksys and I haven't heard very good comments about them either. What do you guys think? Also, what Wireless LAN pc card should I get for my laptops? and the PCI card for my desktop? I'm kind of partial to one of the 3com pc card models because of its X-Jack antenna, but are there any other good brands to buy wireless pc cards and PCI cards from?
My main problem is that I'm still not quite sure what hardware to order. Basically, what it comes down to is the 3com wireless gateway vs. the Linksys EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/ 4-Port Switch. The Linksys seems like it has some better features, however, I am hesitant to get a Linksys product over a 3com product. I've never used a Linksys and I haven't heard very good comments about them either. What do you guys think? Also, what Wireless LAN pc card should I get for my laptops? and the PCI card for my desktop? I'm kind of partial to one of the 3com pc card models because of its X-Jack antenna, but are there any other good brands to buy wireless pc cards and PCI cards from?
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