Which wireless router/pc card brand is better: D-link or Netear

[Goatboy]

Im looking at getting a wireless router and PC Card for our network, and was wondering what other people thought of these wireless routers: D-Link AirPlus DI-614+ and the Netgear MR814?

As far as PC Cards goes, how are the Netgear MA401 and the D-Link Air DWL 650+?

 

[numark]

I've heard pretty good things about Netgear, but in reality, either one should perform pretty well.

 

[Shide1]

I have many driver problems with the netgear card. I would try the dlink.

 

[DTSS]

I am a big fan of linksys! Why....well, these guys have the BEST tech support i have ever seen. Super people! I will always buy linksys products when i can. Several different times i called on different ocassions, they were awesome! and there product works great!


Daryl - DTSS

 

[crip11]

I have that Netgear and after a firmware update has been working flawlessly for 2 months

 

[crip11]

Netgear router that is not PC card, although i do have that card as well works awesome

 

[wyvrn]

For the client cards, stick with Lucent/Orinoco. All the others pale in comparison to their range.

 

[RalfHutter]

I use an SMC router and an Orinoco Gold PC card which work just fine.

Check PracticallyNetworked.com for lots of good reviews of this type of hardware. It's also a good general info site for networking.

 

[DaFinn]

D-link DI-614+ here!

I have only great things to say about it! Works great with all different brand of cards I have tested with it! Also you get free firmware upgrade to make it work at 44Mbps with D-link cards! I recommend the D-link!!!

I had Edimax wireless router bfore, and that was a piece of crab! It did not work flawlessly with any card. It would loose connections every 10-20 minutes and would need to be restarted to get it establish a connection. It did not work with either Compaq or IBM integrated Wlans at all!!! Whatever you buy, don't get Edimax!


-DaFinn