WiFi setup for Home-What/Where to buy?

[fduvall]

I am looking to set up 802.11b for my home system (2 laptops and desktop over ethernet) to share a DSL connection. I am looking at D-Link components, since they are supposedText to have 22Mbps throughput when used together (Di-614+ Broadband router and 2 PCMCIA cards). I have seen the router for around $75.00 after rebate and 2 cards for about $60/each at Amazon. Surprisingly, they seem to be the cheapest that I have found. Has anyone else seen these cheaper? Are there any other brands that are much better at that price point? Should I not worry about price and go with Orinoco? Thanks for any assistance.

FDuvall

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: fduvall
I am looking to set up 802.11b for my home system (2 laptops and desktop over ethernet) to share a DSL connection. I am looking at D-Link components, since they are supposedText to have 22Mbps throughput when used together (Di-614+ Broadband router and 2 PCMCIA cards). I have seen the router for around $75.00 after rebate and 2 cards for about $60/each at Amazon. Surprisingly, they seem to be the cheapest that I have found. Has anyone else seen these cheaper? Are there any other brands that are much better at that price point? Should I not worry about price and go with Orinoco? Thanks for any assistance.

FDuvall

Try General Hardware or Networking Forum, not Hot Deals

 

[rickon66]

Even if you are in the wrong forum I'll share my wireless experience. I tried the D-Link stuff you are considering and the wireless card would not establish a reliable connection at the far end of my 2200 square foot house. Took it back and got Netgear, which works well anywhere in the house.

 

[Kreggo]

I run the DLink 614+ routers with the Dlink 512+ PCI card adapters and the DLink 650+ PCMCIA adapters and I'm real happy with them. Actual throughput is around 5 or 6Mbps, not 22Mbps, but that's actually pretty high for wireless.
I've compared the range to Cisco's WAP which does run at the full 100mw, and the range was pretty much the same.

 

[SinMen]

I used the Netgear 814 and was able to get a connection reliably from my neighbour's house that's almost 200 feet away, using the MA101 USD adaptor.

 

[Anami]

F Duvall:
Go to your first message of this thread again, hit <EDIT>, and edit the thread title to add, "Mod, please move, wrong forum." You edited the body of your first message, and it takes much longer that way (especially if the mods are coming back from New Year's parties and such....). Hope that helps!

 

[DoubleN]

I had a Dlink 614+ and it had lots of rebooting issues, so I got a Netgear MR814 and I like it much much better. I got the Netgear at BestBuy for 129 + tax - $30 rebate = ~$100, which is a bit more expensive than the Dlink wireless router, but I am using my Sony Vaio's internal Orinoco wireless card and the Netgear behaves much better with it than the Netgear did.

 

[hevnsnt]

Any WiFi users need to make sure that they read this first

 

[skyking]

There was a hot deal at target for the microsoft wireless kits. all the users who got one have said they work fine, and it will be hard to beat 99$ out the door and a 20$ rebate.

 

[idea]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
Any WiFi users need to make sure that they read this first

I don't wanna register what's the jist?