Linksys unveils faster wireless networking..
Faster...Faster..FASTER!
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Over as CES Linksys will be announcing a new series of 802.11g products that integrate SRX, a new speed boosting feature.
Currently, 802.11g networks have a range of between 120 and 160 feet and a transfer at 54mbps.
Linksys claims that the SRX enabled 802.11g products can provide 3 times the range (450 feet) and is 8 times faster (i.e. nearly USB 2 speed wireless).
It's completely compatible with other 802.11g and 802.11b networks.
The wireless router is expected to sell for $199 and each card around $129 and should be available at stores shortly.
sixshot
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:45 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:45 PM
I'll vouch for the fact that wireless can be tricky at times. Often it's just a hit-or-miss. Linksys-brand routers still costs a bundle compared to other competitors. Belkin's own F5D7230-4 uses similar hardware. But unfortunately whatever changes they've made to it was for the worse. As a router, it worked flawlessly. Its wireless functions worked w/o a hitch. This is all fine and dandy until at some random point it starts to slow down to a crawl. Existing connections such as a telnet, sshd, AIM, MSN, or IRC, they still function normally. When attempting to establish a connection or even try to resolve a hostname, it wouldn't work or it'd be too slow that my web browser would time out. The real kicker to that? I have a Linux box acting as a DNS cache server in the network. The only 'solution' to that problem is to reboot the router. However, that gets tiresome after a while. I've had it for just a little over a month and got too fed up to deal with the problems. So I reinstated my Linux box as a router and set the Belkin router as a WAP.
Linksys may have the bigger market share. But the higher pricetag one has to pay to get their famed WRT54G router is a boon to those wanting to save some dough. I'm not sure what the quality is like for other competitors. But I wish I could try them all and make my choices based on how well it functions and what features it has.
Belkin, Linksys, Netgear, SMC, D-Link, and whatever other brands there are, I can't tell which one is better. There are horror stories and there are success stories. It's hard to filter out just which one is more worth the money spent. I'm disappointed in the fact that Belkin hasn't done anything since I've reported their adminstrative bug. But since we're all doing this on trial & error, what choice do we have?
Linksys may have the bigger market share. But the higher pricetag one has to pay to get their famed WRT54G router is a boon to those wanting to save some dough. I'm not sure what the quality is like for other competitors. But I wish I could try them all and make my choices based on how well it functions and what features it has.
Belkin, Linksys, Netgear, SMC, D-Link, and whatever other brands there are, I can't tell which one is better. There are horror stories and there are success stories. It's hard to filter out just which one is more worth the money spent. I'm disappointed in the fact that Belkin hasn't done anything since I've reported their adminstrative bug. But since we're all doing this on trial & error, what choice do we have?
marigold231
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 12:50 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 12:50 AM
I have a belkin router as well. Works pretty good, set up allright and its god somewhat settings for it. Acourse the probs (like the advertising for their parental control crap) is annoying but overall its been good, at least after they fixed some of those bugs with the new firmware.
CygnusXII
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 2:52 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 2:52 AM
I've got a NetGear WGR614, and it's wireless capabilities are crap. It works fine cabled, and I have the very first Linksys Wired Router, they ever made (model wise) It is a bulletproof tank. I've got some older Intel Anypoint wireless USB 1.6Mbps devices that work better than the NetGear. I picked them upon ebay for $10, and got 4 of them. They work great for when I am traveling and want to peer machines together, and do a shared iNet connection. It's a shame Intel killed that technology off.
craeonics
Reply #5 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 3:19 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 3:19 AM
Wish I could upgrade my trusty WRT54G to this latest technology, but I'd probably have to get a new router instead then. Then again, the WRT54G works like a charm. Although it sometimes overheats (which slows everything down to a crawl), but I haven't seen that anymore since I switched from cable to ADSL, so it might have other causes.
Flyin
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:21 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:21 PM
I recently bought the Linksys SpeedBooster 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router Model: WRT54GS for christmas and did not need to buy a signal booster for the house. The router sits in the basement and everywhere on the main floor(livingroom/kitchen etc) it receives an "exellent" signal and even in my bedroom upstairs i receive a "good" signal which is needless to say awsome.
I had the previous version of the G router the WRT54G and i needed a booster to receive the same results.
Very odd, i mean the "speed booster" feature on the updated WRT54G shouldn't boost the signal should it? Well for some reason it has which makes me happy!
I had the previous version of the G router the WRT54G and i needed a booster to receive the same results.
Very odd, i mean the "speed booster" feature on the updated WRT54G shouldn't boost the signal should it? Well for some reason it has which makes me happy!
Methyd26
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 10:11 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 5, 2005 10:11 PM
I jus bought my router and card with b/g compatable Speedbooster card and router f0r $120 BRAND NEW at staples
chadlachlanross
Reply #8 Friday, January 7, 2005 7:14 PM
Reply #8 Friday, January 7, 2005 7:14 PM
Range of 450 feet could make things interesting.....
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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:51 PM
Hopefully SMC will come up with something to counter this, then i'll buy.