when last we saw our hero (Monday, Sep 13, 2004), Yaron was madly tapping out: > Ok... > > I've had enough of this Netgear AP. Sure, it has an actual firewall > built in, and a printer port, but the range on it is CRAP. I can't > get decent reception one level up or down inside my own house, and > I'm fairly sure I stripped all the lead paint! Even when I plugged > an omnidirectional antenna to it, I still got pretty bad reception. > with any device I use. > > So, what brands do you guys recommend for better connectivity? if money is no object, i recommend the cisco APs, i've got an 1100 w/the G RF deck in it and i really like having all of the flexibility that it affords, the only downside are the relatively poor options, i.e., none. (disclaimer: i'm an engineer for cisco) for really cost effective consumer grade gear, i've been pretty impressed with the linksys wrt54g for which, there are several free linux based firmware enhancements. the RF deck is as decent as the others in the consumer space and the software features are great, especially if you're using something other than the stock linksys images. a definite plus with these is the ease with which you can replace the external rubber duck antennas. -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list