I agree with the "When possible, hard wire" mentality. I was just thinking about how many things would benefits from networking and POE/POE+, and I believe that there are only a few devices in the average household that absolutely need 110V AC power. On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 16:00 -0400, M. Knisely wrote: > I've got the 2.4Ghz only version of this: > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028ACYEK > > > > I love it. It runs DD-WRT from the factory so it's got every bell and > whistle you could want.... oh, and it's gigabit on the wired side. > > > The big thing to remember when you're putting in wireless is to look > at the channels that the other APs in your area are set to. Also > recall that when your wireless, in the 2.4Ghz range, is set to a > particular channel, it will bleed over 1.5 channels in either > direction. For example, an AP on channel 6 will overlap half the > channel range of 4, all of 5, all of 6, all of 7 and half of 8. This > is why we say that the "useable" channels in the US are 1, 6, and 11. > > > So, do your homework and assign your channels appropriately. That > will significantly increase your overall throughput on the wireless. > When possible, hard wire. > > > Mike K. > > > Mike K. > > > > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Kory Pounds <kory.pounds@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > Everyone, > > > In a couple months I may be moving into a place in-town. I > will need a new Wireless Router and I need your suggestions. > There will be residences around me in this area with many > wireless devices of different types. What do you suggest for a > dependable wireless router with: > > > 1. Dual band, 2.4 and 5.0. My laptop is dual-band for one > thing. > > 2. typical 4 ethernet ports > > 3. USB port for universal access to common files > > 4. simple network capabilities > > 5. Encryption is mandatory. packets will be easy to sniff but > with data streams encrypted, the neighbors will not be able to > do anything with it. Minimum WPA2, etc. Don't let it slow > wireless connection down too much with this. > > 6. ability to not interfere/hiccup with other wireless > activity nearby > > 7. signal strength/range in house > > 8. dependability - not fail after a few months and stuff > > 9. support/help from manufacturer > > > > What other features are critical to you? > > > So what do you suggest? > > > Kory > > -- > www.oncedead.com > > It is not what you do that determines who you are, it is who > you are that determines what you do. > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.