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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #150 - Dec 6^th, 2011 at 6:45am Guys, I'm looking into getting a decent router. I want it wired for my computer but wireless for her pleasure (e.g., her laptop). Can anyone share their router of choice they like? X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #151 - Dec 6^th, 2011 at 7:04am Personally, I'm holding out for a Cisco CRS-3. Let me look around and see what is recommended on the consumer side these days. -b0b (...322Tbps baby!)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #152 - Dec 7^th, 2011 at 11:55am I'm using a dsl modem/wireless router/5 port gigabit router from d-link. It's nice having an all-in-one piece. I think Cisco and D-Link are one company now. Not sure if the hardware is the same. If you don't need advanced control over your network just get your standard hardware. It gets the job done.
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #153 - Dec 7^th, 2011 at 12:55pm Do you have a model number for it?
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #154 - Dec 7^th, 2011 at 7:40pm Stick wrote on Dec 7^th, 2011 at 11:55am: I think Cisco and D-Link are one company now. Cisco bought Linksys. D-Link is still a standalone company. Quote: It gets the job done. When has that ever been good enough for a geek? ;p -b0b (...!)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #155 - Dec 8^th, 2011 at 3:34pm X wrote on Dec 7^th, 2011 at 12:55pm: Do you have a model number for it? I think it's this one. I guess it's not 802.11n and not gigabit wired. Not very good. I don't transfer large files around my network so I was thinking that my bottle neck was my 6mbps service. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=567
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #156 - Dec 9^th, 2011 at 6:05am Well for all intended purposes I just want a good internet connection, not so much LAN transfer goodness.
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Reply #158 - Dec 13^th, 2011 at 8:15am

Generally speaking, the best consumer router on the market today is the Netgear WNDR4500. It's painful to type that as I was never a fan of Netgear when I used consumer-grade equipment, but it appears Linksys has taken a bit of a backseat on this particular round of hardware.

The WNDR4500 supports three simultaneous 150Mbps spatial streams on the wireless side, giving you a theoretical maximum of 450Mbps per channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz). Don't buy the 900Mbps BS implied by the name, you can't serve one client on two different wavelengths.

Real world performance numbers put the wireless radios in the 150Mbps range on the 2.4GHz channel and closer to 250Mbps on the 5GHz channel. Those are incredibly impressive numbers for an all-in-one consumer device. Just to expand on the functionality, you can also plug in a USB memory stick or hard disk and turn your router into a NAS. I've never used a router-based NAS, but it seems like a fairly straightforward implementation. Apparently, you can also connect a USB printer to it and have it function as a print server.

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #159 - Dec 13^th, 2011 at 3:13pm The Netgear WNDR4500 doesn't look like it supports wired traffic as well though.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #160 - Dec 13^th, 2011 at 10:27pm The WNDR4500 has an integrated four-port gigabit switch.
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #161 - Dec 15^th, 2011 at 6:07am $180 is pretty steep, is it really worth that much?
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Reply #162 - Dec 15^th, 2011 at 6:29am

That's totally up to you. I'd say it's a reasonable price for the feature set, but I have a different set of priorities when it comes to networking gear.

If you don't need a gigabit switch and 450Mbps on the wireless side, I would definitely recommend buying something cheaper. Don't pay for the bleeding edge if you aren't going to use it.

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Computer Questions Reply #163 - Dec 15^th, 2011 at 2:47pm Thanks for the advice!
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Reply #164 - Jan 5^th, 2012 at 1:17pm

I'm thinking about getting an air compressor to clean out my computer.

I'm sick of buying air canisters and it never seems like they have enough power. Plus, an AC never runs out and a price of a decent cheap one is about 7 packs of canisters.

Can anyone think of a reason why this is a bad idea? Other than making sure that I hold the fans so they don't spin faster than are designed?

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