wireless router choice

"Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.DeleteThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd probably
> still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and worth every
> single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel 4965
>>WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless router to
>>replace my old router.
>>
>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop running
>> Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired Netgear router,
>> as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>
>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the computers--business
>> and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the notebook on trips and
>> will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm after speed, reliability, and
>> security.
>>
>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have looked
>> at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are Wireless-N.
>> Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the cheapest
>> name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores. That's not my
>> usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd ask here:
>>
>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>


I second the D-Link choice..


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Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel? Someone
else mentioned that you generally get the best results using the same
manufacturer for both the card and the router.

Jo-Anne

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.DeleteThis@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.DeleteThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd probably
>> still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and worth every
>> single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.DeleteThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel 4965
>>>WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless router to
>>>replace my old router.
>>>
>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired Netgear
>>> router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>
>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the
>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm after
>>> speed, reliability, and security.
>>>
>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have looked
>>> at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are Wireless-N.
>>> Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the cheapest
>>> name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores. That's not my
>>> usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd ask here:
>>>
>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>
>
>
> I second the D-Link choice..
>
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>

"Jo-Anne" <naples RemoveThis @tbcnet.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel? Someone
> else mentioned that you generally get the best results using the same
> manufacturer for both the card and the router.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall RemoveThis @remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:eeeB9Kd9IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups RemoveThis @coribright.com> wrote in message
>> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd
>>> probably still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and
>>> worth every single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to
>>> anyone.
>>> --
>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples RemoveThis @tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel 4965
>>>>WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless router to
>>>>replace my old router.
>>>>
>>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired
>>>> Netgear router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>>
>>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the
>>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm after
>>>> speed, reliability, and security.
>>>>
>>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have
>>>> looked at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are
>>>> Wireless-N. Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the
>>>> cheapest name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores.
>>>> That's not my usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd ask
>>>> here:
>>>>
>>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I second the D-Link choice..
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> How to construct a good post..
>> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
>> Mike's Window - My Blog..
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>


Jo-Anne

It really doesn't make much difference as long as the type is the same as in
'b and/or g and/or n'


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Jo-Anne wrote:
> Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel? Someone
> else mentioned that you generally get the best results using the same
> manufacturer for both the card and the router.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.RemoveThis@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:eeeB9Kd9IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.RemoveThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
>> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd probably
>>> still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and worth every
>>> single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone.
>>> --
>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.RemoveThis@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel 4965
>>>> WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless router to
>>>> replace my old router.
>>>>
>>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired Netgear
>>>> router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>>
>>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the
>>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm after
>>>> speed, reliability, and security.
>>>>
>>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have looked
>>>> at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are Wireless-N.
>>>> Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the cheapest
>>>> name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores. That's not my
>>>> usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd ask here:
>>>>
>>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>
>>
>> I second the D-Link choice..
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> How to construct a good post..
>> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
>> Mike's Window - My Blog..
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
I have a dell with Intel Pro Wireless 2915ABG and I have no problem
moving it around the country and hitting other equipment. Wireless G.
I'm in a hotel in Vermont right now on their wireless.

Thank you, Mike!

Jo-Anne

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.TakeThisOut@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
news:OVR0yri9IHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Jo-Anne" <naples.TakeThisOut@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
> news:%23q3LAYd9IHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel?
>> Someone else mentioned that you generally get the best results using the
>> same manufacturer for both the card and the router.
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.TakeThisOut@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
>> news:eeeB9Kd9IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.TakeThisOut@coribright.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>>>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd
>>>> probably still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and
>>>> worth every single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to
>>>> anyone.
>>>> --
>>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>>>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.TakeThisOut@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel 4965
>>>>>WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless router to
>>>>>replace my old router.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired
>>>>> Netgear router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the
>>>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm
>>>>> after speed, reliability, and security.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have
>>>>> looked at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are
>>>>> Wireless-N. Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the
>>>>> cheapest name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores.
>>>>> That's not my usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd
>>>>> ask here:
>>>>>
>>>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I second the D-Link choice..
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike Hall - MVP
>>> How to construct a good post..
>>> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>>> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
>>> Mike's Window - My Blog..
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> It really doesn't make much difference as long as the type is the same as
> in 'b and/or g and/or n'
>
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>

Thank you, Al!

Jo-Anne

"Big_Al" <BigAl.TakeThisOut@md.com> wrote in message
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> Jo-Anne wrote:
>> Thank you, Mike! Does it matter that my notebook card is an Intel?
>> Someone else mentioned that you generally get the best results using the
>> same manufacturer for both the card and the router.
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall.TakeThisOut@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
>> news:eeeB9Kd9IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups.TakeThisOut@coribright.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5C2C05A9-3D42-4E92-A48E-93C7E8B257DA@microsoft.com...
>>>> You can try my D-Link DIR-655 out of my cold dead hands, but I'd
>>>> probably still fight hard even after death. It's a work of beauty and
>>>> worth every single penny. I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to
>>>> anyone.
>>>> --
>>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>>>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples.TakeThisOut@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:Ov8MdBa9IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I just bought a Dell notebook with Windows XP Pro SP2 and an Intel
>>>>> 4965 WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini card. I'm now looking for a wireless
>>>>> router to replace my old router.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will continue using--on the network--my 5-year-old Dell desktop
>>>>> running Windows XP Home SP3. It has a DSL connection and a wired
>>>>> Netgear router, as well as a Zoom modem I "rent" from my ISP.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's likely that I will be the only person to use the
>>>>> computers--business and personal, but not gaming. I'll be taking the
>>>>> notebook on trips and will need to use it at public hotspots. I'm
>>>>> after speed, reliability, and security.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read as much as I can absorb at the Linksys website and have
>>>>> looked at its routers, but the company sells around 10 that are
>>>>> Wireless-N. Friends with notebook computers tell me just to buy the
>>>>> cheapest name-brand wireless router at any of the big-box stores.
>>>>> That's not my usual method of purchasing anything, so I thought I'd
>>>>> ask here:
>>>>>
>>>>> Any recommendations for type? brand? model?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I second the D-Link choice..
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike Hall - MVP
>>> How to construct a good post..
>>> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>>> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
>>> Mike's Window - My Blog..
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> I have a dell with Intel Pro Wireless 2915ABG and I have no problem moving
> it around the country and hitting other equipment. Wireless G.
> I'm in a hotel in Vermont right now on their wireless.