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[iFuseLiam]

I know from a lot of colleagues of mine that this technology can be a pain.

Also, both of my other routers (One was a Belkin, which was pretty awful.. other one is my 2WIRE, which is great for wired connections) regularly disconnect me from my wireless, and I've had 3 different wireless cards.

What have been your experiences with WiFi Networks?

Liam.

[Rob83]

I have a Orinoco AP 200 Access Point connected to my 4 port router. My wireless network consists of my dad's computer across the hous (50+ feet) and my laptop that I like to surf on the net downstairs or outside in the garage. Also my PDA. My wireless network is 100% stable and always ready. The speeds are fast (1.7mbps+ down).

My friends have Linksys routers that I setup for them and they have no problems either. Been about 6 months now. At my old office, I had setup linksys router as well and it's been 1+ year w/ 0% downtime. Except for once when one of the employees had reset the router

[GP-JT]

My access point is a Linksys WAP54G and wireless card is an intel 2200pro minipci. I've never been disconnected and get excellent speeds. Just ordered a Dell Axim pda with built in wifi so we'll see how well that does.

[Rob83]

Originally posted by usrbingeek
My access point is a Linksys WAP54G and wireless card is an intel 2200pro minipci. I've never been disconnected and get excellent speeds. Just ordered a Dell Axim pda with built in wifi so we'll see how well that does.

I have the Dell Axim. Works perfect! I love it. Helps me keep track of my life.

[GP-JT]

Originally posted by Rob83
I have the Dell Axim. Works perfect! I love it. Helps me keep track of my life.

Which one do you have? I got the Axim X50 520MHz.

[Rob83]

Originally posted by usrbingeek
Which one do you have? I got the Axim X50 520MHz.

I have the Dell Axim X30 624Mhz with Wifi and Bluetooth.

[iFuseLiam]

Sounds good.

Wow, I must have really crappy network cards.

What would you recommend for USB and for PCMCIA?

Liam.

[vision-internet]

If you keep being disconected, have you tryed changing the channel from the default channel that the wifi router is set on. I have found this helps in the passed when I have come across wifi connetions that drop out.

sounds odd as it should work fine on all channel's but I have found this not to be the case with some makes of wifi kit.

[iFuseLiam]

I'll try this - I was thinking of doing it whilst I was just randomly staring at my router settings.

Thanks mate.

Liam.

[GP-JT]

For PCMCIA I have a Proxim Orinoco 802.11 b/g Gold card. Works excellent and haven't had any connection issues.

[JSpired]

I've had great wifi experiences! I have a built-in card on a Toshiba laptop and a Dlink and Netgear router and I've yet to be disconnected or have an issue.