[Midlands] Re: Midlands Digest, Vol 22, Issue 1

[Catherine Ansbro]

Does Netgear have a better track record than D-Link? (We use Netgear for 
our indoors router.)

I have no idea what is on the outside equipment equipment that Lastmile 
installed.  Would that have a router, too, or is it just an aerial?

Catherine

Helge Wehder wrote:
> the d-link issue is definately down to d-link being cheep.
> I have the packet loss in my company using lastmile too and know a few 
> people who tried to use a d-link who had to restart the unit at least 
> once a week.
>
> What happens is that the d-link is not capable of handling hughe files 
> or to many connections and simply hangs it self. Happens with a few 
> other low end routers too. The connection between me and my neighbor 
> is solid as a rock no packet loss what so ever. He could be 2-3km away 
> and the signal would still be perfect. I have here 2x18DBi Antennas 
> with the Accesspoints screwed into them ;).
>
> PRG-2400-18
>
> http://www.wimo.de/cgi-bin/verteiler.pl?url=wifi-directional-outdoor-antennas_e.html 
>
>
> Unfortunately I could not get the Asus 600g working with the PPPOE 
> from lastmile so I had to make use of the d-link.
>
>
> Helge
>
> Catherine Ansbro wrote:
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Can you please confirm that the D-Link router issue is completely 
>> separate from Lastmile?  We have Lastmile broadband but we use a 
>> Netgear router.
>>
>> Catherine
>>
>> Helge Wehder wrote:
>>> Catherine Ansbro wrote:
>>>> What are other peoples' experiences with Lastmile?
>>>
>>> Hi Catherine,
>>>
>>> Lastmile gives you a guaranteed packet loss of 3-4%. By the way 
>>> d-link routers are crap as well and give you an additional 10% 
>>> packet loss after 2 days using them if they still work at all. I had 
>>> to build my own wireless connection 500m to my neighbor on a hill. 
>>> Just in case someone can see a SSID "Himmelstuer" thats me ;). So 
>>> Digiweb as Mark said or O2/Vodafone via 3G. They have cover maps on 
>>> their pages.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> Helge
>>>
>>>
>>>
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