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

[Helge Wehder]

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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