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CradlePoint CTR500 Cellular Travel EVDO and HSDPA Network Support

CradlePoint Cradlepoint CTR500 Cellular Travel Router, EVDO and HSDPA Network Support, WiFi Standard...

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have my ps3 hooked to it wireless and my 360 with an ethernet cable.
from www.amazon.com
now i plug it in and everyone is sharing the card.
from www.amazon.com
but sharing the connection was hard, until i got a cradlepoint.
from www.amazon.com
i was having a lot of problems with getting my at&t option 3.6 expresscard to work and set up a network, so i began troubleshooting on cradlepoint's website.
from www.amazon.com
i use this to network 4 computers in our motorhome and they all work while going down the road and also when we are parked.

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Positives: Easy To Use

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for WORK

NETGEAR RANGEMAX Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit

$160.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
modifying the two dual band networks for different names and passwords is straight forward, and i preferred to do it manually.
from www.amazon.com
with netgear rangemax wndr3700, it is possible to create a dedicated video network in 5 ghz band for streaming high-quality hd video, while letting guests to use 2.4 ghz at the same time, making it
from www.amazon.com
this router is a must for those of us who live in an apartment building with a lot of wireless networks in the building and a lot of wireless devices to go off of your network.
from www.amazon.com
the whole setup process takes about 10 to 15 minutes, but that takes care of everything from connecting the first cable, all the way to setting up a password to protect your network.
from www.amazon.com
guest wifi access with lan restrictions makes sharing with guests or visiting family easy.

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Positives: Easy To Use

3 RECOMMENDED by 29 people for WORK

NetGear WNR2000 Wireless

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
so i purchased this router.i have it set up next to an old imac via ethernet cable, and the other 3 laptops in the house are connected to the lan wirelessly via their airport cards.
from lt.dell.com
was finally able to get my home network set up with this router!
from www.bestbuy.com
setting up my home wireless network using this router and the netgear wn311b wireless-n pci adapter was easy.the internet connection and the home network connection are both quite fast and work well.
from lt.dell.com
additional thoughtsthis was my first time setting up a wireless network at home.
from www.amazon.com
when i received the router, i decided to replace it, without using the windows-based setup wizard (networking equipment shouldn't requires windows), and set it up in the manner of an advanced router

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Signal Strength, Good Speed, Connectivity: Wireless

4 RECOMMENDED by 33 people for WORK

Belkin N Wireless

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
only problem is it doesn't get along with the playstation network very well, especially if you have 2 playstation 3's logged into the online service at the same time.
from www.bestbuy.com
my old router didn't have the ease of setting up a secure network like this router.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?unbeatable range and speed; great advanced features like guest networks.
from www.bestbuy.com
then i had to update firmware and halfway through it kicked me off internet (was connected via ethernet) and when it came back online both modem and net were not functioning.
from www.bestbuy.com
i tried to read the manual and learn to set up a secured network, but i did not understand it.

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Positives: Reliable, Easy To Use, Great Speed, Connectivity: Wireless

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for WORK

Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N

$133.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would consider my networking skill level to be somewhere between beginner and intermediate, so i very much appreciate the user-interface software and configuration utiility that came with this
from www.amazon.com
first the router, than the wireless network for my wife's computer and lastly the lg390bd.
from www.amazon.com
like many of you, i find it very difficult to get clear information on networking products on-line.
from www.amazon.com
when we got dsl in our area, i needed to network the two computers in the home, and i purchased a netgear that was suggested by a young lady at best buy.
from whoami, www.newegg.com
my connection is very stable and i'm getting faster speeds then i did with my ethernet homeplug powerline adapters.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Reliable, Great Signal Strength, Protocols: IP,TCP

Belkin F5D8236-4 N WIRELESS WRLS4PORT

Belkin F5D8236-4 N WIRELESS ROUTER WRLS4PORT

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i have worked with networking for many years and the router is not broadcasting a signal.
from www.amazon.com
it seems that most of the reviewers who are disappointed in this router are those with a more complex understanding of computers and networking.
from www.amazon.com
the router also supports wpa and 64 and 128 bit wep as well but wpa/wpa2 is the way to go as long as all the devices in your network support it.
from www.amazon.com
i use the router with two dell laptops, a leopard macbook, and an iphone, as well as my ethernet linked pc.
from www.amazon.com
i am running 3 laptops and 1 desktop with a 1 terabyte wireless network drive and a network printer plus a wii and a dish network dvr that is running off of the cat5 in my home and it has literally

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Positives: Easy To Use, Reliable, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.3u,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.3

ASUS Wless 90-ID8002M00-01PZ 802.11g 125mbit 125M

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from Matt, www.newegg.com
needed a multi-port wireless bridge to hook up a dish network box to ethernet.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i get between 10-13mb/s when transferring over wired network using ftp (95-100% network utilization).
from LindseyAnn, www.newegg.com
i would suggest this to anyone on a budget looking for a basic networking solution.
from randoid, www.newegg.com
use the wired ethernet for desktops and wireless for laptops, very handy for visitors.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: none can only use as a network swich cons: doesn't work out of the box & i waited too long to send back to new egg.

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Positives: Nice Signal Strength, Easy To Use, Great Speed, Connectivity: Wireless

Linksys Wireless-G

$161.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the mifi 2200 is a lot more convenient for mobile use, as it's smaller and rechargeable battery-powered, but it has no wired ethernet ports like this router does.
from www.amazon.com
4) you can go to http://192.168.1.1/ to setup the router and create a password so your wireless network is secure (the default is usually user name: admin, password: admin) google linksys router
from www.amazon.com
we were previously using internet connection sharing through a windows computer, but even when the computer was up we would have to periodically reset the network connection to maintain internet
from www.amazon.com
plugged in my novatel v740 expresscard (using a pcmcia card adapter), plugged in an ethernet cable to the pc & voila, internet access!
from www.amazon.com
the back of the wrt54g3g-vn has four standard ethernet switch ports and an ethernet uplink port to connect to a dsl or cable modem.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Connectivity: Wireless, Protocols: DHCP, Encryption Standards: AES,WPA,WPA2

Actiontec Electronics GT724WGR Retail DSL

$98.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
fast communiations what's not so great:?none so far "i bought this product to enable wireless networking in my home and it was so easy to set up.
from www.bestbuy.com
once i created a new ethernet service i connected seamlessly and configured the modem & router.
from www.amazon.com
i scanned through the instruction book on the enclosed cd and, like most network equipment instruction books, it was not informative about anything that's not obvious.
from www.amazon.com
basically if you've ever gone online with an ethernet cable connecting your modem to your computer, then right after that unplugged the ethernet from your computer and plugged it into another one you
from www.amazon.com
the versalink had always had inconsistent performance - our mac and our pcs seemed to knock each other off the network, requiring a reset of the router and/or a reboot of our laptops - and in the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Speed, Reliable, Connectivity: Wireless

Buffalo Technology WZR-HP-G300NH

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it has a few additional features i haven't tried yet, such as the ability to connect a usb drive for network storage, and the ability to prioritize streaming media.
from www.amazon.com
gigabit ethernet ports
from www.amazon.com
easy to setup and configure, works great on local network with 4 x 1 gigabit network ports.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
ok next, this router won't work with my linksys nslu2, actually you can't see any networked computers connected to ethernet (confirmed bug by buffalo during another call to tech support).
from www.amazon.com
in my case, the buffalo router's wireless would not work properly when i had all of the ethernet ports filled up.

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Positives: Great Signal Strength, Protocols: DHCP, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.11g

Netgear MBR624GU 3G Broadband Wireless

$133.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
setting up computers and securing the network is simple so if you are a novice, the router will walk you through the setup.
from www.amazon.com
i stuck my aircard in their usb provided, plug it up, connect the ethernet to the one of four provided, and my security system was connected as well as my "wifi" was up and running.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great way to set up a small network for groups when you are traveling.
from www.amazon.com
i am running xp sp3 with the desktop on ethernet and laptop on wireless.
from www.amazon.com
if you can spell network, you probably know as much about the router as they do.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Speed, Connectivity: Wireless, Protocols: DHCP,IP,TCP,PPTP,L2TP,IPSec

Belkin F5D7234-4 54MB 802.11G WRLSWIRELESS

$43.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
definitely a recommended product for those who don't know much about electronics or networking.
from www.bestbuy.com
one reason is because my ethernet port was broken which is the reason why i bought it in the first place.
from Michael, www.newegg.com
no wait-time for the router to get ip settings from my modem.compact, but most routers are these days.it plays nicely with the rest of my network.
from tkdgirl, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: for those of you with more than one wired xbox 360 in your household network:this router does support more than one xbox 360 while giving them both an open nat.for the longest time,
from www.amazon.com
unless you are going to actually wirelessly network your computers it is more that fast enough.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11g/b,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u

Linksys WRT320N Wireless Kit

$139.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have only had my wrt320n router for a month, but it works great and has very fast ethernet and wifi connections.
from the.rocket.dog, www.newegg.com
ended up not using cd just let vista networking do it.
from www.amazon.com
the only glitch so far is that my tivo occasionally loses its ip address and needs its network settings refreshed in order to reconnect since introducing the wrt320n router to my network, but if that
from www.amazon.com
i bought this to replace my linksys wrt54gs wireless router because i wanted the gigabit functionality for my wired network.
from www.amazon.com
-i found out later that home network defender (hd) is now available on less expensive linksys routers.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Speed, Reliable, Connectivity: Wireless

NetGear 802.11n

$125.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
after getting a new laptop with wireless n i wanted a new router to support it, and didn't want to deal with 2 routers on the network.
from www.amazon.com
deleted network printer drivers (xerox phaser 8560) and reinstalled just to be sure no problems (based on previous bad experience with change in router on my home system).
from www.amazon.com
the wireless network performed flawlessly even though the router is located in the basement.
from www.amazon.com
it is reliable and fast enough that i don't use ethernet cables, reducing cabling, number of box, and power supply clutter.
from www.amazon.com
and i found this one is so reliable and easier in sitting it up and has better new features like (wps), wireless (on/off) botton and 4 ssid names for the wireless network can be made and the most

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Positives: Excellent Speed, Easy To Use, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.11g

Belkin F5D9231-4 WIRELESS CABLE/ WRLSDSL G/MIMO

Belkin F5D9231-4 WIRELESS CABLE/ WRLSDSL ROUTER G/MIMO 4PORT

$64.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it even seemed to improve the speed of my computers that were connected via ethernet cables.
from www.amazon.com
i am somewhat of a wireless network "zealot" that has to have a strong signal throughout the house.
from www.amazon.com
i have an apple computer and vonage phone hooked to the back with ethernet connection (has 4 ports on the back).
from www.amazon.com
i bought this for my older parents who already have a pc and i was adding a new mac to their house, so needed to network the cable internet.
from Birdfeather, www.shopping.com
pros: provides wireless connections on multiple laptops throughout the house, can network all computers too!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Speed, Good Signal Strength, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec

ZyXEL X550N 802.11n Gigabit Wireless

ZyXEL X550N 802.11n (draft) Gigabit Wireless Router

Check Site at Amazon

from Russ, www.newegg.com
i would not use it for my main network firewall.
from www.amazon.com
setup disc didn't help me at all because only thing it said "you don't have network adapter"...
from Nate, www.newegg.com
gigabit ethernet ports.
from smatofu, www.newegg.com
never had problem with wired ethernet cons: it is not that my particular device is broken, because it was already replaced.
from www.amazon.com
immediately after connecting zyxel x-550n to my network i lost connection between xbox 360 and windows xp mce.

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Positives: Nice Signal Strength, Protocols: IPSec,DHCP,PPPoE,PPTP, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11g/b,IEEE 802.11n

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