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John
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: onetime]
#3531000 - 12/22/04 08:58 AM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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my implication was wireless is very reliable nowadays, sure a hardwire will be the best because there's no chance of interference or anything but wireless works fine 99.99% of the time so it's not really a reason to rule out wireless for playing games. we had 4 people using the wireless here probably all d/ling shit and playing games at the same time and i never had a problem with lag or anything.
netgear is a breeze to hook up, i got the usb deal and just pluged it into my computer and it worked right away didn't even have to install the disk or anything but i did anyway just so it would be more reliable.
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onetime
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Phluck]
#3531010 - 12/22/04 09:02 AM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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my brother has a linksys network at his house but they dont seem to care about password protecting it or any thing there is a option to use some sort of verisign authentication with either a smart card or a certifficate what ever that means and there is a few options for the network authentication that is just set in open and auto detect
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BitterPill
Registered: 10/01/04
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: onetime]
#3531475 - 12/22/04 11:39 AM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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One good way to secure it is to change the login for the router then restrict access to everyone except the designated MAC addresses of the PCs in your house... As for connection access passwords, the one you want to set is (I think) called the WEP Key.
-BP
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Noodle
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: BitterPill]
#3531604 - 12/22/04 12:03 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have a Linksys...I have had trouble with D-Link in the past. My Linksys works fine for online games. You can get one for around $40 buck now at Best Buy, if the deal is still going on. Good luck.
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Jim
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Noodle]
#3531616 - 12/22/04 12:07 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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D-link is crap... sucks for port forwarding and all that... then, only the computer in slot 1 gets good speeds/
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BitterPill
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Jim]
#3531625 - 12/22/04 12:10 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
GratefulJim said: D-link is crap... sucks for port forwarding and all that... then, only the computer in slot 1 gets good speeds/
Wow I hadn't heard that. I usually install Lynksys for my clients' networks but at home my network is half netgear. I assumed D-Link was as good because their other products (NIC's and such) never have me trouble.
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Jim
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: BitterPill]
#3531633 - 12/22/04 12:12 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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i have tons of problems with it. the DMZ isn't really unresitricted, the built in firewall shit blocks half of my downloading shit, and best of all, after X number of days the password/login for the router page resets.
crap...
i saw the linksys 4 out + wireless for 39.99 at radio shack this morning.... get that one.
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BitterPill
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Jim]
#3531652 - 12/22/04 12:17 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
GratefulJim said: the built in firewall shit blocks half of my downloading shit, and best of all, after X number of days the password/login for the router page resets.
The password reset is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. It has port forwarding doesn't it? Usually that's the only way to get P2P programs and the like to work through a router at decent speeds.
Yeah that sounds like a good deal on the lynksys but he said he found a netgear for 70 with 40 dollar rebate which is just as good.
-BP
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Jim
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: BitterPill]
#3531660 - 12/22/04 12:18 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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you can forward ports, but only like 1 0r two... you can't do a series.
the password thing really irratates me....
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druqks46
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Jim]
#3532281 - 12/22/04 03:12 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have a linksys wireless B router. i play battlefield 1942 plenty and my ping stays really low. never have problems. i love being able to lay in bed at night on my computer.
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Krishna
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: druqks46]
#3532775 - 12/22/04 06:11 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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i recommend linksys... not only are they the best, but they have the best linux support as well.
but i'd be careful using wireless if you do anything requiring security (for example, purchasing things with your credit card). a wireless network is much much much easier to infiltrate than a non-wireless one. but then again, the prospect of surfing the net while sitting on the toliet makes up for any concerns of security
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onetime
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: Krishna]
#3541007 - 12/24/04 11:24 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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man is there any one that can help me i cant get my laptop to read the network i dont know what to do it is set on auto and should read it but its not is there any way i can set it to read the network manualy it lets me get online and every thing says its working right fuck i hate this shit i wish that pc came with a exturnal wireless router and not inturnal fuck
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onetime
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: John]
#3541028 - 12/24/04 11:29 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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and every time i try to accsess any thing on my home pc not my laptop it asks for net work password even when accsess to my harddrive
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onetime
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: John]
#3541682 - 12/25/04 07:39 AM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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ok i got it working now .....now all i need to do is figure out the security of the stupid thing and get it to only connect to my network and only allow me to connect to my router
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onetime
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Re: wireless router ?? [Re: John]
#3541729 - 12/25/04 08:07 AM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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so i got it set so that only the mac addy of my laptop can use my router but i cant figure out the wep encyrption maby when i get home from work
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