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    Wireless router for your macs

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vaio_boi, Sep 20, 2006.

  1. vaio_boi

    vaio_boi Notebook Evangelist

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    For those who use macbook and mbp, what kind of router do you use? Assuming you all use 802.11G, do you use apple's express or extreme?

    or do you just use a linksys or d-link etc.

    P.S. Which one would be better for home use? express or extreme?
     
    vaio_boi, Sep 20, 2006
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I use a Netgear and have had good luck with it. I would not invest in the AirPort Extreme Base Station. It is around $200 last I checked and is not anything special. The AirPort Express is not a router. It is a repeater basically. I would just either use what you have or get a regular D-Link, Netgear, Linksys, etc.

    **EDIT** I would also stay away from draft-n products. They seem to have taken a step backwards from the pre-n stuff and now it looks like the standard will not be set until 2008. Stick with g.
     
    cashmonee, Sep 20, 2006
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    Soilbleed19 Notebook Consultant

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    MacBooks can have multiple wireless settings right?
     
    Soilbleed19, Sep 20, 2006
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  4. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    As in joining different networks? Sure. I auto join my home network and my buddies home network seamlessly. Both are WPA encrypted. i didn;t even have to set locations or anything, my MBP remembers the passwords and join my trusted networks.
     
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    Cool. Can MacBooks do this?

    Mine will be here in about a week.
     
    Soilbleed19, Sep 20, 2006
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    I don't see why not. They use the same WiFi utility. Should work fine. If for some reason it does not come back and let us all know. I am sure we can figure out a solution.
     
    cashmonee, Sep 20, 2006
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    do you know why I can't join a public network? I was at McDonalds yesterday and my MB detected several wireless networks. 3 or 4 of them were unsecured so I tried to connect to them but none of them actually worked, airport couldn't connect to it. I tried the setup of diferent locations and to release the dhcp, but nothing worked.

    But there was one where airport could connect, I had a very strong signal, but when I tried to browse to a webpage, I never could connect to it... It was a public hotspot, named Eurospot.

    1 question: WHY? :(
     
    pina, Sep 20, 2006
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  8. Wooky

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    I had the same problem at school, couldn't join the network. An IP is assigned but the notebook can't connect - it seems like a routing problem. At home I configure gateway and DNS by hand, so I am not so sure how these are handled in automated public spots.
     
    Wooky, Sep 20, 2006
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    Well, if they were weak signals, then they were just too far away. As for the public hotspot, are you sure it was free? It is also possible that your wireless settings were not correct.
     
    cashmonee, Sep 20, 2006
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