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    dual band wireless n

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by whatsnew22, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. whatsnew22

    whatsnew22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey everyone just had a few questions,
    ive been searching online for a dual band simultaneous n router for my home network.
    my toppgraphy is a little complicated but i have uverse and the d link dir 655 i have at the moment is running behind the uverse router. it works fine right now.
    on my network i have a mix of b/g/n computers and i wanted the n computers to have all the speed possible, like me ;) but right now the b and g computers are slowing it down.
    so what dual band simultaneous n routers do you recommend?

    i was considering the airport extreme but wasnt sure if it was compatible with windows or not.
    Thanks :)
     
    whatsnew22, Mar 24, 2011
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  2. hakira

    hakira <3 xkcd

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    wndr3700, cheaper and better than appleports
     
    hakira, Mar 25, 2011
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  3. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    I'm quite happy with my Asus RT-N56U.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Mar 25, 2011
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  4. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    I would still go for Netgear WNDR3700 for reasons that I've explained in many previous posts so let's just make it short and say: hardware- very good. default firmware-good, 3rd party firmware usage- possible, wireless performance- good, price- OK.
    Search for WNDR3700 here to find more info (searching via Google is probably a good idea since forum search is useless)
     
    downloads, Mar 25, 2011
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  5. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Use the 3700 for N only and setup your old router as a AP to handle the b/g users.
     
    blue68f100, Mar 25, 2011
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