The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    wifi finder and broadband router

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by NoBob, Oct 23, 2005.

  1. NoBob

    NoBob Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi,

    Has anyone had any experience of using the Zyxel (model AG-225H) and the Linksys (model WUSBF54G) wifi finders and USB adapters? If you had the choice of both at the time of buying, why did you choose the one you did? Have Googled for them but have not found any bad reviews.

    Am also looking for a reliable wifi broadband router for the home. Max range 30 feet through two walls, under $100-150. I travel a fair bit so was wondering if I a wireless travel router at home would do, like the Linksys Travel Router WTR54GS or the Netgear 54Mbps Wireless Travel Router.

    And could anyone explain why it says in the reviews about the Netgear 54mbps device: "It also supports WEP encryption, but lacks WPA encryption," but in the specs it says "Encryption Algorithms Supported - 64/128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK." Am confused.

    Thanks,

    NoBob.
     
    NoBob, Oct 23, 2005
    #1
  2. nickspohn

    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    1,532
    Messages:
    2,742
    Likes Received:
    20
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I havent used the two wifi findersbut when it said that about the router...
    When that was said, the reviewer was saying that it lacks. It is really opinion in that case. But as it says, the router supports that.
     
    nickspohn, Oct 23, 2005
    #2