[TriLUG] Wireless Access Point

Don Jerman djerman at pobox.com
Thu Apr 18 09:14:28 EDT 2013


I got one of the D-Link "can" routers - dir-636 I think.  Pretty much just
works.  Newer models support remote monitoring but I'm not sure about mine.


On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:

> I live in a two story older house (meaning the walls are thick plaster
> over lathing). My network/Internet set-up is
> in a first floor room (no, it cannot be moved). I have a router that my
> input from my ISP (Greenlight in Wilson) connects
> to. Attached to the router is a D-Link NAS. When I need to connect to the
> NAS or the Internet I plug in an old
> wireless access point I got from a hotel.  Works well, but is only a 'b'.
> My primary point of use is in a second floor
> room.
>
> Here's my question:  I have a mixture of Thinkpads that may be connected
> to the network individually not simultaneously.
> This includes OS/2, Win XP, Linux. Two of the Thinkpads are 'b' and one is
> a 'g'.  Any thoughts out there about a
> new access point (or even a newer used one) that is a bit more reliable
> and has enough "umph" than something I'd
> get at Staples?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Grawburg
>
>
>
>
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