A fun loving person. Always on the look out for bargains...
A fun loving person. Always on the look out for bargains...
Member since:05.08.2007
Reviews:5
I had recently bought a second laptop for my wife and needed a wireless router badly so that both of us could access internet simultaneously and wirelessly.
So i searched around for a decent reliable router. i came across this one and bought it from amazon for 30 quid.
It supports 802.11b and 802.11g. It has 4 wired ports so that 4 computers can be connected simultaneously. It doesnt have a USB port.
Setup : it came with the setup CD and it took around 15 - 20 mins. since it involves computer restart. I have a Virgin broadband connection so had to connect this router to the modem supplied by virgin. A ethernet wire is provided with this kit. Had no problems at all with the setup. The installation needs to be done with the computer wired to the router. Also configured the router settings after logging into the router. Remember to change the admin password of the router!!!
So within half an hour all my setup was done. i had configured the wireless network with WEP security( to prevent unauthorised access)
I was able to access internet wirelessly on both my laptops easily...
But after a few weeks i started facing frequent connection dropouts. .. I went through the product support page to find some help.. i tried everything mentioned but still it didnt help much.
Later while browsing on some site i found that the default channel 11 which is being used may be used by other wireless users and that might be causing interference with your device. and BINGO!!! after changing the channel to 6 the problem was solved. So in case you are facing a similar problem try changing the channel. speak to your neighbour who has a wireless network and try and use a different channel which is 4 channels apart (i.e if he is using 11 , u can use 6) . Hope this helps
i have written this review intentionally after a month of buying the product so that i could tell if there has been any problems faced during its use....
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Apr 4th, 2008
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