Mllcg 3rd Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 If i were you i will not touch any CISCO home networking product even the supposedly premium E4200. The one you posted is their E2100. Their corporate AP are still okok. For my recommendation, if you are getting something that is value for money and not expensive get the Engenius ESR9850. Slap on 2x duckfeet 7dBi omni directional antennas (suggest to make that EAD2407) Made In Taiwan so build quality wise is a notch higher than average than its similarly priced peers. If you want to splurge, then get the Asus RT56U, you won't go wrong with that. linksys home sucks. but their cisco networking is good. esp the network switches ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 (edited) linksys home sucks. but their cisco networking is good. esp the network switches Now really no more Linksys liao. Linksys has been swallowed hook, line and sinker by Cisco. The reason why they are quite bla is because of Cisco. Their heyday was back in the early 2000s. Linksys WRT54G FTW! Edited October 24, 2011 by Happily1986 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic October 24, 2011 Author Share October 24, 2011 If you want to make it simple, just get an Access Point with wireless N will be fine. This is in view of future switching to OpenNet fiber network and you will not require ADSL modem any more. you mean like homeplug?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 Now really no more Linksys liao. Linksys has been swallowed hook, line and sinker by Cisco. The reason why they are quite bla is because of Cisco. Their heyday was back in the early 2000s. Linksys WRT54G FTW! i still have the WRT54G and the 11B version. lol. so linksys no more? they sucked anyway. btw, any ideas if i can get the 24 port 10/100/1000 MBPS cisco switch below 200? i can find the 10/100 for that price but not the 1000 MBPS one. u know any? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 (edited) you mean like homeplug?? Maybe this website is useful for you Edited October 24, 2011 by Happily1986 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 i still have the WRT54G and the 11B version. lol. so linksys no more? they sucked anyway. btw, any ideas if i can get the 24 port 10/100/1000 MBPS cisco switch below 200? i can find the 10/100 for that price but not the 1000 MBPS one. u know any? Gigabit switch ah? You need jumbo frame support or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nts0408 Neutral Newbie October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 linksys home sucks. but their cisco networking is good. esp the network switches This is a different range of CISCO products. Cisco bought over Linksys a few years ago to expand their low end home network products. Linksys is no way close to corporate Cisco network system which is almost the de facto standard for MNC international networks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 Gigabit switch ah? You need jumbo frame support or not? no. http://internet-texpert.blogspot.com/2011/...s-on-cisco.html this kind de. but the gigabit de so ex. u got contact for cheaper de ma? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nts0408 Neutral Newbie October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 you mean like homeplug?? No, it is not. It is similar to wireless N router but there is no routing function. AP is for adding on to the existing network like router or switch to extend the wireless coverage or larger user base. I haven't play around with Homeplug products and therefore didn't mention anything about this solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 no. http://internet-texpert.blogspot.com/2011/...s-on-cisco.html this kind de. but the gigabit de so ex. u got contact for cheaper de ma? i try to ask my contacts working in the distros to get an unit @ dealer price. I am not sure whether they are still working there though. No promises k. No need to be Cisco right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear October 24, 2011 Share October 24, 2011 i try to ask my contacts working in the distros to get an unit @ dealer price. I am not sure whether they are still working there though. No promises k. No need to be Cisco right? no need. as long as its sth like that. must be gigabit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic October 24, 2011 Author Share October 24, 2011 No, it is not. It is similar to wireless N router but there is no routing function. AP is for adding on to the existing network like router or switch to extend the wireless coverage or larger user base. I haven't play around with Homeplug products and therefore didn't mention anything about this solution. for a non IT savy guy like me its pretty blur, need to go read up AP wireless N now what you mentioned earlier on its true, ADSL may be thing of the past soon as me house is OF installed by open net.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic October 24, 2011 Author Share October 24, 2011 wireless router N are they the same as acess point wireless N????? sibei confuse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nts0408 Neutral Newbie October 25, 2011 Share October 25, 2011 wireless router N are they the same as acess point wireless N????? sibei confuse The difference is wireless router N has routing function built-in (Lay 3) whereas access point wireless N is just a switch (Layer 2). Actually, their prices are very close and you can just get a wireless router N to work as access point by turning off the routing function. Both of these can still be used in future with fiber network. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet 3rd Gear October 25, 2011 Share October 25, 2011 dear bros.. I would like to set up wireless network at home but i know nuts about IT...hope you guys can advice me..please understand that I my knowledge on this area is practically zero... Im currently using the starhub modem which connects directly to my PC. So what do I need? a wireless router, wireless receiver for my pc, anything else? Can recommend a good wireless router? Price? and where to buy? Thank you so much! Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic October 25, 2011 Author Share October 25, 2011 The difference is wireless router N has routing function built-in (Lay 3) whereas access point wireless N is just a switch (Layer 2). Actually, their prices are very close and you can just get a wireless router N to work as access point by turning off the routing function. Both of these can still be used in future with fiber network. thks for clearing, got layer 4??machiam onion........ called ST and they said wireless router N can be use together with 2wire. Just link them with an ethernet cable and with some configuration, good to go. darn challenggggggggggger, trying to smoke me, telling me 2wire can only be use as a unit itself and dont work with any 3rd party input..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic October 25, 2011 Share October 25, 2011 thks for clearing, got layer 4??machiam onion........ called ST and they said wireless router N can be use together with 2wire. Just link them with an ethernet cable and with some configuration, good to go. darn challenggggggggggger, trying to smoke me, telling me 2wire can only be use as a unit itself and dont work with any 3rd party input..... Lol what rubbish. Though 2wire itself takes v long to connect to internet. I had a free aztech ADSL2 modem from renewing broadband contract so i used that n bot a Cisco E1000 wireless router. Connects faster than 2wire. Nowadays setting up a router is usually quite straight forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear October 25, 2011 Share October 25, 2011 dear bros.. I would like to set up wireless network at home but i know nuts about IT...hope you guys can advice me..please understand that I my knowledge on this area is practically zero... Im currently using the starhub modem which connects directly to my PC. So what do I need? a wireless router, wireless receiver for my pc, anything else? Can recommend a good wireless router? Price? and where to buy? Thank you so much! Regards How many PCs you got? What is the broadband connection speed you have or aiming to get in long run? (If you go fibre, it makes a helluva difference in throughput) Do you transfer files between computer to computer frequently? What is your budget? What is your tolerance threshold for setup hassle? (Simple? Configuration here and there but mostly set and forget? troublesome ie getting contractors to lay cat6 cable?) Do you plan to use wireless mainly? Do you mind using cat5/cat6 cable for desktop computers e.g.? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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