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The trouble with 802.11 Wireless-N
(Ed: This was originally written in 2009 when I was reviewing the WNR 3500) As I finish up the third day of frustrating testing with the Netgear WNR 3500 Wireless-N Gigabit router, I’ve come to a simple realization: There just … Continue reading
D-Link DIR628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router
Frys had this wireless-n router on sale for $69 the other day. Great price. I bought two in hopes of being able to use one of them as a repeater to create a larger wireless network. For the record, this … Continue reading
NETGEAR WNR 3500 RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router
This router is the main ingredient of the fastest wireless performance I have ever seen. A few weeks ago I wrote about getting 70 Mbps with the Trendnet TEW-624UB and this router.
Trendnet TEW-624UB 300 Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter H/W:B1.1R
Today I noticed that Fry’s is selling the Trendnet TEW-624UB adapter for only $19 (Price is good until December 23rd) . Last month I paid $59. This cheaper model has the same exact UPC as the $59 version, but the hardware revision … Continue reading
New wireless speed record: 71 Mbps with Netgear WNR3500 RangeMax Wireless N Router
I am very excited to be writing this! Finally I’ve seen some decent wireless-n speed with off-the-shelf products. Last week I wrote about finally seeing 38 Mbps with an all Netgear combination: the WNR 3500 Gigabit router and the WNDA 3100 Dual-Band USB adapter. I … Continue reading
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How I test wireless products
I’m explaining my wireless testing in detail with this post so I can abbreviate more and hopefully make it quicker to write up product reviews later on. After installing the wireless router and adapter, the main way I test is to do lots of file … Continue reading
The experts help me figure out my WLAN problems
I asked my linkedin extended network to help me figure out why I was getting such lousy WLAN performance. This was my question: Why is WLAN still so slow? How come wireless-N products don’t test significantly faster than plain old 802.11G? … Continue reading
I finally saw 38 Mbps of throughput over wireless
After nearly two weeks of performance testing, and using about a 12 different products, I seemed to have stumbled on the fastest wireless-n configuration to date: A NETGEAR WNR3500 in 300Mbps mode at Channel 6,10 and a NETGEAR WNDA 3100. The windows … Continue reading
270Mbps = 29Mbps!
Well I’m disappointed. I wanted to find out how much speed I could get out of the NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router (WNDR3300) , so I moved a PC right next to the access point and plugged a USB … Continue reading
