Posts Tagged Trendnet
Trendnet TEW-624UB 300 Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter H/W:B1.1R
Posted by Ivan Bohannon in Wireless Networking on December 21st, 2008
Trendnet TEW-632BRP
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 listed on the back is B1.1 instead of A1.0. The new packaging doesn’t list its 802.11N as draft anymore. So this $19 adapter is the newest model version. Read the rest of this entry »
Review of Trendnet 300Mbps Wireless N Home Router
Posted by Ivan Bohannon in Product Reviews, Wireless Products on November 29th, 2008
Trendnet TEW-632BRP
For only $47 the Trendnet TEW-632BRP seemed like a steal. It’s not. I wasted 4 hours trying every possible 802.11 mode and channel trying to get this router to demonstrate any reliablity. It didn’t.
If your lucky enough to find the AP, and then actually get an IP address, you’ll find that it’s impossible to USE the connection for more than a few minutes without getting dropped. When it’s not dropping wireless connections, the router resets itself clearing both wired and wireless connections.
During the brief moments it wasn’t failing, the performance was marginal. The best I could get from it was 22 Mbps receive and 14 Mbps transmit. And on cue, after finishing each two minute test run, the wireless connection would get dropped. Read the rest of this entry »
NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300
Posted by Ivan Bohannon in Product Reviews on November 28th, 2008
Pros: Good backwards compatability. lots of features & easy to use.
Cons: Needs GB Ethernet. Grade C+.
Amazon Link: RangeMax WNDR3300 Dual Band Wireless-N Router
Install
The CD installer is designed for a first time user, who has never connected a router to an existing cable modem/DSL connection. It pops up a windows message box for each required step of the install. ex: “Unplug ethernet cable from your PC, click next to continue”. Theres at least a dozen of these pop-ups, but eventually you are pushed onto a revised Netgear internal web page config (www.routerlogin.com) this is nice for novice users, who might be confused by entering in a static ip address (192.168.1.1) to config the router.
I let the router run its interal config wizard, which walks the user step by step thru the details of the WAN connection and the wireless settings. This worked nicely, and it auto-detected that my cable modem was assigning IP addresses, although it prompted me for an account name. I dont ever recall having to use an account name for a cable/dsl router. After this it resets itself and a minute later displayed the full Basic Settings web page. Minor Nit: there is an apply button on this page that will reboot the router even if you haven’t changed anything on the page. Read the rest of this entry »
Review of Trendnet TEW-624UB Wireless-N USB Adapter
Posted by Ivan Bohannon in Product Reviews, Wireless Products on November 22nd, 2008
After doing wireless-N product testing for most of the day, its nice to find a product that actually works faster than standard 802.11G: The Trendnet TEW-624UB.
Most of the 802.11N products you see will claim 270-300Mbps. In your home you will get nowhere near that speed (I have yet to see it) and the Netgear WNDA 3100 can barely get 15Mbps. Oh when I talk about speed I ignore the the number the software shows you on the connection status. Those numbers are false, if you get 25% of that number when copying a file your doing well. Read the rest of this entry »
