When building your wireless network, remember that many times your router is not your limiting piece of equipment, rather your computer wireless card is. The router is usually placed in the most advantageous place (high up, few obstructions, bigger antenna, etc, while your computer's antenna might be tucked under a desk with 50 other wires around it. If you are not looking for long range capability, the Netgear WPNT834 RangeMax 240 ($120) is the top rated wireless router per CNET and other sources.
The Netgear wireless router outperformed the Belkin, D-link, and Linksys in head to head throughput tests for maximum and mixed mode. Other features of the RangeMax 240 are VPN and DMZ support along with WAP2 and firewall security. It works with Windows, Linux and Mac systems. For more information on wireless routers, check out Wireless-Routers.org! |
