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Lucifer · 09-23-2005, 02:40 PM

I just picked up a DI-624C Wireless router for my desktop and cable modem, and a wireless G cardbus for my laptop, and I've got to say, they suck beyond belief. Security seems to be something they thought of at the last second and added on as an afterthought. My laptop can't connect to the router with the G card from the next room! However when I use the built-in B card in my laptop, it works just fine. The only way I get a good signal is when I have the laptop next to the router. I have to use WEP, because WPA isnt' possible unless I have a "radius server" added to my network. Something I didn't find out about until I had it all hooked up. The only reason I updated to the 802.11G network was to get WPA.
My first router was a Microsoft wireless 802.11b base station, which I got as part of a kit, and it was so easy to use. The security features were great, with SSID disable and MAC filtering easy to find. I'm awfully tempted to get it back out and hook it up, if I can't get this D-link piece of crap to behave.
Anybody got any advice?

09-23-2005, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	Does anyone else hate their D-Link router? I just picked up a DI-624C Wireless router for my desktop and cable modem, and a wireless G cardbus for my laptop, and I've got to say, they suck beyond belief. Security seems to be something they thought of at the last second and added on as an afterthought. My laptop can't connect to the router with the G card from the next room! However when I use the built-in B card in my laptop, it works just fine. The only way I get a good signal is when I have the laptop next to the router. I have to use WEP, because WPA isnt' possible unless I have a "radius server" added to my network. Something I didn't find out about until I had it all hooked up. The only reason I updated to the 802.11G network was to get WPA. My first router was a Microsoft wireless 802.11b base station, which I got as part of a kit, and it was so easy to use. The security features were great, with SSID disable and MAC filtering easy to find. I'm awfully tempted to get it back out and hook it up, if I can't get this D-link piece of crap to behave. Anybody got any advice? __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321