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Probably time to pick up a new wireless router.

Discussion in 'Tilted Gear' started by Borla, Jun 23, 2015.

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  1. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    The cost of 6 vs 5 was little, but the plan is that this wiring is going to be there for 20+ years.
     
    cynthetiq, Jun 25, 2015
    #21
  2. Stan

    Stan Resident Dumbass

    Location:
    Colorado
    In my case, I had half a spool of free cat6 left over from a project. It would have been cat5e if I was buying.
     
    Stan, Jun 25, 2015
    #22
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  3. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    I bought an Apple Time Capsule combo hard disk (for backup) and router. It replaced my 6 year old Time Capsule (that I knocked off an 8 foot high shelf onto a concrete floor):( and the wifi is both noticeably faster and longer range than the old one.

    It serves a PC, 2 Macs, and a printer wired directly, and a couple of laptops and other wifi devices as well. It has good range, including the garage, patio, and the shed in the back yard.

    The 2 TB model cost a little under $300 a couple of months ago, was easy to set up even in the mixed environment, and once set up, it backs up everything without me even thinking about it.

    You do have a backup system, right @Borla?;)
     
    Lindy, Jun 26, 2015
    #23
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  4. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I do have an external drive back-up for some thing, a cloud back-up for others, and both for a few.
     
    Borla, Jun 26, 2015
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