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Solve : I'm Upgrading to a D-Link 655/Must I replace my Linksys Speedbooster #2 as well?? |
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Answer» My Linksys ROUTER has FAILED on me and I want to replace it with a D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit router, the Dir 655. Will I need to replace the Linksys card with a D-link adapter card to take full advantage of the D-Link router band width and speed? I might be wrong on this so don't quote me, wait until somebody else comes along to confirm or deny... The answer to the quoted question is YES, IF you plan on doing any file sharing between computers. If you do not do any file sharing or at least do not transfer large files often, the speed you'll be missing out on isn't going to be a big deal. This is because your internet speed, when connecting wirelessly (which you are if you are using a wireless adapter), is dependent on two things: the internet speed allocated from your ISP, and the speed the router transmits at. Average ISP speeds range from 1-10 mb/s (download), while wireless G routers (which your previous linksys appears to be - or at least your wireless adapter is) transmit up to 54 mb/s - so if your ISP only gives you 6mb/s download speed, the other 48mb/s transmission from your router isn't being utilized and therefore serves no purpose to you. However, transferring files to/from computers on your home network has nothing to do with your ISP speeds, so if you transfer files between computers the max speeds you can get using a wireless G router and wireless G adapters is 54 mb/s. Wireless N routers (as the DIR-655 is) claim better signals too, however, so if your two computers are spread across a large area you might benefit from the increased range, as more SIGNAL strength equals better transmission rates (a weak signal on a wireless G adapter won't get the full 54 mb/s transmission rates, it might just get 11 mb/s for example). Edit: Oops, I didn't read the quoted part of your post exactly. You won't need to exchange your linksys adapter for a d-link one, but if you're upgrading to a wireless N router (DIR-655 is), you'll need to get a wireless N adapter. And if you're upgrading your adapter you might as well buy a d-link to match because there are all kinds of conspiracy theories out there claiming routers don't work perfectly across brands (as if the brands purposely sabotage their products to not give full speeds/connectivity etc if they aren't using the same-brand adapter) - this way there are no possibilities of not getting the max potential out of your router because of some nonsense like that. Usually router's will have a suggested adapter to use with the router, so it's best to get that if you're upgrading adapters or experience problems with the new router.Thanks for the advice. As I read your response, it doesn't look like I need a D-Link 655, since I'm just looking for internet connectiivity rather than communicating between computers. My two computers will be communicating with the internet rather than with each other. The two computers would need to communicate with the (non-wireless) printer. I suppose that would be done by linking computer 2 with computer 1. What wireless router would you suggest for hooking up to my cable modem? I see that a lot of people on this forum don't seem to like Linksys. Thanks again for your advice and response. I much appreciate it. Quote from: GAK1952 on September 15, 2008, 11:08:29 AM Thanks for the advice. Sorry , can't help you with suggesting a new router, I only know what I said from a recent quest for a new router myself! Printer: If you currently have no problems with your networked printer, should make sense that you would indeed have no problems with it with another wireless G router/adapter. So yeah, the DIR-655 would definitely be overkill for you. Sorry I can't help you more, hopefully somebody else will come along and help you! |
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