Hello,
The 2Wire also has 4 RJ45 connectors for Ethernet.
So you can have up to 10 wireless devices and 4 ethernet connections.
The older 2Wire had a USB port, but the new one doesn't
I have not used the Airport Extreme, so cant say much about that.
But I will say that the Airportcard on the Mac works real well with
the 2Wire. Also the HTML interface for the 2Wire is really easy to use
with VO.
I have 2 of my Macs running through the Ethernet connection and the
other one as well as several devices running on the RF side of things
without any problems what so ever.
Dan
On Mar 16, 2008, at 10:03 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi Tim,
TG: I'm a little confused about this so maybe one of you can tell
me, what's the difference between a gateway like 2wire and airport
extreme?
TK: If I understand things correctly, the 2Wire Gateway doubles as
a router and a DSL modem whereas the Airport Extreme is simply a
router. If I'm right with this assumption, then the Gateway gives
you the wireless connectivity within your house or other location
plus the DSL modem built in for Internet connectivity. The Airport
Extreme provides all the wireless connectivity but you'd still need
a Cable or DSL modem to gain connectivity to the Internet. The
Airport Extreme is an excellent wireless solution with Gigabit
connectivity on the wired connections and 130 MegaBit connectivity
on the wireless end of things. I'm not sure on the specs for the
2Wire so I can't make the comparison in that respect.
Hope this helps.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
& Carter the Canine
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
