The airport extreme is actually very nice, esp for the price. A lot of N routers/APs don't even give you Gig ports. Why bother if the Wifi can do 300Mbit and the wired is only 100.
On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 09:41:04PM -0700, maccrawj wrote: > Make sure you read up on it vs. the linksys WRT610's! > > Oh, and screw apple anything for various reason even if they poop gold eggs! > > > On 5/9/2010 5:24 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > > Naw...I'll stick with the Netgear that you mentioned. I was just trying > > to explain to Duncan about the port and mentioned why the USB port could > > be nice....but I use Windows 7 homegroups, so I can easly move files > > between PCs. And my printer is wireless too, so I can print to it from > > the various computers. The Airport seems more for mac users to me...my > > 3700 should be hear early this week... > > > > On 5/9/2010 5:01 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > >> Get an Apple Extreme Router then. It should fit the bill. > >> > >> They are good routers too. > >> > >> > >> Please note my new mobile number listed in my signature. > >> > >> With best regards, > >> Zulfiqar Naushad > >> > >> Siemens Limited > >> Energy Sector > >> Oil& Gas Division > >> Oil& Gas Solutions > >> E O OS > >> P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 > >> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia > >> Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) > >> Mobile: +966 (59) 561-2990 (*NEW) > >> Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 > >> mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com > >> www.siemens.com.sa > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > >> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. > >> Martin > >> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:55 AM > >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > >> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs???? > >> > >> Yeah, but some of the other routers seem to offer much higher > >> performance in this area. Backups aren't the only thing...moving files > >> and share files are other good reasons to have a cheap USB drive on the > >> router. > >> > >> On 5/9/2010 1:37 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > >>> Aside from small files yes, the usb is dog slow for backups or > >> anything of > >>> that sort. > >>> > >>> It's more of a handy thing other than anything. > >>> > >>> If you're serious about backups, a NAS would be more "proper". > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Anthony Q. > >> Martin<amar...@charter.net>wrote: > >>> > >>>> Duncan, > >>>> > >>>> At lot of the dual-band wirless N routers have a usb port of them for > >>>> connecting an HD that is then available to machines connected for > >> backups > >>>> etc. over the network. One disadvantage of the WNDR3700 is that it is > >> really > >>>> slow for file transfers even on a 1Gbit network (which you'd have if > >> you > >>>> have it). So, that's the one of two negatives about this router. > >> Still, I'm > >>>> going to get it as they all have pros and cons. > >>>> > >>>> On 5/8/2010 7:27 PM, DSinc wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Anthony, > >>>>> What do you mean by, "Too bad the storage is so slow, though." ?? > >>>>> If your current router is only capable of 10/100, then your current > >> LAN is > >>>>> only capable of 10/100. Even with G-Bit cards installed in devices. > >>>>> I think, anyway. > >>>>> Duncan > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 05/08/2010 15:32, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Yes, as Bryan says and I have confirmed. I guess I didn't realize > >> how > >>>>>> long it has been since I paid any attention to my network. Even > >> with the > >>>>>> powerline adapters, which claim a max throughput of 200 Mbps, I'd > >> have > >>>>>> to get a newer& better router to get that (or the best real world > >>>>>> numbers I can get). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> So, I guess I'll go with the Netgear WNDR3700 if no one else chimes > >> in > >>>>>> with a reason not too. It seems to be rated as highly as any other > >> and > >>>>>> has some cool features. Too bad the storage is so slow, though. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 5/8/2010 3:20 PM, Gaffer wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Saturday 08 May 2010 18:23:39 Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I'm using a linksys wrt54g with a wsb24 booster. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> My mothers claim to do 1000 Mbps yet on file transfers I only get > >>>>>>>> like 11 MB/s which is more like 100Mpbs/8 = 12.5 MB/s. If my > >> wired > >>>>>>>> network is running at 1000 Mbps shouldn't I bet getting around > >> 125 > >>>>>>>> MB/s file transfers over the wired network? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> What gives? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Your speeds will only be as fast as the slowest link in the chain. > >> If I > >>>>>>> recall the wrt54g is only 10/100 Mbs on the Ethernet ports. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >>>>>>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2861 - Release Date: > >>>>>>> 05/08/10 02:26:00 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >>>>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2862 - Release Date: > >> 05/08/10 > >>>>> 14:26:00 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2862 - Release Date: > >> 05/08/10 14:26:00 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2862 - Release Date: > >>> 05/08/10 14:26:00 > >>> > > -- Bryan G. 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