Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Lew Schwartz
The NAS is "practice" for getting this stuff off-site altogether. I have nightmares about losing all the work and time I've put into my photographic work. I currently have a 2 stage, nightly backup. One copy to a portable drive that I take with me on vacations and a second to the NAS. -Lew Schwart

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Dan Covill
On 07/03/13 09:44 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote: Is it time for me to upgrade? Does it matter? Speed is an issue for me since I backup my photographic work to my NAS drive each night. It's not LinkSys vs NetGear, it's Wireless 'G' versus 'N' versus 'ac'. And remember that while they will interoperate

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Mike Copeland
ndards standard equipment! It's debatable whether the 'final' standards would change significantly enough at this point to make any significant difference or create problems. Go for it! Heck, it's only money! Mike Copeland Original Message ---- Subject: Re: [NF]

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > So, just got back from a vacation deep enough into the woods of Cape Cod to > be beyond paved roads. It's good to hear there's still some of that on the Cape. I spent my summers down in Plymouth and day-tripping up and down the cape. Great

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Lew Schwartz
st pull the batteries out of > the wireless devices (if possible) and see if your throughput spikes up. > > Mike Copeland > > > Original Message > Subject: Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear > From: Michael Oke, II > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Da

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Lew Schwartz
That's what I thought. I was surprised to see my old Dell Vostro pick up at 72 Mbps when I had assumed that everything on home networks communicated at the 54 Mbps of my LinkSys. -Lew Schwartz On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > The theoretical speed of the router but your

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Michael Oke, II
The theoretical speed of the router but your hardware would have to match. Obviously yours does in order to see that reading. Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com 661-349-6221 On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > >> Ke

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Mike Copeland
telephones, that are creating interference and hurting your throughput on your existing wireless system. To find out, just pull the batteries out of the wireless devices (if possible) and see if your throughput spikes up. Mike Copeland Original Message ---- Subject: Re: [NF] Wireless r

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Lew Schwartz
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > Keep in mind that, if you are pushing data to the cloud or web, your > Internet connection will be a choke point as well. I know the total throughput is the result of a couple of things taken in aggregate, but I thought the Mbps rating wa

Re: [NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Michael Oke, II
Look at what frequency your wireless router operates at versus what you had access to at the cottage. If your existing equipment is using 'b', it might be time to upgrade, at least if throughput is less than adequate. Keep in mind that, if you are pushing data to the cloud or web, your Internet

[NF] Wireless routers LinkSys vs NetGear

2013-07-03 Thread Lew Schwartz
So, just got back from a vacation deep enough into the woods of Cape Cod to be beyond paved roads. The cottage advertised internet access and I expected something adequate and slow. Instead, I found that the antennaless NetGear router in the basement was pushing out 72 Mbps, way faster than the Lin