On 3/14/06, David Zakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ha! I don't have any experience with Adelphia, but back home with Patriot Media, I would have far rather been on my own and dealt with hardware failures myself, rather than have to call and yell at them every other week to be told that I needed to be around from 3-5pm some day about a week later!
In general I agree, but I'm rather impressed with the SMC wireless router I have. I don't use the "switch" on it, so I can't speak to it, but the wireless is great! The software options on it also go far past any typical consumer-grade stuff and I would feel comfortable using it in a business environment (small business, that is).
Just to play devil's advocate: yuk! I have had several bad experiences with both D-Link and Linksys products. More so with D-Link and only on consumer-grade hardware.
IMO, this isn't worth it unless you're running a fairly complex network. For my PC, a media PC (on the wireless), my notebook and my girlfriend's notebook, I find that my single SMC wireless router is more than adequate, and simplifies everything greatly. Whenever I need to do something more complex, I disable the conflicting services on my router and use my PC ( namely, netbooting Linux installers on my notebook since it has no cdrom drive. )
My thoughts:
Leasing the cable modem is sometimes the better option, even if more
expensive. If it breaks, you can yell at Adelphia to come fix the thing
ASAP. If you bought it, you'd be on your own.
Ha! I don't have any experience with Adelphia, but back home with Patriot Media, I would have far rather been on my own and dealt with hardware failures myself, rather than have to call and yell at them every other week to be told that I needed to be around from 3-5pm some day about a week later!
Integrated router/modem/switches don't tend to be very impressive pieces
of hardware. Often, the "switch" is really a hub (hello packet
collision!). And, if you want to do anything really "interesting" with
it, you're usually out of luck, since the features on the router portion
are barebones.
In general I agree, but I'm rather impressed with the SMC wireless router I have. I don't use the "switch" on it, so I can't speak to it, but the wireless is great! The software options on it also go far past any typical consumer-grade stuff and I would feel comfortable using it in a business environment (small business, that is).
My recommendation: buy the pieces of the stack separately. I'll admit a
slight preference to D-Link, since _I_ have had good luck with them, and
Just to play devil's advocate: yuk! I have had several bad experiences with both D-Link and Linksys products. More so with D-Link and only on consumer-grade hardware.
I can physically stack the components to save space. You can use what
you like, the idea is the same:
1. DGL-4100 router
2. DGS-1008D 8-port gigabit switch
3. DWL-7100AP 802.11abg access point
4. DCM-202 cable modem (if you don't lease from Adelphia)
~John Demme
