Been getting mine at Tiger Len Hammond CSI:Hartland, LLC [email protected]
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]>wrote: > Newegg.com has a bunch of recertified routers listed right now, including > several Linksys. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:16 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Wireless Routers > > > > What’s a good source for refurbed routers? > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:11 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Wireless Routers > > > > +1 on the Netgear refurbs. I have installed about a dozen of them over the > last year. Only had trouble with one of them and then only in one location. > Another unit worked fine there and that unit was OK in another location - go > figure. > > > > I, too, have heard the horror stories about Netgear, Linksys, D-Link, > Buffalo and others. My guess is that at this price point you can get junk in > any flavor and good stuff in any flavor. Probably depending on the day of > manufacture - hung over employees, etc. Recently, I've been getting the > refurbished Netgear units for $10 to $15 on special and I don't worry about > warranty or anything else - they are so cheap, I'll just replace it for a > year on my dime - much quicker, easier, cheaper than convincing them to do > something else. > > > Len Hammond > CSI:Hartland > [email protected] > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Buy factory refurbs. They've already been fixed.. J > > > > Seriously, I'm running DD-WRT on several Netgear refurbs, couldn't be > happier. This particular model of Netgear had a history of PS problems but > the refurbs came with the 'fixed' PS. > > > > Regarding troubleshooting, a factory reset (using the pushbutton) followed > by firmware upgrade should be attempted before tossing them in the trash. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, May 10, 2010 12:01 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Wireless Routers > > > > I've had issues with Netgear, D-Link, and Linksys/Cisco consumer routers. > It seems most are only good for about 18-24 months and then need to be > replaced. I do like the Linksys GUI best but that's probably just because > I'm more familiar with it. > > > > But for $50, it's not worth the time to mess with them if a simple reset > doesn't allow you to connect. > > > > Die dulci fruere! > > Roger Wright > ___ > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:17 AM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote: > > This weekend, I spent about 4 hours working at a client’s site (side job) > trying to get their desktop to link up to their existing wireless router > (Netgear.) I never succeeded and I was also unable to get my Dell laptop to > talk to their wireless router. After fussing with it for over 2 hours, I > went to Walmart and bought a WRT54GS2 Linksys wireless (same exact model I > have at home) and hooked it up. Instant success. > > Long story short – if I ever have a job where I can’t get the wireless to > connect, and the user has a Netgear wireless router, I’m not even going to > spend time on it, I’ll just tell the client I’m going to go buy a different > router that **will** work and get another Linksys. > > Just thought I’d pass this along for anyone who’s looking for a new > wireless router. J > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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