When I was looking for a wireless router, I checked our local mac
user group. DLink routers have had issues with OSX in the past,
service cutting in an out and speed changing. I don't know if it has
issues with clones or not.
Linksys was recommended and I checked with their technical support
since I have a long distance between my two computers and my friend's
linksys had range problems when he accessed it through his handheld.
I wanted to have one router talk to another router so I could have
the signal captured and rebroadcast. Not only was technical support
rude, but it took three trys to get the man (located in India) to
understand what I wanted to do. He then abruptly said, "no, the
router doesn't do that" and hung up.
The third router was a Buffalo. I went with them. I have a router
hooked up to my DSL modem. I have a G4 running OS 10.4.3 wired to
the router. I have a UMAX J700 running 9.1 also hooked up to it
wired. For a while I had my Centris 650 hooked up wired and it runs
on OS 8.0. I hook up my Dell, HP and Apple laptops wirelessly. I
have a second Buffalo downstairs in the other corner of the house.
My signal strength is good even into the woods in my backyard (about
100 yards from either router). I get good throughput (3x G) and I
can use all of my computers on it. Tech support for Buffalo is 24
hours, toll free, and American, so if you are into supporting our
local techs instead of a foreign outsource, Buffalo tech service is
it. They have been very helpful, especially with earlier editions of
their software and the older OS's. Also, I sometimes get issues when
the DSL goes down and I have to reboot all of the devices, but it is
fairly simple to correct with their help. Also setting up secure
access was a piece of cake. I think the interface is html or java
based since it looks the same on the Mac and on the PC's. Lastly,
their technical support has no time limit.
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