cool cool. Keep us posted on what you find with your findings. Ok. that came out wring but I'm jut a bit not awake today.
Be blessed. On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a repeater module available for the router which, I believe, can be > fitted with an external antenna. > > Gordon > > On 5 Sep 2012, at 17:42, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > > What routers can you use to extend the range of your wifi lets ay across a 7 > or 8 thousand square foot house? do you have to buy another orne of those > things you just reviewed? Just curious as our router is about 4 years old and > has taken several beeting and has never worked unless you were up on the > thing. > > Tc all and be blessed. > On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Recently, Lynne and I had a remote play around with Dane Trethowan's Fritz! >> Box router. i have to say that I was very impressed by the interface. It's >> HTML, and seems fully accessible. >> >> Unfortunately, our Apple Time Capsule has now decided that its working life >> should come to an end. Therefore, I began the search for a replacement. >> The Fritz! Box caught my attention because of the fat that it's two USB >> ports allow the addition of as much backup media as you care to install, >> which suits me fine. The Apple Time Capsule was not my first choice right >> from the start when it's hard drive showed signs of failure. To be honest, >> the Apple Time Capsule is slow, way too devoid of configuration options and >> its price tag was a little too high for me to be comfortable with. >> >> The Fritz! Box which we are getting is the big brother of Dane's, I believe. >> This one has capability of handling up to 5 VOIP connections, and I believe >> it's possible to use is as a VOIP/PSTN PBX as well. That could be useful >> actually, and I may just venture back into the world of VPN telephony now. >> I gave up on it some time ago as I only had the SPA2000 adapter and although >> it works, it brings problems. This Fritz! Box has 4 Giganet ports, plus >> dual-band, (2.4 and 5 GHZ. The smaller model only uses 2.4 GHZ which means >> potential clashes with other wireless devices such as mobile phones. >> >> We will not be using the Fritz! Box as an ADSL router, as our Internet >> trunks are SDSL and require dedicated hardware. But it's possible to >> disable the ADSL modem and just use the Fritz! Box as a hub/gateway. >> Hopefully, I can bridge it seamlessly into our networks. It will be >> interesting indeed to see whether I can allocate different IP ranges and >> gateways for each port. If this router supports that, (usually something >> found on high end non-domestic equipment), it really will be a useful >> addition to our network family. As it is, I am quite glad to get away from >> Apple's base stations to be honest. They are very restrictive devices and, >> as I've already said, they introduce bottlenecks on a bridged network. >> >> Gordon >> >> <--- Gordon Smith ---> >> >> This message was written using 100 Percent recycled electrons. >> >> [email protected] >> >> Follow us on Twitter: @maciosaccess >> >> <---> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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