Sometimes inexpensive stuff just costs too much
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Got a great deal on an Asante wireless 802.11-g router. Works just fine (although I found the configuration software made it difficult to block specific ports—warning sign #1… firmware upgrade helped). Backward compatible with 802.11-b, so tried it out on a computer downstairs (router upstairs, roughly 15′ above the downstairs computer) with an 802.11-b adapter that had worked in the past. No joy. Apparently signal strength issues. Can probably fix that with this, but hey! That’s a significantly more than the router cost to begin with!
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If I can’t come up with a better solution, when my daughter comes to visit she’s just going to have to
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1.) Sit in my office (a couple of feet from the router) and use her lil notebook there
2.) Sit where I can reach her with an ethernet cable or
3.) Use one of the other computers
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to connect to the internet, check mail, etc.
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The last option is not cool. Sure, she can use a USB drive to transfer files, but sneakernet is just so uncool compared to the real thing.
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*sigh*
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Sometimes cheaper (even from a good company) just is not less expensive.
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Lesson re-learned… I hope.
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Still, even if I have to get the hi-gain antenna, it will have been a relatively inexpensive solution, Â overall.