[Cialug] Wi-fi recommendations

kristau kristau at gmail.com
Mon Mar 10 09:57:31 CDT 2014


I've had good luck with Netgear equipment. I've not had as good an
experience with Linksys, Belkin, or DLink.


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
> wrote:

> My home wireless network is based around Apple Airport hardware.
> Unfortunately, it has recently come to my attention that Airports do not
> work with all devices. I have had no problem getting laptops made by
> each of Apple, Dell, and HP to work. My Android phone, a Galaxy S3, also
> works perfectly. But a Kindle tablet will not connect, nor will a
> Chromecast. From asking Google i found that it might be possible to
> connect a Kindle to an Airport, if you downgrade the Airport firmware to
> a specific version, turn off 802.11n, and sacrifice a chicken on the eve
> of a blue moon.
>
> So... my question is, what would people recommend for a home wireless
> network that supports all devices?
>
> __
> Daniel A. Ramaley
> Network Engineer 2
>
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> 2407 Carpenter Ave / Des Moines IA 50311 USA
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> E-mail: daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
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