I'm thinking of going to an all wireless network for my home/office. Currently I use a mix of wireless (8 year old Netgear DG834) for lounge etc and 100Mb wired for office (again wired into the Netgear for internet access).

Any thoughts / suggestions.

Just one point for anyone recommending kit - even with ecommerce its easier for me to buy in the UK.


Roy Lambert

Hi Roy,

<< I'm thinking of going to an all wireless network for my home/office. Currently I use a mix of wireless (8 year old Netgear DG834) for lounge etc and 100Mb wired for office (again wired into the Netgear for internet access).  >>

I have a mixed network as well.  I have a D-Link ADSL router in the office with a desktop computer connected to it via cable.  A Netgear (WPN802) wireless access point is connected to the router and there is a Netgear wireless repeater (WN2000RPT) in the lounge room.  Except for the one desktop computer, everything else is connected via wireless (4 laptops, 3 iPhones, 1 iPad, Tivo, Foxtel and a Blu-ray player).

I have a mixed network as well, but it's mostly wired.  Wired is faster and
more secure in that someone has to actually have a physical connection to
get access to your network.

The only machines that are wireless are a couple of laptops. My base is in
the back of the house where most of the computers are. I have a wireless
booster half way to the front of the house so the laptops get a strong
connection anywhere. It works pretty well.

But there's not much reason to drop wired connections if they're currently
working.

David Cornelius
Cornelius Concepts

It's an easy concept you describe, but I would say ...

Update your routers, as yours (eight years old) are too far under the mark.

A set of newer, identical routers will have gigabit speeds, and be capable of bridging together, to form a local wireless infrastructure, where one router acts as the gateway router and the others act as access points.  Most will have one or two LAN ports on the device also.  Speeds are adequate, and the newer routers allow you to limit the radio power.  I am using Dlink for our company, and the radios are stepped down to 12.5% transmission power.

Just a thought.

M.