On 12/10/07 3:44 PM, "Loveman Sherrie" <sloveman@us.edu> wrote:
> For the record, Norman, I had the same experience moving from Linksys to
> Netgear and I did think it was the manufacturer. I experienced wireless
> crashes in my own home for years with two different Linksys routers. I
> replaced the last one with a Netgear Wireless-G router and was up and
> running all over the house and yard in minutes. Is anyone in the market
> for a couple of Linksys wireless routers?
>
> Now, when I am asked to set up wireless connections for administrators
> and others, I buy Netgear and have yet to fail.
>
> With another resounding hallelujah!
>
> -Sherrie
>
> Sherrie Loveman
> Director of Information Technology
> University School
> 2785 SOM Center Road
> Hunting Valley, OH 44022
> sloveman@us.edu
> www.us.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Norman Maynard
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:20 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Update
>
> Some time ago, I asked for help and input on two items - wireless, and
> then
> a printer recommendation. Here's what I have discovered - and with the
> wireless, I hope it may help someone else.
>
> I replaced the Linksys wireless router with a Netgear WAP (only). I
> don';t
> know that it was the brand switch as much as that the WAP was NOT a
> router
> as well - and therefore, did not run into problems with the Netopia
> router
> that was installed by our ISP.
>
> (As a colleague said, it may have been like crime cases where local law
> enforcement runs into jurisdiction issues when the FBI gets involved -
> the
> two routers were competing for authority.)
>
> Don't know if this was the problem but the fact is: the wireless works!
> Since I switched out the hardware, we've had no problems from anyone
> getting connected to the domain.
>
> Hallelujah!
>
> As far as the printer goes, we ended up with an HP 2605, and it too
> seems to
> be working just fine. We've got a little bit of a glitch with being able
> to
> access duplex printing, but it's fast, quiet, with good-enough quality
> and
> inks available through outlets other than HP.
>
> So:; thanks for all the input. I hope someone is able to put this info
> to
> good use.
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