So, you’ve taken the plunge and set up a home wireless network. You’re undoubtedly enjoying the freedom of untethered computing, but now what? Well, it’s time to tweak your network to increase its performance and its security. Read further to find some simple and effective ways of doing just that.
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A typical home network router possesses two, one for the internal home and one for the external Internet connection. How can you find the router IP addresses?
The internal, LAN-IP address is normally set to a default, private number. Linksys routers, for example, use for their internal IP address. D-Link and Netgear routers typically use […]

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rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ladymarlene - There were several issues with this router and after fixing each problem another one cropped up, until there was no way to fix the last problem so it’s going back after 2 days. Even though using the wireless assistant on the CD, it would not come up. I…
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rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author joelwener - - Haven’t been able to get router to work since June. - Have replaced it three times, with no success - Have tried multiple versions of Firmware - Have spent hours with support in China who hardly speak English, and who are completely useless. (They…
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rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gambit624 - The WRT54G is my first foray into the world of wireless internet in my home. I purchased this from a friend who bought it, but realized that it didn’t have what he wanted, so he offered it to me for half what he paid for it. I decided […]

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rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mongkut - I’ve been using Linksys products for years starting with wired routers back in the late 90s and up until the past few years I had been very happy with their products. When Linksys was taken over by Cisco in 2003 I figured a good thing was only going […]

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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jgranto - The Linksys WRT330N is a feature-rich WAP/router combination. Features include wireless 802.11n, MIMO, 4 port 10/100/1000 switch, 10/100 uplink port, NAT (really PAT), a basic firewall that supports SPI, WEP and WPA (PSK and PSK2) encryption, multiple…
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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kedsand1 - Before I purchased my HP laptop, I knew little, if anything, about wireless networking. I remember one time a few years ago when I got to experience wireless Internet browsing using a friend’s Dell laptop. Indeed, I was impressed with the experience and…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author synthetic_one - I’m no “wireless wizard.” In fact, I’ve barely mastered my garage door opener, and TV remote. For years we’ve had a home desktop PC with cable service ISP. Our son (and we) would now benefit from an in-room computer with internet access. We added…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author carolinadelsol - I needed to get a router so my kids could use their wireless laptops anywhere in the house, and so everyone in the family would stop competing for the desktop connected to our internet service. I bought a DIR-655 from Costco, and the store clerk said I…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pitas2003 - Bought this router some time ago. I love the speed and the latency. Almost like connected through ethernet. Very…
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rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tlawrence85 - I sent my rebate to them (with the UPC in the same envelope as the form of course), and they sent me a letter about 8 weeks later saying my submission was missing the UPC. If anyone still wants to go ahead with the rebate, be sure to […]

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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexanderaku - Yes, this is the product many have feared to buy for bad reviews of it - but it looks like the problems were either repaired by Linksys firmware updates or just a lot of inexperienced or technically impaired people may have had it in their hands - my…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author njronbo - A few months back I bought the new Apple Airport Extreme routers that are ungodly expensive (like everything else Apple sells). Did I need a new router? No, not really. To date I was using a Belkin Pre-N wireless router that was quite powerful and…
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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MythSpell - This 802.11b/g wireless router can routinely be found on sale and with a manufacturer’s rebate bringing the net cost down to under $20 and periodically even FAR (Free After Rebate). The box contains the power supply, quick-start guide, cd-rom (which…
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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author blasalle - First off, let me say that my take on this unit may be a tad different just because I am an experienced computer/network engineer. For that reason, I may miss some of the setup problems that a new user might trip over. That being said… The unit…
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rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author coliver1 - What can I say about a product that I have to return 4 times in six months? I will not buy this brand again. I don’t care what all the computer techs say. Its…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xlink - I can offer a realistic review that about the product. I have a Samsung by t-Mobile it’s a sgh-t509 unit. So the blue tooth works pretty well in my cell. I connected and paired it to the xlink. It found and paired well out of the box and […]

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rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - It’s a good thing I saved my old L
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etgear
one bit the dust just a few months ago. There was no need for me to get another as I just wanted to stick with…
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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sandiegojerry - Some of the reviewers have had trouble maintaining connection, as did I at first with version 1.4 firmware that came in the device until I updated the firmware to version 1.5. That solved the problem PERMANENTLY. Now everything I use works great. It…
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