Wireless repeaters

[Mini_Me]

going to be setting up a clients wireless network in their house this weekend (10,000+ sq ft, 3 levels) (well replacing the old 802.11b wireless with .g probably)

 

anyone have luck with a specific make/model of repeaters? the base modem/wireless router is a 2Wire 2701, i looked but didnt see that it supported WDS.

 

thx

[lostoften]

thx for setting up my house mini

[Cujo]

i don't believe the 2wire does though it is a great modem. best to just use it as a modem and start with a good gigabit router with qos. also, why not go draft n?

[boiler]

I set up a couple of wireless repeaters from Netgear in my parent's house a little over a year ago. I think these are what I used.

 

I know some people aren't fans of Netgear, but they have worked great for their house, and setup was pretty easy.

 

Keep in mind with this setup that these are only access points/repeaters and not routers. At least with the Netgears, you cannot use a repeater with a wireless router, only with another repeater. Since they needed a couple of wired connections, I used a regular four port router to which I connected the first wireless repeater. I'm not sure if this is the case with all manufacturers, but it's something to keep an eye out for.

[anonymo]

Have you considered powerline networking? Or does it have to be wireless and/or 54mbs? Also I'm not sure of the distance powerline networking can handle, but still something to consider.

 

oh yeah linky