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If range is important, the Apple product is a good choice. It is designed to extend the wireless network by adding more base stations as relays if needed. However, N covers a LOT of ground and you might not need to extend it. Quoting "Troy Murray" <[log in to unmask]>: > I second the Apple Airport Extreme production. Iıve had one for 3 years and > havenıt ever had an issue with it. The latest ones will work dual band, and > you can even segment the network so you can have a ³guest² network and a > ³private² network offered wirelessly. The configuration is simple. > > -t > > > > On 10/1/09 11:07 PM, "Kramer, Jack" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Buy Appleıs Airport Extreme if you donıt want to spend a lot of time setting >> up and/or supporting a device. You wonıt regret it. If you donıt mind >> fiddling, any dual-band N router thatıs capable of running the open-source >> DD-WRT firmware can be great fun and quite capable once youıve configured it >> to your liking. >> ---- >> Jack Kramer >> Computer Systems Specialist >> University Relations, Michigan State University >> 517-884-1231 >> >> >> >> From: Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> >> Reply-To: Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 21:23:48 -0400 >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: [MSUNAG] mindless home wireless question >> >> Hi All, >> >> Don't ya love a good flame-fest? About 4pm today I made some popcorn, >> sat back and enjoyed the action! >> >> I realize this is a bit off-topic, but does anybody have a >> recommendation for a wireless router with "N" protocol support for home >> use? Anyone experienced with them (bought more than one)? >> >> Clients are mainly Apple laptops, if that matters. There will be some >> non-N clients. Reliability, ease of setup and range are more important >> that absolute bandwidth. >> >> Thanks, >> Tom Rockwell >> >> > > > > -- > Troy Murray > Information Technologist II > Michigan State University > Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) > Biomedical Research & Informatics Core (BRIC) Department > 100 Conrad Hall > East Lansing, MI 48824 > Phone: 517-432-4248 > Fax: 517-353-9420 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > >