know a nice 802.11n, mimo, gige, QOS router?
Feb 4, 2007, 6:26 pm
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know a nice 802.11n, mimo, gige, QOS router?
So, i'm just going to throw this out there for the gang, maybe someone can help?
I'm looking to upgrade to a new router in house, have bunch of macs added with 802.11n, so I'd like to get something to offer that.
AND, I use VOIP, so I want to be able to FINALLY put QOS on the VOIP gizmo,
AND, I'd like something with MIMO
AND, the rest of the network is GIGE, so I'd LIKE to have it be a GIGE router?
But, I cannot find one such. Anyone?
I'm looking to upgrade to a new router in house, have bunch of macs added with 802.11n, so I'd like to get something to offer that.
AND, I use VOIP, so I want to be able to FINALLY put QOS on the VOIP gizmo,
AND, I'd like something with MIMO
AND, the rest of the network is GIGE, so I'd LIKE to have it be a GIGE router?
But, I cannot find one such. Anyone?
Feb 5, 2007, 9:43 am
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I dont even read reviews about pre-n. I believe the final 802.11n standards have not been set yet so the current pre-n stuff may not function as advertised when they are published.
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Feb 5, 2007, 9:52 am
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I'm not on top of the pre-n and draft-n stuff myself.
I did notice that Apple's new Airport Extreme was marketed as n ... no pre or draft... not sure if that means it was ratified and I just didn't notice...
I'm sure there is a device out there for you, but I'd like to toss out my usual suggestion: build you own.
With an old $60 PC (just got one myself off ebay) and several $15 Ethernet cards (or gigE) then you can use something like IPcop, or my personal fav, PFsense and build you own. I'm fairly partial to the QoS and VoIP support thats included with PFsense...Then you'd just need an 802.11 access point... In the end it would be more expensive....around $250 said and done, but you'd get a lot more flexibility and it might be the only solution that fully meets your needs.
I did notice that Apple's new Airport Extreme was marketed as n ... no pre or draft... not sure if that means it was ratified and I just didn't notice...
I'm sure there is a device out there for you, but I'd like to toss out my usual suggestion: build you own.
With an old $60 PC (just got one myself off ebay) and several $15 Ethernet cards (or gigE) then you can use something like IPcop, or my personal fav, PFsense and build you own. I'm fairly partial to the QoS and VoIP support thats included with PFsense...Then you'd just need an 802.11 access point... In the end it would be more expensive....around $250 said and done, but you'd get a lot more flexibility and it might be the only solution that fully meets your needs.
Feb 6, 2007, 11:25 pm
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802.11n has been finalized by the working group, but it will take much longer for full IEEE ratification. It is likely that the standard is now finished, yet it is possible for future changes to force upgrades of some sort. So many of the consumer products are scrambling to offer compliance with draft 2.0 of 802.11n MIMO which they believe will be the final standard. These products should be available soon.
Spacebass's idea about using an old PC as a router is a good one. You can customize it to do exactly what you want. You will soon be able to buy a compliant draft 2.0 MIMO PCI board for your PC and you can of course buy GigE cards.
Spacebass's idea about using an old PC as a router is a good one. You can customize it to do exactly what you want. You will soon be able to buy a compliant draft 2.0 MIMO PCI board for your PC and you can of course buy GigE cards.