On 16/04/2009 06:54, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:28:28 -0700 (PDT), Randall
> <randall.shimizu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am thinking of getting a 802.11n wireless router. A lot of the
>> companies use the Atheros 802.11n chipset and there is some talk that
>> they have drop the connection a lot. So I am wondering if anyone has
>> any thoughts or recommendations. I might get the Trendnet that was in
>> today's Fry's ad. Just beginning to investigate the various 802.11n
>> routers.
>
> $180 will get you an Apple Aiport Extreme. It's simultaneous dual
> band and 802.11n. I've been playing with one erratically for the last
> week or so (which gets installed tomorrow). It's a bit shy on the
> long range (no external antennas), but works quite well in a
> reflection infested environment (my office). Dropped connections are
> usually caused by interference from other wireless networks, microwave
> ovens, and such. I haven't seen any dropped connections with the
> Airport Extreme yet, and I'm running 3 different wireless routers on
> the same channel (6) at the same time. There's some interaction, but
> no disconnects yet.
>
> I don't buy anything from Fry's.
>
Have you tried it with an external USB Hard Drive yet? I have been
looking at a few reviews and noticed this on CNET:-
"We didn't get to try the print-serving feature, but we found that the
router's support for USB external hard drives was rather limited. It
doesn't read drives formatted in the NTFS file system, but only FAT32
and Mac OS Extended. Generally it's more difficult to format a drive
larger than 32GB using FAT32. This means Windows users can't simply plug
most of their USB external hard drives into the router and expect to
share the data contained on it. If you are willing to reformat your hard
drive, you'll need to use a computer to do so, as the router doesn't
include the formatting feature."
<http://reviews.cnet.com/wireless-access-points/apple-airport-extreme-base/4505-3265_7-33549749.html?tag=txt%3bpage>