Aironet or 871?
So i am looking at adding wireless to my house and would prefer to do it either though a Aironet or a 871 routers. I dont feel like buying a cheap 30 router to do the job since i would much rather learn how to implement wireless through one of them.
Looking for a recommendation and which one would be better.
Looking for a recommendation and which one would be better.
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CompTIA Network+ March 7, 2008
MCTS Vista 620 June 14, 2008
MCP Server 290 Nov 15, 2008
MCP Server 291 In Progress (Exam 12/28/09)
Cisco CCENT In Progress
MCP Server 291 In Progress
C|EH In Progress
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tiersten
Member Posts: 4,505
I use 1242AGs around my house. They should be cheaper than the routers with built in wireless and if you ever get a WLC you can use them with that.
In my configuration, WiFi clients connect to the 802.11g radio and the 802.11a radio is used as a backhaul connection. My laptop supports 802.11a and I tried using that to see if there was a significant improvement in throughput but even with the reasonable number of other WiFi networks near me on the 2.4GHz band, it didn't really improve that much. -
ilcram19-2
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i have an 871w and the wireless capibilities are pretty good, i would recommed it. i havent got a chance to mess around with an aironet