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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1205423" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I honestly wish I knew how all of these people end up with these off-brand, no-name routers. I'm guessing they're ISP-supplied.</p><p></p><p>gtir: Just FYI, there are about four main companies that make wireless networking products that are worth their salt - those would be (in no particular order), Linksys, Netgear, D-Link and Apple. Belkin makes routers, but I have not been impressed by them.</p><p></p><p>Anything else you buy is going to have a manual written in Engrish by some Chinese conglomerate that knows about as much about networking and RF as your average toddler. They're mostly knocking off someone else's product.</p><p></p><p>With that said, while I would agree with Chas that you may want to just go out and buy a "big boy" router to save yourself some headache, here's some things you can do to optimize it for your Mac:</p><p></p><p>1. Enable SSID broadcast (if it is currently disabled)</p><p>2. Set security to WPA (or better yet, WPA2)</p><p>3. Get the router up as high as possible and as central to your home as possible. Worst place for it is in a basement or around other devices that emit RF (baby monitors, cordless phone bases, microwave ovens, etc).</p><p></p><p>Once you've done those things, I'd be willing to bet a dollar or two that you're no longer having issues with your Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1205423, member: 24098"] I honestly wish I knew how all of these people end up with these off-brand, no-name routers. I'm guessing they're ISP-supplied. gtir: Just FYI, there are about four main companies that make wireless networking products that are worth their salt - those would be (in no particular order), Linksys, Netgear, D-Link and Apple. Belkin makes routers, but I have not been impressed by them. Anything else you buy is going to have a manual written in Engrish by some Chinese conglomerate that knows about as much about networking and RF as your average toddler. They're mostly knocking off someone else's product. With that said, while I would agree with Chas that you may want to just go out and buy a "big boy" router to save yourself some headache, here's some things you can do to optimize it for your Mac: 1. Enable SSID broadcast (if it is currently disabled) 2. Set security to WPA (or better yet, WPA2) 3. Get the router up as high as possible and as central to your home as possible. Worst place for it is in a basement or around other devices that emit RF (baby monitors, cordless phone bases, microwave ovens, etc). Once you've done those things, I'd be willing to bet a dollar or two that you're no longer having issues with your Mac. [/QUOTE]
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