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Finally, a router that isn't a total pile of crap. I tore down my previous "set-up" with my linksys N router that was encrypted but stuck with some password I couldn't change (when I went to save the settings, it couldn't load the save page) while only giving off 2 bars of signal even 3 feet away from it. From this, I had a wired connection to Katie's eMac, and another split off to an unsecured wireless G access point that actually gave off a full 4 bars of signal.
So I scrapped all that, cleaned up the guest bedroom a bit, and installed my new set-up. I popped the Airport Extreme down, dropped in a 4 port USB hub, threw on the new hand-me-down laser printer I picked up so we can do most of our bulk printing on that, if she needs color, I have the ink jet right underneath it, also networked, and 2 network storage drives.
All set up in less than 3 minutes, and guess what? It just works.
How come more companies don't realize they can suck more money out of you if their product is less infuriating than average? Make the thing work, make more margin!
Anyway, yea. This probably could go in the networking forum, but then nobody would read it.
So I scrapped all that, cleaned up the guest bedroom a bit, and installed my new set-up. I popped the Airport Extreme down, dropped in a 4 port USB hub, threw on the new hand-me-down laser printer I picked up so we can do most of our bulk printing on that, if she needs color, I have the ink jet right underneath it, also networked, and 2 network storage drives.
All set up in less than 3 minutes, and guess what? It just works.
How come more companies don't realize they can suck more money out of you if their product is less infuriating than average? Make the thing work, make more margin!
Anyway, yea. This probably could go in the networking forum, but then nobody would read it.