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D-Link DIR-655 vs. Airport Extreme Base Station
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<blockquote data-quote="schweb" data-source="post: 1130545" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I actually have my AE in the basement and I get great signal through out the house all the way up to the second floor where my office is, but I do agree, that a lot of that will depend on home construction and house size. </p><p></p><p>I think for most people the basement is probably bad, but you can always check different locations around your home to see what works best. I like keeping all my networking stuff in the basement out of sight so it works for me, but your mileage may vary.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you're right on there. Personally I love my AE because it is easy and stable. For me, a router should be "set it and forget it". I don't want to have to tinker with it, I don't want to have to constantly be updating firmware. I just want it to work and do its job well so it's seamless to me, just like my Mac. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I think for the normal home user, an AE is more than enough from a configuration standpoint. As a matter of fact, it even does an outstanding job of routing traffic without even needing to map ports. In all my years of using it, I've never had to do that for any application I've ever used with an AE, but I have had to do it with Linksys routers (not sure how the Dlink ones are with that).</p><p></p><p>I also like the dual radio and the ability to setup a separate "guest" network so I can let visitors on my WiFi without giving them access to my network.</p><p></p><p>Apple has a great guide on setting up networks with AE:</p><p><a href="http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Apple_AirPort_Networks_Early2009.pdf" target="_blank">http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Apple_AirPort_Networks_Early2009.pdf</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>FWIW, Apple has Airport software for Windows so you can also configure it form there. It's not as universal as having a browser based admin, but honestly, at least for me, it doesn't matter because I'm rarely in there doing anything. So it would depend on how much you plan to tweak and configure your network on an ongoing basis.</p><p></p><p>I think both routers are probably a good choice, so you can't go wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="schweb, post: 1130545, member: 59"] I actually have my AE in the basement and I get great signal through out the house all the way up to the second floor where my office is, but I do agree, that a lot of that will depend on home construction and house size. I think for most people the basement is probably bad, but you can always check different locations around your home to see what works best. I like keeping all my networking stuff in the basement out of sight so it works for me, but your mileage may vary. I think you're right on there. Personally I love my AE because it is easy and stable. For me, a router should be "set it and forget it". I don't want to have to tinker with it, I don't want to have to constantly be updating firmware. I just want it to work and do its job well so it's seamless to me, just like my Mac. :) I think for the normal home user, an AE is more than enough from a configuration standpoint. As a matter of fact, it even does an outstanding job of routing traffic without even needing to map ports. In all my years of using it, I've never had to do that for any application I've ever used with an AE, but I have had to do it with Linksys routers (not sure how the Dlink ones are with that). I also like the dual radio and the ability to setup a separate "guest" network so I can let visitors on my WiFi without giving them access to my network. Apple has a great guide on setting up networks with AE: [url]http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Apple_AirPort_Networks_Early2009.pdf[/url] FWIW, Apple has Airport software for Windows so you can also configure it form there. It's not as universal as having a browser based admin, but honestly, at least for me, it doesn't matter because I'm rarely in there doing anything. So it would depend on how much you plan to tweak and configure your network on an ongoing basis. I think both routers are probably a good choice, so you can't go wrong. [/QUOTE]
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