Re: [PLUG] wireless router

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Here is the equipment that I decided to try. (I haven't received it 
yet.) Any feed back?

D-Link DI-713P wireless router. Ordered the router from 
computers4sure.com for $50.  (Actually, an $80 purchase, free shipping, 
and a $30 rebate.) 
http://www.dlink.com/products/broadband/di713p/SpecsTable.htm

D-Link DWL-520 wireless PCI card. Ordered the NIC from Amazon.com for 
$50.  (Just missed a $20 rebate.) 
http://www.dlink.com/products/wireless/dwl520/SpecsTable.htm

The router will be placed in another apartment and wired to one PC, 
maybe a Mac, and DSL. The NIC will be placed in my Linux PC. The Linux 
PC is wired to a Windows PC and occasionally a Linux/Windows laptop.

If signal strength is a problem, would adding a larger antenna to the 
NIC be sufficient, or would the router also require one or two larger 
antennas?  I'm not even sure if the devices are designed with the 
ability to add 3rd parth antennas.

This is not related to my setup, but can two of these low-cost wireless 
routers route between each other?

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