SMC 2804WBR 802.11g router $10 after rebate at Microcenter

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Noman
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SMC 2804WBR 802.11g router $10 after rebate at Microcenter

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It's $60 instore (or online) with $50 mail-in rebate.

I had to replace my three and half year old wireless gateway (802.11b).

The setup was painless. It comes with a newer firmware (one rev behind what's on SMC site) and you can update it within their browser software. It has WPA protection (besides WEP) and I had no troubles connecting a mix of .11b and .11g cards. Apparently it has WDS feature as well, where you can connect another AP (as extender) to this one to have better coverage. For my apartment it's obviously not needed (I can see eight wireless networks from my PC already, and only three of them are secured). Comes with two detachable antennas.

Anyway, seems like a good deal for those in the hunt.
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