Newegg has a 2 Pack refurbished Netgear WNHDE111 5GHz Wireless-N HD Access Point/Bridge Set for $50 with free shipping. Compatible with 802.11a and 802.11n Draft 2.0 standards.
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#1
viking2010 - Posted 1:34 pm PDT 08/10/09 (96 Posts)
Seems like a good deal but I cannot verify it is draft 2.0
#2
tfr - Posted 2:32 pm PDT 08/10/09 (223 Posts)
Funny thing--Best Buy sells this two-pack combo (not refurbbed, mind you), for $199. Y HALO THAR MARKUP!
I bought one of these with the intent of setting up a wireless bridge off of a nearby wireless network and I forget what it was, but these devices don't support it. OH RIGHT, they didn't support wireless G. These devices are designed to work with each other, natively, in N mode. Forget about using them in G or B mode as they don't support it.
I bought one of these with the intent of setting up a wireless bridge off of a nearby wireless network and I forget what it was, but these devices don't support it. OH RIGHT, they didn't support wireless G. These devices are designed to work with each other, natively, in N mode. Forget about using them in G or B mode as they don't support it.
#3
kev - Posted 2:32 pm PDT 08/10/09 (15 Posts)
Tempting... I wonder how hot it is... my d-link pocket router is too hot...
#4
matthew - Posted 3:13 pm PDT 08/10/09 (674 Posts)
#2 Some discussion of this over at Newegg. One reviewer is pretty stubborn that they will talk to a b/g network:
"Had the two units talking to each other in no time. Just use the push button connect method. I have my TiVo and my PS3 connected to it and can tell a huge difference in speed. You can use it with your existing 2.4 GHz wireless network. I connected the AP unit to my 2.4 GHz wireless router with no problem. They don't interfere at all. You don't have to buy a 5 GHz router for this to work like some lead you to believe."
"Had the two units talking to each other in no time. Just use the push button connect method. I have my TiVo and my PS3 connected to it and can tell a huge difference in speed. You can use it with your existing 2.4 GHz wireless network. I connected the AP unit to my 2.4 GHz wireless router with no problem. They don't interfere at all. You don't have to buy a 5 GHz router for this to work like some lead you to believe."
#5
cjw3cma - Posted 3:13 pm PDT 08/10/09 (73 Posts)
And I'm looking for a G access point unit. Darn.
#6
DrSpiff - Posted 3:42 pm PDT 08/10/09 (11 Posts)
#4: That reviewer is talking about connecting this 5GHz access point to an already existing 2.4GHz B/G router. In this setup, the B/G clients connect to the B/G router while N clients will connect to the 5GHz AP. Obviously there is no reason why this setup should not work; so this is a good deal if you already have a B/G router (and who doesn't these days?) and would like to add N support.
#7
MisterE - Posted 3:47 pm PDT 08/10/09 (493 Posts)
Holy crap, these really are only Draft 802.11n and 802.11a compatible with no support for 802.11b or 802.11g. Plus, they only have 10/100 Ethernet. That's kinda sucky.
#8
grebe925 - Posted 5:48 pm PDT 08/10/09 (36 Posts)
I have a pair of these acting as a bridge between my movie server and HTPC. They are basically designed for HD streaming and they work very well at that; no drop-outs or stutter during playback. They operate only in the 5Ghz band for smooth HD streaming by avoiding interference from devices like cell-phones, microwaves etc. that operate at around 2.4 Ghz.
#9
mikey8 - Posted 7:10 pm PDT 08/10/09 (16 Posts)
It is just amazing! After all this time wireless "N" has still not yet been standardized. Ever product now claiming to be wireless N is actually "pre-N".
#10
socal - Posted 9:48 pm PDT 08/10/09 (136 Posts)
This is a great deal! Thanks Ben!
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