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Re: EnGenius EAP9550 I don't see anyone really using it... Sure, an AP with a GigE port will allow for the theoretical speed of 300Mbps (I usually can't pull more than 280, but whatever) Also, there is no way you can sustain these higher speeds to all wireless clients associated, simultaneously, pretty soon your radio is congested or you've exceed the GigE port's bandwidth.
Consider...
Your Internet connection isn't over 100Mbps
You don't need 100Mbps to stream audio/video or play MP3s
You don't need 100Mpbs for most multiplayer games
You don't need 100Mbps to open a Word/Excel document
...perhaps you "need" 100Mbps because you are copying large files, like CD/DVD ISO's? ...not most end-users. |
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 mozerdLight Will Pierce The DarknessPremium,MVM
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Nepean, ON | reply to Brano
said by Brano:One more question. Since my LAN is all gigabit and these smoke-like APs have only 100Mbps port I'm looking at this »www.engeniustech.com/index.php/b···-and-poe
What is the real life experience with achieving over 100Mbps speeds on N?
Yep -- the ECB-9500 is very nice unit -- does a much better job due to the 3 antenna's ëtc. -- and Yes you're MUCH better off with the gigabit LAN port -- assuming the "client" is capable -- exceeding 100Mbps is common --- the key is the client capability. Since wireless is a shared medium the number of clients will have an impacts so QoS may need tweaking to accommodate the need.
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 BranoI hate VogonsPremium,MVM
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Burlington, ON
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| So I finally bought the ECB9500 ... what a difference! Until now I've been running on these cheap LinkSys / Trendnet APs ... this doesn't even compare.
Stable signal, great coverage, enhanced features, all for $100 
FYI: Engenius now offers new EAP350 (smoke detector like) AP with gigabit, but it's almost twice the price of ECP9500 and nobody seems to have it at this time. |
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 AnavSarcastic Llama? Naw, Just AcerbicPremium
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kudos:3 | Having fun researching wifi routers lately, be it smc engenius, asus, zyxel etc...... Its like they all go to the same wifi market shop at the same vendors for parts (sometimes wifi chips are the same, sometimes switchships are the same etc). So the main difference must be in the quality of the firmware either self developed or perhaps bought and further developed etc.. or not at all (handled by vendor totally).
Not sure if like hardware componenets there exists in Taiwan, stalls of firmware vendors with off the shelf solutions based on your hardware purchases. Which means they basically purchase firmware from firmware vendors with contracts to match hardware bought (yes activate USB function due to available usb port purchased on mobo). So the level of support contracted to fix bugs and the featureset and functionality contracted determine the outcome of what we buy and thats why we have so many similar products with variations. (or as linkshyt aka crisco discovered, buy crappy firmware at low cost and leave it to 3rd partys to develop usable code).
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mozerdLight Will Pierce The DarknessPremium,MVM
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Nepean, ON | Actually what happens is as follows:
The CHIP manufacturers like Broadcom, Qualcomm, Marvel, etc. provide the "reference" designs and boards plus the firmware that works well for the feature set offered. These boards are then purchased by the Vendors in large quantise [100K] lots and sent to various "houses" for 'Branding". Most of these "houses" are in Taiwan etc.
Where it gets badly damaged is when vendors [like Liksys, DLink etc] take those reference designs and firmware give it to their contracted software people to retrofit the firmware to work on their individuality GUI front-ends that may have a complete different feature set.
The EnGenius people have their own inhouse software people who TEST TEST TEST before they release their version of the "reference" stuff for sale. Others do not TEST as aggressively. 
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