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Greetings. Happy owner of a new Mac - actually, two. Family got a 20" iMac and MacBook to upgrade our other aging Macs.
I'm using our original D-Link router while waiting for kinks to be ironed out of the Time Capsule server before I buy that. I also took the Airport card out of our old iBook and put it in the old G4 Flat Panel.
Here's the deal: The router is situated in the center of the house. The iMac is about 15' away, the Flat Panel G4 is about 16' away, and the MacBook is a floater around the house.
The Flat Panel gets much better wireless reception - a full four bars on the thingy. The other two brand new computers have only three bar reception, and the Flat Panel is actually receiving the signal through a thicker wall.
What gives? I would think the much newer technology would be screaming fast and powerful. Would a new Mac base station - the Time Capsule or Airport Express - provide a stronger signal than the D-Link?
Thanks in advance,
Carlos

Yep, it's way out of date and newer routers can be set to specific frequencies in order to get rid of "noise makers" in the area. The noise comes from microwave ovens, some florescent lighting, electrical interference, other routers and probably a dozen other sources.
The newer routers have "boost" modes to help extend the range and quality of signals. In addition, if you can get all your equipment up to G speeds you will extend your range on the newer routers. They offer to transmit in B or G or both speeds. If you mix the speeds you cut down on the range significantly. Also, do you want to share files at 10 or 54 mb/s?
You didn't say what kind of broadband connection you are using, but if it's a cable modem you will have to disconnect the cable modem power (and sometimes the coax) before you plug in the router. Cable modems set themselves up to whatever device they first see and don't allow changing the equipment. Powering the modem down lets you reset the modem to see your new router. DSL modems from Telco's don't have this problem.
The good old G4 is very happy with a B speed router, it was designed for it, but your newer hardware is probably not responding as well as it could with a faster G or N speed router.
I like the Belkin routers for price and features. They have web browser based setup menu's, are easy to install firmware updates, they can back up their settings to your mac, and they seem to work well with iChat. I've put in a couple dozen of them in the last couple years, none have failed. Can't say the same for D-Link or Linksys (I've had several just die).
Of course, the Airport Base Stations are nice with their built-in print servers, and the new Time Capsule is very attractive for it's Time Machine ability and print server.
If I was starting fresh and had the bucks, I'd look real hard at a Time Capsule.

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