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James B.

James B.

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Most Favorable Review

Same as Dlink DWL-G730AP

ENCORE ENTRWI-G Wireless G Travel Kit
ENCORE ENTRWI-G Wireless G Travel Kit

Pros: How about a plug it in and it works solution? This sure seems to be it at least in AP mode. As far as I can tell this is the same product as the Dlink DWL-G730AP and even has the same firmware version number, 1.10. AP mode was very easy and even though the AP default IP is 192.168.1.1 it worked out of the box plugging into my 192.168.100.x network however I had to change my notebook IP to the same subnet so I could configure WPA and such on it. I tried using it as a client but gave up after 10 mins, will try again later as it can't be that hard. Have not tried using it as a router but that was not what I bought it for anyway.

Cons: Setup is a bit strange and the client setup requires a cross-over cable which you should go ahead and order unless you have one.

Overall Review: I bought this to use as a tech bench wireless network adapter for PC's that come in without wireless so I could connect them to our network without installing any new devices/driver in the PC. For that reason I need to figure out the client setup trick ASAP. The other reason for this was so when I go onsite at clients I can slap this puppy into the network and then work anywhere onsite with my laptop and hopefully even use Skype for those LD support calls.

Most Critical Review

Where's My rebate!

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5C
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5C

Pros: Memory is fine.

Cons: Rebate is MIA, rebate handler says they never got the paperwork, of course. Total bull and they know it, typical of all these rebate handling firms to delay paying out then they send those stupid Debit cards which are a pain to use and you will always end up with a buck or two left on the dang thing.

Overall Review: Don't buy any product because there is a rebate!

Could it be smaller?

SanDisk 128GB Ultra Fit CZ43 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (SDCZ43-128G-GAM46)
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Fit CZ43 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (SDCZ43-128G-GAM46)

Pros: Model: SanDisk Ultra Fit Vendor: SANDISK Product: ULTRA_FIT Revision: 1.00 File system: FAT32 Size: 118463 MB Read speed: 147.96 MB/s Write speed: 66.46 MB/s http://usbflashspeed.com/272253

Cons: The cover that comes with it is really tight and with such little surface area to grab it is almost impossible to get it off once you put it on.

Overall Review: My bet is most people will use this as additional storage in a Tablet/Notebook so once inserted it probably won't be removed. For this it's great. For a USB drive you are going to insert and remove a lot it's fairly hard to grab onto since it's so small. Would be great for sending tons of data offsite such as a backup of all your photos to a family member in a padded envelope.

11/29/2017

Only lasted 8 years

Rosewill RC-406 Switch
Rosewill RC-406 Switch

Pros: Worked, cheap, small, able to handle some pretty high data transfers

Cons: Only lasted 8 years. Ordered in 2008, died in 2016, almost to the day. Switch now drops all connections to 10MB/Half Duplex and won't broadcast DHCP traffic, I assume others as well.

Overall Review: I'm trying to be somewhat funny about the 8 years thing. My sale price was $15 in 2008 and this unit has been connected to a network 24x7 since 2008. Not just connected but is actually the uplink switch for a webserver, Minecraft server as well as the network AP so it has pushed a ton of data over it's life. During one month it handled over 100GB of Netflix through the AP. So it has died in that it has to be rebooted every two weeks and the sign that it's the switch is the dropping of DHCP packets coming from the AP and as soon as I check the connections on the switch I will see they are all 10MB/Half. Reboot the switch and all is good for a week or so. Oh well, 8 years for $15 so that's what .005 per day?

Even With Promo Code it's overpriced

D-Link DCS-932L Day & Night Wi-Fi Camera
D-Link DCS-932L Day & Night Wi-Fi Camera

Pros: Wireless and works with TinyCAM Android app. With the added Newegg promo code I'll keep it simply because trying to return would cost me more time and money than it's worth.

Cons: Image quality is no better than my Intel cams from 1990. Looks like your looking through Saran Wrap. Motion Detection just doesn't work at all. I have lowered the settings down to 50 and checked a single monitoring area yet it still sends email alerts of a closed door. I can go walk to that door, take a minute to open and exit and I will get an alert, of a closed door, no capture of me in the door at all. Probably worse than how useless detection is, is the fact I CANNOT TURN IT OFF! I have checked Disable and yet I still get emails on Motion that not even there. Reboots do nothing to address this.

Overall Review: No way would I buy or keep this at full price. With promo code knowing what I know now I would not have bought it. There are other CAMS with better image quality for around the same price. Ability to work with TinyCAM was about the only perk as that setup was a breeze and can't say enough about that App.

Basic Functions OK, Anything More Probably Not

ASUS RT-N10P Wireless N150 Router IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e, IPv4
ASUS RT-N10P Wireless N150 Router IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e, IPv4

Pros: Cheap, easy setup, steady and strong signal, basic router (NAT) functions are ok.

Cons: Right off the bat my IPSec client to remote router VPN is now broken. No matter what settings I try it is not passing the VPN client through NAT correctly breaking my remote support requirements I have. Other Firewall Forwarding/Port Forwarding works but I won't go any further. I have had trouble getting certain services that worked on my DLink to work with this ASUS, traffic is just not passing and logging is minimal so no way to diagnose. Any change to Port Forwarding requires a long and slow update which disabled Internet access for around a minute. Apparantly there is no timed logout of the router so if you leave your desktop logged into the unit and then need to access it from your notebook you can't. You have to go to your desktop, logout and then another client can log in. I see no way to set a limit on how long a login will last, no auto logout. My biggest issue is with the VPN Passthrough not working. This is a show stopper as I have to be able to establish a VPN to my remote clients firewalls to manage their networks.

Overall Review: Lots of features for a low end router. Very stable over a month use, no reboots other than when making changes which many times reboots the unit (Port Forwarding changes reboot). Guest wifi, some access rules and wifi schedules. For what I paid for it, ok its great. Considering my what 8 year old DIR-635 was able to pass traffic better and easier, ok well. Granted the DLink had it's issues with natting but I could work around those, this unit I don't seem to be able to.

12/12/2013