PERSONALLY I guess I would prefer either D-Link or Netgear Products. HOWEVER most peope here on Campus use LinkSys. Which seem to work quite well, and they are well priced.
Last year, all my equipmet intially was Linksys products. I had both a wireless and ethernet Router and three wireless USB access devices (This was prior to the installatin of the school's wireless system, and as I had been blessed with quite bit of cash flow, I genererously helped pay for some of this tuff, and then the other persons paid me back in installments.) anyway, returning from X-Mas break, something caused the Ehthernet and wireless routers to become permantly damedged during the 45 min trip from home to dorm. The evidence pints to electrmagnetical damge. But I could never figure out how since they had been carefully packed in a box, sitting on the front seat of my car, not really near any strong magnetic fields. Especially since they were obviously turned off. Since they were after the warrenty anyway I opened them up to see if I could see any physical reason. Which I couldn't but I didn't notice they didn't seem to be well shielded (Linksys cases are plastic as were D-Links and Netgears are metal) Anyway, Since I had missplaced the sales reciept and I had had them longer than 90 days anyway I couldn't return them. And I was too lazy to deal with sending to LinkSys and all that garbage. <-- This is why I don't care for LinkSys to much.
But as I mentioned, their wireless access device work great! The questions you need to answer are:
What type of buidling is it: Are the walls concreat blocks, or wood and plaster/sheetrock.
How far away is her computer from the BS (going in a stright line approx.)
Does her Sytem have Any avalible USB ports? Does it have any Open PCI slots Or is it a laptop with USB or any avalible PCMCIA slots open?
Once you answer these I'll be able to give you a strong recomendation about what she should get.
Last year, all my equipmet intially was Linksys products. I had both a wireless and ethernet Router and three wireless USB access devices (This was prior to the installatin of the school's wireless system, and as I had been blessed with quite bit of cash flow, I genererously helped pay for some of this tuff, and then the other persons paid me back in installments.) anyway, returning from X-Mas break, something caused the Ehthernet and wireless routers to become permantly damedged during the 45 min trip from home to dorm. The evidence pints to electrmagnetical damge. But I could never figure out how since they had been carefully packed in a box, sitting on the front seat of my car, not really near any strong magnetic fields. Especially since they were obviously turned off. Since they were after the warrenty anyway I opened them up to see if I could see any physical reason. Which I couldn't but I didn't notice they didn't seem to be well shielded (Linksys cases are plastic as were D-Links and Netgears are metal) Anyway, Since I had missplaced the sales reciept and I had had them longer than 90 days anyway I couldn't return them. And I was too lazy to deal with sending to LinkSys and all that garbage. <-- This is why I don't care for LinkSys to much.
But as I mentioned, their wireless access device work great! The questions you need to answer are:
What type of buidling is it: Are the walls concreat blocks, or wood and plaster/sheetrock.
How far away is her computer from the BS (going in a stright line approx.)
Does her Sytem have Any avalible USB ports? Does it have any Open PCI slots Or is it a laptop with USB or any avalible PCMCIA slots open?
Once you answer these I'll be able to give you a strong recomendation about what she should get.