[DEAD LONG TIME AGO]BB- Blanc Wireless-G Broadband Router for 3.99 after $60MIR

[Siefer999]

BB: has the Blanc Wireless-G Broadband Router for 3.99 After $26.00 instant savings and $60.00 Mail-in rebate.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...est%5Fcookie=1

Blanc Wireless-G Broadband Router

Blanc's BW-54R11 is an IEEE802.11g compliant 54Mbps Wireless-G Broadband Router used to share broadband internet connections to Ethernet and Wireless computers. The Wireless-G Broadband Router has a built-in Internet Firewall to protect your network from being hacked by outside intruders. It brings high-speed internet access to the computers on your network and is protected by 64/128-bit WEP encryption.

50 remaining as of 5:30am today.

[yultanman]

Still unsure of what i think about the quality - the feutures are amazing.

VPN endpoint for i think 7 tunnels
Radius authentication for wireless
Wireless distribution Service to extend existing wireless networks
Bridge mode

this is a few features that generally do not come on your typical low cost router

for $4 i bought one

[pipodayo]

so this router can be connected to a xbox like a wireless bridge?
Will it works if my router is a Dlink 524?

[andyp]

Hmmmmmmmm, I click on checkout and it fails on me.

[CharmyPoo]

so this router can be connected to a xbox like a wireless bridge?
Will it works if my router is a Dlink 524?

yup it can. i have one hooked up to my media pc right now in client mode. much cheaper than buying a wireless pci card

[sleepyguy]

gonna pick one up for client mode... excellent deal btw. 42 instock.

[sleepyguy]

same here... stoopid bestbuy.ca... instock at leaside location but i'm too lazy to drive out.

Hmmmmmmmm, I click on checkout and it fails on me.

[andjules]

anyone got a link to a more detailed feature sheet than BestBuy's? where does it say anything about client mode or WDS? Google isn't helping...

[Sedul]

anybody have this router and can comment on using p2p / torrents / playing games with it. And know if there's a website with firmware upgrades.

[Xian]

Blanc is rebranded gigafast. For technical information try:

http://www.bcwireless.net/moin.cgi/GigaFast_WF719-CAPR

it includes a link to the hidden page which will allow you change mroe advanced features like transmit power.

and for Blanc's website:

http://blancnetworks.com/

and it does WDS, there is a firmware upgrade at the blanc site that reportedly:

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V1.2.7
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Changes
-Improve WLAN performance
-Improve firewall security
-Fix WEP web display irregulation while setting WDS


So far I'm pretty impressed with it, $4 you can't go wrong.

--
Xian

[Sedul]

for WDS, you would be able to set this one up in WDS mode and it will act as an access point wirelessly bridging the an existing network served by another router?

Do you need two routers with WDS to do this or this + another router connected to internet.

[smalltownfart]

Just an FYI, the UPC in the rebate form doesn't match the UPC on the
box:

Take a look at the rebate form at
http://www.bestbuy.ca/Rebate/rebatef...gon=&langid=EN

[andyp]

Finally got in a bought one...let's see how it goes for $13.59 (after taxes)...at least there's no shipping charges.

[andjules]

1) Whoa... UPC codes not matching is a bit of a problem... what to do? email customer support @ BB, hope for a response & then print and include the response in the rebate mail? what do you think?

2) XIAN - THANKS! great info/links

[Kaitlyn]

It is actually more like $13.xx with taxes if I did my math correctly...