A follow up as the OP of this thread. For one reason or another, I decided
to go with the Cisco Valet router and have to say it could not have been
easier to set it up with my iMac, a laptop, wireless printer, iPhone and 3
TiVos. My network was up and running within 30 minutes and download speeds
are just zipping along.

I also have to say my timing was perfect! The new router arrived just hours
before my old router gave up and died on me!

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, recommendations and comments.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:59 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:

> I don't think I have ever set up Bonjour, I no longer find it in the System
> Prefs, and it is not in Airport Utility. I haven't found a single case where
> I have used Bonjour. On the Mac side it is supposed to be "zero-configuation
> networking". I don't use Window except on rare occasion in Boot Camp, so I
> can not speak to that. To be honest, I thought it was dropped like Widgets
> and Dashboard, just dying a lingering death.
>
> When I got my iPhone, I signed on in WiFi to my LAN, not BlueTooth, so
> Bonjour was not an issue.
>
> My Airport set up is just slightly more complex than default vanilla. I
> have even turned off the MAC Address Access Control, after, I think it was
> you, who, explained why it was nearly useless. There is no mention of
> Bonjour anywhere in Airport Utility.
>
>
> On Jan 17, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>
> > On 1/16/2011 3:58 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> >
> >> As for bang for my buck, no, you are getting better value, but you
> >> know what you are doing, but many of us need the easier route.
> >>
> >> Just remember, for most of us, wireless router set up is an moderately
> >> advanced task. That is why we turn to you, the expert for help,
> >
> > I am far from being an actual expert in it, I do not support routers,
> > wired or wireless, for a living or anything. What I am is a
> > technically minded computer geek, and I do work in IT. My only
> > practical experience with routers is my own, and some family and friends.
> >
> > I actually found the Airport Extreme to be harder to setup and
> > maintain. The only time I've had to call Linksys for support on my
> > old Linksys routers was when one of them actually broke, when I was
> > trying to do something truly advanced, or when it wouldn't let my
> > iPhone connect. I have not (yet?) had to contact Netgear support.
> > The Airport, otoh, I had to call Apple several times because the setup
> > was just plain obtuse. In trying to something only slightly more than
> > a basic config, I even managed to stump the tech at Apple!
> >
> > The problem I have with the Airport setup is that it uses a
> > proprietary client-side configuration program rather than a web based
> > setup like everyone else. Apple's Airport Manager has too many menus,
> > toolbars and tabs, AND you need to be running their Bonjour Service
> > (Windows) to even use the software. (If you're using an iOS device,
> > you pretty much have to be running that service anyway...) The same
> > setting I was looking for is easy to find on the old Linksys and my
> > new Netgear.
> >
> > --
> > Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
> > Double ROT13 encoded for your protection
> >
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