Hi list.

I have the following situation: I own what used to be for about 2
years a very nice wireless router, a DIR-655 Dlink. It is a draft-N
capable device (althought on 2.4 GHz band only) with aditional 4
gigabit ethernet ports, jumbo frame capables. Suddenly wireless
functionality stopped.I have researched and it is a somehow common
problem that the radios for this model simply stop working, sometimes
sooner than later, at random moments of the product's lifetime. As it
is out of warranty I can't ask for a change so I am only using it as a
wired gigabit ethernet switch in my home lan.

Now; I want to buy a wireless router. I am on a low budget (who isn't?
;) ) so I am considering a few devices with nice wireless performance,
also in the N spec of wifi, but -if I want to keep the budget low-
they only have 4 fast ethernet ports. I use for internet acces a
cellular based modem (lame down and upload speeds but only option
where I live). It would be connected to one of the new router's lan
ports. Then I would connect port 2 of this new device to one of the
Dlink's (configured as a mere switch) gigabit ports and voila! that's
it. If I get it right I think I will have: 3 gigabit capable ports
availables from the dlink where I will connect my home's 3 pc's (which
use gigabit nics) and which would be able to tranfer files from each
other to gigabit speeds (or as practically possible) and 2 fast
ethernet ports available from the new device to connect any other
device which works at that speed and, of course, the wireless access
provided also from this new device. Am I right?

Thanks in advance for your help.

I think posting to EE is right for this question, right?

Regards,

Carlos.
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