DGL-4300 - the current end-all be-all router to get?

[kwo]

I have had it with crappy low-end routers.

I want to spend some decent money for online gaming, torrents, stable LAN connectivity (b/n wireless/wired devices connected to the router), etc...

This router must be highly stable and not spontaneously reboot, drop wireless, run slow wireless connections, etc....

Near as I can tell, the DGL-4300 is king at the moment.

Let me know if you disagree, and why...

Also, are there any router "break-through's" coming up that I should be waiting for?

 

[InlineFive]

I would suggest taking a look at a Cisco 1800 series ISR. It's not too bad for the price.

 

[nweaver]

smoothwall or custom rolled linux routers are much much better imho

 

[kwo]

Originally posted by: nweaver
smoothwall or custom rolled linux routers are much much better imho

Clueless as to what you just said, so I did a quick search on these. I'll be danged.

So, let me get this straight, an old computer (say a Dell 433 celeron) with a couple of 10/100 network cards running Linux plus a good switch could function better than an out-of-the-box router?

Tell me more!

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: kwo

Originally posted by: nweaver
smoothwall or custom rolled linux routers are much much better imho

Clueless as to what you just said, so I did a quick search on these. I'll be danged.

So, let me get this straight, an old computer (say a Dell 433 celeron) with a couple of 10/100 network cards running Linux plus a good switch could function better than an out-of-the-box router?

Tell me more!

I run 69 different users through a smoothwall box, P3 450, 256MB memory. Haven't rebooted it in months (UPS) until I got a kernal update in the last round of patches, and decided to reboot it.

think about it....comptuer, with dedicated, 450Mhz proc, 256MB memory, versus a router with what...120Mhz CPU, and 16 or 32 MB memory.

 

[kwo]

Originally posted by: nweaver

Originally posted by: kwo

Originally posted by: nweaver
smoothwall or custom rolled linux routers are much much better imho

Clueless as to what you just said, so I did a quick search on these. I'll be danged.

So, let me get this straight, an old computer (say a Dell 433 celeron) with a couple of 10/100 network cards running Linux plus a good switch could function better than an out-of-the-box router?

Tell me more!

I run 69 different users through a smoothwall box, P3 450, 256MB memory. Haven't rebooted it in months (UPS) until I got a kernal update in the last round of patches, and decided to reboot it.

think about it....comptuer, with dedicated, 450Mhz proc, 256MB memory, versus a router with what...120Mhz CPU, and 16 or 32 MB memory.

Hrrm..how do you manage wireless, though? Do you have to have a third device - a wireless access point, as well?

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: kwo

Originally posted by: nweaver

Originally posted by: kwo

Originally posted by: nweaver
smoothwall or custom rolled linux routers are much much better imho

Clueless as to what you just said, so I did a quick search on these. I'll be danged.

So, let me get this straight, an old computer (say a Dell 433 celeron) with a couple of 10/100 network cards running Linux plus a good switch could function better than an out-of-the-box router?

Tell me more!

I run 69 different users through a smoothwall box, P3 450, 256MB memory. Haven't rebooted it in months (UPS) until I got a kernal update in the last round of patches, and decided to reboot it.

think about it....comptuer, with dedicated, 450Mhz proc, 256MB memory, versus a router with what...120Mhz CPU, and 16 or 32 MB memory.

Hrrm..how do you manage wireless, though? Do you have to have a third device - a wireless access point, as well?

I have never actually used a wireless router as a router, only as an AP...