- Jan 18, 2002
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So right now, I have an old 802.11b Linksys router that I got for like $5 after rebate last year. It's never been really superb but it has WPA which is why I started using it over my old Netgear. I've recently converted one of my old machines into a fileserver and stream media to my (currently) 802.11b laptop. It works well most of the time, slowing down every now and then, maybe because of the network, I don't know. At any rate, I'm looking to upgrade to an 802.11g router and I've been eyeballing the DGL-4300 because it's 11g, has WPA, a gigabit switch, and the packet prioritization stuff so gaming doesn't get interrupted by torrents and such. Newegg has the DGL-4300 for about $95 after rebate right now, unless there's a better model I should look at?
If I do end up with gigabit ethernet, I should probably look into replacing the old NIC in my server with a gigabit-capable one since my desktop/gaming machine does have gigabit onboard and I transfer stuff between the two. 100Mbps seems to be fast enough but a reasonably-priced gigabit NIC can't be more than about $20, can it?
This is a really ignorant question but do I need cat6 cable for gigabit? Or cat5e?
The main question out of all that is the router, I think. Is the DGL-4300 what I want or is there a better one?
Thanks so much for any replies.
If I do end up with gigabit ethernet, I should probably look into replacing the old NIC in my server with a gigabit-capable one since my desktop/gaming machine does have gigabit onboard and I transfer stuff between the two. 100Mbps seems to be fast enough but a reasonably-priced gigabit NIC can't be more than about $20, can it?
This is a really ignorant question but do I need cat6 cable for gigabit? Or cat5e?
The main question out of all that is the router, I think. Is the DGL-4300 what I want or is there a better one?
Thanks so much for any replies.
