Good gig-e wireless routers?

[tpg0007]

It seems really difficult to choose a router nowadays. I currently use one of those boxy Netgear RangeMax things. Reviews are average at best as I found out, and controls are minimal; however I do get really amazing P2P performance (up to 1300 KB per sec on an allegedly 3.0M cable connection...). Only downside is that there's no gig-e LAN support.

I'm buying a NAS with gig-e and so would like to find something that'll support the higher speed. Wireless performance is a minor concern, as long as some form of it is available. Main demands are known to work well with P2P applications (usually means large number of simultaneous connections) and needs to have DMZ option.

 

[JackMDS]

You are better off getting a good independent Giga switch and a normal Router.

All Router has DMZ capacity.

This inexpensive switch is better than any of the switches embedded in entry level router.

TrendNet Giga Switch - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817111480

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: tpg0007
Only downside is that there's no gig-e LAN support.

A solution to this problem is as Jack says -- just get an add-on GigE switch. With modern switches, you'll almost surely get jumbo frame support (check the specs), and also be able to afford a greater number of ports.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30195/51/

There are a couple of recent GigE-capable routers which are said to support jumbo frames but they cost more than switches, and if your current router is otherwise just fine, why change it?

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30308/96/
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30087/96/

However, there's been some flip-flopping and little documentation on this issue (D-Link support specifically said that the DIR-655 doesn't support jumbo frames), so it's possible that not all revisions of the DIR-655 support jumbo frames.

Jumbo frames are often more trouble than they're worth, but can give some benefits especially for older / weaker gear such as consumer NAS boxes.