linksys or netgear?

[johneetrash]

has anyone had any problems with the netgear switches? im not sure what model number this one is but it's from the FS100 series or something.

http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10221960&loc=101

anyway, this is cheaper than the linksys dsl/cable router thingy that everyone has... im thinking of getting this one instead of the linksys if this one is easy to install/setup etc... any opinions?

 

[jmcoreymv]

The problem is that the netgear product is not a router, whereas the linksys is also a router. This means that the Netgear one will not share 1 public ip for you.

 

[johneetrash]

ooh... okay u cleared things up for me thanks

 

[SlickVic]

They both make good products.

 

[TonDef]

Love my Linksys BEFSR41. Highly recommended.

 

[TerreApart]

If your thinking about buying a router this is a must read -> Hardware Router Overview

Plenty of good info to keep you busy...


BTW-my netgear 314 router is AWESOME
(besides it is the fastest in this price range)

 

[johneetrash]

hmmm.. i was reading it a little bit, so the routers need to support the type of authentication thingy whatever that i have? im assuming the linksys router does cuz its in the name of the thing or whatever... does hte netgear rt314? and whats this about the firmware problems with the linksys? and are there any bad things or whatever with the netgear rt314? i dont have that much knowledge in networking stuff so thanks to everyone that replied and will reply

 

[johneetrash]

 

[dcdomain]

I'm not sure what that authentication thing is that you are talking about, but I wouldn't rule out the SMC Barricade router. It can be had for $100 with free overnight shipping from Outpost.com. Very popular over at DSLreports.com... the printer server comes in handy too.