Please recommend a wifi-n 300Mbps router that doesn't need to be reboot

[rob4eiwt]

I'm looking to upgrade to a wifi-n router.

I was about to just get a buffalo router (WHR-HP-G300N or WZR-HP-G300NH) because i've been happy with them before for wifi-g routers but looking at newegg reviews there are a lot of complaints about needing to reset the router every few days.

Then i looked at linksys routers (e1000, e2000) and saw similar complaints about needing to reset.

Asus routers same thing.

Can someone recommend a model that is set and forget? This router is going to be for a non-techy household and a router that needs regular reboots isn't a practical solution for them. Features or advanced options don't matter. Just needs to be lowest price router that supplies a reliable connection

 

[IGemini]

I use a refurb Netgear WNDR3300 with dd-wrt. Really good router for the $35 spent on it at the time last spring, never rebooted it unless updating firmware or some settings...or troubleshooting a problem that ended up being an ISP issue. Only problem is Newegg just stopped selling them within the past few weeks, and the new routers sell for double...those were selling for quite a while.

 

[masteryoda34]

Sort of related: DD-WRT has a feature where you can set it to automatically reboot once per 24 hours.

 

[rob4eiwt]

Sort of related: DD-WRT has a feature where you can set it to automatically reboot once per 24 hours.

does that actually solve the problem people are complaining about?




anyone else have any recommendations?

 

[JackMDS]

There is a big difference Between Reset and Reboot.

In general there is very rare need to Reset.

Reboot, in most Routers is not a problem either. I have variety of Routers and i do not have any Reboot problems.

Most of the Reboot complains comes from people that Over Task the Routers using them beyond of what the Routers were designed too.

If one eats too much One gains weight. That the way it is "fact of life".

If One over uses the Router, one needs to Reboot, it is a small price to pay for the thousands of $$ that are saved by bypassing the need to pay for the stuff that clogs the Routers.:twisted: That the way it is "fact of life".

 

[Skud]

I've found that separating routing/NAT and wireless duties helps significantly. For routing/firewall/NAT I use pfSense and for wireless, I use a Netgear WNDR3700. I haven't rebooted the 3700 since I put it in ~30 days ago.

I think most of the issue lie when the "home" routers NAT/connection tables get overloaded with P2P and other heavy traffic.

You could also try the Asus RT-16 router that touts "up to 300,000 connections". It's also compatible with DD-WRT.

Riley

 

[VirtualLarry]

I use a refurb Netgear WNDR3300 with dd-wrt. Really good router for the $35 spent on it at the time last spring, never rebooted it unless updating firmware or some settings...or troubleshooting a problem that ended up being an ISP issue. Only problem is Newegg just stopped selling them within the past few weeks, and the new routers sell for double...those were selling for quite a while.

Ditto, except that my routers are Netgear WNR834Bv2 refurbs, bought at Newegg and TigerDirect (I think, maybe geeks.com). I have four altogether, two pairs. I only use one of the pairs currently, but there's room to expand my network.

 

[aceO07]

I've been researching the e2000 and it seems like it has heat issues. It's overclocked by default (354mhz) and it doesn't have good air flow. If you install ddwrt and set the it down to 300mhz and lower radio power, the issues should go away. Also raise the router so air can go under it.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

I'm looking to upgrade to a wifi-n router.

I was about to just get a buffalo router (WHR-HP-G300N or WZR-HP-G300NH) because i've been happy with them before for wifi-g routers but looking at newegg reviews there are a lot of complaints about needing to reset the router every few days.

Then i looked at linksys routers (e1000, e2000) and saw similar complaints about needing to reset.

Asus routers same thing.

Can someone recommend a model that is set and forget? This router is going to be for a non-techy household and a router that needs regular reboots isn't a practical solution for them. Features or advanced options don't matter. Just needs to be lowest price router that supplies a reliable connection

They blame the wireless routers yet its MS crappy OS causing the problems.

http://besthubris.com/computers-internet/wireless-network-drop-connection-windows-7-error/

 

[hclarkjr]

been running this http://netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/WNR3500L.aspx
for 3-4 weeks now and am very impressed by it. i know next to nothing about routers and was able to have this up and running in 30 minutes. easy to configure and has given me excellent performance, i use it to stream movies and music to my home theater stereo. no drop offs or hiccups in stream using WIFI. i have vonage, my home theater reciever, my blu ray player and my computer all hooked to it. handles it all easily.

 

[Emulex]

reboot=out of memory on router.

128meg is the most you'll get on consumer product.

so build an old pc to route. or buy a cisco. separate route switch and AP duties.

your utorrent will be fine then.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

If your running on a wireless network with XP machines on expect to loose a lot of connectevity very often. I dont think people are even aware of it. Its a serious matter needed to be adressed by MS. I dont know why they havent yet.

 

[Emulex]

xp limits # of connections on xp by default. you must mean unix machines or mac's they can open 65K connections at once.

windows server can open that many too. windows xp,win vista,win7 have limiters (less so on win7) to prevent virus spread.

more ram fixes it on the router

 

[Binky]

Asus RT-N116 with Tomato firmware = awesome

 

[kevnich2]

Asus RT-N116 with Tomato firmware = awesome

Second this. Running this same thing at home - not a single hiccup in about 6 months. I put alot of traffic on my router. CPU usually gets to about 5% according to Tomato and memory has never gone below 90% free. Also has gigabit ethernet with N wireless. Only 2.4ghz though but I don't like putting too much stuff on the router. I have separate wireless AP's for my 5ghz devices.

Definitely the best router I've used to date though.