recommendations on wireless router

mentalcrisis00

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Hey all

Well the order for my Dell laptop is in and it should be here in a week or 2. I've been looking around for a wireless router to do away with the headaches of wire routing. I currently have the Dlink DGL 4100 gaming router (i know i know i shoulda just bought the wireless one when i bought this a year ago but it was like 50 bucks more expensive at the time)

I only requirements are that it have Wireless G capability, the option to open at least 3 to 5 ports or more, and it should be under 60 bucks, portability is also nice but not required, also it doesn't need to have any ports other then a WAN port seeming i already have my dlink for all my wired needs.

I've been looking mostly on newegg because they're really my favorite when it comes to retail computer parts. These are the 4 choices I've come up with but the reviews kind of contradict each other so if anyone could voice some opinions that'd be nice.

1. LinkSYS WRT54GL - looking at this cuz it's a name brand
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833124190
2. NetGear WGR614 - this is also a name brand... and it looks pretty lol
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833122016
3. Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 - Only have seen this brand pop up a few times but it seems to have a monster load of customization options and it's only $53 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833162134
4. level one WAP-0004 - I really wish this one was less then 50 bucks because it looks like the ultimate portable wireless device
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833327013
Well those are my top 4, if anyone has any suggestions or links to other routers that would work for me then that would be awsome. Also is there any other device thats capable of broadcasting wireless? I looked around but all the antenna's i found are just for boosting or receiving wireless.

thanks

-Ray
 

Tarrant64

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I could probably answer this myself if i sat to think for a few minutes more...but.

D-link uses a 192.168.0.* IP address range, right? And Linksys uses 192.168.1.*. Correct?

If so when you try to use them both together on a network, does it conflict at all? When I connect multiple switches/routers/wireless I try to keep them all the same brand.

Just wondering what the short answer to that was. I'll keep thinking about it though...
 

SoulAssassin

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Originally posted by: Tarrant64
I could probably answer this myself if i sat to think for a few minutes more...but.

D-link uses a 192.168.0.* IP address range, right? And Linksys uses 192.168.1.*. Correct?

If so when you try to use them both together on a network, does it conflict at all? When I connect multiple switches/routers/wireless I try to keep them all the same brand.

Just wondering what the short answer to that was. I'll keep thinking about it though...

You can change it to whatever your little heart desires.
 

mentalcrisis00

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I agree with soul assassin, IP's do conflict sometimes with multiple routers but now a days most if not all routers come with the option to change the IP in the configuration. There are some like my nephews older dlink that has almost no option settings but those are mostly turn on and go.

I think I'll go with a dlink tho, alot of them get bad reviews but i like to keep things the same brand myself.

thanks guys

-Ray
 

JackMDS

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Originally posted by: mentalcrisis00I think I'll go with a dlink tho, alot of them get bad reviews but i like to keep things the same brand myself.

thanks guys

-Ray

Care to explain why same Band is important?

 

jlazzaro

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Originally posted by: JackMDS
Originally posted by: mentalcrisis00I think I'll go with a dlink tho, alot of them get bad reviews but i like to keep things the same brand myself.

thanks guys

-Ray

Care to explain why same Band is important?
nowadays, nothing is built in standards. but, more importantly, all the pretty boxes have to match...
 

JackMDS

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Originally posted by: jlazzaro
Originally posted by: JackMDS
Originally posted by: mentalcrisis00I think I'll go with a dlink tho, alot of them get bad reviews but i like to keep things the same brand myself.

thanks guys

-Ray

Care to explain why same Band is important?
nowadays, nothing is built in standards. but, more importantly, all the pretty boxes have to match...
OK, I can understand it (my wife is very big on it too).

But then, it would be fair to post. "Décor is very important to me so I buy all hardware from the same Brand and the same class of Hardware", rather than to pretend there is something technologically superiority by buying standard devices from the same Brand.