what wireless router should i get?

[5489]

what brand should i go for?

 

[nageov3t]

doesn't matter.

I'm a big fan of Netgear, though.

 

[BRObedoza]

netgear, followed closely by linksys, have been the consistent performers in the home networks i've setup. d-link's been the worst by far.

 

[BaboonGuy]

DLINK!!!!!!! I love my DI-624 i think.

 

[Corporate Thug]

networking

 

[nageov3t]

I've been using this: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=33-122-016&depa=0 for the past couple months.

haven't had any problems with it. I wish it supported gigabit speeds, but otherwise, no issues.. as long as you're buying a well-known brand (ie: Netgear, Linksys, etc), though, you shouldn't notice much of a difference between routers.

I just happen to think that the Linksys products are ugly as sin.

 

[0roo0roo]

linksys, the 3rdparty open source firmwares are kewl

 

[txxxx]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
DLINK!!!!!!! I love my DI-624 i think.

Make sure its revision C1 hardware, otherwise it'll have a few problems. Otherwise D-Link are good too.

 

[BRObedoza]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
linksys, the 3rdparty open source firmwares are kewl

where do you get that?

 

[Cooljt1]

di-624

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: sleepmachine

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
linksys, the 3rdparty open source firmwares are kewl

where do you get that?

look in hotdeals for linksys threads. lots of threads on the seasoft(sp?) firmwares.

 

[BDawg]

Dell often has specials on theirs. That's what I'm using right now.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=1343138&highlight_key=y&keyword1=linksys

firmware

 

[WolverineGator]

Linksys WRT54G. Satori firmware (taken from http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=1343138&highlight_key=y&keyword1=wrt54g ):

Sveasoft has just released a new FREE stable release of the 3rd party firmware for linksys WRT54G / WRT54GS wireless router.
Since linksys released the source code for these routers under GPL, many people have been adding features and things found only in $1000+ routers. Its very cool. This post focuses on the sveasoft 3rd party firmware, but if you want links to the several other main projects going on to add features to the wrt54g/gs post here and I will add them.

quote:
Satori-4.0 stable firmware for the WRT54G & GS
Compatible with both G and GS models
Linksys "AfterBurner" drivers with DMA

The release adds the following features ON TOP OF Standard Linksys features:

Auto channel select option
AP Watchdog timer option
New Management page help (thanks to Markus Baertschi)
SSH DSS keys now supported (thanks to Rod Whitby)

Standard Feature List

Setup
Default gateway for LAN ports

Advanced Routing
OSPF, BGP Routing

Wireless
Power mode selection
Antenna selection
Client mode (Ethernet bridging)
Adhoc mode
WDS peer-to-peer networking (10 links, multiple options)

Applications & Gaming
Modified to forward to any IP address

Administration
Bandwidth Management
Boot Wait
Cron
DHCP with static MAC->IP assignments
DNS Masq
Firewall control
Loopback option
NAS
NTP Client
PPP
PPTP VPN server
Resetbutton daemon
SSHD with public key or password login
Shorewall firewall
Syslog with remote logging
Telnet
Tftp

Diagnostics
Command Shell replaces ping and traceroute
Linux shell scripts rc_startup and rc_shutdown settable from the web

Status
Wireless signal strengths for clients, AP's, WDS links

Internal Modifications
BPAlogin fixes
Static DHCP leases
Added approximately 20 iptables filters
- include P2P, connection tracking
Added Quality of Service (for bandwidth mgmt)
Rewrote networking code for better stability
Added wireless connections daemon for client mode and WDS
Upgraded PPPD to 2.4.2
Added PPTP client and server
Various bug fixes to Linksys codebase
Latest Busybox
ADM6996 /proc interface

Coming Features
Peer-to-peer bandwidth mgmt (Kazaa, Gnutella, Bit Torrent, etc)
Multi-priority bandwidth mgmt interface
Bandwidth usage statistics
Remote montioring and statistics
Captive Portal
Dynamic download interface (add new packages on boot)
Move to latest uClibc
IPSEC
Note: OpenSSL is not in this version.

 

[Eli]

Have had a D-Link DI-614+ for the last month and a half, seems OK.

It does have a few quirks, though. Ah well, the price was right.

If I had the extra money at the time, I definately would've gone with the WRT54G.

It's a geek's wireless wetdream.

 

[XZeroII]

Netgear, followed by Linksys.

Stay away from Belkin.

 

[amdskip]

Stay away from Netgear. I've purchased 2 different model netgear wireless routers and both have been defective.

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help:

Link to: Wireless Cable/DSL Router or Access Point ? What should I get?


P.S. If you are the Hacker Type you might want to take a look at the Linksys 802.11g Wireless Router. it is very popular among people who like Hack.

With a third party Hacked firmware it is very versatile: http://www.i-hacked.com/ccomponents/wrt54gs.htm

:sun:

 

[StormRider]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
Netgear, followed by Linksys.

Stay away from Belkin.

Is Belkin really that bad? I've been eyeing one in Circuit City that's on sale for $39 after rebate. It's their HSM G model (similar to Linksys's Speedbooster). I read that both Belkin and Linksys use the same Broadcom chipset.

 

[dc5]

3com office connect wireless router kinda pricey though...

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