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which one of these routers are better?

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I know this isnt the networking section, but this is also a hardware question too...

which one of these routers is best for sharing a cable connection (only 1 IP), using AIM, IRC, online games etc....
this one or this one? Price dosnt matter.
 
im just about to buy a router too. if price wasnt a thing for me i would go with the netgear router. from what i hear its overall better than the linksys one. from what i hear about the linksys, it is a lot cheaper and is a good solution too.
 
I am interested in the same question, and wanted to add one other router to the above for any opinions regarding this... Its the SMC Barricade found here . And you may want to consider the Netgear 314 found here instead of the 311 you have posted above, as it has a 4 port switch built in comparable to the linksys one.

Dave
 
Good grief you did not like the respose to the replies in your thread in networking so you ask here? Out of the 2 I would take the Netgear, the 314 is the one you want though, the 311 requires the use of a hub or switch of your own. You might want to look into the SMC. I do not know about the SMC and the Linksys but the Newtgear will limit you to 10 port mappings. This might be a problem for some people. It was for me so I built a Freesco router.

It is a matter of personal choice. I do not know what the others have to offer bet pick one that lets you open a RANGE of ports if you can. This will help allot.
 
the Netgear is cheap and Stable, but has less feature then Linksys(which isn't as stable as I liked). SMC should be on par with Netgear, and probably has more features, at a higher price. The only thing I don't like about the Netgear is the router limited to
only 10 port forwarding total, and no port ranging. but the router itself is very good..

 
I have the Linksys 4 port router with the latest firmware, and it is rock solid and works great. I have 3 computers sharing a cable modem connection, and 1 printer through it, and it works marvelous. There was a great deal where you could get it for 50 bucks after rebate at Staples a while back, and it was too good to refuse.
 
I remember there used to be a site that had a list of all of the routers out there and the features they had and then rated them but I can't seem to find it now. Can you forward a range of ports with the Linksys? The Netgear is supposed to come out with a new firmware someday with that option. I gave up waiting for it and went to Freesco but I still have the RT311 in a box for a backup.
 
I have the SMC router. 4 port 10/100mbs Switch, DHCP server and Print server (has printer port, print to your printer via IP). Administer the router via your browser. I have another hub chained to it upstairs. Now I can just plug my laptop into the hub and get onto the network at work. It even lets you assign 1 IP address that is fully opened (no restrictions at all). I leave that closed since I haven't had a need to. Going to grc.com shows my computer as stealth on all port scans.

Works very well with AT&T Broadband (formaly MediaOne or possibly any Road Runner server). What it does is it lets you "clone" the MAC address of your network card. Took me 10 minutes to get it out of the box and be up and running.

Highly recommend it.

Powa
 
PracticallyNetworked likes/recommends the SMC Barricade. They say the LinkSys has firmware probs. Have these been resolved?

Which units can & can't fwd a range of ports?
 
I've had good experience with Linksys. How do you know if your router crash anyways? I always blame all the connection crap on my DSL provider.
 
I just picked up the SMC Barricade. Absolutely love it. It's not much to look at but it works great. You can configure it through your browser and is laid out in a very simple manner. I bought it over the linksys for two reasons. The latest firmware update has taken care of every problem that has popped up with it. The linksys on the other hand has an ongoing problem with firmware updates. They'll get one thing fixed but something else will be disabled or won't work.

Online gaming has been a problem with Linksys, especially if you want to run a server. The return rate for Linksys is about 25% failure rate. Which probably is mostly due to user error, but I'm sure alot of it has to do with their firmware problems and the number of units they have sold.

If you look at practicallynetworked.com and read the user opinions you will get a better idea.

The Netgear uses ports 21 and 80 to configure itself, and doesn't allow these ports to be changed. (That's not good) And also only has single port mapping.

I would go with the SMC Barricade. It's only like $112 overnighted at Outpost and they have a $20 rebate that has been extended, bringing it to $92.

One last thing, the Barricade has a print server built in. A very nice feature, just plug your printer in and every computer can access it. It unloads tying up a computer when you send a print job to it.
 
im going to go with the SMC Barricade? 4 Port 10/100 Mbps Broadband Router.
ok, the connection comes in through a coax cable, then into a external USB cable modem, the router dosnt have a coax hookup on it.... so how do i get the cable connection to to router?
 
The hook up is as follows:

Coax to cable modem, Cat5 from cable modem to WAN port of router. Then you plug your computers nic into the routers ports.

Thats it. Nothing to it.
 
Linksys has released a revision of the BEFSR41 that adds a few features and probably performs a bit better. I don't think there is anyway to tell the difference between the 2 except to go to a retail outlet and make sure it says rev .2 on the box.
 
I had a little bit of trouble with the Linksys BEFSR41 router.
When I go to a high traffic website then press stop when its loading, the internet stops working and I have to reboot.
 
Does your modem have an RJ45 port or is it a USB connection. When you said USB this could mean 1 of 2 things. The modem has an RJ45 jack that you have plugged into a USB ethernet adapter into your computer, or you have a Modem that has a USB connnection right on it that plugs into your computer's USB port. If you have the second version of the modem you are screwed when it comes to using a router. It has to have a RJ45 jack out of the modem!
 
I haven't read much about the SMC one. I've used both Netgear and Linksys, and they are both pretty good for basic uses, I didn't get much into port forwarding and the advanced features. I noticed 3com now has thrown their hat into the ring, and their router has a print server too, as well as a serial port for connecting an external dialup modem too. I can't see the second feature being too usefull unless someone needs a dial-up router (which are offered as seperate products by Linksys etc) but wants to futureproof themselves for the day when they get broadband.

For people using the SMC router with the print server, how is printing acheived when using the printer port? Win95 and 98 don't natively support TCP/IP printing like NT/2000 does, does it come with some software similar to HP Jetdirect, or does it actually allow you to print using MS Networking (Netbios) ie. the device has its own computer name?
 
When you install the software, it adds a new port called PRTmate. You then add the printer as a local printer, using this port.
I only use NT server and Win2K with my SMC Barricade, so I don't know for sure if it'd work with Win98/95, but since it uses local ports, I don't see why not.
 
what type of external modem or whatever I need do you reccomend for a low price? that i can use a coax intput, and then an RJ45 to the router?
 
I have the RT314 and like it but it is very limited in what it can do.

It cannot open port ranges which is a big negative. I can't use MS Gamevoice or Roger Wilco with it. People keep speculating that Netgear is going to have a bios update that will enable port ranging but I am still waiting. I don't know if it will ever happen. Keep that in mind.
 
I bought the RT314 not only does it have the switch built in but it has a faster processor and less packet loss than the Linksys and the RT311.
 
I ordered the RT311 today, so hopefully I have made the correct choice!

I hope I work out all the correct settings when it comes!
 
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