Choosing new router help!!!

dtiao7eb · 07-16-2008, 10:17 AM

Hello everyone!

I'm going to be moving to a new place soon and i wanted to get a new router for my cable modem. It seems like all the reviews i've read for the routers are all Negative!!! I wanted the N-routers but i don't know which one is good reliable and fast! I'll need a modem that supports gaming and has a decent range! for upstairs and down!

But any suggestions would be great!!

thanks,

David

~~Systems_Analyst~~ · 07-16-2008, 09:20 PM

I am going to recommend the Linksys WRT54G since Ive used them before and I had good experiences with them. Also check out the d-link gaming router and I believe the color of the router is black. Check out newegg for the hottest deals.

**lazareth1** · 07-16-2008, 11:19 PM

I've owned both of the above. The linksys is great because linksys made the firmware open source a while ago so you can downlowd firmeware to do all sort of things like turn it into a network bridge etc.

The D-link gaming router is a little less impressive. The interface was good and it worked well but it didn't have anything 'special' that made it a gaming router. It comes with this thing called gamefuel that is meant give priority to gaming traffic. It just doesn't make a difference. Well, not enough to be noticed and to justify the extra price for it.

I reccomend the Linksys WRT54G or another linksys.

djaburg · 07-16-2008, 11:32 PM

Take a look at the WRT310N from Linksys. It has 4 10/100/1000 ports and is wireless N that has good coverage. I've got several deployed and providing you don't have is buried under stuff or in a room that gets real hot, it's fine.

07-16-2008, 10:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
dtiao7eb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP, Vista, OS 10	Choosing new router help!!! Hello everyone! I'm going to be moving to a new place soon and i wanted to get a new router for my cable modem. It seems like all the reviews i've read for the routers are all Negative!!! I wanted the N-routers but i don't know which one is good reliable and fast! I'll need a modem that supports gaming and has a decent range! for upstairs and down! But any suggestions would be great!! thanks, David

07-16-2008, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Systems_Analyst~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: Choosing new router help!!! I am going to recommend the Linksys WRT54G since Ive used them before and I had good experiences with them. Also check out the d-link gaming router and I believe the color of the router is black. Check out newegg for the hottest deals.

07-16-2008, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
lazareth1 Networking/Hardware Jedi Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 969 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Choosing new router help!!! I've owned both of the above. The linksys is great because linksys made the firmware open source a while ago so you can downlowd firmeware to do all sort of things like turn it into a network bridge etc. The D-link gaming router is a little less impressive. The interface was good and it worked well but it didn't have anything 'special' that made it a gaming router. It comes with this thing called gamefuel that is meant give priority to gaming traffic. It just doesn't make a difference. Well, not enough to be noticed and to justify the extra price for it. I reccomend the Linksys WRT54G or another linksys. __________________ "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" JAFFA KREE!! Peace Through Power!!

07-16-2008, 11:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
djaburg Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 OS: XP SP2	Re: Choosing new router help!!! Take a look at the WRT310N from Linksys. It has 4 10/100/1000 ports and is wireless N that has good coverage. I've got several deployed and providing you don't have is buried under stuff or in a room that gets real hot, it's fine. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. Andy Rooney