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gei
Oct 20th, 2006, 11:36 AM
What is the best wireless router out there in your guys opinions? I have a DI-624 which plain old sucks. All of a sudden it keeps dropping signals, needs to be rebooted, etc etc.

And I mean "best" in terms of performance, RF signal strength, features, etc...
jamgyu
Oct 20th, 2006, 11:41 AM
hey.... toms hardware has a detailed review of most of the top routers on the market as of June 2006

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/lans_routers/charts/index.html?chart=119



i bought the d-link wireless 108G gaming router and it works great!
tdotcbc84
Oct 20th, 2006, 03:36 PM
yeah i think im gonna get that Gaming router as well !!

but its kinda pricey when i need to get that ADAPTOR as well !
ShadowVlican
Oct 20th, 2006, 03:43 PM
yeah i think im gonna get that Gaming router as well !!

but its kinda pricey when i need to get that ADAPTOR as well !
you don't NEED to... it's still a 54G compatible router, which is perfectly fine (besides there is latency introduced with wireless gaming, as if the internet wasn't bad enough already....)
Gee
Oct 20th, 2006, 03:50 PM
I have had problems with almost every wireless manufacturer out there. The bottom line, they all work and they all have their quirks.
Jayhoo
Oct 20th, 2006, 04:10 PM
Just as a general rule of thumb, if you're having connectivity issues wirelessly, turn off the speed enhancement modes. Pre-N routers will usually have "superG" (much like the 108 gaming routers), "Turbo" or "SpeedBoost" on 'em, and may cause weaker signals.
tdotcbc84
Oct 20th, 2006, 04:18 PM
i'm personally just looking for something i don't need to "RESTART" the router everyday or week !


is the DWL-4300 good in that department ?

if so... i think im gonna get one! the linksys we have right now... needs to be restarted all the time ... even with WRT 3rd party firmware!
ShadowVlican
Oct 20th, 2006, 04:29 PM
i'm personally just looking for something i don't need to "RESTART" the router everyday or week !


is the DWL-4300 good in that department ?

if so... i think im gonna get one! the linksys we have right now... needs to be restarted all the time ... even with WRT 3rd party firmware!
if you are resetting your router everyday (even with 3rd party firmware) then something else is wrong

i've been reading that those 3rd party stuff really helps for p2p, of course d-links "gaming" router is in a different league (performance and price)
tdotcbc84
Oct 20th, 2006, 05:00 PM
if you are resetting your router everyday (even with 3rd party firmware) then something else is wrong

i've been reading that those 3rd party stuff really helps for p2p, of course d-links "gaming" router is in a different league (performance and price)

im using the HYPER WRT with TOFU firmware...

should i be using something else ?
Loco
Oct 20th, 2006, 05:35 PM
Is it possible that your torrent client is filling your router with connection requests? I try to limit any torrent requests. on my linksys. :)

Socom 3 has mic issues with the linksys.

I read that the linksys wrt54gs beats the Linksys pre-N for range. The Netgear and Belkin 802.11n (draft) models comes out ahead of (http://review.zdnet.com/Linksys_WRT300N_router/4505-3319_16-31851121.html) Linksys in range and through put.
tdotcbc84
Oct 21st, 2006, 01:47 PM
whats the best FIRMWARE to use for WRT54G Version 4 ???

i got 5 computers on its wireless!

and we still need to restart every other day..... !
Cybersid
Oct 21st, 2006, 01:51 PM
Its funny, because my trendnet router works as good as my hacked linksys router. I get constant 700+ download, and 80k upload max with no "restarting issues".

Also no log on online games using CFOSPEED (app) of course.
pennysaver
Oct 21st, 2006, 02:36 PM
I have the same inquiry. I always thought Linksys would be the best but after reading things on the Net, I am no longer so certain.

I want to connect a couple of wired computers and one laptop connected wirelessly. I do some P2P from my wired machines but the laptop is unlikely to be used in this fashion.

Any recommendations?

Thanks and I don't mean to hijack the thread.

What is the best wireless router out there in your guys opinions? I have a DI-624 which plain old sucks. All of a sudden it keeps dropping signals, needs to be rebooted, etc etc.

And I mean "best" in terms of performance, RF signal strength, features, etc...
ShadowVlican
Oct 21st, 2006, 06:06 PM
i got 5 computers on its wireless!

and we still need to restart every other day..... !
ok, i didn't know you had 5+ users on this poor router

if they are all using P2P software, NO CONSUMER router will work nicely

your best bet is to build yourself a linux router box (a $299 computer from canada computers will EAT ALL CONSUMER ROUTERS for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and then some.)
tdotcbc84
Oct 22nd, 2006, 12:50 PM
ok, i didn't know you had 5+ users on this poor router

if they are all using P2P software, NO CONSUMER router will work nicely

your best bet is to build yourself a linux router box (a $299 computer from canada computers will EAT ALL CONSUMER ROUTERS for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and then some.)

is there any guides out there that can teach me how to do this ?

i might have spare P3 computer to set this up....!
JT94
Oct 22nd, 2006, 01:33 PM
whats the best FIRMWARE to use for WRT54G Version 4 ???

i got 5 computers on its wireless!

and we still need to restart every other day..... !

Try Thibor's latest build of HyperWRT.
ShadowVlican
Oct 22nd, 2006, 03:26 PM
is there any guides out there that can teach me how to do this ?

i might have spare P3 computer to set this up....!
give these a look:

http://www.clarkconnect.com/
http://ipcop.org/
http://m0n0.ch/wall/index.php
http://smoothwall.org/

i have personally used clarkconnect in the past and found it very good for my uses