Which router to buy

Prototype · 04-13-2008, 12:45 AM

I am gonna buy a new router soon for the house. Anyone can help me pick one since I don't know a lot about routers.

nagasama · 04-13-2008, 10:03 AM

i have a Netgear WGR614 for the last year or so, no problems at all.
you can find em pretty cheap on ebay.

peterhuang913 · 04-13-2008, 11:21 AM

Linksys WRT54GL

Prototype · 04-13-2008, 12:44 PM

Should I buy a router with Wireless-N?

Mak213 · 04-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Wireless N is not finalized. It is still in draft form. So buying a router now will not guarantee that it will work when N Draft gets finalized. Stick with b/g for now.

ohGrFreak · 04-13-2008, 10:25 PM

Linksys is tops for routers. Nuff said.

Wireless N had been around too long to not be finalized, it's getting annoying, how you put out hardware that runs off of a non-finalized structure, and why is it legal? N will probably get passed up before it does get finalized anyway, lol.

Heck, even slow B is still uber fast in terms of speed. The speeds they say they carry are theoretical until you actually have hardware or a router that can push data at said speeds.

So yeah, Linksys, the most reliable I have owned, second best would probably be D-Link, but then you have to weed out their garbage products to find their good stuff.

Mak213 · 04-14-2008, 09:12 AM

I can't quite agree. I have had both Linksys and DLink and the DLink has been far more reliable than the LinkSys. I also had a LinkSys router after they were bought out by Cisco. Even that wasn't as good as my DLink router.

But for a wireless router the Linksys are far better than most i have seen. The one Peter suggested is great. But then again i have not run a wireless setup yet. The DLink my buddy has is great and has been working for years now.

Prototype · 04-14-2008, 06:38 PM

I dont know currently we only bought routers from Dlink. We have many of Dlink. One is the bad DI-624 which has a disconnection problem.

ohGrFreak · 04-14-2008, 07:34 PM

I just speak from experience, the two D-link routers I have owned were less reliable than my Linksys (a Cisco model by the way)

CntdwnToExtn · 04-16-2008, 12:38 PM

i have a D-Link DI-625 and love it.
it just runs and is always up.

all linksys i've worked with imo sucked. always needed to be restarted and re-configured....it literally lost it's port forwarding settings every day! wtf!

i love working with cisco's but linksys has never given me the quality.

i'd rather run my old 3COM StackerIII router over a new linksys

04-13-2008, 12:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
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nagasama the power of the darkside Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house Posts: 4,666	Re: Which router to buy i have a Netgear WGR614 for the last year or so, no problems at all. you can find em pretty cheap on ebay. __________________ q9450~starting new overclock~ asus P5Q Deluxe 2 x 2gb OCZ reaper 1066 evga 8800gts 512 so sorry, i do not accept offers to marry your sister, 780i motherboards, or phony kudos via IM, email, or PM.

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Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,426	Re: Which router to buy Wireless N is not finalized. It is still in draft form. So buying a router now will not guarantee that it will work when N Draft gets finalized. Stick with b/g for now. __________________

04-13-2008, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
ohGrFreak ID.10T Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Midwest in tha houzze Posts: 1,633	Re: Which router to buy Linksys is tops for routers. Nuff said. Wireless N had been around too long to not be finalized, it's getting annoying, how you put out hardware that runs off of a non-finalized structure, and why is it legal? N will probably get passed up before it does get finalized anyway, lol. Heck, even slow B is still uber fast in terms of speed. The speeds they say they carry are theoretical until you actually have hardware or a router that can push data at said speeds. So yeah, Linksys, the most reliable I have owned, second best would probably be D-Link, but then you have to weed out their garbage products to find their good stuff. __________________

04-14-2008, 09:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,426	Re: Which router to buy I can't quite agree. I have had both Linksys and DLink and the DLink has been far more reliable than the LinkSys. I also had a LinkSys router after they were bought out by Cisco. Even that wasn't as good as my DLink router. But for a wireless router the Linksys are far better than most i have seen. The one Peter suggested is great. But then again i have not run a wireless setup yet. The DLink my buddy has is great and has been working for years now. __________________

04-14-2008, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Prototype Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: US Posts: 885	Re: Which router to buy I dont know currently we only bought routers from Dlink. We have many of Dlink. One is the bad DI-624 which has a disconnection problem. __________________ VISIT: http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f6/new...forums-182900/

04-14-2008, 07:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
ohGrFreak ID.10T Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Midwest in tha houzze Posts: 1,633	Re: Which router to buy I just speak from experience, the two D-link routers I have owned were less reliable than my Linksys (a Cisco model by the way) __________________

04-16-2008, 12:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
CntdwnToExtn Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parents Basement Posts: 1,082	Re: Which router to buy i have a D-Link DI-625 and love it. it just runs and is always up. all linksys i've worked with imo sucked. always needed to be restarted and re-configured....it literally lost it's port forwarding settings every day! wtf! i love working with cisco's but linksys has never given me the quality. i'd rather run my old 3COM StackerIII router over a new linksys __________________ AMD Athlon X2 4400 @ 2.7Ghz \| DFI LP UT nf4 SLI-DR \| Corsair TwinX XMS 2x1gig 3-3-3-6 \| WD Raptor 36gig, 74gig \| XFX 8800GT XT 512MB \| OCZ 850w GameXtream \| Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 \| Viewsonic 19" WS, BenQ T904 19" \| Logitec X530 \| Windows Vista Home Pre. SP1

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