Need help on wire-less router buy???

[Joe C]

I agree that any manufacture's router can be good while another model from that same manufacture can really be horrible. I recommend that anybody looking for a router regardless of manufacture, go on line and check check and check reviews of the router they might be interested in. I know Linksys can make a decent router but so can several well known company's too. If your budget is under $100., you can't expect all the bells and whistles but you should find something decent. Linksys, Trendnet, Netgear, Belkin are just a few popular name brands you can research into

PP....I still have that Linksys router buried in my garage, I'll dig it out to get that model number for you

 

[PP Mguire]

If it's anything but the WRT54g then that's why you had problems. But, Belkin are widely known to spit out nothing but ****.

 

[Joe C]

yup....here's that model number...

 

[PP Mguire]

Oh God. I think that was one of their first attempts at MIMO before draft N and it was a total fail. Mixed mode performance issues, required a matching card for proper performance, range issues. Yea, I almost bought one of those to replace my WRT54G and I'm glad I didn't. I actually still have my WRT54G.

 

[Joe C]

It is a pre-N router....kinda like N wireless but not! Only one mode and worked with anything else wireless, it was supposed to be better with another N device but you couldn't tell. The range slowly degraded to a point that it had to go. I really like that Netgear, I paid about the same for it as I did that linksys but now I see the WDNR 4500 router selling for almost a $100. more than what I paid for it

The WRT 54G routers are still being sold. They are cheap and they do work....not great by any means, but you can get a signal in the same room for about $50.
Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Broadband Router 802.11b/g 54Mbps - Newegg.com

 

[PP Mguire]

Signal on mine was fantastic. I used to steal wifi from neighbors with that thing. And neighbors out here are acres away. I could probably still get full signal with mine in this place if it wasn't so old.

 

[Yevrag35]

Newegg.ca - ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router Dual Band N600 Multimedia Ultra Slim Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n support USB Storage, Print and Media Server (top performance review at smallnetbuilder.com)
That's my suggestion.

 

[Joe C]

Signal on mine was fantastic. I used to steal wifi from neighbors with that thing. And neighbors out here are acres away. I could probably still get full signal with mine in this place if it wasn't so old.

If your in a mobile home with a metal exterior....that really hamper your range outside of the house


I've heard good things about that Asus router!

 

[Yevrag35]

I've heard good things about that Asus router!

Their mid-to-high end routers are really good performers. I've used their N56, N66, & currently own their AC66. All fantastic routers with lots of networking options through a decent web-interface.

 

[DistraughtSysop]

Newegg.ca - ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router Dual Band N600 Multimedia Ultra Slim Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n support USB Storage, Print and Media Server (top performance review at smallnetbuilder.com)
That's my suggestion.

That's the one I'm using now. I've had it maybe a couple of years now; I've been pretty happy with the wireless performance with typically 4 to 6 devices connected at a time.

The only thing with my unit is that plugging anything into the USB slot brings the radios down; there might be newer firmware now that fixes it, but I haven't checked.