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Sarching for a new router. by albert on 10-30-2007 at 08:21 PM
hey guys.. I'm searching for a new router, and since i have exactly no clue what to look for or what to chose, I come to you for advice.
I want something fast but also secure.. And easily configurable.. I don't know if there's anything else I should say? Allowing wired and wireless connection..
Oh, and also, my new laptop support wireless N but my other computers are on G.. so I don't know if it's backward compatible.
Thanks for the help. 
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Jarrod on 10-30-2007 at 08:23 PM
need voIP input/output lines as well?
and adsl2+?
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Voldemort on 10-30-2007 at 08:52 PM
quote:I believe he wants a router only, not a modem+router thing.
Originally posted by xen0h
and adsl2+?
RE: Sarching for a new router. by albert on 10-30-2007 at 11:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Voldemort
quote:I believe he wants a router only, not a modem+router thing.
Originally posted by xen0h
and adsl2+?
Exactly.
quote:I wouldn't think so.
Originally posted by xen0h
need voIP input/output lines as well?
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Jarrod on 10-31-2007 at 05:05 AM
i'd get one of these...
here
netcomm pwn but don't do wirelss n yet
RE: Sarching for a new router. by albert on 10-31-2007 at 02:57 PM
quote:Thanks, I do read from review though that the wireless N is not that fast compared to a lot of N routers..
Originally posted by xen0h
i'd get one of these...
here
Does anyone have anything else? I've been thinking about this one :
Dlink Xtreme N Wireless Router (DIR-655)
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Jarrod on 10-31-2007 at 07:52 PM
no1 likes d-link
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Ezra on 10-31-2007 at 08:06 PM
Try to get a Linksys WRT54GS v2.1, best router to put DD-WRT on.
http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices
RE: RE: Sarching for a new router. by Verte on 11-04-2007 at 09:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by xen0h
no1 likes d-link
d-link > linksys anyday. Just from personal experience, which admittedly is not much. d-link was a breeze to set up- reset to factory settings, refresh your DHCP, lock it down, and you're there. No need to even look at it again, which is how it should be.
I struggled with linksys for hours before throwing in the towel. What sort of crappy router requires software? Ugh. For the record, the software didn't even work.
Note I say all of this as someone who had never set up a network before, so maybe I missed something. But yes, d-link ftw.
RE: Sarching for a new router. by Vilkku on 11-04-2007 at 10:29 AM
Get one that supports DD-WRT (like the Linksys WRT54GL), loads of value for a reasonable price.
More info from lifehacker or the DD-WRT site.
EDIT: Pfft, someone already mentioned DD-WRT.