router recommendations

[pepzsoduh]

here it is.... not very good right

to improve this we would have to get a higher plan right??


Edit: well turn out we have the fastest dsl so whats making it so slow???

 

[Russel1]

That's not so slow! You have never used a 9600 baud modem have you!

[edit] 9600 baud is super slow

 

[dude_56013]

here it is.... not very good right

to improve this we would have to get a higher plan right??


Edit: well turn out we have the fastest dsl so whats making it so slow???

Umm, you should be happy. My DL speed is 2Mb/s and my UL is practically nill. And I pay $60/mo. Yeah.

As for the router, I just bought a new one after my old linksys just started to finally piss me off enough (was dropping DHCP connection AT LEAST once a week). Plus, I really wanted wireless N for when I get my laptop so when I come home from college to visit, I don't have to be wired and I can have full range and speed.

This is what I got. At the time, it was free shipping with a free wireless n usb adapter. But I think I paid a bit more for it.

 

[Russel1]

Here is what I'm using:

TRENDnet TW100-S4W1CA Router $21.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156001&Tpk=tw100-s4w1ca


D-Link DWL-G700AP High Speed Wireless Access Point $56.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127146&Tpk=DWL-G700AP

Cheap, but they work flawlessly. I had the router for experimentation when we switched providers. I installed it temporarily to get us up and running and have never changed it because it works so well. I used a separate wireless access point because the router is downstairs, I wanted the access point in the second story attic.

 

[cavemangrinder]

I bought this Linksys Router: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...=linksys+router&type=product&id=1194054018722 and it sucked. I had a hard time getting the internet to work after spending like 2 hours trying to get it to work. Talked to customer service, and they told me it was a firmware update issue. Anyway, it worked for like a day and then kept dropping connections (next room over btw). After a few days I packed it up, returned it to the store and got this Belkin: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...outer&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218007084648 took me 30 mins to setup and its been working flawlessly since.

 

[setishock]

Also when the node you're on gets busy you're going to have some slow downs.

If you want to repeat the signal you might want to try this. I used a bunch of them at the hotel in North Carolina. Lot of bang for the buck.
Access point / repeater
http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=36

http://www.microbarn.com/details.aspx?rid=101767&source=froogle

I use this router: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=35
Works great and user friendly. And insanely cheap price. I think I gave 45 dollars for it.

 

[_-..zKiLLA..-_]

Whatever you go with i would recommend linksys anyday. my router (WRT54G, the old one ) has never given me problems ever. I once tried to set up a friend D-Link and it was nearly impossible. i had sooo many headaches. Linksys ftw

 

[pepzsoduh]

alrite, i think, but i'm not 100% sure that we're going to get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124296

That's not so slow! You have never used a 9600 baud modem have you!

what a 9600 baud modem?? where could we get one?

 

[ilovepcs25]

he's taking the mickey pepz whatever you do don't buy a 9600 baud modem it's slower than a snail its used for dial-up.

 

[Russel1]

alrite, i think, but i'm not 100% sure that we're going to get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124296



what a 9600 baud modem?? where could we get one?

I could send you one. I keep all kind of old obsolete stuff. I still have my first computer, the timex/sinclair 1000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_1000

he's taking the mickey pepz whatever you do don't buy a 9600 baud modem it's slower than a snail its used for dial-up.

Super slow compared to anything commonly used today.

It's kind of ironic. A modem is a modulator/demodulator. A "DSL Modem" isn't really a modem because is is all digtal, same with a cable "modem." I guess it has just become a common name for the device.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem