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need a new wireless router
my current wireless N router "trendnet twe-633gr" is a piece of crap. ive had it for 6 months and i constantly have to reboot it to get the wireless signal back. this week has been terrible because i have to reboot it everyday! i would like to get another wireless N router but there arent many choices and a lot of people still have problems with them. i guess i should just get a wireless g router. when i had the linksys wrt54g my playstation3 would constanly drop connections (which happens to be a known problem by both sony and linksys and they havnt bothered fixing it.) anyone have any suggestions ?
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i strongly suggest, anything that can run openWRT + X-Wrt
it never crashes and always works flawlessly with a good config [if u need help ask i can help] mine is a WRT54G v2.0 [one of the ones with 32mb of ram instid of 16mb] all consumer router software is like that, every drop of it, especialy the ones that ppl say isnt like that. thats why u gotta go opensource linux man
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with the wrt54g the earlier the better as far as opensource firmware goes [STRONGLY suggest openWRT + X-Wrt]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G this shows what versions have what stats, the most important parts are, how much flash space it has, and how much memory it as, as you can see the WRT54GL is pretty weak, and the WRT54GS v1.0 to 3.0 is awesome.
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that website shows the first 4 digits of the serial number, mine is CDF5, thats how you identify them.
if you want something expensive there is an alternative, avila gateworks makes some of the most awesome routers you can get ahold of easily, you just need to buy the router, and the case, and any miniPCI cards you might need [wifi] its future proof cuz you can replace the wifi card when new stuff comes out, you can get one with a really fast processor if you want, in the end it will be MANY times cheaper than getting a series of shitty consumer routers
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WRT330N
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Is that router gigabit?
The router previous to my WRT330N was an SMC Barricade WRT54G. For $30, that router was so good. Ran fine for 2 years, on 24/7. For a cheapy G router the range was also amazing. Now the WRT330N. The range is literally at least 5 times better (down into my basement, which is four levels down, and the actual basement has a triple brick construction) has full reception on a centrino G card, which was 2-3 bars with the old SMC. Also another thing to note: I havent had one cut out of wired or wireless with it, and I didnt buy it new. That all being said, if you dont need the features spend less and get the G router . I havent had exp wit hthe wrt54gs, so I can't confirm anything about it.
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"N" is only good if you have "N" connectivity on the client side.
I have played with the DLINK DGL-4300 and the DIR-655, both are awesome routers. I really recommend the 655, the 4300 is a bit outdated (replaced by the 4500, but that cost way to much) but still a good router. |
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i have a wrt54g v2 loaded with dd-wrt v24 rc7 and she's ready for a new home. any takers?
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I have a very considered and experienced based tip:
#1 Dont get an all in one router with wireless. Get a SEPARATE wireless AP. Reasons for this have been posted a 100x. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833127215
I sell these at work, and personally have one and my friend has one, also use one at work, no problems ever! Linksys has become crap! ![]() If you want something really good get a cisco and learn to configure it
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122224
buddy has the older white model things are solid handles 20 ppl lans no problem as well as net browsing on all those rigs everything remains as fast to be expected no reboot requirted and amazing signal streigth
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Most people who put there reviews in the first place the the ones that are complaining. Most people who are satisfied with there purchase dont bother to post a review.
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Same here, its funny the poor uneducated $8 an hour workers.
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i use a wrt54gl w/ dd-wrt ... no drop offs, carried it to school today had 10 ppl on it playing far cry .. no problems
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