Recommendation of wireless router

[droomagon]

Hello folks, I need a bit of your help here, of recommendating a wireless router that will enable me to connect to the internet, either wirelessly, or wired. As well as able to share a printer that I have in the library.

This is the current setup that I have, 2 computers and a laptop, and a printer in the library room. 2 computers are without wireless cards. But the laptop has the 802.11g card.

I want to be able to connect 3 computer to the net (wireless and non-wireless at the same time) simultaneously. Also sharing a printer that is available to all 3 computers.

I've read about the review of Dlink DI-624, but it didn't sound too good, so i'm wondering if there are BETTER choices out there?

Thanks in advance !

 

[spectre440]

DI-624?
not good?
i dont know who wrote the review, but personally i'm very happy with my d-link DI-624.
fantastic router.
fast, efficent, secure and easy to configure.

 

[Dillinger]

i used to have a d-link and it caused me to have such high ping in every gaming server I played in including one were I used to have only a 10 ping I swtched to a belkin and its wonderful belkin is the way to go

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

DI-624?
not good?
i dont know who wrote the review, but personally i'm very happy with my d-link DI-624.
fantastic router.
fast, efficent, secure and easy to configure.

but hows the... range?

any d-links ive used... suck.. as do netgear... :/

Ciscos are teh shiz bomb tho..

 

[15th Warlock]

You should try the Linksys WRT54G, you can find it for less than $60, and has four wired ports and 802.11g (54Mbps).
I have one, and both the signal quality, and range are very good

 

[Waldoinsc]

Netgear

I've been using a Netgear 108 MBps wireless firewall router (WGT624) (http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGT624.php) for over a year, and it is fantastic. If your going to host a LAN party, I believe it'll get 'er done with 4 wired ports and, I think, 16 wireless (don't quote me on that). Range for the wireless is probably 50 feet for non-Netgear wireless cards, and about 75-100 ft for the 108MBps Netgear cards, depending how many walls you have to transmit through.

I know that I've surfed the web with my laptap (wireless), while my son plays games online with his computer (wired), and my wife will game online (wired) with her friends at the same time. All 3 of use using this bandwidth and no noticable bottlenecks with the router (we have a cable modem). It uses the same Atheros chipset that D-Link uses for its gaming router, but I believe it ony costs about half as much (D-Link uses it's gamefuel technology software to improve its throughput). See the following Q&A article in Computer Power User Magazine http://www.computerpoweruser.com/ed...c10.asp&guid=45C321C6627E46BFB6229C6DBE85BF01

I have been very happy with this particular Netgear router.

 

[KennyT772]

i second the wrt54g reccomendation. there is a high gain antenna pack available for like $20 that boosted my range by about 70 feet. also you can put a linux based firmware on it and unlock every option as far as speeds and antenna power.

 

[15th Warlock]

i second the wrt54g reccomendation. there is a high gain antenna pack available for like $20 that boosted my range by about 70 feet. also you can put a linux based firmware on it and unlock every option as far as speeds and antenna power.

How do I get that firmware?

 

[spectre440]

but hows the... range?

actually, pretty damn good.
i can get a signal and decent connection from all the way down the street (about 250-300 meters...)
and with lots of buildings and houses around... 2.4ghz connectivety goes through anything like butter.
of course the connection and signal strength do improve the closer you are to it, as with any wireless router.

when it comes to pings in online gaming i cant really tell you, since i dont game online.
but my connection havent suffered one bit since i got this router. personally i think its a great router and an excellent choice. but that's just my personal experience with it...
maybe i got a "magic" router that actually does what its supposed to do...

 

[droomagon]

Thanks for all the reply guys, sounds like Dlink isn't so bad, i'll check into Linksys as well, if they are sold in my area.

But from what my friend told me, he has a ASUS WL-500g Deluxe, and the thing is that he can't connect to the net by both wireless and the non-wireless at the same time, so its either, wireless, or non-wireless.

Even tho the print server that works, but still the net connection thing concerns me. Would that happen with D-link ? I want to be able to use the cable to connect to the internet, as well as be able to use my laptop (wireless through 802.11g) in the next room to connect to the internet.

 

[Waldoinsc]

That's exactly what I have set up with my Netgear router, and I know the Linksys & the D-Link (802.11g) routers can also. So pick the system you like the best (price, reliability, etc.), and enjoy. As long as your laptop has a wireless network card, it should work (My Dell laptop has a 54 MBps Dell internal wireless card, and it works flawlessly with the Netgear router using Windows XP wireless networking connection)

 

[droomagon]

Is that the problem with wireless routers? either you go wireless, or you are connected by cables.

Or am i understanding this wrong?

 

[Keiki]

You gotta becareful though, I've got a Linksys wireless router and it disconnects on me soooo many times. My sister's desktop is connected via wireless and she often gets disconnected. Also, for me, i use a network cable directly going from the wireless router to my comp, but still i get unstability and disconnects! Especially annoying if im playing WC3 ladder matches

 

[spectre440]

Thanks for all the reply guys, sounds like Dlink isn't so bad, i'll check into Linksys as well, if they are sold in my area.

But from what my friend told me, he has a ASUS WL-500g Deluxe, and the thing is that he can't connect to the net by both wireless and the non-wireless at the same time, so its either, wireless, or non-wireless.

Even tho the print server that works, but still the net connection thing concerns me. Would that happen with D-link ? I want to be able to use the cable to connect to the internet, as well as be able to use my laptop (wireless through 802.11g) in the next room to connect to the internet.

huh?
your friend either has a bad or damaged router, or he has configured it wrong.
personally, ive never heard of a router than lets you connect either by wireless or by wired, but not both... what would be the point of the router then?
i havent heard of one router in existence that actually does that if the router itself is working ok and everything is configured properly.

your friend either has a bad or damaged router, or he has configured it wrong.

 

[Waldoinsc]

Is that the problem with wireless routers? either you go wireless, or you are connected by cables.

Or am i understanding this wrong?

Most wireless routers have Ethernet ports for directly wired connects to a PC, and they also have the wireless capability. Both modes are available at the same time, though the directly wired connection usually will give the higher throughput due to the wireless signal strength received from a network computer will cause the router to auto-negotiate down to a lower speed to ensure proper data transfer (i.e, the stronger the signal, the higher the data transfer rate). My laptop (max is 54MBPS) will be at 54 MBps up to about 40 feet, then starts to lower. I believe the lowest I seen is 24MBps at about 70 feet.

 

[droomagon]

Thanks all for the suggestions and replies, but i've looked up the models you suggested (both Dlink, and Linksys (not sold here)), but those 2 models doesn't have the printer server function....

Appreciate it nonetheless.