New router time again

[spoodie]

I'm getting Virgin cable at the weekend and I need a cable compatible router, preferably one that's more substantial than your average PC World affair, but not more than £150. Any suggestions?

Also it's got to have decent wireless.

[MrGreen]

I'm getting Virgin cable at the weekend and I need a cable compatible router, preferably one that's more substantial than your average PC World affair, but not more than £150. Any suggestions?

Also it's got to have decent wireless.

If you insist on speed, get something like this http://www.netgear.com/Products/Routers ... R854T.aspx

If not, get this
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... torWrapper

[Dr. kitteny berk]

If not, get this
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... torWrapper

BAD. NO. BAD.

ISTR the WRT54G is a hunk of shit.

Also, didn't Cisco rename Linksys recently?

[Lateralus]

Actually, I've got that linksys one. Got it free from a mate, but I think it was about £40 or so. I currently only use it wired, but ran it wireless for quite a while in my previous house without any problems at all, despite being on the floor above it and the other side of the house. Never used any others though, so can't really compare.

[The Incredible...]

I bought a netgear wireless adsl router when i was at uni and that was great. no problems at all easy to set up and had 2 computers and a ps3 connected with wires and another computer and a wii connected wirelessly.

I can't use it at home as we have cable internet but i intend to get the cable version as soon as i've sold the adsl one on ebay. it's about £45 on ebuyer

[deject]

IMO, D-Link and Netgear are better than Linksys. We have the rage from our Linksys a few times.

[eion]

BAD. NO. BAD.

ISTR the WRT54G is a hunk of shit.

Not correct. The newer versions suck hard, but the older versions can be hacked very easily to do cool stuff (and are a bit more reliable, too). Check that the version you're buying is compatible with OpenWRT and you should be fine.

I just have a cheap D-Link (DI-524) and it's been fine, although I don't use BitTorrent so it's not really under much stress.

Pretty much any proper router should be cable-compatible. When I had cable, I put ISA Server on my older server box and added another network card. Once I got it working, that setup was all of the win.

[northwesten]

mm i wish i asked question about routers! I would of made money back in my regiment :/

Tho i have a BT router LMAO tho it does the job!

[spoodie]

Thanks. Some stuff to think about. I was considering a small office Cisco but that may be overkill and they are looking very expensive and may not actually do the basic stuff as well. I don't need 10 VPNs.

I've had a problem with Netgear in the past and tend to favour Linksys but I might as well keep my mind open.

[Fear]

I've never used a cable router, but if Linksys' version of a cable router is anything like the rest of their range then it will be awesome.*

Linksys is all I buy, it just works, always.

*There might be some funky cable 'features' I have no experience in that are relevant here

[FatherJack]

What do you want the wireless for? My current Linksys and old Netgear refused to work with my Wii, but a no-name one from Tesco works fine.

Been great otherwise, though.

[HereComesPete]

Duh! The wireless is so he can walk round in his garden writing/practicing best man speeches!

[cheeseandham]

I'm a big Linksys fan, but I got a Netgear WGR614 v6 as it was misordered for someone else at work and hence sitting around and free for me when I moved house and onto a new Virgin line and needing a smaller box than I had before - which was an IPCop with an AP sticking out of it. (which incidentally did a great job and electric wasn't a problem as the bill was split between 7 of us in the house)

Anyway, no complaints so far on the Netgear, does what it says on the tin.

[HereComesPete]

I think anything with a name on it can either be fine or not. See! I can do this too! Go me!

Seriously though, parts problems, firmware fuckup's, anything (no matter the name) can happen, I think its best to just go for what you like the look of, and if its shit, complain loudly and send it back.

[cheeseandham]

I think anything with a name on it can either be fine or not. See! I can do this too! Go me!

Seriously though, parts problems, firmware fuckup's, anything (no matter the name) can happen, I think its best to just go for what you like the look of, and if its shit, complain loudly and send it back.

lol... true. but I can say as a company that has fitted a lot of these small ADSL routers for the last 4 years, we've seen less problems with Linksys overall.

D-link and Netgear went through a bloody awful stage about a year or so ago, D-link especially where we were seeing failures on them all over the shop and all the time - we stopped with D-link after that.

Netgear wasn't quite so bad and we gave them a second chance and they've not been too much of a problem so far.

All in all my conclusion is...

[spoodie]

What do you want the wireless for?

Currently I use wireless for my 360, laptop and Wii, so it's pretty much essential. Once I get the new connection I will be rearranging things and the wireless will be less used but it's still something worth keeping I think. Like many things, once you've used it you'll miss it once it's gone. Oh yeah, there's also my DS, PSP and N95 phone which can all access my wifi.

That Linksys WRT54G is looking like the favourite at the moment.

[cashy]

Currently I use wireless for my 360, laptop and Wii, so it's pretty much essential. Once I get the new connection I will be rearranging things and the wireless will be less used but it's still something worth keeping I think. Like many things, once you've used it you'll miss it once it's gone. Oh yeah, there's also my DS, PSP and N95 phone which can all access my wifi.

That Linksys WRT54G is looking like the favourite at the moment.

Can't speak for the wii but my 360 (with offishul network stick) runs on my WRT54G a dream. Can't say ive ever had a problem, and its been going for a few years now.
A+++++++++

[FatherJack]

Currently I use wireless for my 360, laptop and Wii, so it's pretty much essential. Once I get the new connection I will be rearranging things and the wireless will be less used but it's still something worth keeping I think. Like many things, once you've used it you'll miss it once it's gone. Oh yeah, there's also my DS, PSP and N95 phone which can all access my wifi.

That Linksys WRT54G is looking like the favourite at the moment.

Well, my Linksys WRT54GC (the compact version) won't authenticate with my Wii, although it is a first-generation model and I don't have an antenna connected. Works fine with the DS, though.

[HereComesPete]

(with offishul network stick)

Don't these cost about 60 quid? Microsoft fuckers. I just use a cable.


hehehe, cable, that I laid all by myself.

[spoodie]

Well, my Linksys WRT54GC (the compact version) won't authenticate with my Wii, although it is a first-generation model and I don't have an antenna connected. Works fine with the DS, though.

My one looks like that but is a WAG354 and works with all my stuff including the Wii. I'd be interested to know the difference between the WAG and WRT series.

edit: I found something http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 63359.html