best router?
 

Hello
Could some one recomend me a wirless router for ntl broadband?
linksys or D-Link? any specyfic models?

Greetings

Re: best router?
 

Hi,

I would suggest reading the article at the top of this networking forum - 'Router Recommendations'! (Linksys WRT54G or GS is what a lot around here use)

Re: best router?
 

i love WRT54g yeah

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Many people here use the Linksys routers and are very happy with them.
:welcome: to the forums.

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depends on what all your needs are? Best advice I can give is stick with a name, linksys, d-link, belkin etc... dont go for the cheap no names... i've had nothing but trouble with them, especially sweex! utter crap brand!

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Using a Linksys WRK54G here, no problems from the router yet, apart from the odd dropout every now and again.

It's my wireless card that's given me hassle.

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Using a Linksys WRK54G here, no problems from the router changed teh firmware to this and the router has never missed.

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Interesting, you couldn't provide some more information on this could you? or a little help as to which routers its compatible with?

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List of compatible devices here: http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.ph...ported_Devices

Sadly, mine's a WRT54GS v5, which runs on a different operating system. It seems to be being worked on, though, one way or another - hopefully one day soon there'll be a version that'll work with it.

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I will post some screenshots if you want it is very good and has more to offer than what came with the Linksys WRT54GS I didnt check which version I had just flashed it with this and its been working 100% better than before.

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Sweex? no problems with my LB000021 = Edimak BR-6104k here.. - though these are wired, not wireless.

Unlike:

Gigabyte GN-BR401 - 2 friends had them, both failed outside warranty.
Benq ESG-103 - notoriously incompatible with PACE STB (a friend has one, works fine with with SACM or Samsung)
The cheapest Ebuyer (Safecom) model also had a pretty bad reputation for killing connection speed.

Only wireless one I've seen in use so far, is a friend's USR8022 - sorted that one out for them specially, as they really needed a wireless link but had thoughts of going back to dialup (before the price gap between broadband and non-payg dialup of any quality collapsed) - miserable range, struggles to maintain a connection upstairs (though I gather that can be a weakness of WiFi - goes more out than up).

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Lovely stuff, particularly wanting the transmit power option.

Shame there doesn't seem to be a version that could run on a WRK54G :(

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God I'm jealous now! Wish I could at least notch up the power a bit on mine. :(

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Which router model do you have? there's more than one firmware for it i'm sure ;)

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I have the WRT54GS.. version 5. Unlike versions 1-4, it runs VXWorks, not a Linux based operating system. Linksys were forced to reveal the source for v1-4 a few years ago under GPL licensing terms - with VXWorks, it's totally different. Not aided by the fact that v5 is lower spec than the other routers. :(