New Cable Wireless router needed

prestonred · 12-12-2011, 12:19

I need a new router and was wondering if you nice people could recommend one for me. My current one drops all the time and I can't even access the settings' page anymore.

I have 10mb broadband, if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance

thenry · 12-12-2011, 15:01

what router have you currently got? and do you have a stand alone VM modem?

barnsley · 12-12-2011, 17:11

Subject to the amount of money you have to spend, I'd go for the Netgear WNDR3700 I did. It's got 4 gigE LAN ports, the WAN port is also gigE (ready for the future), dual band 300Meg wifi. It is rock solid and really well used (both wired & wireless). I currently would not look at anything else if this router went up the swanny.

Dave

prestonred · 12-12-2011, 17:19

I have stand alone modem. It is separate to tv. It is a belkin 2.4ghz 802.11g. I was looking to spemd around 50 notes or so.

Thanks again

thenry · 12-12-2011, 17:24

you've probably got warranty with Belkin.. whats the model number? you might be able to get a free upgrade.

prestonred · 12-12-2011, 18:35

It's pretty old to be fair. 5 years old.

thenry · 12-12-2011, 18:38

they put lifetime warranties on some ranges. whats the model number?

General Maximus · 14-12-2011, 09:27

I strongly recommend Linksys (by Cisco), I have had 3 different models over the last 10 years and havent had a problem with any of them, they are fantastic. If you want a direct replacement of what you have probably got atm you would be looking at this one:

http://www.dabs.com/products/linksys...22-50468&src=3

If you want one which is going to last you a while with 802.11n, dual band and gigabit ports you need to be looking at this one. It is well worth the extra Â£13 you are looking to pay:

http://www.dabs.com/products/linksys...22-50468&src=3

roughbeast · 14-12-2011, 10:05

This guide might help you. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...er-charts/view

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If you are thinking of upgrading to 100Mb internet you will definitely need something with a better throughput than the Cisco E2000.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=538423

Dai · 14-12-2011, 10:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by prestonred

I need a new router and was wondering if you nice people could recommend one for me. My current one drops all the time and I can't even access the settings' page anymore.

I have 10mb broadband, if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance

Before you go out and spend money, have you tried doing a factory reset of your current router? Sometimes that can improve things a bit. If you cannot get to the control panel it sounds like it may have got it's firmware in a bit of a twist. The manual should have details of how to do a reset.