Router recommendations please

PC_Arcade

ADSL modem with Wired (4 port) and wireless combo would be nice, what are people using and what's the best value for money?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:45 pm **Post subject:**

its not best value for money you need, its best router you can get on a budget, you need one with as high a concurrent connection limit as possible which means one with a new chipset.

I believe DLINK make the worst routers iirc although i could be wrong, as for specific models, i read a thread somewhere with a link but i think it was at fileheaven.org

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:33 pm **Post subject:**

This looks OK and it's cheap too, any comments?

http://www.dabs.com/uk/Search2/Product+ ... ase=router

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:49 pm **Post subject:**

I thought you said you wanted wired?

Not so flattering comments:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 5?v=glance

Nice features but lots of connection drops

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I wish I read all these reviews before buying this bad product.

I am having a lot of connection drops for both wired and wireless connections. Upgrading to the newest firmware didn't help it at all. I even think it became worse after the upgrade.

I don't write product reviews at all, but I decided to write my first review.
Just an hour ago, I tried to send a 10MB file to my friend over ICQ, and I gave it up after having 3 connection drops.

On the good side, it is easy to setup and it comes with some good features like MAC cloning, firewall etc.

I tried to set a DMZ to one of my machines without much luck.

I'm sending it back.

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This is the worst router of all time

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This is a horrible device. I have personal experience with 2 of this model and they are both defective in different ways. One drops network connections (on the wired switch portion even... how hard is it to get a wired switch right?) on a fairly regular basis for no explicable reason only to reconnect a fraction of a second later. The other has a wireless radio that works for about an hour or two then stops working and the router needs to be reset in order to get it working again (for another hour or two).

This is literally the worst networking device I have ever used, and that goes back to the old days of 10base2. You would be better off making your own router out of gum wrappers and paper clips. It would be at least as reliable.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:52 pm **Post subject:**

Here's something you should read:
http://forum.emule-project.net/lofivers ... 82028.html

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:09 pm **Post subject:**

spudthedestroyer wrote:

I thought you said you wanted wired?

The DI-624+ AirPlusXtremeG+ is a high-speed 2.4GHz 802.11g wireless broadband Router with a built-in 4-port Fast Ethernet Switch.

Wireless and wired, best of both worlds, although I found the negative comments as well, so it's going to be avoided :lol:

This looks like the best according to this thread : http://forum.emule-project.net/index.ph ... 9030&st=20

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:45 pm **Post subject:**

yes, that one looks like a good one. Notice it goes on about heavy load all the time in the description and it seems to be aimed more at business needs.

Those are better than the home ones.

However notice that thread is over a year old.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:20 pm **Post subject:**

Indeed, However it's the best so far, anything else I should be looking at?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:22 pm **Post subject:**

nope, features are nice, but as long as it supports high numbers of concurrent connections, it will do the job. The more the better, since it means its got a better chipset.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:24 pm **Post subject:**

Yeah, absolutely, however most (all) sub ?100 routers support 254 users (and therefore connections) or less.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:41 pm **Post subject:**

This is getting good reviews : http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products ... _uid=94178
AND it's ADSL 2+ compatible

looks like it's either that or the USR, but ATM (unless anyone posts any horror stories) it looks like the Linksys is winning.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:58 pm **Post subject:**

That's the one to go for then, just so long as you can hold > 500 concurrent connections or you'll get drop outs.

Linksys has had problems with nat forwarding and connection drops, but last time i looked for a router was years ago. I would be appauled if they haven't gotten their act together yet.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:44 pm **Post subject:**

It's SO diffucult to actually find anything oiut about routers though

God knows how many connections it'll hold, Linksys aren't saying, but neither will anyhone else :evil:

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:48 am **Post subject:**

You have to find a benchmark or someone bitching about it :lol:

I googled but its way too new to find anything.

Smart idea looking at ADSL2+ if you don't intend to buy another router for ages.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:25 am **Post subject:**

Indeed

Although my current Linksys has been pretty good in the main, so I think I might just get it anyway

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:29 pm **Post subject:**

and it changes AGAIN!!!

The Belkin F5D7633 is based on the newer version of the chipset in the USR, supports the same amount of concurrent connections AND is adsl 2+

Looks to be the best bet, unless I find something else today, I'll pick up the Belkin

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:32 pm **Post subject:**

tell us how much you get screwed when it arrives :wacky:

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:46 pm **Post subject:**

Will do

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:54 pm **Post subject:**

i knew dlink stood out for a reason, good job you didn't get one, they are infact the brand i was thinking of that are the absolute worst make.

I've corrected the post just incase someone stumbles across and ignores the "iirc although i could be wrong", so now it says they are the worst.

The name was in my head for a reason, they have major connection drop problems. Since fileheaven.org came back i double checked, that router you posted by dlink that's ADSL2+, bucky says its absolutely terrible and prone to dropped connections near constantly.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:18 pm **Post subject:**

When I saw you'd posted, I thought you were going to say DON'T BUY THE BELKIN!!!! After I picked it up yesterday

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