Best Way to choose wireless router?

[Monkey]

I have Comcast for internet so pretty decent. My linksys wrt54g is pretty old and constantly giving me problems now (DSN errors much more frequently, etc)


I will need it for:
PS3
Computer (iMac)
my iPhone5
in future may add wireless printer

The router is close to the PS3 and Computer so they can even be wired.

I'd love to pick it up from Frys.
http://www.frys.com/search?cat=-6984...099998%20Cisco

[Bodyslide]

I replaced my wrt54g back in Aug with this and have had no issues. I still haven't decided if Im going to put DDWRT on it, but it does work with it.


http://www.frys.com/product/6446962?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Bodyslide

I replaced my wrt54g back in Aug with this and have had no issues. I still haven't decided if Im going to put DDWRT on it, but it does work with it.


http://www.frys.com/product/6446962?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Thank you. I will check it out.

[tarvis]

Newegg and Amazon reviews! I went with this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166042

[Monkey]

Cool, thank you.

[tarvis]

Despite working both professionally and recreationally with computers my whole life, I hate them. Which is why I went with a relatively inexpensive router that works. And it's also tiny, which is important to me because I like to hide everything and concentrate on the television. So if you like to monitor and moderate your traffic, I can't say how good that router is.

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by Monkey

I have Comcast for internet so pretty decent. My linksys wrt54g is pretty old and constantly giving me problems now (DSN errors much more frequently, etc)


I will need it for:
PS3
Computer (iMac)
my iPhone5
in future may add wireless printer

The router is close to the PS3 and Computer so they can even be wired.

I'd love to pick it up from Frys.
http://www.frys.com/search?cat=-6984...099998%20Cisco

Do you ever reset your router? I've been advised in the past by both Linksys and our IP that a soft reset is recommended periodically, just like clearing the cache in your computer.

That said, I've always been told that a router/modem combo is more efficient, for gaming specifically. I can't say that I could tell any kind of noticable difference in speeds when we switched, but we were having a lot of latency problems in our area at the time, due to the customer base growing faster than the service. I can say that when it comes to trouble shooting connection problems, having both modem and router in one, supplied by your IP is a HUGE help: no more having to rule out the router myself before my IP will give it a serious look; now they handle everything, including replacing the modem/router combo for free, if it goes bad. My last linksys only lasted a couple years. Linksys said they could fix it over the phone, if the problem was related to use rather than component failure, but wanted nearly the cost of replacing the unit to do so. So I bought a 2wire from my IP and haven't regretted it in the least. They even installed it themselves for less than what I was looking to buy a new linksys for.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by SDG

You control DMZ in a router. If your modem is a modem/router; then probably so. Not all routers have a DMZ option.

I know about the DMZ option in my router. I have a seperate modem & router. Slick was saying that the modem not the router has an DMZ option ad well.

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