BF2S Forums Best router?

I have a LinkSys BEFSR41 if that helps.

Well, the router I have now has ethernet ports which I can use to plug into other computers for multiple connections, along with a wireless output. That's what I'm looking for. And thanks Ryan, I'll take a look.

D-Link wins.  I have thier DGL-4300 > Wireless 108G Gaming Router

http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=370&#DGL-4300

Last edited by RoosterCantrell (2007-07-03 17:35:46)

Netgears FTW.

Easy to set up.

Very easy to configure

And from there, you hardly ever have to touch it

Ive had both the DG834G v2 and the DG834PN. Both rated 10/10

Shadow893 wrote:

What ever you do, steer way clear of wireless. It is the mose ridiulous thing ever when it omes to gaming. Just stick with wired.

I know some people love wireless, but I have had bad experiances with it from day one of getting it (and many others). In the end I gave up and just spent ~30 pounds on a decent cable and a wired router, and then I stuck it under the carpet. Out of site out of mind is the case with me. Never looked back since.

He said he wants both, wired for his gaing but wireless for his laptop.

Wireless CAN be fine for gaming depending on the connection, but generally wired is best.

D-Links

Well, here is my situation.

I have a computer out near my dining area (the one I'm on now), that uses gets the internet from a cable going from the wall going to the modem. The ethernet cable from the modem goes to the router, which has another ethernet cable going to the computer. There is a hole in the wall which attaches this room to my bedroom, exactly where my computer will be. I can either add in an extra splitter (there is already one so I can have a cabl e go to the modem and also my TV), or I can just make another ethernet cable go from the router through the hole to my computer. (Also, getting another modem is out of the question, because I don't want to buy a router AND another modem, plus go through my ISP and set it up)

I would go for wireless if it were stable, however the router and my adapter would be about a foot apart (and going through a wall), and I've never been able to find a decent connection in my room due to the closeness. So that's why I want wired for my room.

I never understood routers

Ok, so basically I have broadband (DSL). I use a Ethernet wire to connect my PC to the Modem, than the modem connects to a phone socket + power socket. What exactly do I need a router for? If so? As in, i don't get this whole router thing.

All I know is the basic plug this into that, filter this using that.

Personally, I like the Buffalo WHR-G125
That, and the DD-WRT team is also saying good things about it, even going so far as to make a special build for it with new features they can't put in the Broadcom-based firmwares.

Not Linksys, after speaking with a few people and looking around I forums, I'll never buy one again.

It -really- REALLY hates wireless networks (I game with wired before anyone moans), but honestly, to connect my friends laptop takes half an hour, as it has a hissy fit as to if it's going to let it on or not.

Instead of just saying Dlink or Netgear, I will try to give you a little more information.

I personally like my Netgear router over my Dlink.  The reason being that the Netgear is less confusing, and easier to set up.  I have set a lot of holes in my firewall, on both my Dlink and Netgear, but on the Dlink it seems that it never works.  Even setting my PC in the DMZ, it seems to not work.  This could be a good think, if you want security.  To me, it is not, since I have other things on my PC for security.   I also have issues setting up my Dlink as a wireless access point, and connecting it to my Dlink and using it as a second router.  I have heard of people getting this to work, but you had to connect the Netgear to the Dlink, and not vise versa.

On the other side, the does have a nice Wizard to configure your network.  It also provides some additional information that the Netgear does not.  For example, you can do a test on the cable to help with trouble shooting if needed.  This is nice if you do not have additional ethernet cables.

I have also used linksys.  I do not like them since they were purchased by Cisco.

You could also use DDT, and have your old PC become a router with a Linux core.  That will allow you to control, and modify settings to your liking.  If you do not want to do that, you can use linksys and flash DDT to it.

My personal preference is a Netgear.  I would recommend this.  This is the updated version of my Netgear, the big difference is I have 802.11b wireless instead of g.  To me that does not matter since I do not do anything wireless.


Edit:

HeimdalX wrote:

some people don't drink gasoline and call it moonshine there mr kentucky.

Just a side note, what are you talking about?

Last edited by dubbs (2007-07-04 22:20:07)