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I don't know much about "wired" specific routers but I have used D-link products for quite some time and have never been disappointed.
There are plenty of Linksys WRT54G-TM (T-Mobile) routers with heatsink and DD-WRT Mega software already installed on Ebay.
They are wireless but transmitter can be turned off. 4 ports. Bought 1 for $45 and another for $50usd. Different shipping cost made final price $60 for each.
Just make sure you get a router that is gigabit comapatable. I cant imagine not having one with the amount of media I transfer and stream. I like not having to download drivers and patches on all three computers that I game on, I can download them once and then access them over my network practically instantly. :)
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Been running my D-Link DIR-655 for going on my 3rd year now and its been amazing.
Handles heavy torrent traffic without choking up like cheaper routers with slower hardware. Has great power with the 802.11n radio too.
d-link ++
value for money
I will second the DIR-655. Most routers will crash with streaming from a FIOS line. The test I ran was a max out 20/5 FIOS line with all 5 STB's streaming a HD video at the same time with no crashes or even a hiccup on all 5 hd streams. Thats over 100mbits of data at the same time for over an hour. It is serving me will for over 3 years too. You can find them for under $100 and its will worth it if you going to do any torrenting or HD streaming. The wireless is good too with range of about 80 yards away or down the ally 2 houses down for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soulburner
i had a DIR655, and what a piece of junk with the newer firmwares. The original firmware was good and it was a solid router but once you upgraded it was junk. The new ones come with the new firmware as well and you cannot flash backwards. Dropped connectivity for no reason constantly and they went with closed source CPU so there is no DDWRT for it.
Traded in for a WRT320N and its much better. Loaded DDWRT on this thing and its solid as a rock and all ports are gigabit.
+1! I've been running mine for about 2 years without any hickups!Quote:
Originally Posted by Soulburner
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/index...art&Itemid=189
dir655 if you have a fast connection.
otherwise, get a router you can throw tomato on.
I've had my DIR655 since they launched and I've been quite happy with mine. Have had 3 machines connected directly and another 3-4 wireless devices with no droped connections and consistent performance single. I used the stock firmware up to recently but I've been using the newer ones as of a month ago and its been fine too. I wouldn't consider them a cheap router however as it is dlinks 3rd best available unit if I not mistaken and they tend to be around at least $100-130 here in Canada anyways.
I'm still running:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skakruk
Firmware Version : 1.11, 2007/12/05
I haven't touched it since because I haven't needed to.
It is used for:
Wireless (g and n, sometimes mixed mode) with WPA2 security and AES encryption between PS3 and Vista notebook
Wired 1Gbit to my computer
Sometimes I do a lot of torrents
This router never complains. I recently went 6 months without rebooting it.
another yes for the dlink dir-655,,,, love mine, handles gigabit lan and wireless simultaniously pumping all kinds of traffic quite nicely.
The WRT-320N is fantastic, thats what I use and I am very happy with it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
d-link +++
TRENDnet TWG-BRF114
Is the D-Link DIR-655 better than this one from Linksys? I am also looking for a new router and these two are what I'm looking at.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124386
dir655a4 is fantastic. 1.21 was great. ran that for a few days since people said the later ones sucked. upgraded to 1.34 today. still going great. connected a computer to wan to do wan-lan testing and got 260mbps. :)
I would think the E2000 would be the better choice. It's a relatively new device, whereas the DIR-655 is over 2 years old at this point. The D-Link had hardware that was good for its time, but that time was awhile ago. Still, it's a generally stable product, and that goes a long way in the home networking market where the verdict is still out on the E2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by little_scrapper
I'd look at the E3000 right now myself (faster CPU, simultaneous dual-band support), but whether or not you need those features is really up to you.
Old computer + PFSense/other Linux routing distro of choice.
I dont need anything more than a very limited router. But, I generally try to be as 'future proof' as I can be at a reasonable price.
Considering my immediate needs I thought about getting the WRT54GL (the upgrade version of my current WRT54G) because my current laptop only has 802.11 b/g.
but I can afford a bit more so I figure why not get the current standard because who knows what i will have in a year or two.