http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?status=view&prod=165_TEW-432BRP
I can’t be much of a help but can put in a good word for my old reliable Linksys WRT54G. Find them often on Ebay and love mine.
/johnny
I have both the 655 and the 855 and daisy chain them for added security. I run webdav and a web page through the dir-655.
Had a D-Link WBR-2310 that went kaput on me about a year ago, so now I have the Buffalo Technology WZR-HP-G300NH. The Linksys WRT54G router is a good solid router, they’ve been around for years and last for a long time as well. I got the router that I have specifically because it was the most affordable “N-router” on the market at the time I got it. Has three antennas (two external and one internal) so it provides good transmit and receive coverage.
Anythign that can run the DD-WRT firmware is a good router:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
You can use the site above to search to see if the router model number supports it.
DD-WRT works really good as a firmware and has many more options than the default firmware,.
Netgear WNDR3700
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/high-performance/wndr3700.aspx
My wife picked this one up and it works great. Pretty decent range also.
I’ve used D-Link’s for years. Overall, pretty happy with ‘em.
Before you trash your existing router, try one thing: You’re getting a good ‘radio’ signal but not connecting to the Internet. Do you have a lot of neighbors nearby with wireless routers? If so (and I have this very situation), realize that routers come preset on certain channels; for example, channel 11 is very common. How many people even know these things have channels, let alone how to change them? Zip. Soooo....you have a bunch of people in a relatively small area vying for the same channel.
Try going into your router’s settings and choose a different channel. Any one; doesn’t matter. Reboot the router and then see what happens. You may have to try several to find one that isn’t really being used by your neighbors.
Worth a shot before you trash it and order a new one. I know....I learned this one the hard way. :)
my Cisco 4200 has worked flawlessly for over a year. You can even rig up sharing music and films throughout your home.
Mine is a V1, the V2 is probably better.
If you do a little homework you’ll be much better off.
This is one component you really don’t want to scrimp on.
I bought a LINKSYS WRT54G from WalMart a long time ago,
still going strong!
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I am given to believe this is the nature of wireless routers in general.
Love, love, love my new cisco valet. Foolproof.
Plug a cable into the router and see if you can talk to it.
I just trashed my 10 year old Linksys BECFMU10 Modem and WRTGS router (7 years old). Both still working, but had to power cycle several times a week and down load speeds s-l-o-w.
Replaced with Motorola modem Sb6121. Linksys Router e4200v2. After reading a ton of reviews (Best B/Amazon). Works great. Download speeds increased by a factor of 4. Ping 14-20.
Disclaimer...only a week old. So time will tell.
I would look for IPv6 support in any new wireless router.
I had something similar with a Cisco LinkSys. Turned out all I needed to do was change the IP address for the router. Works like a champ.
I have Belkin 600. I am very happy with it...
Started out with Linksys for the first 5 years or so, now Netgear...cheaper and more reliable than Linksys...no question.
I have used Linksys and DLink consistently for over 14 years. However I made the leap to NetGear, their 4500 model, this past December after glowing reviews from both PC Magazine and MaximumPC. I paid premium price, but I value good solid hardware and will pay when it’s functions suite me to a tee. I switched because my 3 yr old Dlink 655 was failing (lost an ethernet port, and connectivity wasn’t steady). Note that the current price of a Dlink 655 is much cheaper, but the competitive Dlink and Linksys routers are equal or greater in price than the Netgear.
I was looking for two things specifically, coverage and the ability to separate my guest access via dual channel. Living directly in the path of several traveling family members, my home serves as an intra-family B&B, so guest access is critical.
The range on this thing is phenomenal, coverage in a 2200 sq ft home is 3 bars in the farthest corner (router positioned off center and at the back of the house). Connected to a dlink wireless AP that serves to extend the range to an addition on the back of the house that has brick wall between me and the main router.
I currently have 11 devices connected at all times (2 smart phones, 2 wired DVRs, 1 XBox, 1 Wii, 2 wired PCs, 1 printer, 1 wired Windows Home Server, and 1 Blu-Ray). When using my portable devices, I can walk between coverage of the AP and the Router and they switch flawlessy. I recently had family come into town for a tourney and there were 6+ devices also running on my Guest network.
My Dlink would have choked. In fact I was unable to use my Blu-Ray to stream an entire movie even though the Dlink was a mere 10 feet away with only 1/2” drywall in the way. Watched a movie off of Amazon without a blip on the Netgear.
Go to pcmag.com and maximumpc.com and read their router reviews before you buy.