Router: Which One

[SJ GT]

I need a router for a small home network for running about four computers.... What's the best router for the money???

I have a POS that barely works and im getting tired of it....just need some advice!

[yamasaki]

not sure of the model number off the top of my head, but i heard they are making a version of the DIR-655 i love and recommend that doesnt have all the fancy QOS and other stuff a lot of people probably wont use.. i think i read it was like $109ish

thats what'd i'd recommend. i'm very happy with my dir-655 if you want something with all the bells and whistles on it.

[ATLxGT13]

not netgear

[SJ GT]

not netgear
i need the thing like now tho

[SuperJETT]

Are you actually networking the pc's or just getting them online?

[SJ GT]

yeah getting them online for internet purposes. if i run internet on the computers simultaneously the internet doesnt work so i just need a router that can handle it i guess...

[SuperJETT]

In that case, most will do the job. I use a Linksys WRT54G at home, it gets the job done. Faster won't really matter in your case since you're not worried about networking them to each other, just to the web. 54g is more than enough for 10mbps cable which I have. 54g gives more like 20-25mbps speeds where 11b gives 3-5 in real world apps from my experience.

[crab]

In that case, most will do the job. I use a Linksys WRT54G at home, it gets the job done. Faster won't really matter in your case since you're not worried about networking them to each other, just to the web. 54g is more than enough for 10mbps cable which I have. 54g gives more like 20-25mbps speeds where 11b gives 3-5 in real world apps from my experience.
Same one I have I think, can't make it work all the time. I don't think its the router, but it comes off another linksys router next door and gets confused. Something about proxy settings I think.

[SuperJETT]

Same one I have I think, can't make it work all the time. I don't think its the router, but it comes off another linksys router next door and gets confused. Something about proxy settings I think.

If you think you have interference, change the channel your router is operating on.

[Endo]

www.woot.com
Hard to beat the price if you can wait a few days for shipping. And yes I know it is a Netgear but for general internet access I've had OK luck with them.

[crab]

If you think you have interference, change the channel your router is operating on.
Not what you think, we buy hardwire signal from their partial T1, and have tried many things to make it work right, easier to just plug into the wall.

[onesojourner]

WRT54G with dd-wrt is an awesome combo. other wise if I was buying something new I would get something with N.

[crab]

WRT54GS, anyone want to buy it off me?

[SJ GT]

If you think you have interference, change the channel your router is operating on.

how would i go about doing that....i have a d-link router

[SuperJETT]

Log into the router and change it in the configuration.

If you don't know how to do that, then you need to read the instructions and you definitely need to because it tells me you've never set any security on it either.

[yamasaki]

wrt54g

:haha:

[ATLxGT13]

to access ya router, type your IP into the internet address bar
brings up router settings, etc

[yamasaki]

to access ya router, type your IP into the internet address bar
brings up router settings, etc

not *your ip, but your *gateway ip (your router is your gateway), generally speaking it will be whatever your computers IP address, but with a .1 at the last octet instead of whatever ip comes up for your dhcp lease.

easy way to get your ip address:

start->run->cmd.exe->ipconfig

Line you're looking for should start with "IP Address:"


you could also find out specifically which ip address is your gateway/router ip by just doing a "route print" in your dos window. look for the line that has the network and destination address as 0.0.0.0. its typically in the first few lines or the last few lines, depends on your o/s.

:crazy:

[SJ GT]

not *your ip, but your *gateway ip (your router is your gateway), generally speaking it will be whatever your computers IP address, but with a .1 at the last octet instead of whatever ip comes up for your dhcp lease.

easy way to get your ip address:

start->run->cmd.exe->ipconfig

Line you're looking for should start with "IP Address:"


you could also find out specifically which ip address is your gateway/router ip by just doing a "route print" in your dos window. look for the line that has the network and destination address as 0.0.0.0. its typically in the first few lines or the last few lines, depends on your o/s.

:crazy:

im sure that would woek but im running a MAC at the time

[ATLxGT13]

go to system preferences, then network settings, advanced, and click TCP/IP
itll tell you your gateway IP no prob

macs do everything pc's do but better

[SJ GT]

Log into the router and change it in the configuration.

If you don't know how to do that, then you need to read the instructions and you definitely need to because it tells me you've never set any security on it either.

well it was given to me by a bud so i dont have instructions....

[SJ GT]

go to system preferences, then network settings, advanced, and click TCP/IP
itll tell you your gateway IP no prob

macs do everything pc's do but better

i did that and then i typed it in the internet bar and it comes up with somethin bout an area password or something

[ATLxGT13]

b/c u havent set up before, try

for usernames, typically: admin, default, user
passwords: password, default

[SJ GT]

b/c u havent set up before, try

for usernames, typically: admin, default, user
passwords: password, default

didnt work...anything else?

[ATLxGT13]

admin, admin sometimes or 1234 as password.. idk man
just go buy a new router lol

[SJ GT]

didnt work either...i think i am going to go buy a new one cause this ones an old POS anyways

and booker when the hell did you learn bout networking? cause i obviously know little...:confused:

[ATLxGT13]

idk lol just kinda learned over the years bro
howd the ride go yesterday?

[SJ GT]

what ride?

[ATLxGT13]

didnt carden come up and yall get on the lake?

[SJ GT]

yeah it was sweet i learned how to wake surf and i got pretty decent ive determined that its the second most fun watersport hehe

anyway back to the original topic which router is best for the money for my home network....:hijacked:

[ATLxGT13]

sweet deal i forgot it was their event and not urs

i would say go get a d-link or a linksys router, wireless transmitting if you want to run airport on your macbook, and just roll with it... shouldnt have problems