7811 Router

I'm looking for a good router to set up the 7811 wireless. I'm looking for one preferably under 100$. I'm mainly just using it for web browsing and playing wow(I have 12 meg cable connection if that matters at all).

 

I know there are probably differences but i've never found one router to be better than another (assuming they support the same standards)

Maybe someone more router savy can answer you, but i've used netgear and linksys and none of them just struck me as "superior"

 

I have been using a linksys wrt 54g v8.0 router for the past few years (I actually have 3 of them total that I am using). All 3 have the DD-WRT firmware installed on them and are set to reboot them selves once a week. I never have any problems out of them at all. However I did purchase a WRT610N about a month ago, the processor is a lot faster, it has a lot more memory and with the DD-WRT firmware it is an amazing router. It has a onboard usb port so you can attach a external hard drive for network storage. I am still playing around with the attached storage and if it works right, I am considering getting a second router for my graphics shop and using it to replace my server, it runs around $150 though.

 

I second Arstron's recommendation of the Linksys w/ aftermarket DD-WRT (or even Tomato) firmware. Pretty solid and inexpensive choices. Even easy to find used, if you really want to save some $$$.

Here is my favorite, FWIW:

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162134&Tpk=whr-hp-g54 ) -- Pros: In your price range, good solid features (including power amplification and improved antenna!- covers my somewhat sizable house and property with ease, right out of the box!), and downright reliable. Also fully compatible with DD-WRT and Tomato. Cons: Somewhat 'vanilla' on the features side.. (no gigabit, no USB, no 802.11n, etc.)

 

I have had both a wrt 54g and a whr-g125 with DD-WRT installed. Great routers and I love DDWRT. Still I wouldn't suggest a wireless g router for a draft n wireless adapter card. I would have suggested the same thing a year or so ago but right now I think you should be looking at a wireless N router.

 

I've ran a Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, & Buffalo all with similar success. Whether a router is more appropriate to your situation can be just that, circumstantial & situational. Find a router that best works with your 1.) your ISP's bandwith 2.) Location 3.) network (number of users etc.) 4.) usage

Don't believe in product reviews most users that experience issues simply don't understand the technology and simply blame it on the device.

I believe that a particular router being better than another router is a mute point; more importantly is how the router and the computer(s) that connect are configured. Also, regardless of what hardware you choose, and perhaps unrelated to the thread topic but still applicable, OpenDNS has never done me wrong.

most computer errors are user errors - the computer does what it's told to do, if you think otherwise your only defense is maybe software/hardware related and that is essentially user error because of bad programing, manufacturing, etc.

 

I certainly believe that router reviews are negatively biased due to them not being dummy proof. There is just a certain amount of understanding that is required to set them up correctly that the average consumer just doesn't have. Even the best routers get bad reviews because of this.

Anyway, I've got wireless N right now connecting to my laptop @ 144 Mbps, my wireless b/g was connecting to my laptop @ 36 Mbps. It also is a Gigabit switch allowing me to make use of my house's CAT 6 wiring.

I have a home/media PC that streams movies/tv to my extender/phone/laptop. I game online (wired) via XBOX 360 and home pc, (wireless) with my laptop. My home Internet connection is 16 meg d/l. I've seen the main performance difference in transferring files to and from my PC's and downloading from the internet to my laptop. Gaming and browsing otherwise is unchanged.

I have a WNR3500 router recertified from Newegg which I bought for $39.

 

Lots of good info here. I'm a long time Linksys wrt 54g V6 user as well. I think we are all in the Intel 4965AGN wireless boat which has worked well for me.

Cable thru-put varies as the wind blows Got Charter? I can only suggest you buy from a brick and mortar store unless you know exactly what you need.