Wanting a E3200 or ASUS RT-53/56U

Okay so After a few months of isssues of my few month old D-Link 825 which I kinda like but I dont as everyday I have to reboot it EVEN with DD-WRT stock ran better, I had a Linksys E3200 and E2000 before that and LOVED it. Right now I`m using an Old WRT120n And its NIGHT and Day compaired to the D-Link til I get something newer.


Which would you recommend? I can get the RT-53 for 47.99 on Amazon After Rebate Or should I pay the extra for the 56U The only Reason I`m thinking of the E3200 is that IVE had a linksys really since WRT54G first came out and always updated every other year ish. But I`m afraid the routing of things wont be as great on the ASUS than the Linksys that im used to I do love the features of the ASUS though and The Better QOS is a + cause I do a lot of uploading and hate when it slows me down, download wise.

Should Mainly Should I go with E3200 or RT-53?

 

If it has to be one of those- it should be E3200 (more RAM, no Ralink etc).

I'm getting bored with this recommendation but a Linksys E4200v1 (even a refurb would be even better)

 

The only reason I was wanting an Asus is the newer Firmwire so its not worth it for that? Im just bored of DD-WRT I guess. so a E4200 if I can afford it would be the best to get? over the E3200 and RT-56?

 

Ive read so MANY bad things about the E4200 v1 and reliability of it.

 

While one is not a representative sample, mine has been going strong since I bought it this summer. I'd buy another one tomorrow. Always be careful with the negative reviews, people who have issues are more likely to make their voices heard. Why talk about it if it's performing as it should. Of course, there comes a point where negative opinions become rather widespread and those are signs of trouble. I'm pretty sure you could find the same amount of complaints about every router from more popular brands. Asus while popular isn't as mainstream as Linksys or Netgear as dar as I know when it comes to routers.

 

I guess I`m going to order me a E4200 V1

Which Would be best V1 or V2? I know with Version one I could always load DD-WRT if I wanted but is it worth to get V2?

 

The v1 uses a Broadcom SoC for which Linksys(cisco) has experience with. As such, the v1 is better when it comes to networking functions, better throughput, etc. The v2 uses a Marvell NAS CPU and as a result, the NAS functions (read attached HDD) are better, but networking suffers a bit. I personally went with a v1, I don't have experience with a v2. Refurb v1s usually go at 70$ in Canada and you have 30 or 60 days to return it if you get problems. both my E3000 (now retired) and E4200v1 have been performing flawlessly so far though. I never regretted the decision to replace my E3000 with an E4200v1.

That said, if you can get a N56U at the same price as the v1, either will perform quite well.

 

I found a Brand New V1 E4200 on Amazon for 99.99 and since I have prime I can get it tommrow for an extra 3.99 so Im gonna order it! I dont care really about USB I have a Small Home Server for storage

 

Got it today it was Listed as V1 but I got a V2 new one Well I thought fine I`ll just update it to the latest since its behind. Cant even update it either Says Invalid Image file

 

If it refuses to update with v2 firmware it might be a v1 after all.
What's your current firmware?

 

It was a V2 I got the Cisco Cloud Crap to load up and it made my Internet speed drop! couldnt never get anymore than about 12megs out of my 25 megs even with QOS off and factory settings. Im sending it back. How are Buffalo routers?

I ordered this one
WZR-600DHP

 

Yeah- I had good reasons to skip v2 in my recommendation. Also I don't like Cisco Cloud Crap as you appropriately called it.

 

Haha, I hope I like the Bufflo I`ve been changing routers the last few months The only downside a see so far for the Buffalo is no LED lights or anything and I like that but oh well gotta get with the new times lol.

 

SO I got my new router WZR-600DHP and It seems quick and stable! Only downside any reason Why I only get G speeds via WiFI on 7 different devices? Wired is fine Just not WiFi I only get about 12-15 megs through WiFi. Any Idea? I`ve tried No security I`ve tried N Only and still no go, Even Wireless N at 20mhz is faster than this but 20mhz doesnt even get up like its supposed too.

 

Is security set up to WPA2 + AES and WMM is enabled?

 

Now that I look at security what is WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK never seen that. i set it too WPA2 and BAM now it works! Thanks, But windows was reporting 300mb even before when it was geting G speeds

 

So I reset the Device As I was trying some things and just wanted to go back to stock and everything is set as before and my N speeds suck again.

Also I think I know what the issue was... inSSIDer program!!! How come is it that when its running I can NEVER get over 15megs on different clients including phones. But when I close it off the PC it was running on EVERYTHING is back to normal, when I open it back up it happens again. Why is that program causing this?

 

What version of inSSIDer are you using, 2.1 or the new 3.0 beta?

I tried out the 3.0 beta, and I had to uninstall it, after it generated some unusual (weird) wireless issues. One of the issues was random wifi disconnects.

 

2.1 but seems when its running it affects EVERYTHING thats on wireless if its just running on one computer.

 

Well it's definitely affecting the computer it runs on. By constantly scanning Wi-Fi it makes any wireless transfer extremely slow.
I don't know how if translates to other devices though.

 

Would it be stupid to choose the E3000 over the E3200?

 

These are very similar or even identical hardware-wise however E3200 has been launched more recently so it may receive a longer support in terms of firmware.
That's the only reason to choose E3200.

 

The reason Why is I like the Indicator Lights, They would be running DD-WRT for a Fact lol. Does the E3200 Perform Better on DD-WRT?

Sorry I`m oddly Network OCD lol.

 

It doesn't perform better on E3200 than on E3000 but be aware that DD-WRT actually performs worse than a stock firmware.
Read this.

E3000/E3200 are based on the same SoC as 3500L only Linksys firmware is better than Netgear one so the difference would be even bigger.

 

I Ran Tomato on the 3500L for a VERY long time. Would you happen to know how well Tomato Runs on the E3000 compaired to DD-WRT?

 

Nope- unfortunately no. But my point in general is- unless you need a specific feature available in 3rd party firmware and not available in in stock one- stick to the stock one.

 

I do like the better view of what is connected and Current Bandwithd monitoring. I would run Pfsense but I just have a feeling its not as stable as a router

 

What do you think of PFsense?

 

I like the idea but I wouldn't use it. I have enough devices to take care of and it seems to be an overkill for me.
If you need bandwidth monitoring and limiting Gargoyle might be interesting to you though.

 

Would it work for the E3000?

 

Err- good point. While OpenWRT and Gargoyle support Broadcom chips that E3000 and E3200 are based on- neither of these devices is supported at this point.
So it's either DD-WRT or Tomato for you.

 

I setup a small PfSense Computer its overkill though 1GB ram 2.4ghz celeron Things working but I`m leaving tommrow and wont be back for several days so I cant really test it out .

 

How good is Gargoyle on a WR1043ND? is it good?

Personally if you had to choose what would you choose 1043ND with Gargoyle, E3000, or E3200.

As much as I dont really like Netgear but what about the WNDR3700 v2?

 

I own a 1043ND but that doesn't change the fact that E3000/E3200 are better.

Same thing for WNDR3700v2

If you wanted to use Gargoyle- it works on WNDR3700 since it is an Atheros router.
Also WNDR3700v2 is the best out of those four routers.

 

Ordered the E3000 2 days ago and it came today, Got it up and going WoW I didnt think it was going to be bigger than say the WRT120,160,310,320n but it is, Its a BEAST haha. Loaded Toastmans Tomato on it, Which one is better Shibby or Toastmans? Things seem great only issue is QOS on Tomato it wants me to set an downlink. The ONLY QOS I want is limit my upload speed to about 1.8mb so when uploading it doesnt cause lag, But I cant seem to do this properly.

 

I know I`ve read this router gets hot, But wow it scares me! I can even smell the insides cooking.