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    help with buying a router what should i buy

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Thomas, Jun 20, 2007.

  1. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    i need help buying a router (dsl) for a dell internal wireless 1390 802.11b/g please help please tell me the model
     
    Thomas, Jun 20, 2007
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    YoJr Notebook Consultant

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    I don't really like the dell 1390 but I have seen them work well with both netgear and linksys routers.
     
    YoJr, Jun 20, 2007
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    panteedropper Notebook Deity

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    linksys router all the way! Do you do alot of file sharing? i would get a linksys WRT54G router.
     
    panteedropper, Jun 20, 2007
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  4. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    No, no, no... Everything but not this. WRT54G was ok from v2.0 to v4.0. After that instead of linux it runs on VxWorks and RAM and flash were cut in half to 8MB and 2MB respectively.

    An article "Yes, the Linksys WRT54G V5 Really Is a Lousy Router"
    http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/26843/51/

    The same applies to WRT54GS- V5 and up= don't buy!

    Good one is Linksys WRT54GL but you'll be better off with Linksys WRTSL54GS (CPU Broadcom 266MHz, 32MB RAM, 8MB flash+USB) or ASUS WL-500g Premium (same specs+ 2xUSB). Both can run alternative firmwares like DD-WRT.

    Well that's what you buy if you want a good router, don't ask me about the cheap ones ;)
     
    downloads, Jun 20, 2007
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