Router recommendation

[Mecher]

I just bought a dir 615 and I was told the same thing, The router will only run as fast as the slowest connection... So maybe there is some truth to this, I can't tell as I only have one netbook running on802.11n...

[Thund3rball]

Well I was going off the recommendations on the NCIX forums which have usually been pretty reliable for info for me. As good as wrt54g... from what I read yes, especially with Tomato. I haven't got the router yet, just ordered like 15 minutes ago, lol.

[geokilla]

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with DD-WRT. Best combination ever.

The ASUS WL-520GU is better than a WRT54GL. It's cheaper too.

[Evylldemon]

Originally Posted by geokilla

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with DD-WRT. Best combination ever.

The ASUS WL-520GU is better than a WRT54GL. It's cheaper too.

Reviews of the Buffalo and ASUS are both very high. The ASUS is very cheap too and the print server capability is a big plus.

I'll read a little more about it and let you guys know what I decide.

Also which firmware would you recommend for the ASUS? Tomato or DD-WRT? I'm familiar with both but probably prefer the tomato layout.

[sswilson]

I think a lot will depend on the price difference between current G and N routers.... Is it worth the extra $10 - $20 to pick up an N router on the off chance you might use the extra range at some time?

I picked up a DIR-615 over a year ago even though my wireless connections are mixed (At the time I only had an older laptop on wireless G and have an N stick if I really want to force the N standard, but it's a bulky trendnet stick and I'd rather not use it if I don't need it) and it's been rock solid for me. (currently have 2 wireless G, 1 wireless N, 2 wired PCs, 1 ethernet printer).

It's been well over a year and I believe I've only had to power cycle it once since I got it. That said, I don't do any torrenting at all so I don't know how well it behaves under heavy connection load.

[Thund3rball]

Check this out.

An Easy Guide to Installing Tomato on the Asus 520gu | Society9.com

Edit oh and this.

LinksysInfo - Community Forums for Linksys Devices - View Single Post - Custom Tomato look/theme

[Evylldemon]

Originally Posted by sswilson

I think a lot will depend on the price difference between current G and N routers.... Is it worth the extra $10 - $20 to pick up an N router on the off chance you might use the extra range at some time?

I picked up a DIR-615 over a year ago even though my wireless connections are mixed (At the time I only had an older laptop on wireless G and have an N stick if I really want to force the N standard, but it's a bulky trendnet stick and I'd rather not use it if I don't need it) and it's been rock solid for me. (currently have 2 wireless G, 1 wireless N, 2 wired PCs, 1 ethernet printer).

It's been well over a year and I believe I've only had to power cycle it once since I got it. That said, I don't do any torrenting at all so I don't know how well it behaves under heavy connection load.

I could have fot the DIR-615 for $40 on boxing day but decided to wait. I think for the same price the USB support on the ASUS is enough to sway my decision over the possibility of wanting N in the future.

Originally Posted by Thund3rball

Check this out.

An Easy Guide to Installing Tomato on the Asus 520gu | Society9.com

Edit oh and this.

LinksysInfo - Community Forums for Linksys Devices - View Single Post - Custom Tomato look/theme

Thanks for the links. After reading about it I think I'm going to go with the ASUS router. According to pricecanada.com it frequently drops below $40 so I think i'll wait until the end of the month and see if I can get it on sale before I need it in Feb. I'll try out that tomato guide once I get it, hopefully my super old printer works!

Thanks a lot for everyone's help and input! I'll end up spending half what I expected with likely a better product.

[omgwtf]

Why don't you get another wrt54gl ? I think you could find them at 40ish..

[Thund3rball]

Originally Posted by Evylldemon

I could have fot the DIR-615 for $40 on boxing day but decided to wait. I think for the same price the USB support on the ASUS is enough to sway my decision over the possibility of wanting N in the future.

Thanks for the links. After reading about it I think I'm going to go with the ASUS router. According to pricecanada.com it frequently drops below $40 so I think i'll wait until the end of the month and see if I can get it on sale before I need it in Feb. I'll try out that tomato guide once I get it, hopefully my super old printer works!

Thanks a lot for everyone's help and input! I'll end up spending half what I expected with likely a better product.

Cheers. If I experience anything unusual with mine when I get it I'll post back here.

Below $40 would be a very sweet deal! I was happy enough with $45.79. After taxes and shipping my total is under $57. Not bad considering NCIX is listing it at $60 right now. :)

[m1dget]

If you have a spare old computer, 2 network cards, some time to dedicate to this and want to have a bit of fun at the same time, I would suggest you to try this PF: The OpenBSD Packet Filter :)

You will have a reliable near bulletproof firewall with ssh access to it and everything you could want from industrial packet filter