What's a good WiFi router to buy now?

Adrian Wong · 23rd Jun 2005, 11:06 AM

Just gave my brother my 3Com OfficeConnect WiFi router. So I have to buy a new WiFi router now.

Any suggestions for a good WiFi router?

Right now, all my devices are only 802.11b-compliant but eventually I want to upgrade to 802.11g. So, I think I will just go straight for a 802.11g WiFi router.

PsYkHoTiK · 23rd Jun 2005, 11:08 AM

I'm happy with my linksys router.

peaz · 23rd Jun 2005, 11:27 AM

Get a G of course. But the problem is the BenQ is only 802.11b. Duh... but a WiFi G card is pretty cheap nowadays. either that or we just get the new proset and swap the mini PCI card la

Adrian Wong · 23rd Jun 2005, 11:52 AM

LOL! The card is not the problem. I'm just looking for the router now.

Bestia(ry) · 23rd Jun 2005, 12:21 PM

D-Link DI-624 .. really satisfied with it.
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=6

PsYkHoTiK · 23rd Jun 2005, 12:26 PM

I dun recommend Netgear coz i had heaps of trouble with the one I had in msia...

sumurai · 23rd Jun 2005, 12:27 PM

Been using Netgear's WGR 614 for quite sometimes, its good, but it doesn't have as much configuration and settings in the admin panel to play with compared to, say, DLink, I guess they want to make it simple for not so tech-savvy people.

peaz · 23rd Jun 2005, 01:44 PM

I think most of the routers are pretty much the same nowadays. LinkSys is probably a good buy since they are the same company as cisco now. Dlink has improved, so i heard and well, as long as you don't need the router to be able to do funky network configurations, it's all pretty much the same.

SAMSAMHA · 23rd Jun 2005, 02:45 PM

the linksys, g version seems to be very popular. Rumor has it that it can be cracked to boost the performance. Also, it has hack firmware to enable the ip6 .

ZuePhok · 23rd Jun 2005, 03:11 PM

linksys G.
very very popular

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peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	Get a G of course. But the problem is the BenQ is only 802.11b. Duh... but a WiFi G card is pretty cheap nowadays. either that or we just get the new proset and swap the mini PCI card la __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,143 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	LOL! The card is not the problem. I'm just looking for the router now. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,225 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 23	D-Link DI-624 .. really satisfied with it. http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=6 __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

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PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,746 Reputation: 4681 Rep Power: 66	I dun recommend Netgear coz i had heaps of trouble with the one I had in msia... __________________ Intel SLBEJ @ 4GHz : 3x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 : Asus P6X58 Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : XFX Radeon 5850 : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Swiftech Apogee XT : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLBEJ : SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

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sumurai Super Active Join Date: 11 Apr 2003 Posts: 1,017 Reputation: 30 Rep Power: 8	Been using Netgear's WGR 614 for quite sometimes, its good, but it doesn't have as much configuration and settings in the admin panel to play with compared to, say, DLink, I guess they want to make it simple for not so tech-savvy people. __________________

23rd Jun 2005, 01:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	I think most of the routers are pretty much the same nowadays. LinkSys is probably a good buy since they are the same company as cisco now. Dlink has improved, so i heard and well, as long as you don't need the router to be able to do funky network configurations, it's all pretty much the same. __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

23rd Jun 2005, 02:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 9	the linksys, g version seems to be very popular. Rumor has it that it can be cracked to boost the performance. Also, it has hack firmware to enable the ip6 .

23rd Jun 2005, 03:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	linksys G. very very popular __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.