[PLUG] Recommended Routers

[nathan w]

On 03/11/2011 05:59 PM, wes wrote:
> I hate netgear and linksys seems to generally get better over time. I'm
> unthrilled with the way cisco (which owns linksys now) kind of shirked their
> open source responsibilities, but that doesn't change that the hardware
> works well.
>
> For clearer perspective, I'm in the IT manager in a company employing about
> 300 people who work at home on a VOIP phone. Each of them have a router of
> their own choosing and I get to deal with all the various brands of
> weirdness that each one brings. None have been perfect, but Netgears have
> been the worst and Linksys' have been the .... well, least bad.
>
> -wes

as a contrasting opinion, i've had 2 linksys wrt54g2 routers go bad on 
me in 2 1/2 yrs. i recently picked up a DLink Xtreme N for $79 at Fry's 
(http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=530), and have been very impressed 
w/ the admin UI, feature set, signal strength, etc. both of the 
wrt54g2's i had would routinely drop clients who were transferring large 
amounts of data, and i haven't had that problem since getting this new 
router.

this is the first non-linksys i've owned, as my first linksys, the 
wrt54g, was solid enough to inspire some brand loyalty, but 2 duds in a 
row sent me looking elsewhere. the dlink has yet to stand the test of 
time, but initial impressions are very favorable.

anyways, good hunting.

regards,

nathan
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Richard C. Steffens<rsteff at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> I had some connect problems today that came and went, and finally went.
>> I called the Comcast tech support line and, after an automated attempt
>> at resetting my modem -- which included their computer asking me to
>> unplug my router! -- I still couldn't connect to the Internet. So their
>> phone computer connected me to a helpful tech support guy. We went
>> through the same process of resetting the modem from their end (I had
>> tried power cycling myself before I called) but it didn't help. Then he
>> had me disconnect the router and connect one of my computers directly.
>> After he again reset the modem, I was connected. He then had me
>> reconnect the router, and he reset the modem, and everything worked.
>>
>> His surmise was that the router was failing. In his experience they only
>> last 2-3 years. Mine has lasted over 10 years. It is a Netgear RT-314.
>> If he is correct, then I've had plenty of good service and shouldn't be
>> too concerned about having to replace it. If they are as reliable as
>> switches, then I'm not surprised. I've had to replace a couple of those
>> over the years.
>>
>> So, my question: What routers are you folks using that you're happy with?
>>
>>
>> TIA for recommendations.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dick Steffens
>>
>>
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