D-Link or LinkSys, and Why.

[SupraMario]

I've had trouble with both, but Linksys I've had better luck with. That and the aftermarket support is awesome, like they posted DD-WRT is kick ass.

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Linksys stuff works great............................................with other Linksys components. If you have shit in your system that's not linksys-branded, the linksys stuff will cry and pout. I'd go with the D-Link....my buddy (who works for Verizon Online and does IT work on the side) uses the Extreme Wireless N router, and he hasn't had any problems with it. Plus, all he recommends pretty much is D-Link. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

 

[KicknAsphlt]

I want to get an -N modem/router.

The problem is, no laptops can support the faster speeds over wireless as they're all set for G.

Disable the internal wireless module and get a Wireless-N PCMCIA card....problem solved... :biglaugh:

 

[Poodles]

Verizon only uses D-Link in their installs...so I'd think he's biased

I don't mind D-Link, but quite a few of their routers have issues with too much traffic (namely if you're file sharing), hence why we went back to linksys.

Keep in mind while the components may SEEM to be simple, they do seem to wear out. I have an old linksys switch here that doesn't work anymore...

 

[KicknAsphlt]

Hmm...weird. Verizon out here uses Westell and Actiontec equipment for home installs. I know he d/l's a shit-ton of stuff at his house, plus is running a home network and all....so his traffic is pretty high with that D-Link....no problems that I know of since I've known him to have it...or his previous D-Link.

 

[annoyingrob]

My DI-624 had so many issues with random reboots due to a bad power supply (it was apparently pretty common with the router). It finally completely died one day, so I replaced it with a DI-524, which is another piece of crap. The static DHCP is a joke. It will actually assign the same IP to two computers. I had to run DHCP off of my linux server.

My linksys BEFSR41 (old school), worked very well. I finally sold it to a client who I was installing a home network for, and it still runs to this day.

 

[Poodles]

Been tempted to figure out if I could just build a DSL modem/router linux box in some way...

Our modem is a POS, any router that we run with it has issues because it's such a piece, and it would make the network a bit easier...

 

[Jervis Mcstabby]

D-Link is meh, as is Linksys. Netgear's routers are poop (their USB cards are fine).

So far, our best, most problem-free router has been our ZyXEL X-550. Haven't upped to N yet, but I can't imagine their quality changing with the newer equipment.

 

[Quin]

WRT54G and it sucks balls. Gonna try and hunt down that Tomato firmware mentioned above, bust out a link if you've got it please

 

[GrimJack]

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Never had a problem with my LinkSys wrt54gs, I am loving it.

 

[Doward]

Speaking from personal experience (I have a DIR-655 myself) I'd go Dlink. Old Dlink vs Old Linksys, the Linksys was a much better setup.

DLink has really cleaned up their act - the DIR-655 is a very nice piece of hardware. I'm covering 2400 sq ft of house with full signal strength, and can cross the road with my laptop (using an Intel 4965AGN in an M1330) and have zero connectivity problems.

The only time in the past year my DIR-655 has been off, is when the power cuts off. It has been rock steady, with no problems. You can WDS them, if you run firmware 1.04. I just upgraded to 1.20, and haven't played with all the new items yet.

DIR-655 > WRT350N, from personal experience.

 

[Fuzz420]

Im definetly going to have to check out the aftermarket firmware.

I have the WRT54GS V.4 i have had it for a few years no issues, but ive been thinking about upgrading to a wireless n gigabit router. Ive out grown 100mb speeds in my home personal network sharing between my pc, laptop and xbox