Need to guess which router should I buy? [firewall] [router]
Q: Im very frustrated with Dlink router and Im not happy. Im thinking of a different brand of router that fewer complications with built-in firewall I am still with some problme with the firewall just to enable me to buy access. Couildnt I think whats going on.
Everytime leave my computer for a while then came back to surf, it wont let me no internet so I had to hit every time and this is very annoying to restart. Im tired, and think its time for me to find another router, unless you guys have a better sense for me to troubleshoot the problem.
Again tell me what I need to buy one. Linksy or netgear?
thanks for your help .
Best Answer: One of my favorite topics! Before you spend a lot of money on new equipment, you might consider reading up on how to make yourself a new antenna for your wireless equipment. A simple google search for "wi-fi antenna" will lead you to a ton of information on building a variety of designs that will extend your signal. Some of them are easy, and some are a little trickier. I build an antenna for my wi-fi adapter for less than $10, using an old direcTV dish, and it let me shoot a wireless signal to my buddy's computer over a half-mile away, that was stable enough for multiplayer gaming. The easiest idea I've ever tried is putting an old CD (data side up) in a bowl and baking it in an oven for 15 minutes until the CD warped to match the shape of the bowl (put a small weight in the middle to push the disc down as it melts). Instant parabolic dish! (Yes I did this, yes I have pictures, yes it worked) Put it behind my antenna, and pointed it at the wi-fi source and it actually worked quite well. Send me a message and I'll give you some pointers and some photos. Building a directional antenna for wi-fi isn't very hard to do, and it's a lot of fun, if you're into that stuff.
Re:Thanks for all your advice.. I think i will try linsky but i m gonna keep trying to figure what's wrong with Dlink router 604 tonight. If I still can't figure then I will look for a reasonable price on other router depends on sale. I tried everything but the router keeps blocking when the computer was idling… I am ready to threw router out of the window heh… Anyone know why?
Re:I like all the above and SMC, I've had good luck with their new wireless ones as well
Re:Assuming that if you connect your computer directly to the Modem you do not get disconnect.
Assuming that there is no Menu Entry in the Router, like Auto Connect or Disconnect when Idle etc., that is not checked incorrectly.
In the time spent on this BBS and others you would find equal amount of people complaining about any of the Entry Level Routers. Whether it is Linksys, D-Link, SMC, Netgear etc. there is always complains.
I believe that the Intra-variation of ?bad? units within the Brand is larger than the Inter-variation between Brands.
There is very few OEM Manufactures of this hardware and most of it is the same core with different menu structure and a variety of colored plastic.
The complains is a result of what is probably the poorest quality control in the industry.
What to do?
Look for a good sale (does not matter which entry level brand), buy it in a Mega Store. Open it immediately and very careful (keep the boxes etc. very clean). There is usually at least two weeks before the deadline of the rebate, so do not cut the SKU.
Try it for few days. It works well keep it. It does not return.
Re:Basically, depends on cost vs. feature requirements.
A lot of people I know use Linksys.
Linksys NR041 is cheap and low-feature, then BEFSR41 a bit better/more $, then BEFSX41 a bit better/more $, then BEFVP41.
Higher-end than that, look at ZyXEL or a PC running OpenBSD or Linux.
If the NR041 box has all the features you need (it's very basic), it might actually be your best bet – fewer features approximately means fewer bugs.
Netgear OEMs stuff from a lot of places, and so you need to talk particular models to know good from bad.
SMC used to be very solid but from what I'm hearing the VBR users are not happy. A 7004ABR should be okay, and is feature similar to the Linksys BEFSR41 I believe.
Re:Pretty much any of them available in hot deals or some brand that you have heard of is good.
Re:Have installed both linksys and netgear, and no complaints for the last years.
You cant go wrong with either one of them.
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