Good wireless router?

I just pruchased the fujitsu s6120D and now have a wirelss laptop and a wired desktop. Anybody know of a real good wireless router that will accomodate both for under 100 bucks?

Thanks

 

Dlink-624 for best security options or 524 for regular wep encryption security and both have 802.11g

 

Everyone has their brand...mine is Netgear. The WGR614 is their G router that you should be able to find for $50 or so.

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thanx guys, I'll check those two out.

 

Well, I can't recommend a wireless router, but I can tell you which brand I'll never buy again. After my house - 5 guys - burned through 3 LinkSys routers I decided enough was enough. Their tech support is great, but I don't care how good the support is if I have to spend an hour or two on the phone 8 or 9 times over a 6 month period. The checklist gets old.
*sigh*
Never again.
At least, never Linksys again.

 

I've used a Linksys (wired, four port version) for years without any problems. Luck of the draw, I guess. Maybe the quality has gone downhill since Cisco took over, though. [ ]

Funny that this question should pop up--just placed an order for the s6120d this morning, and was thinking about going out to pick up a new wireless router. Now I have a few names to consider. My only beef with Linksys is the price....I think DLink is cheaper and sounds like Netgear is also cheaper. Which one is best for security, though?

 

I have to say that after 2 years of use, my linksys just kicked the bucket. It got to the point where it would physically disconnect the entire network every 10 minutes. Like Windows XP would say "A network cable is unplugged" then it would just reconnect. I let this go for a few days, but then I just broke down and just bought a Netgear RP614 wired router. I plan to go wireless eventually, but by using the Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point. Where I have my router and where I plan to use wireless are in completely different areas of the house. Also, I really like the Netgear router, but the DynamicDNS features are a joke. They don't seem to work at all.

-Kyle

 

I bought the D-Link wireless kit (DI-624 router + DWL-G650 cardbus adapter) last weekend to use with my HP zx5078cl. My HP has a Broadcom 54g chip installed for wireless communication; the D-Link kit tries to achieve 108Mbps by using an Atheros chip. I could not use the D-Link cardbus adapter for more than a few minutes before it would disconnect (and yes, my installed wireless was disabled). I also had difficulty staying connected for more than a couple of hours to the D-Link router with my installed wireless.

I purchased a Motorola WR850G on Monday for $79 at CompUSA. Motorola, Buffalo Tech, and Microsoft hardware use a Broadcom chip. It is Thursday morning and I have not had any problems with it. And the Motorola setup interface is much more clear than the D-Link. There's even an informative help button!

C-NET also gives the Motorola router high marks for a non-enhanced, non-proprietary, non-buy-our-router-to-use-with-our-cardbus-adapter 802.11b/g wireless router.

Jeremy

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I picked up the D-Link 624 to use with two desktops and my Fujitsu S6120D-2, which has an installed Atheros wireless card. Since I figured out how to configure the wireless network properties, the D-Link has performed magically--hasn't dropped the wireless connection once. The router is also performing well with my desktops.

The only thing I don't like about the D-Link is the set up interface in my browser. Very technical, not very user-friendly, and the graphics are sort of cheesy looking. Then again, who cares what the interface is like if, once you've set it's up, the router does its job?

One note of caution for Canadian cable modem users: I was warned by my ISP to stay away from Cisco-branded Linksys product. Apparently they've been having lots of problems with Linksys routers blocking users from their mail server, ever since Cisco made changes to the product. The salesman at my local computer shop also warned me against buying Linksys for the same reason.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brian

 

First off, the dlink 624 only needs dlink if you want to achieve 108mbps. I bought the 624 not for the increased speed, in fact I turned that off, rather I bought it for the enhanced security features available on it over the 524. You can use any wireless card b/g with it as long as you have either the supger 802.11g turned either to auto (this is default) or off. I'm sorry you couldn't get yours to work, but you could have just used the wireless card built in and it should have worked. Perhaps you got a bum unit, or perhaps it just wasn't set up quite right. One wrong setting on either the card or the router and the two will not talk to each other. I will, also admit that it is not the easiest router in the world especially the advanced features.

 

Quickster, can you explain why the 802.11g has to be turned to auto or off? If you have an 802.11 b/g card, shouldn't it work with it turned on? Also, is this related to 802.1x authentication, an option on the wireless networking properties in my notebook?

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Quikster

 

The only part that needs to be auto or off is "Super 802.11g" which is dlinks proprietery stuff that will let you get "108mbps" by default it is on auto and will work fine. However, if it gets switched to on only it wont let anything but a dlink card connect at "Super speeds"