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    best 'g' router?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by snoori10, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. snoori10

    snoori10 Notebook Guru

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    can u guys recommend me a great g router? i need it for my dorm to connect both my xbox and laptop.. i have a router at my house but it always drops signal and i dont want to deal wit that while enjoyin Live :eek: .. there are soo many choose to from,, and im not sure if the "N" routers are worth the extra dough
    help please
     
    snoori10, Dec 29, 2007
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Im pretty sure you dont want a router but you want a switch. The reason is that the college dorms internet already hands out ip addresses and you dont want your router doing that also. Also, at my university it was actually against their terms of service to add a router to their network. Anyways, just get a switch (linksys makes nice ones) and you should be fine.
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 29, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    He still needs a router if he wants to go wireless. And not all universities prohibit wireless networks, but most of the larger ones do.

    I recommend the Linksys Wireless G router, or Netgear Wireless G with MIMO.
     
    Lithus, Dec 29, 2007
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  4. snoori10

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    would a router still work though? i dont want a switch cuz i was gonna use wireless for my laptop and xbox
     
    snoori10, Dec 29, 2007
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  5. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    i can tell you a router your not getting a D-Link router xD god i hate them so
     
    chinmonkie, Dec 29, 2007
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  6. icecubez189

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    Find out if your college allows wireless routers in the dorms, because I know I can't have them. If not, then just pick yourself up an ethernet router (which I currently have one available for sale if you need).

    If it is allowed, then a Linksys WRT54GL would be a good choice. I use one and it rarely drops a connection.
     
    icecubez189, Dec 29, 2007
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    I think the best G router is the Linksys WRT54GL :cool:

    if you're not allowed to have a wireless router tho, I would buy a wireless N with gigabit LAN. just remove the antennae from the router so it can't go wifi :)
     
    camvan, Dec 29, 2007
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  8. ThePug

    ThePug Notebook Consultant

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    Another vote for WRT54GL.
     
    ThePug, Dec 29, 2007
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