The Joester Posted March 14, 2005 CID Share Posted March 14, 2005 Hello VanBuren and everyone else, Thanks for a great site... i've learned a lot from since finding it a few weeks ago. A quick question about wireless routers.. I've heard the Linksys WRT54GS with speedbooster and the new D-link DI-624M with MIMO are speedy and well built-- I understand traffic shaping is an important consideration for optimum speed. Is MIMO better than Speedbooster ? Might you have any better suggestions for a router ? I am currently using a stone-age Pentium II 400, but will be getting a new , up-to-date machine soon. I also am on Comcast with the gold-tier (6meg down, 768k up) and have my own SB5100 Motorola modem. I've been using the tweaks recommended here and am getting most of my advertised throughput. But I know it could be a lot better, especially with a new machine. Thanks again for all the help and for any pointers you can give me above. Regards, Joe from Jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted March 14, 2005 CID Share Posted March 14, 2005 Welcome to the Forum The Joester I am a Linksys proud customer I got Cable Modem: BEFCMU10 Ver. 2 I got Wireless Router: WRT54GS (speedbooster) And Wireless PCI Card: WMP54GS (speedbooster) In COMP2 and the rest are all wired (ps2,xbox, comp1) of course wired is the best way to go. i never had problems with my comp2 (which is wireless) even though signal is kinda low but still is fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted March 14, 2005 CID Share Posted March 14, 2005 Welcome To The Forum, The Joester I would recomend a D-Link even though I have a Linksys Router WRT54G. I'm going to get a D-Link when this one get's old or messes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 I like my Linksys wireless g. Welcome to the site, if you like it tell your friends, it is a word of mouth site and is the best on the net in my fat opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 I honestly wouldn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 I would go with the linksys on the on for one reason only... the 802.11g is approved.. the pre-n products are not approved by the IEEE yet.. meaning that in less than a year the products themselves could just be expensive paper weights.. they would only function with themselves and upgrades would be expensive... go with the speed boost you will be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joester Posted March 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hey, thanks to all who replied I'm gonna wait a week or two, read up and get some more input, and see what routers are on sale. Main thing though, is I definitely need a new ' puter. I already have 2 new 7200 rpm 8mb buffer 160 gig hard drives and a DVD burner, so I probably am going to get one of those 'barebones' systems and go up from there. That's going to be another adventure in itself..there's so many choices ! PS-- Hey Shug, will do...i've already told a few people about this site and will tell more. Thanks, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 All pre-N products support G & B and by the time N gets approved (1-2 years) it might be time to upgrade anyway. Plus, pre-N options might be approved and you won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gualaguala11 Posted March 18, 2005 CID Share Posted March 18, 2005 ok well i am looking for a router with a good standby button thats not to expensive can somebody please give me a name of a router that has a standby button or where i could possibly get one like a website or something thanks a ton!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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