N routers recommendation
 

I'm looking for a good and stable N router that's under $100. I recently moved and had to go from wired to wireless. I'm getting sick of the unstable connection and slow speed, so I'm willing to pay more to get a good router instead the cheap ones.

There weren't too many reviews on N routers over the net, so I was wondering if anyone can give any recommendations on brands or models?

Right now, I'm using WRT54G router.

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I'm also looking for one that I have more control over each computer's connection and bandwidth, ie router that I can flash 3rd party software into

D-Link DIR-655

This is my current router and upgrade from my old WRT54GL.

+1, it was on sale 79.99 ... lowest ever from NCIX

ya, i missed out on that sale.

you can get it at dell.ca for 89.99 or the source online

+1

never had a problem with my 655 and recommended it to 5 friends already. so far so good.

got a wrt160n
upgraded from wrt54g

I upgraded from a Dlink DIR-615 to the DIR-815 for the sole purpose of slapping DD-WRT on it.

So far, I've been impressed!

If I got the N router, and I'm the only computer on the network with an N adapter, would I connect through N (increased speed and range), or default to what all the other users have (eg. G)?

asus rt-n16 and flash it with tomato

you'll get the increase range, but as for speed it'll operate on G only.

+1 Asus RT-N16 flashed with Tomato or DD-WRT. I have one beside me right now flashed with DD-WRT. Works great. Read some forum postings online. The general consensus is that this router is _the_ replacement for WRT54GL DD-WRT users. It's basically WRT54GL with N, super fast CPU and loads of ram.

I may be wrong but if you have a dual band router you can configure it so your computer is connected through N while the rest is connected through G with a different SSID

as long as your router/AP supports G/N mixed mode (most do) then you can have both N and G clients with only one SSID.

as far as transfer speeds, the slowest link wins. So if you're transferring files between an N and a G computer than the transfer goes at G speeds.

If you have hardwired computers that you transfer to/from then you will get 100mbit if the computers are on a 100mbit switch, or 300mbit if they are on a gigabit switch.

i doubt there will still be the old revisions of the 655 in stores, but when u do pick up a 655, make sure its the newest revision.

i had one of the early revisions and it was great until 1 year later it started giving me problems and kept on dropping the connection every hour.

I recently went from a Netgear 834B to a Linksys WRT610N, and I couldn't be happier.

I used to have to power cycle the Netgear weekly, but I haven't had to power cycle the Linksys once since I installed it a few months ago.

Plus, noone nearby my house uses the 5Ghz band (2.4 is chock full), so I have no problems with interference.

I know it's a bit more than the $100 you set, but I think it's well worth the money (More future proof too).

The only thing is that it runs pretty hot, and Ii built a little stand off to get more airflow underneath it.

This review from Toms Hardware really helped me out in nailing down which router I wanted:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...oint,2605.html

To have two SSID's you must have a simultaneous dual band router, and your laptop must also be capable of running wireless N in the 5Ghz band.

Wireless N can run on both bands. It's broken down like this:

2.4Ghz Band: Wireless B,G,N

5Ghz Band: Wireless A,N