wireless router

[pinbrook]

i need a new wireless router for home (all my routers are for cable and now obsolete) this is my first foray into the other side of telecoms.

just looking for a few recommendations...

we will be running 2 - 4 pc/laptops some with 802.11g and 802.11n adapters. 6mb speed promised

Netgear? Belkin? Linksys?

[guccij]

We've used a Belkin N1 for a couple of years; recently the chipset started failing (upload speeds were being squeezed and all other causes were ruled out). Just this week we've switched to one of these: http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2820.html - very pleased. Uploads from Actinic are much faster, sending emails from within Actinic is instant. Firewall is tight as the proverbial by the looks of it too.
PS This is for the office. Home still has a Belkin.

[chris ashdown]

We went for a draytek as well, seems to be the market leader and recomended by most major it companies, only slightly more than the ones found in the shops, also takes 3g cards for backup if broadband is down

[pnagames]

IMHO you should go for a netgear

i have used them at home for a few years now. never ever had a problem. signal for home is brilliant as well

[acompton]

We had a Belkin for several years that worked very well, but lost the connection once or twice a day. After putting up with this I eventually tried upgrading the firmware. It didn’t survive the experience so I replaced it with a Netgear. That was very easy to set up, but also looses the connection, and does this more regularly. I’m beginning to suspect the ISP. Both had good wireless performance.

One point: we have a networked printer and it was never a problem on the Belkin, but the Netgear kept allocating it a different IP address every now and again (requiring a re-install of the printer drivers). I fixed this by setting the printer as a static device.

[Mike Hughes]

I'd go with Jules and suggest the Draytek as the one to get.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/filter...21&submit.y=10

Mike

[Sean Williams]

I needed one for home and as the house has stone walls needed something good.
After some research I plumped for a D-Link DIR-655 draft n setup. It has 3 antennae using mimo and has always shown at least 3 (out of 5) bars on the strength-o-meter, which equates to a [quoted] speed of 130 Mbs. It even works well in the garden 30 yards away from the router, which is upstairs.
One thing - I also purchased the matching D-Link DWA- Rangebooster USB Adaptors for each pc/laptop as they ensure the max benefit.
Works really well and I'm very pleased with it.

In the office, we use Draytek of course, but this is a wired network.

[OllyBug]

I use a Netgear DGFV338 and couldn't be happier. It has twin antennas but I removed one in favour of hawking boost dish and now (with the help of another reciever unit on the 2nd PC) can get wireless over 100 metres with two walls and glass structures inbetween!!!