Think I Need A Router

[dshap]

Help me geeks

The WiFi seems pretty slow in my house (especially the AppleTV at night curiously) so I think I need a new router. The Verizon Fios router doesn't have Wifi-N, so I think getting a new one with N will speed things up. The biggest problem is sometimes the AppleTV doesn't buffer well, and it barely works when I'm downloading stuff, so I think I need more bandwidth.

Any suggestions for a router? These three are well reviewed on Amazon, are they any good?

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-E1200-Links ... 673&sr=8-9
http://www.amazon.com/E2500-Advanced-Si ... 73&sr=8-10
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-655-Ex ... 673&sr=8-4

[zepp21]

Just got the first one. E1200. Works fine and I noticed faster downloads and netflix streams faster. Plus, it was a breeze to set up, even on my macbook.

[ezcheese]

I have lived in an Apple Airport world now for years. Haven't tried what the other boys put out. My mom has the AT&T 2wire dsl setup and it's slow as balls.

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[dshap]

I have lived in an Apple Airport world now for years. Haven't tried what the other boys put out. My mom has the AT&T 2wire dsl setup and it's slow as balls.

Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk

What are the benefits of an Airport? We're all on Mac, so would an Airport be better than a Cisco router?

[ezcheese]

Airport would do the job just fine. I even used an airport express for a while and it handled two laptops, a printer and a set top box just fine.

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[randyswagon]

Porter Cable. Dual with the plunge base.

[bigolac]

I've been using a D-Link DIR-625 for the past two years with zero problems. Has pretty good signal coverage in my brick house as well. My next upgrade will most likely be another D-Link.

Oh, wait - you mean the other router - I've got a Bosch 1614 variable speed.

- Adam

[Isthmus]

Help me geeks

The WiFi seems pretty slow in my house (especially the AppleTV at night curiously) so I think I need a new router. The Verizon Fios router doesn't have Wifi-N, so I think getting a new one with N will speed things up. The biggest problem is sometimes the AppleTV doesn't buffer well, and it barely works when I'm downloading stuff, so I think I need more bandwidth.

Any suggestions for a router? These three are well reviewed on Amazon, are they any good?

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-E1200-Links ... 673&sr=8-9
http://www.amazon.com/E2500-Advanced-Si ... 73&sr=8-10
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-655-Ex ... 673&sr=8-4

I use a Cisco Linksys ES3000 and highly recommended. The thing has 6 internal antennas, supports eSata connectivity and network drives. In theory you can get full GB Ethernet connectivity.

As for the speed of your router. a wireless N router together with a wireless N card on your computer will in theory give you better performance. however internet transfer rates are typically at around 54mps max (and usually much lower, so you really are not going to see much of that performance. What you really want the high bandwidth for is for transferring large files over your home network, such as when streaming films and movies or sending large files to peripherals or playing online games on wirless devices. If all you are doing is putzing around on the internet and sending e-mails, then you should not notice any difference between a wireless g and a wireless N router. Do keep in mid that processor speed and amount of RAM will also affect transfer rates over your network. If I were you I would hook up the main rig (the one that uses the largest share of bandwidth) directly to an Ethernet line and run everything else wirelessly.

[R@cerx]

If everything in the house can handle N, then get the Cisco. About a year ago I switched out my Linksys G for an N and noticed a big improvement. Go to Walmart and get one. You'll save money, be happier and also get to see some of those funny folks that frequent there.

I recommend this one - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cisco-Expert- ... r/14066653

[fastward]

I switched out my old router for a Cisco Linksys E1000 about a year ago. Much faster and a more consistent signal.
N is the way to go.

[dshap]

Think SpeedBoost or Simultaneous Dual-band 2.4 + 5 GHz is important?

[R@cerx]

no, just get the e1000 and smile afterward.

[el presidente]

I switched out my old router for a Cisco Linksys E1000 about a year ago. Much faster and a more consistent signal.
N is the way to go.

The Serion 3400 is a much better system..just saying

[R@cerx]

I switched out my old router for a Cisco Linksys E1000 about a year ago. Much faster and a more consistent signal.
N is the way to go.

The Serion 3400 is a much better system..just saying

...says the norwegian IP expert.

[el presidente]

I switched out my old router for a Cisco Linksys E1000 about a year ago. Much faster and a more consistent signal.
N is the way to go.

The Serion 3400 is a much better system..just saying

...says the norwegian IP expert.

We are talking router`s here David..childs play

[el presidente]

..or you could just go for the awesome Asus RT-N56U

[R@cerx]

... or go rouge and get the Porter Cable 891 2 1/4 Peak HP GripVac Router.

[el presidente]

... or go rouge and get the Porter Cable 891 2 1/4 Peak HP GripVac Router.

Well..good luck with that

[R@cerx]

...depends on what you want, through put or horsepower.

[vbuskirk]

Are you sure that the problem is on the WiFi side of the house? Who is your cable provider? Not the dreaded Comcast, I hope.

[dshap]

Are you sure that the problem is on the WiFi side of the house? Who is your cable provider? Not the dreaded Comcast, I hope.

I'm sure it's a WiFi problem because the only time there is a problem is when I have a download going at 2mb/s and I'm trying to stream HD video through the AppleTV. For normal internet browsing there is not problem.

I looked up the specs of the router provided by Verizon, and it's only 802.11b/g. All the Macbooks and the iMac are new-ish, so they should run nicely on N.

[R@cerx]

Are you sure that the problem is on the WiFi side of the house? Who is your cable provider? Not the dreaded Comcast, I hope.

I'm sure it's a WiFi problem because the only time there is a problem is when I have a download going at 2mb/s and I'm trying to stream HD video through the AppleTV. For normal internet browsing there is not problem.

I looked up the specs of the router provided by Verizon, and it's only 802.11b/g. All the Macbooks and the iMac are new-ish, so they should run nicely on N.

Provided they have N wireless cards. But an N router will allow G or B connections without stepping down in speed. Go get that e1000.

[ezcheese]

Just a story about a problem Emily and I ran across. She was in Charlotte over Xmas break and when she went back home, she could no longer get online via wifi. I thought maybe the airport just failed but later did some reading and discovered that a nearby neighbor had installed a new wifi router while she was gone. when several are operating at the same frequency there is interference. You can select different channels to use with most routers, which solved Emily's problem with the new neighbor's wifi.

[R@cerx]

Just a story about a problem Emily and I ran across. She was in Charlotte over Xmas break and when she went back home, she could no longer get online via wifi. I thought maybe the airport just failed but later did some reading and discovered that a nearby neighbor had installed a new wifi router while she was gone. when several are operating at the same frequency there is interference. You can select different channels to use with most routers, which solved Emily's problem with the new neighbor's wifi.

Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the most commonly used, with 11 usually being the default out of the box channel set on most routers/access points. Switching to 6 is better and selecting something else is always a good choice to keep from getting interference from another nearby.

Many N routers will run at 5 ghz, which will also recude interference.

[dshap]

Just a story about a problem Emily and I ran across. She was in Charlotte over Xmas break and when she went back home, she could no longer get online via wifi. I thought maybe the airport just failed but later did some reading and discovered that a nearby neighbor had installed a new wifi router while she was gone. when several are operating at the same frequency there is interference. You can select different channels to use with most routers, which solved Emily's problem with the new neighbor's wifi.

Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the most commonly used, with 11 usually being the default out of the box channel set on most routers/access points. Switching to 6 is better and selecting something else is always a good choice to keep from getting interference from another nearby.

Many N routers will run at 5 ghz, which will also recude interference.

I've run into the channel issue in the past.


The more expensive Ciscos run at 5 ghz, but not the e1000 or e1200 (they cost the same on Amazon).