New router time

[Clay Pigeon]

I'm moving this month, and will need a router for my new apartment. I do need wireless for the laptops. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[crimsonshootingstar]

Cisco lynksis e2000 the first router i ever owned that worked reliably.

[Boss Llama]

I've been using This Router for a while now, and I love it. Super easy to set up, everything both wired and wireless has worked instantly the moment I plug them in/turn them on. It comes with fantastic configuration options, security controls, user account choices, and more. Definitely worth it, in my opinion.

[MrBlah]

I never hear the same thing twice about good routers from people or from reviews on the Internet. So, my best advice boils down to if it looks good, buy it.

[<eVa>Verman]

Cisco lynksis e2000 the first router i ever owned that worked reliably.

And I started using the Cisco e3000 early this year. So far, so good.

[Dirty Dan]

I have, never, had a router I was happy with, so, gl,hf. Other than the netgear 4 port switch I got for like 12 dollars.

[Flash]

My default recommendation is a Linksys WRT54GL running Tomato firmware. Amazingly stable. Been running it for years and have bandwidth logs going back to May 2010.

If you're looking for something a little newer/faster that supports 802.11N, based on reading (but not personal experience) would be the Asus RT-N16 running Tomato USB firmware.

[tsmitho]

pretty much anything Netgear. never had a problem with them. still have a 10+ year old router from them that still works (dont use it for much caus its b wireless, but it still works for lan)

[El_Hefe]

i have the Netgear WNR2000... works great wirelessly with my iPhone 4, and Macbook Pro. my gaming rig is plugged in the back

[bullet4o1]

Any of them are fine really. As long as you keep them well ventilated and don't torrent 24/7 you should be good. I've had Netgear, Linksys, Actiontec, and everything else under the sun. They all get the job done. Some may lack certain features but if you are just looking for it to work than really any of them are fine. Find one in your price range.

Edit: IMO anything over $70 is a waste. Spend that extra money on beer.

[bullet4o1]

My default recommendation is a Linksys WRT54GL running Tomato firmware. Amazingly stable. Been running it for years and have bandwidth logs going back to May 2010.

If you're looking for something a little newer/faster that supports 802.11N, based on reading (but not personal experience) would be the Asus RT-N16 running Tomato USB firmware.

I've been wanting to try out tomato but I don't want to give up my Actiontec Modem/router.

[MrBlah]

The only bad experience I ever had was actiontec after it was being used for about 3-4 years. It was a really cheaper modem though.

[bullet4o1]

The only bad experience I ever had was actiontec after it was being used for about 3-4 years. It was a really cheaper modem though.

Yeah that's all they handout here for DSL modems. I admit those are crap. Mine hasn't hiccuped yet. I've been putting it through it's paces too. I have the GT724WGR.

[stujitsu]

Something you might try if you are up for it is setting up a Astaro Gateway on a spare PC, if you have one. Some people have great results with them, but the software can be a bit overwhelming if you don't know much about networking.