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smith94672

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Hi. I'm in need for another wireless router.

I'm in search of a wireless router that does not disconnect. ( or rarely if ever ) I don't care so much for its speed. My systems are using Win XP Home and Win XP Media Center. I intend to upgrade to Vista next year.

I would appreciate it people here can come up with good suggestions. ( my current wireless model is from Linksys. I purchased it ~ 4 yrs from Verizon DSL, where they were offering it for free after rebates if you signed up for their service. My computers get disconnected from this router at least once a day. I tried out Linksys' tech support and did all sorts of reconfigurations but I've come to the realization that it's probably a crappy model I have. )
 
You probably have an older wrt54g model...they were OK back the. Could squeek a little more performance out of certain versions of them with 3rd party firmware like DD-WRT, HyperWRT, or Tomato

Their wrt300n is doing well, I've setup quite a few of those...fast, stable, great distance

DLinks 4x00 series is good..getting a bit older....their new 655 series is very good.
 
Is there anyway I can modify my current Linksys router so that it doesn't disconnect from my computers?

I don't care so much for its speed, just its stabilty in maintaining connection.

Any firmware or configuration tips?
 
DLink DGL-4300.

Age is no down-side to this router. It performs extremely well.
 
smith94672 said:
Is there anyway I can modify my current Linksys router so that it doesn't disconnect from my computers?

I don't care so much for its speed, just its stabilty in maintaining connection.

Any firmware or configuration tips?
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It depends on if the one you have is a wrt54g, and if it is..what version it is. The DD-WRT can help give you an improvement over the stock Linksys firmware. It's not as good as current generation "MIMO/N" routers....but it's better than stock.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

There is a DD-WRT forum here...
http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/

Tomato is also cool, I've run that, DD, and Hyper various times on some of my older routers. I actually still use an old wrt54g v1 with DD at one house as an access point.
 
a2vr6 said:
Dlink dir-655, the best and most affordable router out imho.
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Seems like it from the specs and personal reviews alone.

But it seems to be too gratuitous for my needs. Any cheaper alternatives?

Again, I don't care about speed or other nifty features. I just require a router that keeps connections stable.
 
Another vote for the DIR-655 at $99 shipped from Frys.com. Another good option is the DGL-4300 from Frys.com for about $70 shipped.
 
Also, Check out some netgear's I have installed many of them and they are very easy to setup and install. I love their RangeMax Wireless Router
 
jimnms said:
Buffalo WHR-G54S with DD-WRT. I have the WHR-HP-G54 and it has been running continuously without a reboot for over 8 months.
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I purchased a Buffalo G125 model. This model was released ~ 2 months ago and was ~ $44.

So far, I've spent close to a month with this router and there wasn't a SINGLE disconnect or reset required. And there was none of that difficulty in accessing and saving router settings.
 
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