Wireless Internet router

[zipper89]

I would look at linksys/Cisco or a netgear. Netgear will be on the cheaper end.

 

[dave29]

Apple - Mac - AirPort*Express

This, for sure. I have a ton of Apple stuff, so I have a Time Capsule, but a TC sounds like overkill for you.

 

[terrehautian]

Make sure you name your wifi "Police Stakeout Router" or "FBI Stakeout Van". Mine is the first one.

 

[baddyna96]

Amazon.com : Cisco Linksys E900 Refurbished Wireless-N300 Wi-Fi Router with 4-Port Switch : Network Routers : Computers & Accessories

Cheap, but fine, never had an issue with mine.

Bought one of these on your suggestion. Up and running within a few minutes and works great.

 

[Hornett]

I'm a big netgear fan.
Mine have always worked with very limited setup (one time) on my part.

 

[stevee]

Just got the speed upgraded by the cable company and they replaced the Netgear with a combination modem and router. I seems to be working great so far. They extended my time before they raise the price again, and lowered my monthly bill by a dollar and change. At five bucks a month I probably paid for the Netgear three or four times. I'm on my third dvr in four days which is how this all came about.

 

[Cameramonkey]

My one Cisco (Linksys) router covers my entire house. Probably going to add an extender soon because one computer, (my sons), doesn't have as strong a signal as it could.

DO NOT get a repeater. for every one you add they decrease throughput by 1/2. All the repeater does is repeat everything it hears, effectively halving the time slices available for your transmissions.

run a cable to the far end of the house (or closer to where you need signal) and hard wire a dedicated access point to extend your range (using a different channel). Doing that you wont affect your speed at all. Actually, I think I have some used 802.11G access points I could be persuaded to part with cheaply.

 

[mrjarrell]

DO NOT get a repeater. for every one you add they decrease throughput by 1/2. All the repeater does is repeat everything it hears, effectively halving the time slices available for your transmissions.

run a cable to the far end of the house (or closer to where you need signal) and hard wire a dedicated access point to extend your range (using a different channel). Doing that you wont affect your speed at all. Actually, I think I have some used 802.11G access points I could be persuaded to part with cheaply.

Too late. I added a nice cheap extender and it solved his issues with connectivity and hasn't had an affect on the rest our speeds. Still getting UL/DL speeds as high as before.

 

[Sgtusmc]

As was suggested earlier..DD-WRT might be able to bring your router back to life depending on what you mean by it being "dead".

While we're talking about routers and whatnot, check your coax splitters (if you have cable) to see if they're old 800 or 900 mhz. If so, go buy a newer one with higher bandwidth. For a few dollars you gain more bandwidth.

 

[BE Mike]

Amazon.com : Cisco Linksys E900 Refurbished Wireless-N300 Wi-Fi Router with 4-Port Switch : Network Routers : Computers & Accessories

Cheap, but fine, never had an issue with mine.

This is the one I got a year ago and we've had no issues with it. I had to get one of these for the wife's older computer. Amazon.com : Factory Refurbished Cisco Linksys AE2500 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter : Usb Network Adapters : Computers & Accessories

 

[dvd1955]

Had to replace mine a month ago and decided on a Cisco Linksys EA3500. It was very easy to set up and supports 3 laptops, 2 androids and 1 iPad. Not all at the same time. I seem to get lag if I'm on a laptop and OG is surfing INGO on her android.

I don't understand this. Shouldn't you be able to set this up to handle close to 255 unique devices? Doesn't it assign an new IP address when a device connects to it, from numbers 2 through 255? Or is it not truly a router, and more like a hot-spot of some type?

 

[sb0]

I don't understand this. Shouldn't you be able to set this up to handle close to 255 unique devices? Doesn't it assign an new IP address when a device connects to it, from numbers 2 through 255? Or is it not truly a router, and more like a hot-spot of some type?

I think what he means is that with all of them in use there's a lag.

This router will support well over 255 devices, actually 256^3 with the proper DHCP settings.

 

[sb0]

Bought one of these on your suggestion. Up and running within a few minutes and works great.

Glad I could help.

These days this stuff is dirt cheap and quality is fine, as long as you don't go to a place like Best Buy or something.

 

[firefighterjohn]

I concur with IndyBeerman on the NetGear wireless routers. I have the WRN3500 at home and at my son's dorm room at Purdue. They have been very reliable units.

I use NetGear, I have a WNR3500 sitting on top of the desk on the west side of the house, and a WNR3100 sitting in the living room on the east side of the house.
Too many walls and distance to cover with one. Both have functioned flawlessly and replaced an old Linksys wired router that went south 6 years ago.