Favorite wireless router?

What is your current favorite wireless router? I am fed up with my ASUS RT-N16. First one was dead after 10 days. Second one is randomly losing WAN connection after just 6 months. Tried DD-WRT and Tomato and both present the same issue. I am thinking of going back to a trustworthy and reliable Linksys WRT54GL. I am seeing mixed reviews about the E200, E3000 and E4200. What's working for you right now?

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Zartanasaurus

Been using my WRT54GL for 5+ years now with no problems. Beat the pants off of my old DLINK something or other.

Bokeh

Netgear 3700 Dual Band, works flawlessly.

xenodamus

AT&T supplied mine - something made by 2Wire. It works great, but when I have to buy, I usually go with Linksys. Their interface has just always been the easiest to navigate to me.

cyberguypr

Interesting. Now it seems the stupid Comcast modem is the problem, not the router. Tried my old Netgear router as well as a new Linksys I brought from work and the issue remains. The Asus may not suck after all. More to come.

Bl8ckr0uter

Zartanasaurus wrote: »

Been using my WRT54GL for 5+ years now with no problems. Beat the pants off of my old DLINK something or other.

Second that.

Timber Wolf

Netgear WNDR 3700 + Motorola SB6120 modem = awesomeness.

shaqazoolu

I had a WRT54GL for a while but I bricked it. I recently replaced it with one of the new Cisco/Linksys E3200's. I'm digging it so far.

tiersten

I used to use WRT54GSs but now I use AP1242AGs. DD-WRT on the WRT54GSs was pretty solid once I found a build/version that worked properly. The AP1242AGs are plain APs though as I have a separate router. It used to be a 1841 but I've since replaced that.

I've considered upgrading to 802.11n but haven't decided on what I would buy if I did. Some of the Ubiquiti hardware is pretty nice from what I can see.

za3bour

Bl8ckr0uter wrote: »

Second that.

Third to that, I like Linksys routers, they're solid, cheap, easy to use and they just do the job for you.

Dakinggamer87

I currently use the Netgear WNDR 3700 and it's amazing worth every penny!!

I have also used Cisco Linksys routers which are great too

network86

I have the Netgear WNDR 3700 which is awesome! Works perfect.

Forsaken_GA

Apple Airport Extreme Base Station

it_consultant

Meraki MR-16.

kriscamaro68

I use Untangle server as router/firewall/ips which is then hooked up to a dell powerconnect 2700 16 port gigabit switch. From there I have a Cisco 1252ag as ap1, dlink dgl4500 as ap2, apple time capsule as ap3, and a cisco 871w as guest wireless. Works pretty good.

rsutton

In the past I used the Linksys WRT routers. Really liking the new Valet wireless router.

lordy

The Linksys boxes are nice. I used them for quite a while.

My all-time favorite however is AVM's Fritzbox. I don't know if these are sold outside Europe but they have an excellent feature set and are very reliable.

jibbajabba

Used to be the Draytek 2920n but it has too many issues with it (it being wireless / DHCP and the lot).

Next in line is the Cisco 877 for me (finally ordered the CISCO877WGEMK9) or the Sonicwall TZ100W (doesn't have an ADSL modem build in though)

GaWdLy

I normally buy Linksys routers for home, but we have a love/hate relationship. The setup is beyond simple, and the base featureset is great for the price. Unfortunately, the weekly reboots required for the hardware to work are annoying, and the lack of qualified technical support are a problem.

For work or for a nice home installation: can't beat a Cisco Aironet! A PITA to set up at times, but great hardware, great range.

Edit: I realize the Aironet is not a router, but for wireless, it can't be beat.

Xcluziv

cyberguypr wrote: »

Interesting. Now it seems the stupid Comcast modem is the problem, not the router. Tried my old Netgear router as well as a new Linksys I brought from work and the issue remains. The Asus may not suck after all. More to come.

Actually, my router that I got from Comcast has worked well. Its a NetGear router, not sure of the model# but will let you know. Been working smoothly.

@Forsaken - How is that Apple Airport Extreme Base Station?

crrussell3

kriscamaro68 wrote: »

I use Untangle server as router/firewall/ips which is then hooked up to a dell powerconnect 2700 16 port gigabit switch. From there I have a Cisco 1252ag as ap1, dlink dgl4500 as ap2, apple time capsule as ap3, and a cisco 871w as guest wireless. Works pretty good.

I also use Untangle as my firewall/router/nat/ips/everything else it does, and then have a linksys and dlink set up as wap only for wireless. Want to find one that supports DD-WRT, though it would be overkill since I don't need a router. Oh well

Cthu1hu

Loving the WNDR3700 here as well!

Forsaken_GA

Xcluziv wrote: »

@Forsaken - How is that Apple Airport Extreme Base Station?

I love it.

I don't actually need it to function as a router, just as an AP, so it's in bridge mode, and it took no hackery to get it there.

Dual Band, so my 802.11n clients are on one network, my 802.11b/g's are on another, 4 gig ports, and at some point Apple changed it so that if you attach an external hard drive to the AEBS, it'll function as a Time Machine target without any of the hackery that it used to take to make it work.

At 180 bucks, it's not cheap, but it's worth it, and I won't be replacing it for a very long time.

CodeBlox

Dlink DIR-825

I got chewed out for calling them routers though. Some call them "wireless access points" with routing capabilities.

nimrod.sixty9

Bought a DGN2200 ADSL all in one router modem. Had nothing but problems. Overheating, constant WAN loss. Had to go back to my bridging my Zyxel modem and using a WRT54G running DDWRT. Havent had an issue since. Will never buy anything Netgear again! That was their last chance ever...

msteinhilber

Anything that will run DD-WRT or a wireless card in an Untangle box.

it_consultant

CodeBlox wrote: »

Dlink DIR-825

I got chewed out for calling them routers though. Some call them "wireless access points" with routing capabilities.

If it has routing capability then its a router. Just like a layer 3 switch is technically a router if any of the ports are routing.

Xcluziv

Xcluziv wrote: »

Actually, my router that I got from Comcast has worked well. Its a NetGear router, not sure of the model# but will let you know. Been working smoothly.

@Forsaken - How is that Apple Airport Extreme Base Station?

Oh yea, that routter was a NetGear Wireless N-150 Router WNR1000

phantasm

Cisco 871W. lol.

cyberguypr

Update: Comcast replaced my 4 year old modem and faith has been restore on my ASUS RT-N16. I jumped to conclusions too fast. Direct result of IAD (Internet Access Deprivation).

chmod

I'm in love with ubiquiti.