A great router for home use?

Asked by frankielaguna (256

) June 19th, 2009

I bought a Netgear WPN824 (http://kttns.org/kztrk) and well it decides to turn off under really any use.. It shuts off and I need to go and reset my whole network setup in order for it to work.

It was recommended to get this linksys router (http://kttns.org/iywq1) but I’m wary about it since it’s kind of outdated.

No WPA, or WPA2, WEP only..

Still only using 802.11g.

I think the best router I’ve every used has to be the Apple Airport Extreme but I don’t want to drop $200 on a router right now.

Is there a router that you would recommend that’s great for home use?

Thanks in advance

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Linksys

MrGV (4170

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I’ll second @MrGeneVan‘s suggestion for Linksys, notably the WRT-54G.

Nice thing about it is that it’s cheap and relatively “open” in that you can get some nifty open-source third-party firmware – like Tomato effect, Tomato allows you to upgrade your basic router into one that does all kinds of nifty expensive functions.

robmandu (21334

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I will also suggest Linksys, you can find them on sale with the new N wireless speed for around about 79.99

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Wow… I totally butchered my quip somehow in post-editing. Here it is again, in its entirety and correctly formatted:

I’ll second @MrGeneVan‘s suggestion for Linksys, notably the WRT-54G.

Nice thing about it is that it’s cheap and relatively “open” in that you can get some nifty open-source third-party firmware – like Tomato. In effect, Tomato allows you to upgrade your basic router into one that does all kinds of nifty expensive functions.

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