I've got a linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4 V4) that causes lots of packet drops when I used it wirelessly. I didn't realise that packet drop while surfing webpages until when I tried to play online games.
I tried Warcraft III and it becomes super laggy. I also tried to ping my router and sometimes I got more than 700ms latency and packet losts.

I don't know much about routers but I believe it's something got to do with wireless buffers, however I couldn't find any related help from the internet.

I'm trying to ask people in trap17 what are their best used routers, and state why too so I can buy something significant, not forgetting the model numbers.
If voted others, please also name the brand.



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Jul 23 2005, 07:20 PM

I like Netgear purely becuase they are easy to set up, have a good admin panel and don't lag the Internet and games that much. I've only ever used routers to share an Internet connection, but now I have got to the stage where file sharing is needed. Talking to people this supposedly involves workgroups, but I have never used them. I'll be on XPH on both PCs. Any help greatly appreciated, please PM me.

Anyway, Netgear are reliable and cheap and everyone I have spoken to seems to like them.

For home users i would say a SMC - 7008ABR, Barricade Broadband Router would be awesome.
Features:
- Firewall security through Network Address Translation
- Built-in Print Server
- RS-232 Port for connection to an external 56K modem or ISDN TA
- 4 auto-MDIX/MDI ports – no crossover cables required
- Hacker Attack Logging
- VPN tunneling via L2TP, PPTP, and IPSec pass-through
Cheers!

Hello i have a D-LINK DI-524 wifi, i pay for it U$S40 a few months ago, i didn't try the wifi capabilities yet, but i think that is a very good solution for a home network for it's price.

Some features:

Standards
• IEEE 802.11g
• IEEE 802.11b
• IEEE 802.3
• IEEE 802.3u

Advanced Firewall Features
• NAT with VPN Pass-through (Network Address Translation)
• MAC Filtering
• IP Filtering
• URL Filtering
• Domain Blocking
• Scheduling

Wireless Operating Range
• Indoors: Up to 328 ft (100 meters)
• Outdoors: Up to 1312 ft (400 meters)

Wireless Frequency Range
• 2.4GHz to 2.462GHz

For a complete list of features go to D-LINK homepage.

kservice

I don't know too much about the specifics of routers, but all the same, I have a Linksys here at home that we also use for wireless. I have yet to really have a complaint of the speed of the hardwire internet or really the wireless, they both seem to work quite well. The only problem is that sometimes you have to manually reset the connection (which is literally unplugging it and plugging it back in and is quite simple). We got this when we purchased the Comcast Self-Install kit at Best Buy, because they have some pretty good deals for routers and modems then. When we asked about D-Link, the sales representative told us that with his experience they were one of the worst options, obviously other people here have had other experiences. They were the same price too, so he wasn't trying to sell us the more expensive one, that was his honest opinion.

I use LinkSys BEFSX41 and i am very happy with it

I've used a Netgear and a Dlink for a while and can recommend both. The Dlink router is great, has features like UPnP. The Netgear has good wireless reception a nice case design.

The packet losses you experienced is probably due to the misplacement of the router. Where you place the router in a room really affects the reception.

I'm using a Belkin 802.11g router that I got at CompUSSR for 20 bucks a while back. I haven't had any problems with it. It was really easy to set up. I get pretty good coverage in my appartment, could be better but not bad.

i got a belkin 802.11g wireless router thinking that it would be a great as they are a quality manufacturer.
i got that one wrong. it seems to have a nocturnal fault because when it gets past 9 - 10 pm at night it starts locking up.
i sent it back and got a replacement and that worked fine for about 2 weeks and then ended up with the same nocturnal fault.
i tried googling the fault only to find that the majority of people who owned a belkin wireless router where having similar problems and had come to the conclusion that the unit was overheating.
i am in the process of looking at fitting a fan to the router to see if this improves the situation.
what i dont understand is why would it only suffer from an overheating problem at night.