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My Linksys router is a tired PoS and constantly freezes up and I lose my connection to the internet. Any recommendations on a good stable 4 port wired router? I have no need for wireless.

I've never had problems with D-Link / Netgear / Linksys.

Is it for cable or DSL? With DSL you'll probably want an onboard modem whereas with cable you usually don't.

Deathshroud wrote:My Linksys router is a tired PoS and constantly freezes up and I lose my connection to the internet. Any recommendations on a good stable 4 port wired router? I have no need for wireless.

i had the same prob with linksys. have a netgear now and it`s much better.

I actually have a Belkins router that I got for cheap. After 18 months it's still working without a hitch :icon14:

I tend to avoid D-Link as best I can, as their products in the past have been hit or miss :icon14:

I recommend getting a good one.

Some people might recommend one that can use Openfirmware and stuff like that, people are running torrent clients on those

I've never had any problems with the Netgear routers I use.

sorry, i recommend Linksys WRT54Gxx's. none better imo. Netgear is good also.

stay the FUCK AWAY from anything that says Dlink on it.

those aren't WRT54Gxx's. those are "range expanders" i believe you're referring to.

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:sorry, i recommend Linksys WRT54Gxx's. none better imo. Netgear is good also.

stay the FUCK AWAY from anything that says Dlink on it.

The dlink that I got free last year on black friday works good as a wireless access point connected to my netgear router. :P

lol, i have an old one that i'm doing the same thing with. funny enough, that thing would constantly reboot on its own no matter what firmware or settings i tried. it's been acting quite nicely connected to my WRT54GL with DDWRT firmware.

Juggs, links to some good open firmware for the WRT54's?

EDIT: Or a better question may be, are there any routers without the wireless feature that can be loaded with open firmware?

Deathshroud wrote:Juggs, links to some good open firmware for the WRT54's?

EDIT: Or a better question may be, are there any routers without the wireless feature that can be loaded with open firmware?

as far as i know only the wireless WRT's are supported. besides, they're not that much more and if you're not using it, you just disable the radio. i use DD-WRT but have also used HyperWRT. the differences are a myriad of different features and GUI representation. a couple of others are listed here under "third party firmware projects"

if you go this route, make sure NOT to get one with VxWorks firmware, which typically have less RAM and flash memory. get the WRT54GL and you're golden. for some reading and forum discussion on each of these firmware projects, you can head to linksysinfo.org and poke around.

if you like the Stock firmware but want just a little more without going overboard, i also recommend HyperWRT +tofu

I have the WRT54GL + DD-WRT firmware. Pretty rock solid.

pretty rock solid? mine's been nothing but.

Awesome post, thanks Juggs. I'll definitely be checking these out.

np man, enjoy

What's wrong with yours? My router has been up and running for months without any problems.

obsidian wrote:What's wrong with yours? My router has been up and running for months without any problems.

? mine's been nothing BUT rock solid. i didn't say anything but rock solid

obsidian wrote:I have the WRT54GL + DD-WRT firmware. Pretty rock solid.

Werd. Thanks to juggiez for telling me about it. My wrt54gl/dd-wrt runs super duper, lots of great features.

AmIdYfReAk wrote:if you like the Stock firmware but want just a little more without going overboard, i also recommend HyperWRT +tofu

Thanks to advice here I have been using HyperWRT for over a year with no problems. Not that I had any before, just wanted more wireless range. Great combo!