My Linksys WRT54G has chugged along for four years without a hiccup, including lots of travels through "P" country. We have run my wife's Compaq laptop all over the back and front yards, 1/2 acre, to see if we could, without a hitch. I have another with DD-WRT and it has the same results. I, too, wish there was a way to do a firmware upgrade to wireless N, as mentioned by Zul earlier.
Jeff Subject: Re: [H] Best Router I am happy with my DLink DGL-4500. YMMV. Duncan On 11/30/2011 12:15, Francisco Tapia wrote: > I have the WNDR3700 V1 has hiccuped but less than any other router I > owned before it, I am liking the personal review here on the ASUS > router though, I just might run down to Fry's at lunch to pick one up! > > my WNDR3700's 5ghz network is awesome, I live in a 2 story home and I > get good reception everywhere, with most products except my older > apple express that I used as an access point. Recently I upgraded my > firmware after getting some frequent hiccups with my 2tb drive. I > stupidly upgraded to firmware 1.0.16.98 and now, while my USB woes are > gone, I no longer have DLNA... and just when I was getting used to my > Galaxy S... :-/ > > > -Francisco > http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... > <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > > > > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 13:36, Steve Tomporowski<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yep, bought a WNDR3700 V2 and have regretted it. The latest firmware >> breaks the DNS, so you have to enter the DNS servers manually onto >> each computer. Not Recommended. Also, the 5GHz only works when the >> computers are in the same room. Move them 20 feet apart, and it's flaky. >> >> Steve >> >> >> On 10/3/2011 1:18 PM, Rich Kim wrote: >> >>> Agreed. Running a couple of WRT54GL with DD-WRT. Bridged on several >>> floors. >>> I fear when this thing dies. >>> >>> Aside from the USB 3.0, from the various reviews and such I've read >>> about, the WNDR3700 Version 1 seems to be the cream of the crop. The >>> V2 seems to have broken the 5Ghz range, then the 4000 broke the >>> 2.4Ghz range, and the >>> 4500 is about the same. I'm keeping my WNDR3700 V1 until that dies. >>> >>> -Rich >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: >>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected] >>> rdwaregroup.com> >>> [mailto:hardware-bounces@**lists.hardwaregroup.com<hardware-bounces@ >>> lists.hardwaregroup.com>] >>> On Behalf Of Naushad >>> Zulfiqar >>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:48 AM >>> To: >>> [email protected].**com<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [H] Best Router >>> >>> I really miss my old WRT54GL with Tomato Firmware. That thing was a >>> beast. >>> >>> Only problem is that I need Wireless N since I stream a lot of HD content. >>> Is there anything I can do to go back to that router but have Wireless N? >>> >>> Maybe an Access Point? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Naushad, Zulfiqar< >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I also had the WNDR3700 but it gave me incessant issues. I'm a >>> heavy >>>> torrenter and the router would hang daily. >>>> >>>> I've had good luck with this router: >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/RT-N56U-**Wireless-N-Hardware-Internal-** >>>> Graphical/dp/<http://www.amazon.com/RT-N56U-Wireless-N-Hardware-Int >>>> ernal-Graphical/dp/> >>>> B0049YQVHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&**qid=1317642261&sr=8-1 >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Zulfiqar Naushad >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: >>>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected] >>>> ardwaregroup.com> >>>> [mailto:hardware-bounces@**lists.hardwaregroup.com<hardware-bounces >>>> @lists.hardwaregroup.com>] >>>> On Behalf Of Anthony >>>> Q. Martin >>>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 2:43 PM >>>> To: >>>> [email protected].**com<[email protected] >>>> > >>>> Subject: [H] Best Router >>>> >>>> While I'm not unhappy with my netgear WNDR3700, I'm wondering if >>>> the >>>> WNDR4500 is the one to have now to get the best 2.4/5GHz coverage >>>> and for the supposedly faster DLNA via the 2 USB 3.0 ports. >>>> >>>> Is this a worthy upgrade from the WNDR3700? Note that since I >>>> stream my media over a 1Gbit network, I don't need this for >>>> streaming. But backing up various machines over the network would >>>> be worthwhile. Also, having a better signal downstairs on the other >>>> end of the house (relative to the router location) would be plus >>>> for tablets, phones, and laptops. >>>> >>>> >>>
