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Staren · 08-12-2007, 09:03 PM

Really, once you have a router working, it doesn't matter what you have if it does the job. At the $30 to $70 price range most routers are pretty much the same as far as just usability day to day. They do what they need to do and sit there.

Where the differences come in is if you have a weird wireless card you need to work with, or your pushing the wireless range, or have advanced needs in the software. If your hooked up to standard ethernet, any one name brand box is going to work just as well as the other.

The WRT54GL out of the box will work just fine for normal needs. If you find that you need more port forwarding or other features to make gaming easier, you can look into replacing the stock firmware on the WRT54GL later on with DD-WRT.

08-12-2007, 09:03 PM	#5
Staren Member (11 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,616	Really, once you have a router working, it doesn't matter what you have if it does the job. At the $30 to $70 price range most routers are pretty much the same as far as just usability day to day. They do what they need to do and sit there. Where the differences come in is if you have a weird wireless card you need to work with, or your pushing the wireless range, or have advanced needs in the software. If your hooked up to standard ethernet, any one name brand box is going to work just as well as the other. The WRT54GL out of the box will work just fine for normal needs. If you find that you need more port forwarding or other features to make gaming easier, you can look into replacing the stock firmware on the WRT54GL later on with DD-WRT. __________________ Laptop HP DM4t / i5-560M / 14.1 WXGA Widescreen / 1GB Radeon Mobility 6370 / 4GB RAM / 320 GB 7200rpm HD / DVD-RW / 802.11n & BT wireless First Build Abit IC7-G Max II Motherboard / 2.8C 800mhz P4 / 1024 DDR 3200 (2x 512 in Duel Channel) / Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 / Samsung 120 GB SATA HD / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / NEC DVD-RW Last edited by Staren; 08-12-2007 at 09:06 PM.