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03-07-2005, 08:49 AM
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What's The Best Router For This Small Network...
I'm going to have 3 computers and I'm hooking up 3 or 4 gaming systems to use online and I want them to be hooked up at all times without having to switch wires each time I want to use them...
The 3 computers would be used for gaming online and most likely used at the same time... What were looking at is maybe at the most 3 computers being used at the same time OR 3 computers online but not in use and 1 or 2 gaming systems playing at the same time... I just wanted to know what router would work the best for this... I know there are some out there like D-Link, Netgear, and Linksys... I used to have a D-Link 4-port but I found that it was a little slower than my buddies Linksys... Thanks for the opinions... |
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03-07-2005, 08:59 AM
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Are you going all wired or a mix of wired/wireless? If you're going all wireless, and will have more than 4 machines networked at any time you'll need to pick up a switch as well as a router. I'd recommend linksys for the router.
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03-07-2005, 09:24 AM
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All wired... They will be a room away so my 25ft ether cables can reach without a problem for the computers and it will be next to the gaming systems...
Can you recommend a model perhaps cause I'm a novice when it comes to which brand to chose... I'm great with setting it all up but just need to know with which brand/model to go with... |
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03-07-2005, 04:03 PM
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03-08-2005, 02:42 AM
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D-Link has a couple of new models offering a feature called Game Fuel that look interesting. But like a lot of new things they are fairly expensive.
I would have to say in your situation I would reccomend the Linksys BEFSR41. Its been around along time, works well and is very reasonably priced. They offer another model with a decent hardware firewall for about 20-25 dollars more. You can pick up a BEFRS41 for less than 50 dollars at many places. |
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03-08-2005, 06:35 AM
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If you have more than 4 computers, get a Linksys BEFSR81.
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03-08-2005, 09:46 AM
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