Thread: Linksys, netgear, belkin

Are they all good wireless routers and what is everyones recommendation?

I have a netgear first gen mimio wireless that's failing and needs to be replaced soon. I've had linksys and now netgear and both have been good except for the fact that both wont work together ( IE the linksys pc adapter wouldnt see the netgear router ) however the belkin offers up more information on the box and it does help that its also cheaper than the others.

Right now Im using netgear wireless usb G adapters on both our desktops so I need these adapaters to work with the new router until I can get new ones if needed.

Out of those brands, I have had the most trouble having to occasionally reset the Belkin routers. When they work, they work fine... just have to power cycle them occasionally.
I like Linksys stuff right now. That is pretty much all I have bought in the last couple years, and haven't had a problem with any of it. In fact, I have a linksys router sitting in a closet that hasn't been touched, or power cycled in well over a year.

I prefer the award winning D-link products. Have had limited experience with, yet positive results with, Linksys

I prefer Netgear...

I had constant issues with my DLink when I had one.

I will say this much though, you get what you pay for when it comes to wireless routers. Spend the money now to get the higher end routers, as it will save you money in the future.

Of all the wireless stuff that Ive had the motorola card for my dead laptop was actually the most reliable out of it all. The netgear wpn824 that I have providing wireless wouldnt update its firmware and its only running in 10mb mode as opposed to 100mb and now I cant connect to it with wep or any other security inabled so its time for it to go.

I'll throw in a vote for Linksys, have never had a problem.

I use nothing but linksys, mainly because "it just works"
I have a wrt54g V2 ( Very Old ) router that is still putting along with no issues serving my 802.11b and g machines. ( using dd-wrt custom firmware )
I also have a WRT310N that I am using as an AP on my existing network.
I also have 2 linksys switches.

Now that I think of it, I do have a D-Link print server. No issues from it as well.

I prefer the ones that you can load dd-wrt on

Supported Devices - DD-WRT Wiki

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_DD-WRT%3F