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| Thread ID: 99515 | 2009-05-05 03:07:00 | What router should I get | Mazchazo (14882) | Press F1 |
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| 771119 | 2009-05-05 03:07:00 | I want to know the types of routers and connections that would be good for gaming for 2 wired pc's and with Wireless-N connection (or better) for wireless gaming consoles or a better wireless connection. I will be moving into a new 2,215 sq ft. 1 story home and it has a long floor plan and I will be putting my router on the opposite side of where the gaming consoles might be. I might not though. What router do you suggest. What model? |
Mazchazo (14882) | ||
| 771120 | 2009-05-05 03:11:00 | Hi Mazchazo, and welcome to PressF1. Since you mention sq. ft., are you in New Zealand or the US? The routers available here might be different to those overseas, so we might not be overly helpful in terms of specific models. Wireless-N seems to be the way to go for better coverage - though in any case, I would definitely make an effort to put the router as close as possible to the devices which need to connect to it wirelessly. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 771121 | 2009-05-05 03:28:00 | Wireless N is the fastest and will provide the best connectivity but make sure you have N capable hardware currently. Or wireless G with a repeater would also provide reasonable performance. Have you considered Ethernet over power? Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 771122 | 2009-05-05 05:28:00 | Neither N or G are suitable transport for gaming, wireless inherently has lag! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 771123 | 2009-05-05 05:32:00 | Have you considered Ethernet over power? Blam :thumbs: Neither N or G are suitable transport for gaming, wireless inherently has lag! Exactly, don't even bother with wireless for online gaming. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 771124 | 2009-05-05 20:47:00 | :thumbs: Exactly, don't even bother with wireless for online gaming. I used the wireless connection for my wii and it came out perfect. However I don't know how it will be on my xbox 360. Does anyone know if it will be very laggy on my xbox 360? I do not have a wireless card to see if it is but I will get one later. What router should I use? What is the brand and the model. I live in the U.S. |
Mazchazo (14882) | ||
| 771125 | 2009-05-05 22:23:00 | What existing hardware do you have? And is there a budget? |
Blam (54) | ||
| 771126 | 2009-05-06 20:57:00 | What existing hardware do you have? And is there a budget? My 1st pc is a Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows Xp Home Edition SP 3, 512 mb of ram (it is going to be 2gb of ram in a few days) . My 2nd pc . is a hp slimline with Windows Vista Premium SP 1, 2 gb of ram (I might increase the ram) . I will use as much as money I need to so do not worry how much things cost . So what router and model do you suggest? By the way what do you need to be capable of using Gigabit ports? |
Mazchazo (14882) | ||
| 771127 | 2009-05-07 00:13:00 | Gigabit is overkill for a typical home network, don't need to consider it really. If you really want it, your desktops must have a gigabit capable NIC. If you decide to go wireless N you will need to make sure that your desktops have wireless N to take advantage of the full speed. How about the Linksys WRT310N? From the reviews I've read its very good, great performance. If you get a linksys wireless adapter also the performance should be even better. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 771128 | 2009-05-07 00:33:00 | Gigabit is overkill for a typical home network, don't need to consider it really. If you really want it, your desktops must have a gigabit capable NIC. If you decide to go wireless N you will need to make sure that your desktops have wireless N to take advantage of the full speed. How about the Linksys WRT310N? From the reviews I've read its very good, great performance. If you get a linksys wireless adapter also the performance should be even better. Blam :thumbs: I have one of these, and I love it. Only thing to watch is that you can't turn off the routing function on it, and use it purely as an AP. This caused issues when I wanted to port-forward from a hard-wired PC in the WRT310's switch through my modem (they're on different subnets). I got around it by not using the WAN port on the WRT, and simply plugging the modem into one of the switch ports ;) Hasn't slowed it down any, and there's a really good feature set on these routers. Only two things I'd comment on is that the WRT units get really hot underneath, and having inbuilt antennae limits your ability to tweak range etc. |
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