what router

[dannyp]

going wireless
can anyone tell me the best value router to go for
thanks
dan

[Devilfish]

You won't go wrong with a Netgear, Linksys or Belkin. (netgear being the best)

DSL or ADSL?

[bmn]

routers from asus usually are good ...

[makroski]

if possible get yourself a linksys wrt54g

[johnwright10]

Looking at a Netgear WNR834B, i have 2 wireless desktops, a laptop and XBOX360, would this router be suitable ?

Cheers

[uglybloke1]

have alook on ebuyer you get reviews on the routers from buyers

[barış]

routers from asus usually are good

[Neil]

routers from asus usually are good ...
routers from asus usually are good

Is there an echo in here :)

[C64]

I've just grabbed a TP-Link 108mbps wireless router for ?17 from SVP Communications, it was fully up and running within minutes, Xbox360, PC, Dreambox500 and 2 wireless laptops all running sweet :)

?17 for a 108mbps Wireless router - you can't argue with that price!

[Dowie]

Buffalo Airstations are excellent i bought one from ebuyer for ?25 the range is really good as its got a booster that can be switched on in the web interface connected dreambox, dbox2, 320gb network drive, wii, xbox360, and 2 laptops, 1 desktop in about 15 mins

Dowie

[C64]

I think all modern routers come with the booster feature these days, my ?17 one has it :)

Buffalo, are those the routers that you can reflash with a linux firmware allowing you to turn it into a dual WAN?

[Dowie]

Dunno mate ill look into that!!Sounds interesting

The Buffalo has a button on the top to instantly connect Wii and DS with having to fiddle with the settings!

[Dowie]

Just found this its for several routers

h**p://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Dowie

[dvb23]

i recommend linksys wrt54gl or asusWl-500gp.:)

[Neil]

if possible get yourself a linksys wrt54g

better off with the wrt54gl, it is the same but less messing around to flash with dd-wrt if you wanted to.

[beady]

better off with the wrt54gl
Ah, but the asus has got a usb port on it, so you can connect external storage, printers or scanners. I've got both a wrt54gs and a wl500g (the old version with small flash and slower processor), and while the wrt is probably a better router, the asus is definitely useful. I had it set up as a combined NAS and wireless bridge. It's great what you can do with custom firmware :) (in my case OpenWRT). I got it from ebay for around ?15, so it works out about half the price of a 'proper' wireless bridge, and is SO much better.

@the OP: Since this thread is a bit old, you've probably got your router by now, but I'd definitely have recommend you get one supported by third party firmware.