Need a powerful wireless router

2010-03-12 21:05:46

#1

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

Okay, right now I have a Linksys WRT54GL. While it's a reliable router, it doesn't have the best range.

What are some good, reliable and powerful wireless routers? By powerful I mean one with a long range, powerful transmit strength, whatever.

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2010-03-12 21:14:20

#2

=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6917|California

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Okay, right now I have a Linksys WRT54GL. While it's a reliable router, it doesn't have the best range.

What are some good, reliable and powerful wireless routers? By powerful I mean one with a long range, powerful transmit strength, whatever.

If you can, DDWRT it, I use to disconnect all the time with it before I DDWRT now I never disconnect and I get the speed I was getting when I was hooked up to the modem via ethernet cable

2010-03-13 06:01:04

#3

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6991|Brisbane, Australia

Rather than buying a whole new router, maybe consider some kind of booster/bridge setup?

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2010-03-13 06:33:38

#4

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7242|Devon, England

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
Rather than buying a whole new router, maybe consider some kind of booster/bridge setup?

Worked for me. I used a spare router and stuck it in my room via a 20m Ethernet cable. Sort of like a switch, except I got my own WAP out of it.

2010-03-13 07:17:50

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6748|Winland

Are you kidding? The WRT54GL is as powerful as you can legally get a router. Just load it up with Tomato or DD-WRT and boost the power. If that fails, buy some bigger antennas.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-03-13 07:19:57

#6

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|7048

Freezer7Pro wrote:
The WRT54GL is as powerful as you can legally get a router. Just load it up with Tomato

i used Tomato to turn one into an AP.

don't you guys have wireless N yet? i've switched my network over, and it covers my whole house . . .

2010-03-13 07:24:05

#7

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7172|London, England

Do people still use independent standalone Modems and Routers. Don't see the need for simple home setups...

2010-03-13 07:29:35

#8

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|7048

i guess you don't have a server at home. i guess i don't have a simple setup . . .

2010-03-13 08:50:38

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6748|Winland

Mekstizzle wrote:
Do people still use independent standalone Modems and Routers. Don't see the need for simple home setups...

That's like asking why people have a hook on their car when they could just get a pickup instead.

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The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-03-13 09:20:30

#10

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6665|SC | USA |

Mekstizzle wrote:
Do people still use independent standalone Modems and Routers. Don't see the need for simple home setups...

Never seen a 16port modem/router combo.

Edit: My house is CAT5e wired-hence the need for a big switch.

Not to mention the shit my ISP hands out usually fails <1 year.

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2010-03-13 12:23:19

#11

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Are you kidding? The WRT54GL is as powerful as you can legally get a router. Just load it up with Tomato or DD-WRT and boost the power. If that fails, buy some bigger antennas.

All I know is I'm sitting here right now, and half the time my Xbox 360 can't connect to the network. My laptop gets an OK signal though.

My dream would be to get the house wired with CAT-5 but that'll never happen, too expensive.

edit: I have Tomato on mine right now and I have the antenna transmit power boosted up.

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2010-03-13 13:43:26

#12

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6748|Winland

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Are you kidding? The WRT54GL is as powerful as you can legally get a router. Just load it up with Tomato or DD-WRT and boost the power. If that fails, buy some bigger antennas.
All I know is I'm sitting here right now, and half the time my Xbox 360 can't connect to the network. My laptop gets an OK signal though.

My dream would be to get the house wired with CAT-5 but that'll never happen, too expensive.

edit: I have Tomato on mine right now and I have the antenna transmit power boosted up.

If that's the case, your problem isn't the router, but rather the Xbox. It can't transmit with enough power.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-03-13 13:47:51

#13

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

Do you know if the wireless-N adapter has a higher transmit power?

2010-03-13 13:48:38

#14

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7148|Seattle

Ooh ooh click me!

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-03-13 14:00:09

#15

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

King_County_Downy wrote:
Ooh ooh click me!

Sweet, thanks.

edit: Apparently it only supports WEP, I use WPA2...

Would it be possible to just buy a second router and use it as an extender?

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2010-03-13 14:21:51

#16

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|7048

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2010-03-13 14:37:38

#17

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

lel, missed that... I might try that

When the time comes for me to buy a house I'm going to either buy one with ethernet wiring, or if I can't find that I'll build a home and have every room wired.

2010-03-13 14:48:14

#18

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|7048

i wired mine - sorry, i wired the basement in mine myself. i have all the rooms coming into under the stairs, where i have a switch. from there i ran a patch cable into my den, where the outside access gets split up.

i finished my basement, meaning i ran the cable, phone, ethernet, and power to all the rooms. fuck me, i shoulda been on the builders ass to wire my upstairs too, the fucker wouldn't let me do sweat equity to close the house.

you can do somethings to a pre-existing home too, but it's a helluva lot easier in the building phase . . .

2010-03-13 14:53:45

#19

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

Yeah, I'm ok with power tools but I'd rather not risk screwing up my mom's house in order to wire it. I'd rather just pay an electrician to do a good and proper job of it, complete with jack plates etc.

My house has a basement, first floor, second floor and attic. The modem and router are on the second floor, on the west side of the house. My 360 is on the first floor of the house, on the east side. I assume the 360's wireless adapter sucks balls, because my Mac does very well on Speedtest and Pingtest. I'd rather not do such an involved project myself.

2010-03-13 14:57:29

#20

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|7048

you can do a near professional job if you knew the layout. but with wireless (which i assume your after) it's more cost effective to get the second router, and turn it into the AP. google Tomato, it's surprisingly easy to flash the firmware and go into the options to make an AP.

good luck

2010-03-13 15:18:02

#21

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6253|College Park, MD

Ok, I'll give that a shot. I just need to order another GL...

2010-03-14 10:14:37

#22

alexb: <3; +590|6491|Kentucky, USA

I loaded DD-WRT on my WRT54GS and the range boost was incredible; I can pick up a signal down my street.

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