New router needed

Greg0986 · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:23

Hey everyone

I am in need of a new router

We have outgrown our Thomson Gateway TG585v7 because trying to stream with a 54mbps router is painful.

I think I need a 300Mbps router to stream well? I have a Wireless N USB adaptor so it should be fine. I have no idea which one to get but the budget is no more than £60. Any recommendations?

bremen1874 · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:23

Stream what?

A wired or Powerline connection would be preferable (assuming it's a desktop PC).

Tealc · 20 Nov 2011 at 22:49

The 300Mbps is just a pretend figure though so don't go expecting 6 times the bandwidth of before. You might see an increase and maybe even a slightly better range but for streaming anything other than SD content you need to go wired/powerline really. If your AP and device are close though you might be able to stream lower bitrate HD.

Greg0986 · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:11

Thanks

I guess I shouldn't take advertising as real information

I guess I could go powerline. Would be a lot simpler as well.

I want to stream HD movies from one PC to another on the same floor. I did try using a crossover cable but it will not work because both computers are using WiFi adapters so they don't see each other.

Is there anyway to connect both computer together with a crossover cable to allow them to transfer data while still being able to connect to the internet via Wifi?

Tealc · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:39

Not entirely sure but you nay need to configure the LAN ports to be on a different ip range from the wifi. ie. 192.168.0.1 wifi 192.168.1.1 LAN and have both clients have a set IP and neither use DHCP. Just a guess as I've never done it.

bremen1874 · 20 Nov 2011 at 23:43

You'd also probably need to leave the gateway and dns entries blank, and also play with the adapter priority metrics.

The easiest solution would be to buy a set of Powerline adapters and a switch. Connect both PCs to the switch, and the switch to the router (using the Powerline adapters). Lose the wireless adapters.