Not expensive 1Gbit Wireless Router

zYx · 25 Mar 2011 at 01:43

Hi there,

I'm looking for a 1Gbit wireless router with fully customizable settings, yet reliable router. So far I was happy with netgear brand. What's the situation now? Any recommendations?

kg648 · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:59

Why not have a router and a switch? might work out cheaper, seems not many routers have more than one gb port.

KIA · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:16

http://netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/high-performance/WNDR3700.aspx

Snapshot · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:27

You haven't said if it's for cable or ADSL and nothing worthwhile with that spec is inexpensive .

The Netgear 3500 (ADSL) is almost very good but occasionally drops the line for no good reason, always in the very early morning, and doesn't automatically reconnect. It also sometimes claims to be unable to connect to a web site but a refresh connects. Hopefully, the newer 3700 models are better.....

alfalavala · 26 Mar 2011 at 23:30

Linksys E3000, or the latest E4200.

SupermotoMX · 27 Mar 2011 at 00:59

i would reccomend the D link DIR 655 (around £50 - 70) i have it myself and i love it

Zid_ · 27 Mar 2011 at 02:30

Snapshot said:
It also sometimes claims to be unable to connect to a web site but a refresh connects.

That's Win7

Snapshot · 27 Mar 2011 at 09:11

No, it's not. I mainly use XP64.

zYx · 28 Mar 2011 at 22:32

Sorry, it'll be for ADSL Max and in future for ADSL2+.

I'd rather avoid two seperate devices as I already consume to much electricity

it might be cheaper, but on a long run it won't be

Thanks for your recommendations guys, but do any of you actually have one or do you know somebody who's got one?

Thanks

JonJ678 · 28 Mar 2011 at 22:47

An unmanaged HP procurve switch is rated for, as an absolute maximum, 15W. A worst-case scenario for electricity pricing on the mainland UK is 20p per kW/hour.

24 * 365 * 0.2 * 15/1000 = £26.30

I'm not sure a maximum electricity price of £25 a year is significant when considering moving to a gigabit network for home use.

A gigabit switch coupled to a considerably cheaper 100mbit adsl router, vs an all-in-one effort, looks like a really easy choice to me. Even more so if you already have a router you're happy with.

zYx · 28 Mar 2011 at 23:19

Ok, can I "connect" the switch to my existing modem-router?

Also, what means un/managed?

Snapshot · 29 Mar 2011 at 06:48

Yes, you just connect the switch to one of the router ports then connect all the PCs to the switch. It's what most of us do if we need to connect more than four devices. I have three PCs, printer, powerline & NAS connected to my Netgear switch. The only thing connected to the router is the switch. It means the router can get on with routing while the switch does all the switching.

Larger switches intended for business use can be configured to segregate the traffic into groups, set up VPNs and all sorts of clever tricks. This is 'managed'. Simple routers for home use don't need any of this so are unmanaged.