Router choice (please help)

exotic444 · 28 May 2010 at 19:19

Well basically I just upgraded to 50MB broadband and VM sent me a router (D-Link DIR-615) and I've already got a router installed but now that I got a choice I want to use the better one, they are both wireless N so here are the models

D-Link DIR-615 (VM sent me) Or Belkin wireless N, Model number:F5D8236-4 v3 (already installed)

which one is better?

exotic444 · 30 May 2010 at 18:08

BUMP

anyone??????

Destination · 30 May 2010 at 18:35

What is the basic structure of your home setup.
How much wireless do you use, how much ethernet?

have you run speed tests on large and small network transfers and also internet downloads?

Dazza_Random · 30 May 2010 at 22:52

D-Link DIR-615 - you could put DD-WRT as that will increase functionality, But I love tomato with the WRT54GL

Daegan · 30 May 2010 at 22:57

Dazza_Random said:
But I love tomato with the WRT54GL

Lacks the throughput for 50mb, let alone the 802.11n you'd need to get that over wireless.

remy87 · 30 May 2010 at 23:37

will these faster router have a gigabit switch included?
Always wanted a wifi router with gigabit transfer through LAN.

Azuse05 · 30 May 2010 at 23:43

If a 54gl with tomato is too slow (they're getting old, but a lot of us are stuck on adsl

) then the RT-N16 or WNR3500L for gigabit/n goodness http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=63587 .

Both the d-link & belkin are quite basic but sufficient, personally I like the (huge amount of) extra control tomato gives over stock fw. It all depends on what you want out of your router.

exotic444 · 31 May 2010 at 13:43

Hikari Kisugi said:
What is the basic structure of your home setup.
How much wireless do you use, how much ethernet?

have you run speed tests on large and small network transfers and also internet downloads?

Well I got 3 computers running on wireless N and a Xbox 360 using ethernet and no I have not run speed tests.