Recommend me a decent router PLEASE!

[iTone]

I am on my second Belkin router and i've had it. First the security wouldn't work, then on the second one i would get "address not found" constantly.

Please recommend me a router that works well with my MacBook and my sisters Dell Vista desktop.

Thanks,
Off to return this Belkin brick.

 

[brvheart]

Linksys...

 

[alexlovesmacs]

airport extreme.

 

[Chandler Adaway]

I would go with Airport Extreme.
And then get an airport express for airtunes.

 

[Siron]

Netgear with the Gigabit Ethernet and 80211.N

 

[Consultant]

Airport Extreme Base Station:
Wireless-N
Gigabit Ethernet ports
very stable
Has WPA2

 

[ravenvii]

I had good experience with Linksys routers, and great experiences with AirPort routers. The "good" and "great" correspond to their cost, as well

 

[iTone]

Thanks everyone. I'll give Linksys a try as i don't think i can toss out too much green for that AirPort.

But i have another question. My sisters desktop has a Belkin USB adapter to receive the wifi signal and i am wondering, will that adapter pick up a Linksys signal?

 

[brvheart]

it is the protocol that it relies on not brand -

802.11X (this could be a,b,g or n)

if the router is 802.11b and the card that she has is 802.11b or 802.11g then it will work...do you see what I am saying?

 

[iTone]

Yes i get it. Thanks so much.

 

[brvheart]

no problemo glad to help

 

[PcEhAoCsE]

I know everyone already said Linksys, so I can't really through that much new info out there, but my friends all use the Linksys WRT54G, and I bought a Linksys WRT110. The 54Gs work well, and I have yet to set up the 110 but I read some good reviews on the machine. Should run you <$100.

 

[brvheart]

linksys is owned by cisco, but I would go for a 802.11n (that will rub b and g also)

 

[Daringescape]

Thats funny,

I have a Belkin Pre-N Router that I have never had problems with (I have connected a ton of computers to it). I also just set up a D-link router for a friend today that was very easy.

 

[mediaguru]

Thats funny,

I have a Belkin Pre-N Router that I have never had problems with (I have connected a ton of computers to it). I also just set up a D-link router for a friend today that was very easy.

One thing to keep in mind is that the Airgo "Pre-N" interface that the Belkin Pre-N router uses is NOT the same as the "Draft-N" used in modern Macs (or in later Belkin "N" routers, for that matter). The maximum connection speed using that router with the Airport adapters is 802.11G speed.

I too used this router for a while, though I noticed some strange latency issues when using real-time video, etc.

 

[weckart]

My tuppence worth:

2 Netgear N routers, the box-type. Both ok whilst they worked, both died within 6 months, dropping connections for hours before they expired.

Replaced with Belkin N router (not the pre-N nor N1) with 2 aeriels. This worked fine for a couple of weeks, now none of my Macs will keep a connection for more than a minute. Looking at the reviews on Amazon, this appears to be a common problem due to cheap electronics and crappy firmware on the Belkin.

Airport Extreme BS would not set up properly - I have to accommodate a Windows user who wants to reserve a DNS address via ethernet and the AEBS could not distribute any DNS addresses over wireless after that. No idea why. Would be fine for a simple setup, I suppose.

I am currently running my trusty old Airport Express from a switch attached to the Belkin. This works until I can replace the Belkin with something better.