as the title suggests, im after getting a new wireless cable router, im currently using an old Dlink 524. nothing too pricey please hopfully less than £80. Thanks in Advance. ive been looking at this its only £60 BELKIN F7D4302uk
The Dlink 524 was my previous router also To be honest, it's hard to go wrong with wireless N routers these days. Just check the specs of each (Processor speed, max simultaneous connections (if you torrent), compatibility with DD-WRT, etc) and if the price is right you are good to go. If you want to do a lot of wireless HD video streaming, look into the dual band (2.4GHz/5GHz) routers. P.S. - Just avoid the DIR-655 Rev. A1-A4 like the plague.
ok im confused by the 5Ghz options, is this somthing that works with the 2.4Ghz standard or do i need a 5Ghz wireless adapter to use it ? if so am i best turning it off ? as far as i know all my Wireless stuff is a mix of G and N 2.4Ghz only, unless the Ipod touch 4G or Asus Eeepc 1000H uses 5Ghz stream. Thanks
Ay, goodluck with a Belkin router, I would not have recommended nor would ever touch another Belkin "networking equipment" ... I'm not trusting a power strip company to do networking equipment. They tend to fail and not work after a while, that's why they are cheap lol. 5 GHz is the new wireless N spectrum (it was used in the past for 802.11a), it is a lot less congested and so you get better signals in the 5 GHz band. 2.4 GHz is severely overcrowded and the wireless N specification actually calls for upgrades to 5 GHz whenever it is possible and the 2.4 GHz band compatibility is really for backwards compatibility only. Yes, you need a dual band wireless card in order to use 5 GHz. Most laptops these days comes with dual band wireless cards ... I know my Macbook does. Personally if you didn't have money to go dual band, I would have suggested the ASUS RT-N16, it's the router I have, it's rock solid (as long as you flash DD-WRT) and runs great! The only downside to the router is the fact that ASUS disabled the 5 GHz function even though the Broadcom SoC in the router can do 5 GHz simultaneous. deltatux
well theres nothing wrong with this Belkin its working fine its all setup and secure and is doing everything i want it to, if it fails itll go back, but i do remember someone told me something similar about how rubbish the Dlink routers were, how they dropped connection and were unreliable, ive had that Dlink for many years and its never not once let me down, the only reason i upgraded was there was a dead spot in my daughters bedroom which is now cured with the belkin. So basically im best turning off the 5Ghz until i get 5Ghz/Dual devices ? anything regarding the 20Hz and 20/40hz toggle ?
I have the DIR-655 A4. It has caused me nothing but grief. After being on their forums for months without a cure, there are some major issues with the Ax series firmware that were solved in the Bx revision.
I've never had problems with D-Link and would have also recommended a router from them but personally I like Broadcom SoCs more than Atheros SoCs and D-Link only uses Atheros SoCs... That's why I recommended the ASUS RT-N16 instead. I would still never touch a Belkin ... if I couldn't return it then I would destroy it ... at least have some fun with the piece of sh!t before I toss it out. It wouldn't hurt you to keep that 5 GHz. As for the 20 MHz and 40 MHz bandwidth toggle, if your neighbourhood is congested then you have to keep the 20 MHz (you'll be stuck at 150 mbps). Only use 40 MHz if your neighbourhood has like less than 5 APs nearby else your AP and the other APs are going to interfere with each other. The 40 MHz is only mandated for the 5 GHz spectrum. IEEE almost made 2.4 GHz 20 MHz only because of congestion issues before ratifying the current specs that allows 40 MHz to be optional. deltatux