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Phaelax
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Posted: 12th Nov 2007 03:39
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I bought a TRENDnet TEW-633GR router for $150, currently has 5/5 on Newegg. Used it for about a week but it keeps dropping my network connection. (to the router, not the modem) So I returned it tonight. I've looked around newegg and haven't quit found another gigabit router that looks worth the money. Any suggestions? I don't necessarily need wireless, I can use my existing SMC router as an AP.


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GatorHex
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Posted: 14th Nov 2007 04:08 Edited at: 14th Nov 2007 04:10
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The LinkSys 300mbps Wifi / GigaBit LAN Gaming Router $150/£75 aprox. is probably what you want



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Phaelax
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Posted: 14th Nov 2007 12:27
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Thanks. TigerDirect said that model is no longer available and the newer one is $200.

My last 2 routers were SMC, first one replaced because it had no wireless, wanting to replacing 2nd/current model because it has no gigabit. Searched their website and came across this model, which even includes a printer server. http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=5&scid=118&pid=1634


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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 14th Nov 2007 19:15
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Why do people pay so much for an expensive router such as that when the main bottleneck is the wired network itself? Do you really think that spending $200 on a wireless router is really going to improve performance when straight down the LAN you're getting a ping of 150-200 anyway? That's 5-20 messages a second. Any wireless router should be capable of that.


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Posted: 15th Nov 2007 03:30
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if you get pings of 150-200, you've got a serious issue with your router. for any small home network you should be getting 1. And I'm not buying the router for its wireless.


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Posted: 15th Nov 2007 22:18
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Plugged straight into the modem, that's what I get. I am talking about games that connect to other people's computers over the internet, not local games. If you want a router just for wired, why are you considering a wireless one? It makes no sense to me.


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