Solve : Router recommendations?

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Answer» There are many Router brands available. What are your recommendationsThey're all about the same. All do the job. I'm partial to Linksys (now part of Cisco), but I also have an old D-Link wireless only used as wired. If you are primarily interested in wireless, range may be more of an issue to you.Good morning, your question is very broad. The commander has a very good answer. Just go get yourself one of the D-Link or similar entry-level routers. This issue or question has been discussed on an on on so many different websites that giving a general answer is just too easy. So may I assume that you want a different kind of answer? Okay, here it comes from now is not the time to make a major investment in any kind of network equipment unless you absolutely have to. In the next two years there's going to be stuff coming out that will blow you away. And no, I'm not talking about wireless iN routers. The wireless N standard is going to die a quick death. Just wait for the next new thing. Meanwhile, any major brand has been around for more than a couple of years will work for you. Yes, that is a very OPINIONATED answer. But isn't that what you expected here?Linksys Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 22, 2010, 10:56:44 AM And no, I'm not talking about wireless iN routers. The wireless N standard is going to die a quick death. Just wait for the next new thing. you often say a lot of dumb stuff but this one certainly TAKES the cake. You don't even cite any sort of source so I can properly make fun of you. Quote from: Computer_Commando on December 22, 2010, 10:38:24 AM They're all about the same. All do the job. I'm partial to Linksys (now part of Cisco), but I also have an old D-Link wireless only used as wired. If you are primarily interested in wireless, range may be more of an issue to you. QFT. Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 22, 2010, 12:19:35 PM you often say a lot of dumb stuff but this one certainly takes the cake. You don't even cite any sort of source so I can properly make fun of you. Quote Google: no future for wireless N About 6,590,000 results (0.12 seconds) Quote QFT ? You don't explain what this means, so I can't make a reply. Are you a radio amateur? If so, we all know what you mean. http://www.abbreviations.com/b1.aspx?KEY=178539 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=QFT, quickly found via a Google search. Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 22, 2010, 01:50:19 PM Google: no future for wireless N About 6,590,000 results (0.12 seconds) Google: Wireless N mustard About 3,560,000 results (0.53 seconds) Point: You can put in any combination of words and get a lot of results. Doesn't really mean anything. Quote from: michaewlewis on December 22, 2010, 02:15:06 PM Quote Google: Wireless N mustard About 3,560,000 results (0.53 seconds) Point: You can put in any combination of words and get a lot of results. Doesn't really mean anything. No! Obviously this means that there is DEFINITELY going to be a mustard that uses Wireless-N technology.. or perhaps a mustard dispenser that leverages 802.11n in an attempt to bind synergy. Clearly google wouldn't provide results that simply have those words on the page with no regard for the particular context! it's not as if that's what a search engine is for... oh wait a second... Also, the original search would find pages about Wireless N not failing that had ads from back to the future or something. Notably, searching for "no future for wireless N" (with quotes) gives no results, while "wireless N is the future" gives 34,000 results. of course the number of results for a search phrase, which geek seems to provide as evidence of something, is COMPLETELY redundant anyways. Going by the logic presented we could also say that over 3,730,000 circus bears have learned to type, since we get that many hits for the query circus bear learns to type. of those 3.7 million, a RATHER disproportionate 289,000 are mustard lovers (mustard loving circus bear learns to type) Obviously, we can draw some sort of conclusion from this, despite the results being predominantly advertisements for restaurant mustard pumps, with very little circus bear. And of course we didn't properly define what kind of circus bear- a brown bear? black bear? Nope, we assume google knows. Well... I need to clarify If you would just look through those 6.5090,000 post, you will see 90,000 are not relevant. 500,000 were posted by Geek-11m - that is my alias 6,000,000 routed me and disputed what I said

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There are many Router brands available. What are your recommendationsThey're all about the same. All do the job. I'm partial to Linksys (now part of Cisco), but I also have an old D-Link wireless only used as wired. If you are primarily interested in wireless, range may be more of an issue to you.Good morning, your question is very broad.
The commander has a very good answer. Just go get yourself one of the D-Link or similar entry-level routers.
This issue or question has been discussed on an on on so many different websites that giving a general answer is just too easy. So may I assume that you want a different kind of answer?
Okay, here it comes from now is not the time to make a major investment in any kind of network equipment unless you absolutely have to. In the next two years there's going to be stuff coming out that will blow you away.
And no, I'm not talking about wireless iN routers. The wireless N standard is going to die a quick death. Just wait for the next new thing.
Meanwhile, any major brand has been around for more than a couple of years will work for you.
Yes, that is a very OPINIONATED answer. But isn't that what you expected here?Linksys Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 22, 2010, 10:56:44 AM

And no, I'm not talking about wireless iN routers. The wireless N standard is going to die a quick death. Just wait for the next new thing.

you often say a lot of dumb stuff but this one certainly TAKES the cake. You don't even cite any sort of source so I can properly make fun of you.

Quote from: Computer_Commando on December 22, 2010, 10:38:24 AM

They're all about the same. All do the job. I'm partial to Linksys (now part of Cisco), but I also have an old D-Link wireless only used as wired. If you are primarily interested in wireless, range may be more of an issue to you.

QFT. Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 22, 2010, 12:19:35 PM

you often say a lot of dumb stuff but this one certainly takes the cake. You don't even cite any sort of source so I can properly make fun of you.

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Google:
no future for wireless N
About 6,590,000 results (0.12 seconds)

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QFT ?

You don't explain what this means,
so I can't make a reply.
Are you a radio amateur?
If so, we all know what you mean.
http://www.abbreviations.com/b1.aspx?KEY=178539 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=QFT, quickly found via a Google search. Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 22, 2010, 01:50:19 PM

Google:
no future for wireless N
About 6,590,000 results (0.12 seconds)

Google:
Wireless N mustard
About 3,560,000 results (0.53 seconds)

Point:
You can put in any combination of words and get a lot of results. Doesn't really mean anything. Quote from: michaewlewis on December 22, 2010, 02:15:06 PM

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Google:
Wireless N mustard
About 3,560,000 results (0.53 seconds)

Point:
You can put in any combination of words and get a lot of results. Doesn't really mean anything.

No! Obviously this means that there is DEFINITELY going to be a mustard that uses Wireless-N technology.. or perhaps a mustard dispenser that leverages 802.11n in an attempt to bind synergy. Clearly google wouldn't provide results that simply have those words on the page with no regard for the particular context! it's not as if that's what a search engine is for... oh wait a second...

Also, the original search would find pages about Wireless N not failing that had ads from back to the future or something.

Notably, searching for "no future for wireless N" (with quotes) gives no results, while "wireless N is the future" gives 34,000 results.

of course the number of results for a search phrase, which geek seems to provide as evidence of something, is COMPLETELY redundant anyways. Going by the logic presented we could also say that over 3,730,000 circus bears have learned to type, since we get that many hits for the query circus bear learns to type. of those 3.7 million, a RATHER disproportionate 289,000 are mustard lovers (mustard loving circus bear learns to type) Obviously, we can draw some sort of conclusion from this, despite the results being predominantly advertisements for restaurant mustard pumps, with very little circus bear. And of course we didn't properly define what kind of circus bear- a brown bear? black bear? Nope, we assume google knows.

Well... I need to clarify
If you would just look through those 6.5090,000 post, you will see
90,000 are not relevant.
500,000 were posted by Geek-11m - that is my alias
6,000,000 routed me and disputed what I said

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