Need a Good Router Please HELP!!!!
Hey guys I need a good Router for going online with a Mac and a PC. I want to just get one on eBay cause I don't know how long I'll keep the cable modem. I prefer a 4 port Router cause I have Xbox Live. And it needs to be OS X compatable and easy to hook up for the PC.
Thanks for the Help
Krisneph
Thanks for the Help
Krisneph
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I have 3 Macs and a PC all wirelessly networked, I also print wireless to 2 printers using Linksys wireless print servers.
This is a known issue that Netgear refuses to acknowledge or fix. Verizon just passes the buck to Netgear.
Originally posted by krisneph
I want to just get one on eBay cause I don't know how long I'll keep the cable modem.
Thanks for the Help
Krisneph
Your not planning on getting rid of the cable modem are you? You can't replace your cable modem with a router and still have internet access. You have to hook you router up to the cable modem. If I misunderstood please disregard.
Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
I recommend Belkin's line of routers, they are very well made. They also are the lightest routers I have ever laid hands on, lighter then a pack of pencils (10). Also, the feature I love best is DMZ (demiliterization Zone) Which allows you to put a computer out of the firewall's protection, perfect for hosting games through the internet without having to unplug the router, and hook directly to the cable modem (causing others to lose their internet). Their wireless routers also have very good range (1500 ft indoors) I can use my internet all the way across my home.
Most, if not all, routers have a DMZ zone feature. Also, there is no need to put and entire IP outside the firewall into the DMZ to host a game. This is what port forwarding is for. Just find out what ports your game uses to host. I host UT '04 games all the time.....no need to put your machine in the DMZ for this purpose.
Oh yea, I have: 4 Macs, 3 PC's, various switches, hubs, wireless access points, and many LAN parties!8)
Some routers have dynamic dns support. These solve the problem of getting a new IP address every time you reconnect to your ISP. Just publicize your dynamic dns name (mine is darrinfiler.dyndns.org) and your router will notify them of your new IP everytime it logs into your ISP.
If you pay a yearly fee, you can get any name assigned to your dynamic IP... as long as your router is capable of interfacing with one of the dynamic dns services.
The other ones, I've seen too many cases like Gon's or dfiler's. Linksys (aka Stink-sys) is the worst, and their tech support hangs up on you if you tell them you're using a Mac. Belkin, OTOH, includes a Quick Start with one side each for Windows XP and OS X (much like those printer quick start sheets that are so popular).
After some quality phone time with D-Link support personnel, I learned a couple of things.
1) The D-Link people act professional, but are not up to date with this particular new product (this from their own mouth, not just my opinion). The hour of unsuccessful problem-fixing ended up in the case being transferred to "level 2 technical support" which is supposed to contact me in a few days. The support guy also had doubts whether Airport Extreme was 802.11g compatible. This and some other questions felt like the guy was not a repairman looking to repair something, but a dumb and persistent lawyer who only gets paid if they find a way to void my warranty or a way to say "we don't support that".
2) It says on the box, "Requirements: Operating system: ..., Macintosh, ...; Browser: IE 6.0 or above or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above". At one point, I was accidentally using Mozilla, my default browser, and they correctly pointed out that Mozilla is unsupported and I should use IE. I pointed out that my platform (OS X) doesn't have IE 6.0, so I should probably install Navigator. The support guy told me, "that works even worse than Mozilla". So, contrary to what the box says, this product is not at all compatible with OS X, even though it's browser configurable.
3) I continued fixing the router from my Windows 2000 box with the totally supported IE 6.0 and the ah-so-nice "change net settings and restart for them to take effect", alas, I only got a bit farther in the wireless security settings after the router came crashing down again. The tech support drone suggested I try connecting without wireless security. I explained that it had worked before when I tried it, and would probably work again, but I would be a fucking moron to *use* an unsecured WLAN in the middle of my technical university campus - the largest concentration of trained hackers in this country.
4) Since the two units I received after the (totally defective) first one shared the same problems with each other, I can do nothing but conclude that most of the batch is probably defective.
5) For some unimaginable reason, D-Link is shipping newer firmwares inside the factory units than what is available from the web support site *or* from the "level 1" tech support personnel. Not that the router would have accepted any firmware upgrade without crashing, but still.
Tomorrow morning, I'll be calling the store, informing them of the situation and whether they like it or not, switching my router to another brand. I'm done with D-Link, and want the network running yesterday. The next router is SMC I think.
Linky
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...onics&n=507846
They have a wireless version with a USB adapter but i'm not sure about going wireless thouht USB.
opinions please I'm about ready to buy
Thanks
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...564768-6923060
which one do you think is better this one or the one above
Originally posted by Gon
Another update...
... The next router is SMC I think.
My SMC Router works flawless in a mixed environment (It is not wireless though).