Router recommendations?

[pwnst*r]

Thanks for the advice guys!

The router we have now is a BEFSX41; I don't know if that model is famous for sucking, but I certainly don't like it much (mostly because port forwarding can get so confusing with it.)

WiFi is not a requirement. (I'm going to edit that into my original post.)

that's an older model, but was still good.

Linksys WRT610N

That's a really good one. It's my main router. My WRT54GL is in bridged mode for both the PS3 and 360.

**oops, I lied, I have the 150N**

[Hallvor]

WRT54GL is very good. Flashed mine with DD-Wrt. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

[lisati]

Don't buy any Netgear router, they are awful. I recommend you Lanpro routers, any of them.

Must disagree (as long as we can keep it friendly!) I have a Netgear router, works well, easy to use.

[billysouth]

I have a linksys wrt54g2, it started dropping the connection so I flashed it with dd-wrt and now it's like I have a new router. I don't know if your router is compatable with dd-wrt, but, in my opinion, it would be worth checking out.

[NCLI]

Linksys WRT610N

^^This, if you need a high-performance router. If not, I suggest getting the Linksys WRT54G and installing DD-WRT on it. Still an amazing router, supported by the fact that Linksys has released more than 10 new versions of the exact same router! If it wasn't for my need for gigabit networking, I would still use this.

[d3v1150m471c]

You didn't specify if it needs to have WLAN, but I highly recommend the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54. After you put DD-WRT on it (not hard) it is one mean machine!

On that note, if your Linksys isn't physically dead, you could give it one last chance with alternative firmware such as what I previously mentioned. Often the nature of the whole device will change when you change the software it runs.

If you're getting a new one anyway, there's little risk in "bricking" it.

Right. that sounds more like a software issue and not so much hardware.

[Icehuck]

^^This, if you need a high-performance router.

I can't say it's a high performance router since it is known to over heat from poor hardware design.

[alexfish]

I use Netgear , it has good features

[doorknob60]

I got one of these at Walmart for like $40:


It works perfect, has a good interface for configuration, with all the goodies like port forwarding, IP reservation, and DynDNS support. Never given me any problems. My friend and my grandparents also have them and they also work perfect. Cheap and good. The actual model number of it is WGR614v9, but I'd assume any router similar to this model would work just as good.

[markp1989]

I got one of these at Walmart for like $40:


It works perfect, has a good interface for configuration, with all the goodies like port forwarding, IP reservation, and DynDNS support. Never given me any problems. My friend and my grandparents also have them and they also work perfect. Cheap and good. The actual model number of it is WGR614v9, but I'd assume any router similar to this model would work just as good.

i think thats the same router i got free from virgin media, i didnt like it as it didnt seem to play well with torrents and xbox , had no qos settings.