Vista - Suggestions on a New Wireless Router?

Hey guys,

I am considering upgrading to a new wireless router soon. I just want to know what would be the best router to buy... I obviously want as much transfer rate as I can get for the price. Any suggestions?

Net gear is pretty good. Not expensive either. AT&T Uverse is switching to these because the 2Wire WM is a POS.

Hope this helps.

Steve

Try this website ( Home Network Router Advisor - Choose the Best Wireless Router ). You answer a few questions and based on your preferences it gives you choices - it's neat and fun.

Thanks for the link. Very useful.

your new router purchase will be based on what you current PC/laptop throughput is and what speed your isp is. If your laptop/PC is 10/100 it is not necessary to purchase a wired/wireless gigbit router(1000), you will be just wasting your money. Find your specs of your PC/laptop and check what your connection rating is, that will give you what type of router to start looking at then start looking at all the bells and whistles you might need or want.

Thanks for the info. Would I need a router with higher output if I have more than one computer on the network?... Right now I have three, with an internet speed of 23 mbps.

The answer to your questionis no.The number of PC/laptops connections is solely based on the type of connection you want. A wired set up, the routers themselves are limited to usually 4 or 8 ports. You could add a switch to increase that number. A wireless set up is infinite but limited to the bandwidth (speed). I have both set up on my home network. I have a wired network for all my desktops (3) and a wireless access point, which is a wireless router attached to the wired network for all my laptops (2). As for a brand, I prefer Linksys and I use a Linksys BEFSE41 wired router inconjuction with a Linksys wireless WRTG54GL router as my access point. They are priced at $50 each.