15Mbps Router

Redneck1

2008-06-09 00:50:39

I am switching to Roadrunner 15Mbps turbo WAN and I need a wired router that can handle the actual 15Mbps. Is there a router with a WAN port that is 15Mbps or higher that is reasonably priced and is relatively reliable?

Jelly Fox

2008-06-09 01:01:45

Most routers are 100 Mbps :?

Redneck1

2008-06-09 01:15:44

I just bought a Linksys BEFSR41 and the WAN port is 10Mbps. The switches are 10/100, but not the WAN port.

Jelly Fox

2008-06-09 01:56:01

Erm no...

It's 10MBps not 10 Mbps

Mb = Mega bit
MB = Mega Byte

10Mb = 1MB (not exactly but you get the idea)

So your Router is 10/100 MegaBytes-per-second, not bits.

Redneck1

2008-06-09 07:16:19

Thank you for clearing that up...

Redneck1

2008-06-09 20:59:15

I didn't get any recommendations from this post, so I did some research on the gaming forums and the consensus was that a D-Link DGL-4100 was the best wired router for the money and it supports 802.11g. It has 1 10/100 auto sensing WAN and 4 10/100 auto sensing LANs. Transfer rate is 17.5 Mbps continuous and the connection is only 15 Mbps. The Linksys WRT54GS has lag problems, The BEFSX41 is slow and the BEFSR41 is a door stop. I didn't want to spend the money on an "N" version so I got the "g".

Thanks for the info...

L2k

2008-06-10 11:28:26

I have a similar service from road runner, before you buy the router you may want to see what they give you. The cable modem I got has 4 ports on it and therefore you may not need a router unless your wanting wireless for other pc's or a laptop. In the case of wireless I don't think your going to see those kinds of speeds anyway.

Redneck1

2008-06-10 19:38:07

No it's a wired router. I have no faith in wireless, they run on 2.4 and microwaves and anything with an electrical field near them screw up the signal (besides security issues). I use cat 5 wires for everything and I'm hoping I can get 12Mbps or better. I have three pcs hooked up with less than 6 feet of wire on each. I will check and see if they supply LAN ports on the modem.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Carl

L2k

2008-06-10 19:47:58

I've been real happy with my service, speeds are always great and only 2 outages in like 5 years which lasted no more than a few hours. Just ran this test a few minutes ago.
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Jelly Fox

2008-06-10 19:51:36

Why are you talking about 802.11 n and g if you're only bothered with using it wired?

You are aware that 802.11 is the wireless standard :idea:

Redneck1

2008-06-10 20:36:46

Yes, I know. I just know that the DGL-4100 is the wired version of the DGL-4300 which is a "g" and I didn't want to spend the money on the wired version of the DGL-4500 which is a "N". Maybe I should have said that in the first place. I have severe noob-itis.

I hope that my speed equals 14 or better too. I'll test it on 7/1 when I hook it up.

Redneck1

2010-02-25 08:04:47

I was reading my old posts and I just realized what a noob I was when I first started all this ...

keefy

2010-02-25 18:57:37

We ddint like to say :lol:

yes

2010-02-25 19:02:55

Redneck1 wrote: I have severe noob-itis.

thought this said "noob-tits"

Paradox

2010-02-26 00:51:14

yes wrote:thought this said "noob-tits"

lol that would be pre-puberty.