Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Best router on comcast connection?
Hey I am looking to buy a new router, I was wondering what you guys think is the best router for me to buy with my comcast hsi.. if this helps I use a SB5120.
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PrntRhd
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA | Linksys WRT54GL would be my choice. It has enough throughput for now and can be upgraded if needed. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| If you can afford to shell out a few more bucks, the WRT310N, with DD-WRT, is what I use and what I'd recommend to anyoneelse.Gigabit LAN ports, 802.11n, 32 MB of memory so it won't choke even on BitTorrent, etc. Basically the WRT54GL of the 11n world... |
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | reply to PrntRhd
Yea I actually just ordered that one before I saw this post. I am going to try the WRT54GL and I heard you can put DD-WRT firmware on it which will make it really run good, but its risky I don't know yet. |
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crf250r
@comcast.net | reply to Chaldo
ddwrt is kinda risky.. you could brick your router.. but as long as you dont have a power surge and ur connection doesnt go out your fine... |
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PrntRhd
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA
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said by Chaldo  :Yea I actually just ordered that one before I saw this post. I am going to try the WRT54GL and I heard you can put DD-WRT firmware on it which will make it really run good, but its risky I don't know yet. I would use Tomato firmware instead, simpler interface and really stable:
»www.polarcloud.com/tomato |
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI
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We will see, I heard the default firmware on the WRT54GL isn't that bad. I don't know if I will put a third party firmware on it yet. All I hear is as long as you don't loose power, or your connection doesn't mess up the install should be fine, or you brick your router. |
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PrntRhd
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA
·Comcast
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| Actually there are ways to recover most of the time when loading the third party firmware & I always use a UPS to power the modem and router to eliminate those types of issues.
You first download the file and load it from the local PC via the wired connection, not installed from the Internet directly, same goes for upgrades on the OEM Linksys firmware should you choose to stick with the OEM firmware. |
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Yea I have a UPS and I heard all you do is download the bin to like your desktop go in the config (192.168.1.1) and go to administrative and click firmware upgrade or w/e and then put the path to that bin and cross your figures haha. |
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Johkal
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Just to make a statement about 3rd Party firmware: These firmware versions don't "make it run better". It's all about options. 
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Aozora
join:2008-11-28
·Comcast
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said by crf250r :
ddwrt is kinda risky.. you could brick your router.. but as long as you dont have a power surge and ur connection doesnt go out your fine...
How is it risky? The chances of a router bricking are about .00001% if you know what you are doing. To flash it with a new firmware including deleting the old firmware is less than 10 mins probably.
If your electricity is not stable for 10 mins I would be more worried about the safety of myself, family, etc than trying to put firmware in a router. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| I've heard (but not experienced...I needed the traffic counter that DD-WRT provides) that the stock firmware on the WRT310N isn't good at all, but YMMV. Everyone using DD_WRT seems to be perfectly happy with it.
As to bricking the router, as long as you're upgrading using a wired connection, and the power doesn't go out, you should be good to go. If you want to switch firmware, do so whe you receive the router or soon after; I bricked mine within the return window and was able to get a replacement. My bricking was actually trying to restore the stock firmware. At any rate, my new 310N absolutely flies, and DD-WRT is rock-solid.
Not sure about Tomato, as I have never had a router capable of loading it; the WRT54GL supports Tomato, the WRT310N does not. If you get the GL, there are plenty of firmwares available for installation, so you can pick the one that best suits your needs. I'm familiar with DD-WRT OTOH so I'd probably stick with it even if I did get a GL.
Incidentally, my WRT310N is flashed with the VPN edition of DD-WRT. The upshot is that PPTP is ridiculously easy to set up, and OpenVPN is available (but I haven't figured out how to set it up), so I can access my home network from anywhere PPTP is allowed. Speeds are decent, too, thanks to the 300 MHz processor onboard the router.
A really talented box for $87 right now at Newegg. |
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PrntRhd
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA
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said by Johkal :Just to make a statement about 3rd Party firmware: These firmware versions don't "make it run better". It's all about options. I agree, the OEM firmware is not bad. |
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