Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers in OptimumOnline http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22544216 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:21:04 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:21:04 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22648651 Anaerobic : D-Link DGL-4500 from GigE:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22648651 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:38:01 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647334 jrebeiro : WRT330N off wired gigabit connection.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647334 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:30 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22569569 Calendarman : DIR-655 with Default settings, DDG-2208 Switch

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said by Calendarman See Profile :

I have DIR-655 and getting Ultra installed today. Are there any special settings that I need to do? It is currently running fine on regular OOL.
My DIR-655 setup (I tested 102/15.4 on Ultra with this config) -

-All ALG services OFF
-QOS Engine OFF
-Traffic Shaping OFF
-WISH OFF
-SPI ON
-Manually Specified WAN port as 1000Mb

You can probably turn all of those things on with no ill effects, I just don't like it messing with my flow. Note that turning Application Layer Gateway (ALG) services off can complicate certain protocols that have trouble with a NAT (ie- your router.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22565887 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:09:15 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22565589 Calendarman :
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said by bcronin See Profile :

DIR 655 with older firmware is rock solid reliable (e.g. v 1.11). Recent firmware update quality has been somewhat sketchy, though (and worse, some newer firmwares are not able to back out to earlier versions).
I've been running a DIR-655 for about a year and a half - I think it's using 1.21 firmware at the moment, and it's rock-solid with Ultra.
It only gets a reboot when I need to change forwarded ports, or when the power goes out. I turned off QOS and other unnecessary features except SPI firewall.
I have DIR-655 and getting Ultra installed today. Are there any special settings that I need to do? It is currently running fine on regular OOL.
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Business Optimum Online User-no games, no music-just business (and a little pleasure)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22565589 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:33:30 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22565416 snsr :
said by bcronin See Profile :

DIR 655 with older firmware is rock solid reliable (e.g. v 1.11). Recent firmware update quality has been somewhat sketchy, though (and worse, some newer firmwares are not able to back out to earlier versions).
I've been running a DIR-655 for about a year and a half - I think it's using 1.21 firmware at the moment, and it's rock-solid with Ultra.
It only gets a reboot when I need to change forwarded ports, or when the power goes out. I turned off QOS and other unnecessary features except SPI firewall.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22565416 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:06:24 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22561968 dialsoft : Id have to say i havent been able to find a consumer grade level router yet that does not degrade over time. Ive tried many Dlink and Linksys with stock firmwares.

Id really like to know if anyone has one that does not degrade over time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22561968 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:09:50 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554722 bcronin : DIR 655 with older firmware is rock solid reliable (e.g. v 1.11). Recent firmware update quality has been somewhat sketchy, though (and worse, some newer firmwares are not able to back out to earlier versions). ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554722 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:09:46 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554450 Tues2004 : Looking for router/firewall with VPN to use with Ultra...any suggestions?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554450 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:11:17 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22551380 cferra : Yeah, I saw that thread. It seemed to die out after that last commet so, I wanted to see what everyone else was using and ... maybe I guess vent my story out there. :-)

Chris]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22551380 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:53:30 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22551365 cferra : I noted that with the d-link, after downloading large files off of usenet, via newsleecher and giganews, the router would just stop working, forcing me to do a hard reset to get back online. It would happen constantly to the point where I had to replace it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22551365 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:50:32 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22550232 mech1164 :
said by Calendarman See Profile :

said by mech1164 See Profile :

The DIR-655 is cheap. And sadly problematic. Just like the 825 I've had to do a hard reboot just to get connectivity too many times. I might just have to jump to the apple.
I intalled the DIR-655 about a month ago with regular OOL, in preparation for Ultra, which is going to be installed in a few days. It has been working perfect, wired.

Have you been using it on Ultra? Do you use it wired or wireless?
Haven't been using it in Ultra yet. For no reason while on vonage it will cut out on us. Then we can't get back on for awhile. Then the wireless will drop for no reason ect ect ect.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22550232 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:04:29 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22549113 Calendarman :
said by mech1164 See Profile :

The DIR-655 is cheap. And sadly problematic. Just like the 825 I've had to do a hard reboot just to get connectivity too many times. I might just have to jump to the apple.
I intalled the DIR-655 about a month ago with regular OOL, in preparation for Ultra, which is going to be installed in a few days. It has been working perfect, wired.

Have you been using it on Ultra? Do you use it wired or wireless?
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Business Optimum Online User-no games, no music-just business (and a little pleasure)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22549113 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:58:38 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22548224 psilocybin : I recently got the Linksys WRT610N and put the WIP DD-WRT on it. I've had it for 3 days and haven't had any issues yet. There are known issues with the wireless still, but I disabled the wireless radios and have been using a WRT54GL as a WAP with DD-WRT.

WRT610N Uptime: 3 days, 12:48 (Incoming: 133059 MB / Outgoing: 155600 MB)

Family of five that actively beats the crap out of the connection.

Edit:

Strange, the WRT310N on the SmallNetBuilder website gets better speeds than the WRT610N with the stock firmware but not with DD-WRT? I'm seeing my max speeds with DD-WRT on the WRT610N.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22548224 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:49:11 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22548150 mech1164 : The DIR-655 is cheap. And sadly problematic. Just like the 825 I've had to do a hard reboot just to get connectivity too many times. I might just have to jump to the apple.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22548150 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:17:34 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22545710 csmcdem : dont go with the dir-825. it starts failing after like 3 months]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22545710 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:18:37 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22545052 La Luna : »What router (with dd-wrt) are you using with Ultra?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22545052 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:01:34 EDT Re: Optimum Online Ultra - Best Routers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22544952 Thinkdiff : The D-Link DIR-655 is cheap and should perform very well. It's max WAN-LAN throughput is way over 101Mbps.
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Router 1: Linksys WRT310n with DD-WRT v24 SP1

I was unable to get the advertised speeds with this setup even after re-setting back to DD-WRT defaults.

With latest Stock firmware: Still unable to attain the advertised speeds

- Speeds were around 80 - 85mbit - This router apparently might not have a necessary gigabit WAN port necessary for top speeds.

Router 2: DGL-4300 - 75-85 latest firmware also does NOT have gigabit WAN port.

Router 3: Linksys WRT320n - Latest stock firmware.

- Speeds were on the mark at the 95 - 98 range. However I ran into an issue of after being connected, the router would have a bandwidth drain and my speeds would over time, decrease, necessitating a reboot. A friend of mine has this router with ultra and apparently does not experience this issue, YMMV.

Router 4: D-Link DIR-825

Gigabit WAN port and high end speeds. I have experienced with this model that after downloading large files or being connected for a while, the router would just stop working and I'd lose connectivity, forcing me to restart this router multiple times during the course of the day. This could have been a defective unit, YMMV.

Router 5: Apple AirPort Extreme N (Winter 2009 model) [currently on store shelves]

Consistent top end speed with loss only due to ISP network conditions, however it lacks some configuration features that most other routers have, e.g. dyndns etc. This router has a gigabit WAN port that can be forced into that or other operating modes.

If I had to recommend one of these I'd go with the Apple one due to the consistent speeds and stability. The lack of customization may turn some off to this router though.

Anyway, there you have my experiences, hope it helps some and please, feedback is always welcome, I am interested to see what routers Ultra users are using.

Chris]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22544216 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:02:38 EDT