Nedd Router Help!!!

**Mudstalker** · 02-23-09, 09:18 PM

So my router recently has been cutting in and out (I'm using an adapter, the router is connected to my moms computer), usually all I have to do is reset it and everything works fine. So I reset it tonight, not once but twice, and it started cutting out again. Is this a sign we may need a new router (we have a crappy Belkin-G router)? And do any of you have any advice to help with the connection?

Also, if we did get a new router we were looking at a NETGEAR - RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router with 4-Port Ethernet Switch http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1196470792077. My question here is, if we got this router would my G-adapter still work with it? Or would we need to also get a new adapter for my computer?

Thanks for the help :9

**Mcstrange** · 02-23-09, 09:49 PM

Routers can die, not unusual at all, and your wireless card in your pc should work just fine.

**BrokenApe** · 02-23-09, 10:02 PM

it's d-link I think, has a router that prioritizes gaming traffic so if some idjit in your house decides to download movies when you're ready to burst around a corner and fill someone full of lead you don't get bad things happening to you *grin* More expensive true, but the few I've spoken with who use it have been happy

**Mcstrange** · 02-23-09, 10:29 PM

I have one. The DGL-4300. Its an excellent router and I would recommend it, but the gaming feature isnt all they make it out to be. Ya it does a bit of prioritizing out of the box but it wont necessarily recognize newer games and therefore wont know what to do about prioritizing the traffic and really needs hands on configuration to optimize traffic, which can be done in most decent routers

**JBMCW2010** · 02-23-09, 10:33 PM

DD-WRT, takes a good router and makes it great for FREE!

**Mudstalker** · 02-23-09, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by BrokenApe

it's d-link I think, has a router that prioritizes gaming traffic so if some idjit in your house decides to download movies when you're ready to burst around a corner and fill someone full of lead you don't get bad things happening to you *grin* More expensive true, but the few I've spoken with who use it have been happy

Yeah we also looked at the D-Link router, only I don't feel like spending $200+ on a router when I will be getting a new modem in my room once I find a new job.

I checked out DD-WRT, but unfortunately it doesn't support my router.

**JBMCW2010** · 02-23-09, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Mudstalker

Originally Posted by BrokenApe

it's d-link I think, has a router that prioritizes gaming traffic so if some idjit in your house decides to download movies when you're ready to burst around a corner and fill someone full of lead you don't get bad things happening to you *grin* More expensive true, but the few I've spoken with who use it have been happy

Yeah we also looked at the D-Link router, only I don't feel like spending $200+ on a router when I will be getting a new modem in my room once I find a new job.

I checked out DD-WRT, but unfortunately it doesn't support my router.

if you pick up a router that is supported you'll be good though, take a cheap one and get the expensive features for free

I have a crappy linsys at home that runs DDWRT and it has been up for...452 days 18hrs 17miunutes and 12seconds and counting...(UPS helps to keep it alive during power outages)

my router here at school has been up since moved back in to the dorms in Jan no resetting etc.

I like the features it has for tracking usage and limiting usage.

**Mudstalker** · 02-23-09, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by JBMCW2010

Originally Posted by Mudstalker

Originally Posted by BrokenApe

it's d-link I think, has a router that prioritizes gaming traffic so if some idjit in your house decides to download movies when you're ready to burst around a corner and fill someone full of lead you don't get bad things happening to you *grin* More expensive true, but the few I've spoken with who use it have been happy

Yeah we also looked at the D-Link router, only I don't feel like spending $200+ on a router when I will be getting a new modem in my room once I find a new job.

I checked out DD-WRT, but unfortunately it doesn't support my router.

if you pick up a router that is supported you'll be good though, take a cheap one and get the expensive features for free

I have a crappy linsys at home that runs DDWRT and it has been up for...452 days 18hrs 17miunutes and 12seconds and counting...(UPS helps to keep it alive during power outages)

my router here at school has been up since moved back in to the dorms in Jan no resetting etc.

I like the features it has for tracking usage and limiting usage.

Hmmm that's a good idea, go cheap and then download expensive...so to speak

**JBMCW2010** · 02-23-09, 11:46 PM

more or less but poke through their site and understand what you are getting before making the choice.

if you are not tech savy in the least steer clear. but if you can understand most of what is on their site you're good to go

**Mudstalker** · 02-23-09, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by JBMCW2010

more or less but poke through their site and understand what you are getting before making the choice.

if you are not tech savy in the least steer clear. but if you can understand most of what is on their site you're good to go

Yeah, I'm SOMEWHAT tech savy, been trying to find sites etc that I can learn some new stuff from.