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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2011, 07:16:20 PM

Title: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2011, 07:16:20 PM
Thinking about buying a new one. I've had a linkys WRT54GS for 3-4 years, and it works but my internet constantly stalls or goes out whenever my roommate logs on his laptop. If he's streaming something, my speeds are low, latency super high when playing games etc. Most other cases/times my internet is fine.

Any advice?
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: naff on April 14, 2011, 07:18:21 PM
A long ethernet cable :bow2
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Brehvolution on April 14, 2011, 10:38:42 PM
Update the firmware. There are custom ones out there too. I have the same router and the only thing that bogs it down is torrentz.
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: choco parfait on April 14, 2011, 10:52:39 PM
The TOMATO (http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato) custom firmware is pretty awesome. Had a relative with a Linksys that was giving them problems, flashed that sucker to CFW, and now everything's gravy.  :pimp
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: MCD on April 15, 2011, 04:55:22 AM
http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/d-link-dir-655/4505-3319_7-32145084.html
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 15, 2011, 12:33:00 PM
I updated the firmware (from the official site), gonna see how things play out later tonight when we're both online
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: bork on April 15, 2011, 02:19:25 PM
:bow Overpriced Airport :bow2
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 15, 2011, 02:36:18 PM
install TOMATO
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 15, 2011, 03:03:21 PM
from Tomato's site

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This will not work on Linksys WRT54G/GS v5 or newer WRT54G/GS routers.

no dice, I have v6
Title: Re: Nerds, give me router advice
Post by: Ganhyun on April 16, 2011, 02:32:31 PM
My Linksys e2000 works just fine for gaming, netflix, and other such items at the same time