What's a GOOD/GREAT wireless router?

[Junpei the Tracer!]

I won't let wires hold me down anymore!

[Eric P]

wrt54g

[TVC15]

Frag turned me on to Buffalo routers.  I love the one I have.  Linksys's build quality went to shit the past 2 years, and it seemed like I was replacing routers more than once a year, which should never ever happen.

[Vizzys]

ive had no problems with the cheapie belkin I have

[MrAngryFace]

wrt54g - a fucking workhorse (this is just a router tho, workhorse lol) and probably the most popular and reliable router with pretty much everyone that arent people like us. Generally, these days, connectivity issues have more to do with ISP's killing or capping your bandwidth LOOOOl

[abrader]

apple airport

[Van Cruncheon]

if you're g0ing 802.1n, buffalo for sure, although they make great g routers as well. for reliable el cheapie, get the linksys wrt54g, like folks are suggestin'.

[DJ_Tet]

I've heard rumors of a super firmware for wrt54g routers.  I have one and love it, but what are the advantages of changing the firmware? 

[Eric P]

if you're g0ing 802.1n, buffalo for sure, although they make great g routers as well. for reliable el cheapie, get the linksys wrt54g, like folks are suggestin'.

i never heard of buffalo until this thread

i went to their website and saw this

Regrettably, the Court of Appeals has decided not to stay the injunction in the CSIRO v. Buffalo et al litigation during the appeal period. Although Buffalo is confident that the final decision in the appeal will be favorable and that the injunction will be lifted, Buffalo is presently unable to supply wireless LAN equipment compliant with IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g standards in the United States until that decision is issued. Click here for additional information.

[BlueTsunami]

wrt54g with open source firmware!

[DJ_Tet]

wrt54g with open source firmware!

I've heard rumors of a super firmware for wrt54g routers.  I have one and love it, but what are the advantages of changing the firmware? 

[cubicle47b]

wrt54g with open source firmware!

DD-WRT!

I've heard rumors of a super firmware for wrt54g routers.  I have one and love it, but what are the advantages of changing the firmware?

Options and reliability.  The two things I get out of DD-WRT are the ability to use my router as a wireless bridge (I have two, the main house router and one working as a bridge in my room) and never having to reboot the router (with the amount of bit-torrent traffic going through the house the linksys firmware would die after about 12 hours).

edit: Also, learning how to unbrick a router after loading the settings from a previous build was informative in multiple ways.