Do I need the fastest router?

[dishhead79]

My ISP connection speed is only 1Mps, so I would think that even the cheapest Linksys Wireless G router (which is rated at 54 Mps) would be more than adequate. Is that a safe assumption? I dont want to spend $90, when $40 will do.

[litzdog911]

Yes, that's a safe assumption.

[Stuart Sweet]

You're spot on. I've got a $40 Linksys WRT54G and I'm betting a lot of DBSTalkers do too. It's plenty fast for transfers between computers, and the wireless speed is 10x better than my internet speed.

[seemenewd]

My ISP connection speed is only 1Mps, so I would think that even the cheapest Linksys Wireless G router (which is rated at 54 Mps) would be more than adequate. Is that a safe assumption? I dont want to spend $90, when $40 will do.

The main reason you want your wirelss router to be fast as possible (say, super-G's by various companies or the pre-N stuff out now) would be if you're also going to use the same wireless network to interconnect home computers (as in shared files). We have our (digital camera) photos "shared" between our home computers off of the computer designated the "server" for this purpose. Even 54 mbps (which really doesn't run that fast) is a bit sluggy (new camera is a 12-MP one which makes things even slower).

But if it's ONLY to be used for internet access, even an old 802.11b wireless would probably work adequately for a 1Mbps line.

[dishhead79]

Thanks

[Doug Brott]

yup .. sounds like you may be set. No need to go to a "bigger" setup unless you have needs other than broadband. Media share and DoD should work fine with your vanilla router.

[Sharkie_Fan]

You're spot on. I've got a $40 Linksys WRT54G and I'm betting a lot of DBSTalkers do too. It's plenty fast for transfers between computers, and the wireless speed is 10x better than my internet speed.

I've got a Netgear router, and, agree, it's plenty fast for anything I need to do. We have a network storage unit, and moving files between PC and storage can be a bit slow at times, particularly since I tend to shoot ALOT of pictures when I pull out my Nikon D40x.... But, I can start things copying over and let it sit for 5 minutes or so and it's no big deal.

As far as the internet goes, there's no discernable difference between my wireless devices and my wired devices...

[Spanky_Partain]

I have gig hooked up. See how fast this post got here! Awesome huh... ;)

No really your just fine with what you are asking just like everyone has said. I just like playing... :)

[Kansas Zephyr]

For DoD the bottleneck is your ISP.

But for Media Sharing, the bottleneck will be the wireless network.

If you ever move files, or stream, via wireless, you'll want the fastest you can afford.

[sat4r]

I upgraded from the LINKSYS WRT55AG ver2 to the LINKSYS WET350N. Best move I ever made.Running 3 computers and 3 DIRECTV HD DVRs everything hard-wired. No more locking up and other issues I had.

[rudeney]

Keep in mind that the “54mps” speed of a wireless router only deals with the “wireless” transmission and has nothing to do with the speed of the wired connections. Any wired connections will be running at either 10mps or 100mps depending on the capabilities of the devices connected. Also, the 54mps wireless speed is the “theoretical maximum”. Any RF interference and distance between the antennas can adversely affect that speed. Beyond that, there is also the processing power of the router itself because it has to manipulate every packet sent and received. The more “threads” the router has to handle, the slower it will run.

[gcisko]

My ISP connection speed is only 1Mps, so I would think that even the cheapest Linksys Wireless G router (which is rated at 54 Mps) would be more than adequate. Is that a safe assumption? I dont want to spend $90, when $40 will do.


Yes you are correct.