Best 1Gbps router

[nyfirefly11]

So, I wanted to get the D-Link DGL-4100 on sale at NE, but they sold out. I also have a feeling that D-Link is stopping production, as everyone else's price has gone up, and on Buy.com it said it wasn't available from the manufacturer.

Any other good options? I could get the 655, but I was planning on using my WRT54G as my wireless. Is the 655 the best option at this point? Anything else coming out that's better?

I don't have any special needs, I just need to run a home server off of it and be able to sync/backup files quickly over the network.

Thx!

 

[JackMDS]

So use the WRT as Wireless and get a Giga Switch.

It is much less expensive and a better Switch than the D-Link-quent. :hmm:

5 Ports - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156250

8 Ports - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156251

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[SirGeeO]

^lmao

 

[nyfirefly11]

ah, yes, excellent idea. i was thinking about the D-link switch for my other room, so maybe I'll do 2 of the trendnet 5 ports instead.

If i have 2 rigs connected to 2 different switches that are daisy chained, I can avoid having traffic b/t the two go through the router, right? If it has to still go through the 10/100 router than it would slow things up...

 

[jlazzaro]

ah, yes, excellent idea. i was thinking about the D-link switch for my other room, so maybe I'll do 2 of the trendnet 5 ports instead.

If i have 2 rigs connected to 2 different switches that are daisy chained, I can avoid having traffic b/t the two go through the router, right? If it has to still go through the 10/100 router than it would slow things up...

i recently bought (3) of those TRENDNet switches...very nice product. Yes, if you have the 2 Gigabit switches chained, computers on the same subnet can talk without hitting the router.

 

[mfenn]

I second the Gigabit switch idea.

I have each of these:
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DGS-220...6104312&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DGS-220...6104312&sr=8-2

They both work great in conjunction with a WRT54G as an AP and a pfsense box as a router (hey, I have a lot of devices).

 

[nyfirefly11]

awesome, thx all! I'll prob go with a pair of trendnet switches and see how that works out...