Gamer needs a good Router

[Finnkc]

Hello everyone. I am looking for a good router.

I am a heavy gamer, and my linksys's 10 field max port forwarding isn't cutting it anymore ... I need like 20-30 minimum.

What do you pros suggest? I would like to stay under the 150 range and it doesn't have to be wireless. I can use my Linksys wireless router to do that.

Thanks

 

[nweaver]

I don't understand why you would need to forward all those ports. A gamer connects to a server, and shouldn't need any forwarded ports.

If you run a gaming server, the most you would need is 1 per game (and most should share the directx game port, I would think)

 

[Modelworks]

Some of the newer games actually use p2p quite a bit.
Lord of the rings online, uses it for patching the client.
Some others even use a small server in the client to check for hacks.

I saw one game, think it was a fps, that required 9 ports to be forwarded.

Can't suggest a router.
I use pfsense, virtually unlimited ports.
www.pfsense.org

 

[Kelemvor]

DD-WRT will take at least 30 or so if you have a flashable router.

 

[lambchops511]

why not just use DMZ (if only one computer needs to game)...

 

[Finnkc]

DMZ a good idea? I have been told DMZ is the 1st step to getting hacked lol. I mean moving outside the "firewall" isn't the best of ideas. If I DMZ the game rig and then ZoneAlarm or something? The game rig is only on when I am on it really so I guess DMZ isn't so bad. Does DMZ open other potential problems with other PCs behind the "firewall"?

Also my router will flash DD-WRT ? I haven?t looked into it much ? is it worth the flash?

 

[Nothinman]

DMZ a good idea? I have been told DMZ is the 1st step to getting hacked lol. I mean moving outside the "firewall" isn't the best of ideas.

Technically you're not outside of the firewall but you do have every port forwarded to your machine so it's almost the same. Whether it's a good idea or not depends on how well you trust the security of your machine and yourself. For most people, no, it's not a good idea.

Does DMZ open other potential problems with other PCs behind the "firewall"?

You won't be able to forward any ports to them so anything that requires a direct connection will stop working.