Reliable Router for newb

[Gog]

Whats a reliable router that you guys can recommend to a guy who has never had anything to do with networking? Any brand in particular?
The computers that are going to be connected to it will be using cat5 wire thats about 15-20 ft.
thanks in advance

 

[JackMDS]

Link: 4-Port Cable/DSL Web Safe Router with 10/100 Mbps Switch

 

[Gog]

thanks for the link, that a great price for a router.
however it seems there maybe a slight problem with this particular model after a couple of weeks of use as can be seen from this review.

according to it:

About a week after I purchased it, I could no longer connect to the Internet, even though the cable modem was linked, and my computer?s connection had a link light as well. I rebooted the router and all was well. Another week passes and then I was disconnected again. Reboot the router and all is well. Around the 4th week, I decide to find some new firmware, and locate it on Netgear?s site. With the new firmware installed, the router seemed more stable, and I experienced no unexpected disconnects. However, about a month later, the internet was sluggish at best, so acting on a guess, I reboot the router-and all is well again. Essentially, the router slows down over time, and requires maintenance reboots.

any other recommendations on a router? how have people's experience been with linksys?

 

[hjo3]

I like the Siemens 2614. Or the 2602. Very reliable, very easy to use.

 

[slunk]

I've had three people purchase that Netgear router. All three were before Christmas, and each one has worked perfectly. I have an older Netgear router, and it too has worked wonderfully. I don't think you'll have a problem.