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From: Jim on 19 Apr 2006 11:46
Learned that my existing RT-314 is seriously choking my 15mb cable
service. So I guess the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100 router.
Curious what you guys recommend these days? Wired and/or wireless.

Although routers should be OS independent, if there are issues related
to Linux use kindly mention them.

Thanks
From: John Weiss on 19 Apr 2006 13:42
"Jim" <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote...
> Learned that my existing RT-314 is seriously choking my 15mb cable
> service. So I guess the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100 router.
> Curious what you guys recommend these days? Wired and/or wireless.

Linksys or Netgear.

AFAIK, cable is limited to around 12-14 Mbps tops, and most companies choke it
to anywhere from 1 to 5 Mbps. Your cable company may be an exception...


From: Dave on 19 Apr 2006 13:43

"Jim" <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote in message news:EXs1g.365$jI.331(a)fe08.lga...
> Learned that my existing RT-314 is seriously choking my 15mb cable
> service. So I guess the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100 router.
> Curious what you guys recommend these days? Wired and/or wireless.
>
> Although routers should be OS independent, if there are issues related
> to Linux use kindly mention them.
>
> Thanks
>

Ummmm . . . isn't the RT-314 a 10/100 router? A 15mb cable modem is fast,
but still only about ~15% as fast as the maximum throughput that the RT-314
should be able to handle. The fastest download you will see should be about
1.5MB/s. The RT-314 should be able to handle about 12MB/s. -Dave



From: Carlos on 19 Apr 2006 15:16
Jim wrote:
> Learned that my existing RT-314 is seriously choking my 15mb cable
> service. So I guess the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100 router.
> Curious what you guys recommend these days? Wired and/or wireless.
>
> Although routers should be OS independent, if there are issues related
> to Linux use kindly mention them.
>
> Thanks

A router is os independent, but the adapter is _not_. However, you
shouldn't need to match adapter to router unless you use one of the
proprietary 108 MBps protocols sometimes referred to "speedbooster" or
some other term. If you get a regular b/g router (54 MBps) you should
be able to use it with any b/g compliant card.

For linux, I suggest you do some research to find an adapter that has a
native linux driver available. If you get one that doesn't (such as
most linksys/broadcom), you will need to use something like ndiswrapper.
Finding an adapter that has native linux drivers will save you some
time in the future and helps encourage manufacturers to support linux by
releasing linux drivers and/or specifications.
From: Carlos on 19 Apr 2006 15:21
Carlos wrote:
> Jim wrote:
>> Learned that my existing RT-314 is seriously choking my 15mb cable
>> service. So I guess the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100 router.
>> Curious what you guys recommend these days? Wired and/or wireless.
>>
>> Although routers should be OS independent, if there are issues related
>> to Linux use kindly mention them.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> A router is os independent, but the adapter is _not_. However, you
> shouldn't need to match adapter to router unless you use one of the
> proprietary 108 MBps protocols sometimes referred to "speedbooster" or
> some other term. If you get a regular b/g router (54 MBps) you should
> be able to use it with any b/g compliant card.
>
> For linux, I suggest you do some research to find an adapter that has a
> native linux driver available. If you get one that doesn't (such as
> most linksys/broadcom), you will need to use something like ndiswrapper.
> Finding an adapter that has native linux drivers will save you some
> time in the future and helps encourage manufacturers to support linux by
> releasing linux drivers and/or specifications.

Sorry, also forgot to mention that most wireless routers also have at
least 4 wired ports and usually do not cost significantly more than
wired-only models (if at all). You can always disable the radio so as
not to have to worry about wireless security if you are not using the
wireless feature. And, obviously, if you are not planning on using the
wireless features, you will have no need for an adapter or need to worry
about linux support .
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