151$++ LINKSYS WRT610N IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab, IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE802.11n Simult Dual-N

[a in yul]

wow, that adds up fast, needing adapters that are dual band...!!

maybe i will stick with my dlink 655 then...; @109++ may be the better deal...!!

[anhtuan]

your probably thinking of the wrt310n.. which also supports ddwrt, but isnt dual wan (atleast out of the box with linksys fw)

No, I am not thinking of a WRT310N, i actually bought a WRT610N when it came out for $129.

[vibes]

No, I am not thinking of a WRT310N, i actually bought a WRT610N when it came out for $129.

Maybe it was the WRT160N you have?

[Finger]

The usb one is always around 40$ CAD on ebay from china
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

I fought with my 610 for a month before I got it working correctly (3 calls to tech suport later)

It's a decent unti, but don't expect it to work perfectly out of the box.

You'll also have to elevate it as it can get quite hot and quit operating properly (ie dropped connections)

To take advantage of the Dual band, you'll need to purchase either the dualband wireless card or USB network adapter. Both are on sale at Bestbuy.ca this week

USB
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...70&catid=26056

wireless card (cheapest I've seen it)
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...31&catid=26075

[Korea69]

No, I am not thinking of a WRT310N, i actually bought a WRT610N when it came out for $129.

I agree with the other person, i think you are referring too WRT310N, because i recall it was 179.99 when it first came out as well as i bought the WRT310N about a month before that came out and i bought it for ~129.99

[anhtuan]

I agree with the other person, i think you are referring too WRT310N, because i recall it was 179.99 when it first came out as well as i bought the WRT310N about a month before that came out and i bought it for ~129.99

No it is NOT the WRT160N or WRT310N, I bought a total of 5 linksys routers at the time and I know what I am talking about, I used to be a network admin, and usually don't get confuse about these things, I bought 3 WRT150N for $29.99 and 1 is broken, bought a WRT310N $89.99 that I still use, bought a WRT610N for $129.99, one of the WRT150N broke down and I had to send it back to Linksys for a replacement, I also tried out the D-Link routers but hated their software and I have DD-WRT loaded up on all my routers.

[Loto_Bak]

Ok you guys are spreading some wrong info

Dual band works like this

802.11 b/g are all run on 2.4ghz
802.11a runs on 5ghz only
802.11n can run on 2.4 or 5ghz

a dual mode, single radio unit will run on 2.4ghz OR 5ghz
NOT BOTH!
So if you have ANY b/g only gear you MUST run on 2.4ghz
if you only have 802.11n/a gear you should be able to run 5ghz
5ghz is better because it is much less crowded area of the spectrum. No portable phones or wireless cameras in that area (usually)

I believe there is some 802.11n gear that is 2.4ghz only out there as well. Its likely older draft-n ****. I personally will be investing in a dual radio unit. I have plently of older devices that are on 2.4ghz still (wii, psp, ps3) but I want maximum range and throughput on my laptops

As far as dd-wrt compatability goes, here is the chart of their website
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php...evices_802.11n

I was just looking at picking up this unit today and the last I read it has some uptime issues (3-7days before it reboots)
Their forum mentions disabling the N radio helps uptime.

Tough one to decide, I likely wouldnt run dd-wrt until its stable

[mikethewolf]

I bought this router from FS the other day, price matched to canada computers at 159.99

Problem is the range, it won't reach to my study a couple rooms over. I can't move the router, and haven't found a good solution to extend the network. (Most affordable solutions are 802.11g only)

I think I'm going to go with the Airport Extreme (179.99 edu) and an Airport Express to spread the dual band n goodness everywhere.

Unless anyone on here has any other bright (cheaper) ideas?

[Finger]

This particular router cost more because it is a Simultaneous Dual-N Band.
My desktop is connected on the 5ghz and my laptop on the 2.4ghz right now.

Ok you guys are spreading some wrong info

Dual band works like this

802.11 b/g are all run on 2.4ghz
802.11a runs on 5ghz only
802.11n can run on 2.4 or 5ghz

a dual mode, single radio unit will run on 2.4ghz OR 5ghz
NOT BOTH!
So if you have ANY b/g only gear you MUST run on 2.4ghz
if you only have 802.11n/a gear you should be able to run 5ghz
5ghz is better because it is much less crowded area of the spectrum. No portable phones or wireless cameras in that area (usually)

I believe there is some 802.11n gear that is 2.4ghz only out there as well. Its likely older draft-n ****. I personally will be investing in a dual radio unit. I have plently of older devices that are on 2.4ghz still (wii, psp, ps3) but I want maximum range and throughput on my laptops

As far as dd-wrt compatability goes, here is the chart of their website
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php...evices_802.11n

I was just looking at picking up this unit today and the last I read it has some uptime issues (3-7days before it reboots)
Their forum mentions disabling the N radio helps uptime.

Tough one to decide, I likely wouldnt run dd-wrt until its stable

[jas0n15]

This particular router cost more because it is a Simultaneous Dual-N Band.
My desktop is connected on the 5ghz and my laptop on the 2.4ghz right now.

how do u know which band each system runs on?

[tomtomtom]

I bought this router from FS the other day, price matched to canada computers at 159.99

Problem is the range, it won't reach to my study a couple rooms over. I can't move the router, and haven't found a good solution to extend the network. (Most affordable solutions are 802.11g only)

I think I'm going to go with the Airport Extreme (179.99 edu) and an Airport Express to spread the dual band n goodness everywhere.

Unless anyone on here has any other bright (cheaper) ideas?

Getting a Dual band solution isn't cheap in the beginning. I believe Airport express is the cheapest but speed isn't great with some review.

Try powerline ethernet, it *can* go up to 200Mbps. Since the speed is YMMV, I would recommend you get it and try it out.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW, there are cheaper places like CC and NCIX (since their is no refund policy)

[X360]

I was just looking at picking up this unit today and the last I read it has some uptime issues (3-7days before it reboots)
Their forum mentions disabling the N radio helps uptime.

Tough one to decide, I likely wouldnt run dd-wrt until its stable

I bought this WRT610N few months ago... It's true that the router isn't good if it run both 2.4GHz and 5GHz...

However, it is stable as long as I used only 5GHz which satisfy my need for fast wireless network transfer...

I used the eko dd-wrt firmware... They release the new firmware like every couple of days... Now, my router is extremely stable, no reboot for 40 days... I don't bother to flash a new firmware...



http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtop...=317437#317437


For the lowest price... Few months ago, FutureShop usually on sale this WRT610N for $150... Some weeks, Future Shop has Friend and Family event sale with %15 off for networking device... People able to buy this router at the lowest price around... $150 - 15%off = $127.5