What is the best wireless router for playing games online

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  1. Decodem

    Decodem Regular member

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    HI I recently bought an xbox 360 and I have a D-link 624 router when I plug my xbox 360 in to hookup to live it always has problem with the DNS servers and finding an ip, it alos has problems port forwarding and allowing programs to acess the internet. I have read alought of bad reviews about this router so I have decided to buy a new one. I was wondering what is the best router for playing online and downloading stuff with torrents. I will spend up to 100$ I would like one that portforwards well and would work automatically when I hook my xbox up to it. Also what is my old router worth if I were to sell it.
     
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    I use a WRT54G I bought a few years back for 40 bucks and it works perfectly fine.
     
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    Do you now anymore up to date ones I have a 360 and a PS3. I want one that is very fast and can portforward automaticaly for like torrents. Right now my torrents speeds are slow as can be 20kb a second.
     
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    Hmmm, well I would suggest getting the current version of that router. They add some letters on to it or something. Check online.

    As for your torrent speeds, have you set a Static IP? My router doesn't automatically port forward either, but that's OK because I can enter in the port number myself and it only takes 2 mins.
     
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    My router gives out Dynamic ip's I can portforward the ports ,but the speed is still slow, I want one that automatically portforwards because my router is very fusey when it comes to port forwarding. First you have to allow the port then you have to go and allow it threw the filter and the firewall. I want one that is very fast because I need it for online gaming some people have told me not to go with D-link.
     
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    I would recommend a router that's flashable with DD-WRT firmware, in my case i bought Buffalo WHR-G54S's. One of the major bonuses of DD-WRT is that you can use the wierd but wonderful 'Static DHCP' ie you can dole out DHCP addresses but devices can always be given the exact same IP address as long as you define the MAC address in the relevant config screen. I have 17 pc's/xboxes on my network and they are always given the same IP address by the Static DHCP functionality. Port forwarding is then a doddle to setup as you don't have to constantly guess the IP address as you would if you used plain ole' DHCP.
     
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    Is it hard to flash with DDrt firmware I have flashed xbox 360 before so this must be easier. HOw much does one of those cost and how fast can it go. Also did the xbox 360 work automatically when you plugged it into that router?
     
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    I don't use xbox 360's, just the old ones. As to DD-WRT it's relatively easy to flash, just takes a while to familiarise yourself with all the extra options (even if just wanting to turn them off).
    Here's a list of supported devices for DD-WRT = http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

    I've not used the D-Link 624 myself, though before buying something else it could just be that you need the latest firmware from D-Link (they are notoriously crap about keeping info on latest firmwares across all their website links) and/or you just need to mayb e tidy up the config on the D-Link.

    edit- as abuzar posted, the WRT54G is a good router. I have one (and it's the infamous v5 of the router but i've always had 100% stability with mine). It can do DD-WRT but the v5 has to use a micro version of DD-WRT due to lack of ram, other versions have more ram though. I've kept my WRT54G as an emergency spare router. (i've only ever used stock Linksys firmware on mine though).
    I currently have 2 Buffalo's, they're connected together via 'WDS' over WPA encryption, one Buffalo is upstairs and the other downstairs. This allows the whole house to be covered wirelessly, but all other devices are ethernet-connected instead of wirelessly, ie the only wireless devices are the 2 Buffalo's. I find this method gives 100% internet connection where previously (and on various different routers) that wireless machines would not be too reliable.
     
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    Well I just don't like D-link there router has been giving me greif forever and I have the latest firmware installed how much is it worth if I were to trade it in? Where did you buy your router from?
     
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    I'm in UK and bought mine online, they're quite rare now and i don't know if subsequent Buffalo's are as good.. i have no idea what you'll get for the D-Link on fleabay etc.
     
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    Can you suggest another one I could buy in Canada I am willing to spend up to 100$ Is this a good one Wireless-N Nfiniti™
     
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    I know very little about 'Draft N' routers.

    There's a snippet from here - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/shopper/labs/94457/nfiniti-wirelessn-router--access-point.html

    there's a comment in there that's a bit contradictory re Port Forwarding
    p.s. not trying to put you off, i just don't know too much about many other routers out there as once i get something that works 100% i don't do much research again.
     
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    OK I geuss I shouldn't get that one if it can't port forward what is a godd Buffalo one? I think I am going to get this one D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router it is good for P2P (torents and gaming). Do you think it would be good for streaming cable to my tv via home network?
     
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    Can anyone help I jsut want a router that is good for downlaoding torrents and playing games online.
     
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    Have a read thru this - http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=370&#DGL-4300
     
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    Yeah I'm preety sure I will go with that one do you think I sould upgrade my internet connection it is 554kb per a second.
     
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    That bit is up to you. I had a 60kps connection for the longest time, it was rubbish for torrents, but it depends on your uses. I have no idea what speed is good for online gaming either.
     
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    what I think I might do is drop my cable and then boost my internet with the extra money . I just need to figure out how to stream tv fom my computer to my tv any guides or porgrams that will help. If I drop the cable i will be albe to afford a 5mb connection. i used to have the 5 mb connection ,but my torrents will still slow like 30kb per second and I think it was because of myold router. Now I am thinking I should just buy a router that is all around good in every category. the gaming router is too expensive I just need to know the router is compatible with xbox live.
     
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    I don't have an xbox 360 so can't help on which routers work for live (ithough i guess most do), i do have a few old type xboxes and i play all my music & movies thru the xboxes via the awesome XBMC. I also don't know if the 360 can be used to stream movies or TV.

    Back to xbox live again, it's usually just down to port forwarding, whichever router you get make sure to read up on how to setup port forwarding, though it's fairly easy; if it isn't easy it's probably just that a particular router's gui is crap in how they lay out the port forwarding screens/setup.
     
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