Reddit reviews Linksys N300 Wi-Fi Wireless Router with Linksys Connect Including Parental Controls & Advanced Settings (E1200)
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Enjoy the benefits of Wireless-N300 (802.11n) in your home ideal for surfing the web, emailing and printing wirelesslyConnect your computers, wireless printers, smartphones, and other wireless devices at up to 300 Mbps transfer speedEnjoy broad wireless coverage provided by MIMO antenna technologyUse four Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) ports to directly connect wired devicesKeep your network protected with customizable security settings, including WPA/WPA2 Personal and SPI firewall protectionSet up your wireless network in three easy steps using included Cisco Connect softwareGive visitors password-protected Internet access on a separate network—so your visitors have access to the Internet, but not your computers or dataUse Cisco Connect's Parental Controls to block specific websites and restrict Internet access during certain hours
You are asking all new prices for used items.
That coffee maker is barely $20 on Amazon and you are asking $15 for it...USED.
Your Old West Boots for $90 aren't even $110 brand new.
The Motorola S85101U Modem is less than $50. The Linksys Router is three years old - the latest and newest version of the same (E1200 vs E1000) is less than $35. So you are asking BRAND NEW prices for three year old items?
So just a few dollars more (or in some cases, like the router & modem, cheaper), I can get brand new items that come with a return policy...plus cashback from my credit card rewards program. Come on...get real.
This router is cheaper than an RPi and will work better for you.
If you want just the wifi, set it to bridge mode and it will pass forward the connection.
You could probably get away with a cheaper router.
The DD-WRT part includes some features like wifi signal power control and added security. You could get that same router without DD-WRT for around 40 bucks
You could simply buy a router (or reuse an old router) to bridge devices to your Wi-Fi network.
> running this as a media receiver
I don't understand what you plan to do. A media receiver is a TV or TV-box, a radio, etc.
edit: as an example, this model costs $39.99. Flash it with DD-WRT for OpenVPN support.
The WRT54GL is still sold new. This can only do 802.11g (54Mbps max yay!) and has fast ethernet ports. Don't like that? Well you can have this Amazon's Choice router that offers 300Mbps wifi performance on only fast ethernet ports.
But the maximum speed rating for wireless is deceptive. It depends on a number of factors such as your channel width, signal strength, and interference. In order to get 300Mbps, the router must operate 40MHz channels and have a strong signal free of interference AND have no devices negotiated to a lower speed.
Right now my TV has negotiated to 300Mbps, and it probably should get that as it is the only device on my wifi at the moment, and it's on the 5GHz band, which has much less interference due to weaker signal propagation and more bandwidth. If it was on the 2.4GHz band, I wouldn't be using a 40MHz channel due to interference concerns, and I would still be subject to HEAVY interference on the band, both from co-channel interference as there are only 3 usable 2.4GHz channels, and cross-channel interference from idiots. Even in a much less crowded environment you can still wind up with interference on the 2.4GHz band. And once you add walls into play, yeah you're going to be hurting.
The cheap "300Mbps" routers like the one I linked above don't do the 5GHz band, so realistically they won't get anywhere near that. Under ideal conditions I would expect them to get around 100Mbps over wifi.
Browser-based speed tests show my internet speed at somewhere around 150Mbps, and this is on DOCSIS technology that is available in most places. I actually have much faster available in my area, but between the cable company charging an arm and a leg and the fact that I'd have to get my landlord's permission to get cable pulled for fiber internet, this is what I have. It however is still fast enough that a cheap router will absolutely be a bottleneck for me.
So yeah, the customer's choice of wifi router can absolutely cause problems.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T9RR6I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
This is the router I plan on getting. Anyone used it before? If so, how is it?
Any specific modem that works greatly with it? : )
We have this one
Based on how large your house is, you should be able to set up another router as an access point and connect it to your WNR2000 using an ethernet cable.
I use a Linksys E1200 which has been firmwared with DD-WRT so it will work as an access point, but I think that the Linksys E2500 would work better as an access point since it was optimized for multiple users and is also dual band.
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-E1200-Linksys-Wireless-N-Router/dp/B004T9RR6I/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341632840&sr=1-2&keywords=linksys+wireless+router
We need to know what your budget is. Here are some options:
http://bestwirelessroutersnow.com/best-wireless-router/
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-E1200-Linksys-Wireless-N300-Router/dp/B004T9RR6I/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376658741&sr=1-7&keywords=wireless+router
Many devices don't support 3x3 (triband) so you may be paying for features you can't use just yet. It may future proof you, but you're not using what you paid for. See: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460394,00.asp
As for your bedroom situation, you may want to install a repeater or extender for your wifi. This way you have excellent coverage throughout. For example:
Router: http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Including-Parental-E1200/dp/B004T9RR6I
Extender: http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Dual-Band-Extender-RE1000/dp/B005FDXMJS
Hope it helps!
I've had the TP Link WDR4300 router (N) for about 3 years. It's a great no frills router that gets the job done at a competitive price. A couple months ago I got the ASUS RT-AC66U and installed Tomato on it. It's awesome but probably overkill for your situation. You basically have to decide if you want third party firmware on your router or if you want to leave it stock.
TP Link WDR4300 router (N) 66.99
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDR4300-Wireless-Gigabit-300Mbps/dp/B0088CJT4U/ref=sr_1_1
Even the AC version is a pretty good price $93.99
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDR4300-Wireless-Gigabit-300Mbps/dp/B0088CJT4U/ref=sr_1_1
You could always get something really cheap that's still supported by DDWRT if you just want to get by http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-E1200-Wireless-N300-Router/dp/B004T9RR6I or the N300 suggested by JustPlainTed
Well that's the easier part... really it depends on your price range for the router. If you're only getting 30 mbps, you won't have to spend much.
This one is $35
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004T9RR6I/ref=asc_df_B004T9RR6I3236896?smid=AJGX97N9OPY8I&tag=mysimon-ce00-mp01-20&linkCode=df0&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B004T9RR6I
https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Including-Parental-E1200/dp/B004T9RR6I/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1485364667&sr=1-2&keywords=linksys+router&refinements=p_36%3A1253504011 Always a half decent pick for the price