I need to update my router in my home, what is the best router out there?

Question

I live in two story home ,my present router now(linksys) has a week signal up stairs, I am trying to buy a new router with good range upstair,I have mix reviews on all these routers.
anyone Knows what should I buy?

Answer 1

try putting the router upstairs
the antenna should work better that way
try moving the antenna(s)
try putting the router on the floor
near the center of the house
do not block it with metal boxes ;-)

you CAN use 2 routers on the same network
some linksys routers are LINUX hackable

Answer 2

the very best is netgear i think, look for the rangemax ones, i use a dg834pn and i get good signal at the bottom of the garden, it has 108nbps and at least twice the distance of any other g series router, there is also the rangemax next range which is even better and has a speed of 270mbps which is phenominal

Answer 3

Well if you want increased signal range and fatsre speeds go for the 802.11n router. You will also need a 802.11n wireless adapter to take advantage of the speed and range increase.

If you want to go with 802.11g then they will all more or less the same. There is a Rangebooster G Model from D-Link.

I prefer to use D-Limks myself.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=530
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=532

http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=470
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=472
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=473

Answer 4

i have a linksys as well but i have a wrt54grx200 and well i get 130 ft of exelent signal. have yout tried puting the signal up?

Answer 5

Linskys