Need an 802.11n router

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Tiger1970

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#73722 20-Dec-2010 18:37

Hi i really need an 802.11n router and i need one asap.

What make and model would be reliable and have great performance for price?

And also i need it to be able to have different firmware for example DD-WRT installed on it

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#419743 20-Dec-2010 22:51

Can you elaborate on why you need wireless N asap?

2.4Ghz band N or you do you need 5Ghz or dual band? What do the wireless adapters that will be connecting support?

Tiger1970

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#419878 21-Dec-2010 10:33

We have loads of computers and laptops and i regularly transfer files between them and it is really slow when on wireless 11g . And 2.4ghz will be fine but 5ghz would be even better

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#419905 21-Dec-2010 12:17

My DLink DIR-615 works fine, is wireless N and takes DD-WRT, but isn't 5GHz.

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#420059 21-Dec-2010 18:00

Tiger1970: We have loads of computers and laptops and i regularly transfer files between them and it is really slow when on wireless 11g . And 2.4ghz will be fine but 5ghz would be even better

The problem is connecting G and B clients to a wireless N router forces it to run in mixed mode which significantly reduces the real world throughput, so it may not even end up as an improvement over what you have.

Also, if you can't run in WPA2 w/ AES mode because you have older wireless adapaters that don't support it expect even more real world throughput drop.

For best results my advice would be:

Keep your current G wireless access point/router, add a N access point (running on a different channel and ssid) connected via ethernet to your existing router and only connect clients that have wireless N and WPA2 w/ AES capability to it to the new N wap.

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#420070 21-Dec-2010 18:35

Is AES faster than TKIP? I've always used TKIP as it's the default on most routers

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#420076 21-Dec-2010 18:45

AES supersedes TKIP. The Wi-Fi Alliance is going to stop certifying TKIP devices at some point in the future.

I have no idea about speed differences though.

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#420126 21-Dec-2010 20:43

Apparently AES is a bit faster and is also more secure.

http://askville.amazon.com/difference-AES-TKIP/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=7123665

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#420221 22-Dec-2010 01:54

Most 802.11n products will knock your throughput down by up to 80% if you use WEP or WPA/TKIP security. The reason is that the 802.11n spec states that the high throughput rates (link rates above 54 Mbps) can't be enabled if either of those outdated security methods are used.