What is the best router

Question

what is the best router for distance???? are they any way to boost it up ??

Answer 1

Westell routers are THE BEST!

Dont get netgear or linksy or however you spell it, because with those you have to download the newer version of it almost every month or it wont work.

Answer 2

Depends on your personal preference.

I'd say BELKIN ALL THE WAY and here's why:

I like the Belkin 54G router because it's the cheapest name-brand one I've found ($39 at most office stores) and I know it works (I've installed 3 of them) but the brand is really up to you.  Only one of those Belkins has gone bad, and Belkin replaced it for free.  I don't know if all routers include this but the Belkin one comes with a setup CD that guides you through plugging everything in correctly and automatically programs the router to work as well as guiding you through enabling security.

If you only care about internet, 802.11b (11Mbps) is plenty fast. They don't really sell these anymore but what they do sell is 802.11g (54Mbps) which replaces and is backwards compatible with 802.11b.  This is also what most built-in WiFi laptops and handhelds sold today use. I wouldn't get anything else because it's just a waste of money. Residential broadband internet is usually only 1-5Mbps so even WiFi-b is plenty fast.

If you plan to do file-sharing, you care about the wireless speed more so go with 802.11g (54Mbps) or the new 802.11n (108Mbps).  I should say I've never actually seen 802.11n in action but from what I understand it's compatible with all 4 standards (a/b/g/n) and claims to be wider-range.

The few others I've had to fix are Linksys, NetGear, and Actiontec...which are much harder for a beginner to set up and use (hence the reason I had to help fix them)...Belkin's setup is much more strait-forward and better organized.

Answer 3

I dunno to be honest, but I'd say NetGear, NOT Belkin, which I am on at the moment