Best router for 802.11B/G

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 2:16:55 -0800, Jason Tabert wrote
(in message ):

 > I've done numerous hours of troubleshooting, and I've tried it all. Long
 > story short: I'm thinking of replacing the router (my mother needs one at
 > her house so I'm going to give her this one), but I'm looking for
 > suggestions as to what router I should consider getting to replace it. I
 > don't really care if the Airport Extreme card works at 802.11g speeds...I
 > just want them all to work nicely so that my roommates stop complaining to
 > me :) At this point I'm not even thinking of cost to much either, although
 > cheaper would be nice. Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions!

I've got a D-Link 624 I'm very happy with. I've posted a list of pros/cons
recently on comp.sys.mac.system:

Pros: Extremely clean interface; simple stuff is easy, hard stuff is possible
and straight-forward. Good configuration, including assigning IP address by
MAC id (very helpful for mixed networks, but not necessary for Mac-only
ones). Excellent error logging/diagnostics... it identified an intermittent
problem I'd been having for over a year with my previous router and provided
me enough information on it that I was able to convince first myself, then my
incompetent ISP that it was a wiring fault outside my network. EXTREMELY good
port forwarding options (including schedules) very low UDP packet loss.

Cons: I've heard that their reception isn't so good on some models. I've
never had this problem before, though, it's just something to be cautious of.
Poor technical support, though not as bad as LinkSys or NetGear. Built-in
clock does not play nicely with DST, but this only affects the router's setup
and not the computers connected to it.


I should also mention that the reception is better than the LinkSys it
replaces. I don't know how it compares to a NetGear, though. If it's
noticibly worse, take it back. :)