which router dlink or lynksys

[TRANCER24]

just curious i want to buy a router and have to choose between these 2 brands just would like to know which would be better?

[Mr. Chambers]

i myself have had great luck with linksys routers, switches and the like.. i'd go with them - which is cheaper?

[Edward2]

I also have a Linksys 4-port router. I have not had any problems with it at all and it passes all of the port scans I have tried so far.

[ken257]

Two friends of mine have the Linksys and they are working out great for them. On the other hand I am to cheap to spend money on a product that I can set up with an old PC for free. I used an old P2-450 Xeon(got it for free) running Free BSD to route my cable modem.....cost $0

[Darth]

i have a dlink and its fine

i dont think brand really matters as long as it has a built in switch, firewall, etc., and 4 or more ports

So choose the cheapest one

[KaHNZa]

I personnaly like my Dlink. And it was cheap! I got it for a Xmas gift. :p But I think the Dlink would actually be cheaper than the linksys.

[mbigna]

The linksys routers are by far the most popular with my SOHO clients (I don't know why--I think because of all the advertising and sales they have on them). They work just fine and have all the features necessary for a home network.

I use the D-Link 704P that does everything the linksys does AND it has a parallel port so it can act as a print server without having a separate computer set up to be on all the time acting as such. It also sports a serial port that can be connected to an external modem so that if your broadband should fail, it will automatically dial out and you can have (at least) shared dial-up access.

I also got it on sale for around $40 after rebate. THEN Best Buy had them on sale for $30 after rebate two weeks after I got mine.

I'm looking around for a firmware hack that will allow me to use the serial port as a FAX SERVER. Fixing the firmware wouldn't be a big deal, but creating the driver for the O/S would be more than I'd like to bite off. Maybe some other ambitious programmer has already done it...

[newbxp]

linksys 4 ever! :D

[engjohn]

the all do the same thing, it just matters which one has the features you need.

Linksys basic firewall/router...
Dlink basic firewall/router with printserver...
SMC basic firewall/router with printserver... Print server works with Linux, also has a com port to share ISDN or Dialup as a backup if your DSL/Cable dies...

What do you need...