- I am a gamer, and I run a teamspeak server, so easy to configure firewall exceptions would be good.
- Good range is essential, I currently have a little belkin router with one antenna and it gives me 1 bar in the further reaches of my house.
- I am building a home theater PC and want to stream media over the wifi, either from my main desktop PC or from a NAS without choking out the other device's internet access.
- I'm not looking to break the bank.
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My router bit the dust. What's a good brand, what features do I need?
- Thread starter WiglyWorm
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- May 29, 2005
Alrighty!
First things first, if you are going to be doing a decent amount over Wifi do your devices support Wireless N?
Secondly, if possible I would really try to find a way to wire the HTPC to the router, the speed differences when it comes to streaming are pretty significant, especially with anything in HD (I actually just bought a gigabit switch to connect all of my PCs/consoles together for easier streaming instead of the 10/100 on my normal router).
What would you consider to breaking the bank >$100?
And what was the previous router that you had, so we can compare the specs/etc.
First things first, if you are going to be doing a decent amount over Wifi do your devices support Wireless N?
Secondly, if possible I would really try to find a way to wire the HTPC to the router, the speed differences when it comes to streaming are pretty significant, especially with anything in HD (I actually just bought a gigabit switch to connect all of my PCs/consoles together for easier streaming instead of the 10/100 on my normal router).
What would you consider to breaking the bank >$100?
And what was the previous router that you had, so we can compare the specs/etc.
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