Best router

Topbike77

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PogMoThoin

Any router will do this your needs aren't really specific. What type of broadband have you?

Topbike77

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PogMoThoin

What router do you already have? What's wrong with it? What can't it do? Why do you need to change?

Topbike77

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PogMoThoin

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Most likely not, the limit is your broadband upload speed. An "n" router would improve pc to pc transfer speeds. For "n" to work every single device needs to be "n" or it will drop back to "g" speeds.

For best speeds, You should really be uploading from a fixed (cabled) device and not wifi. As wifi is half duplex (only talks in one direction at a time) it will suffer badly when upstream is maxed. Wireless "n" can do MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) but is still poor when compared to cabled ethernet as there are so many variable factors, distance, interference, obstructions etc.

Best advise I can give is to cable every static device (especially consoles and media players) and just use wifi for mobility (phones, laptops etc)

Capt'n Midnight

which package are you on ?

actually forget that plug your computer into the router with a network cable and turn off wifi (switch or Fn + key) and then check on www.speedtest.net to see what you are actually getting

then compare that to the speed you are getting when you do it on wifi , first beside the router , and next where you normally use the computer 'cos wireless don't like stone walls or foil lined plasterboard

Topbike77

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PogMoThoin

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No, ethernet runs at 100mbits per second if running in full duplex. What speed is your broadband upstream? It's definitely not maxing this

Capt'n Midnight

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What speed did speedtest give you ?

106GTi

Hi,

have you tried looking into the Quality of Service (QOS) functions of your existing router ?

Depending on the router you may be able to set the Ethernet port you are using as a high priority port and all other ports as lower priority.

Or for specific features like XBOX live there is often a QOS function to give priority to the console so that you don't get so much LAG when your mum is connected at the same time.

HTH

beer enigma

Just on this - are there any routers which make UPnP easier to set up as the eircom ones seem to b a nightmare !