well I have a linksys WRT54GS and now my wireless computers and expander loose connection once or twice a day, I was thinking about the linksys wireless 150n, but a few questions.
1. will the PS3 work with this router?
2. will my linksys G expander work with this?
3. if anyone uses this router have you have any problems or does it work great and you do not loose connection?

as long as the router supports Wireless G, they'll work.

Every N router I've seen supports B/G/N. Some support A/B/G/N

I have the WRT150N. I had trouble with it until I DMZed my PS3. Now it works perfectly and I am pretty satisfied with it. Online play, even before the DMZ, was fine, but downloads from the PSN are a bit quicker when in DMZ.

All in all I'd say its a safe bet.

well I have a linksys WRT54GS and now my wireless computers and expander loose connection once or twice a day, I was thinking about the linksys wireless 150n, but a few questions.
1. will the PS3 work with this router?
2. will my linksys G expander work with this?
3. if anyone uses this router have you have any problems or does it work great and you do not loose connection?

You may have some interference. Perhaps from other sources or maybe other routers in the area.

What channel is your router set to? I think the default for that Linksys is channel 6. Try changing it to channel 1 or channel 11. Those two channels are the only two that do not overlap channel 6.

What does the PS3 say the signal strength is?

with the linksys expander right above the PS3 it is at 80% signal, but when the router takes a hit I loose the expander aslo.

Home wireless routers don't last as long as they used to. My Linksys WRT54G only lasted two years before it started to go out on me.

Funny since there are no moving parts...

I think the common theme here is....Linksys.. I personally have had NOTHING but bad luck with that whole line of....stuff. <edited for the kiddies

true, linksys stuff isn't top-tier networking equipment.

Among the choices of Netgear, D-Link, or Linksys, the latter is still the best, though.

Personally, I have Buffalo routers and they are awesome. Too bad they can't sell them in the US now.

Home wireless routers don't last as long as they used to. My Linksys WRT54G only lasted two years before it started to go out on me.

Funny since there are no moving parts...

My WRT54G is now starting to lose connection every few days. I need to reset the modem to factory settings and then change everything back to the way it was, which isn't much--disable SSID, set up WEP, switch to channel 10, and DMZ my PS3.

I've memorized my WEP key as a result. :D And don't ask--if you want the number, I'll just end up giving you Mr. Underhill's American Express card. ;)

If it starts getting truly annoying, I'll first try third-party firmware (such as DD-WRT), and then if that doesn't work, go out and buy a different brand.

true, linksys stuff isn't top-tier networking equipment.

Among the choices of Netgear, D-Link, or Linksys, the latter is still the best, though.

Personally, I have Buffalo routers and they are awesome. Too bad they can't sell them in the US now.

I've got Buffalo routers as well (with DD-WRT firmware) with one as a router and the other set as a bridge. Too bad they got in trouble.

Now I'm looking for a dual band N and G router which has a USB port to attach an external hard drive and can accept DD-WRT firmware. All that I've found have deal breakers for one reason or another.

Try the Linksys NSLU2. Also called the Network Storage Link

It's an ethernet box with 2 USB ports on the back. I don't think it's made anymore but there are a lot of them out there. It is VERY popular with the home-brew community, too. I think some have made them DLNA compliant with custom firmware (it's Linux based). I think others have run web sites from them.

The linksys routers with the "storage link" USB port on them are basically an integrated version of this.

One downside of this is it doesn't spin down USB disks, but many enclosures will do this. You can also set the box to turn off/on at a given time, too. It isn't fast, either, with an Intel 133Mhz CPU (not x86) but it can be clocked to 266Mhz.

I've had nothing but Linksys until last week, when the internet port on my WRT54GX4 suddenly stopped working. I decided to go in a different direction, so I got a Zyxel X-550 on amazon. I had purchased one in January for my relatives and it has been working great for them, so I decided to take a chance. So far it works beautifully. Hopefully it will last longer than the Linksys.

Try the Linksys NSLU2. Also called the Network Storage Link

It's an ethernet box with 2 USB ports on the back. I don't think it's made anymore but there are a lot of them out there. It is VERY popular with the home-brew community, too. I think some have made them DLNA compliant with custom firmware (it's Linux based). I think others have run web sites from them.

The linksys routers with the "storage link" USB port on them are basically an integrated version of this.

One downside of this is it doesn't spin down USB disks, but many enclosures will do this. You can also set the box to turn off/on at a given time, too. It isn't fast, either, with an Intel 133Mhz CPU (not x86) but it can be clocked to 266Mhz.

Thanks for the input. I was looking at NAS devices which required internal drives to be added, but it wasn't as flexible with custom firmware (D-Link 323). This is much cheaper (<$50 total) and can use my current 500 GB external HDD. I might just do without an N spec router for now.

anyone have a wireless router that works great with ps3 and x box 360? thats what I'm waiting for to go wireless...really the only reason I would go wireless is to get the psp online...

anyone have a wireless router that works great with ps3 and x box 360? thats what I'm waiting for to go wireless...really the only reason I would go wireless is to get the psp online...

Yes, just get two DD-WRT compatible wireless G routers, flash them with DD-WRT firmware, and set one to bridge mode. Connect your PS3 and XBox360 (and DirecTV DVR and HD DVD player in my case) to the bridge. Bump up the antenna power to about 100 mW (thanks to DD-WRT), run the network scan to see what channel your neighbors are on, and find an empty channel which is probably 3 or 9. Now you have a solid wireless setup for probably less than the price of the official 360 adapter.

Slightly OT, but this thread got me thinking about using a router as a bridge to increase my signal. Then I remembered I had one of those Fon Fonera routers that I got for free laying around collecting dust. The router is made by Accton.

DD-WRT can run on it!!!

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Accton

http://uselesshacks.com/hacks/fon-router-hacking-guide/



That's awesome! :D


Carry on.

Slightly OT, but this thread got me thinking about using a router as a bridge to increase my signal. Then I remembered I had one of those Fon Fonera routers that I got for free laying around collecting dust. The router is made by Accton.

DD-WRT can run on it!!!

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Accton

http://uselesshacks.com/hacks/fon-router-hacking-guide/



That's awesome! :D


Carry on.

Don't forget this link http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge

I put DD-WRT on my linksys WRT54GL and it runs great.

Yes, just get two DD-WRT compatible wireless G routers, flash them with DD-WRT firmware, and set one to bridge mode. Connect your PS3 and XBox360 (and DirecTV DVR and HD DVD player in my case) to the bridge. Bump up the antenna power to about 100 mW (thanks to DD-WRT), run the network scan to see what channel your neighbors are on, and find an empty channel which is probably 3 or 9. Now you have a solid wireless setup for probably less than the price of the official 360 adapter.

Hmmmm I may be able to figure all that out, then again mabye not...mabyhe I just need to stay wired like I am now

Try the Linksys NSLU2. Also called the Network Storage Link

It's an ethernet box with 2 USB ports on the back. I don't think it's made anymore but there are a lot of them out there. It is VERY popular with the home-brew community, too. I think some have made them DLNA compliant with custom firmware (it's Linux based). I think others have run web sites from them.

The linksys routers with the "storage link" USB port on them are basically an integrated version of this.

One downside of this is it doesn't spin down USB disks, but many enclosures will do this. You can also set the box to turn off/on at a given time, too. It isn't fast, either, with an Intel 133Mhz CPU (not x86) but it can be clocked to 266Mhz.

I got my Linksys NSLU2 delivered over the weekend and set it up. I pulled it apart and removed the resistor with an x-acto knife to overclock it to 266MHz. Then I put in the custom firmware (unslung it). I hooked up two drives for a total of 1.5 TB of storage. After everything was working I put Twonky Media on it. At first I couldn't get the PS3 to stream xvid files, but I found out that the 2.41 patch messed up a lot of uPnP devices so I solved that problem by changing the media ID in the config file (was PLAYSTATION3, but changed to PLAYSTATION 3).

Other than the max speed being limited by the 100 Mbps router connection I'm happy with the setup. It was less than $50 shipped minus the cost of the drives that I already owned and independent of the router.

Thanks steven for pointing me in the right direction.