D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router?

[Scotty L]

I took a glance at the latest Router charts (originally maintained by Tom's Hardware) and saw a new kid on the block:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,156/

:eek: Anyone have any experience with this router?

[EricD]

Why would you want one? You have a gig connection to the internet?

[DblHelix]

For LAN parties of course. All of the wired PCs run at top speed and the wireless laptops and such can still connect pretty darn fast.

[krimson]

Why would you want one? You have a gig connection to the internet?
Transferring data between PC's?

[SpeedyHTPC]

LAN parties dont really benefit from gig nets I believe since the packets are small.

[DblHelix]

I don't have the wireless N one, I have the old with G wireless and Gigabit ethernet and what I used it for was to transfer large tiffs and raw files as well as PDFs for doing ad work from my house.

[EricD]

Its a ROUTER not a SWITCH!

Routers connect two different networks, like your home and the internet, etc. In a lan party you are all in the same network and dont need a router between the clients.