Good wireless a/b/g router for 360 Under $100?

Do you need to b for any particular reason?

I have had good luck with Netgear and Buffalo routers. Linksys use to be good, but I heard they were going downhill.

Yeah, if you have choice, might as well choose G as it is the same frequency as B but has more throughput.

The one router brand I've never *heard* of a problem with is Buffalo. That said, your problem isn't likely your router but rather your environment. It may only be 40ft straight line distance, but there are plenty of obstructions there.

My house isn't large, but I had to set up to routers to cover the whole spread well. I picked up a couple of Motorolas, put DD-WRT on them, and set them up to use WDS. I also ended up sticking an omnidirectional antenna on one of them and cranking up the power output a bit.

That said, you really have to think about what you're trying to do here. What's the bitrate on the video? 54mbps is a theoretical speed that you simply won't see in terms of throughput. Find out how much speed you need, and if it's more than say, 70% of that number, explore a wired solution. It may not be convenient to set up, but if your bandwidth needs suggest it you'll end up being much happier.

FWIW, I wouldn't pay more than about $40 for a wireless router now. They're dirt cheap if you shop around just a bit.

Not sure why you'd want 802.11A. The cost does not out weigh the benefits, especially in a home environment. Example: different freq. range (can be good and bad), shorter wireless range, more expensive wireless cards.

I personally like the WRT54G with DD-WRT firmware.

Honestly, basically all your consumer grade routers can have issues in one form or another, quality control is not the greaest. What type of wireless cards do you have? I personally would get the same brand. I used to work at Linksys about 5 years ago so I think I can safely say this applies to Netgear, Linksys, D-Link, etc.. FWIW, I've had Linksys, Netgear, D-link, and Zyxel equipment.

It might just be the firmware of your router.

I would go the best deal on one of the newer 802.11g routers. Find a few good deals and come back to us. The new MIMO routers are nice.

I'll keep it simple: the Linksys WRT54G is the best wireless router I've had or any of my friends have had and it was very simple to setup, and cost well under $100.

6 is the default, try 1,2, 10, & 11.

Where is your router physically located compared to the 360 network adapter? Is it upstairs/downstairs? On a shelf? etc.

Dlink 4300 gaming router at fry's for $99
Dlink gaming adapter at frys for $49

I have the linksys a/b router (for 18 months) and I cannot recommend. I don't notice any performance problems, but www.tomshardware.com doesn't rate it very good.

My main problem is every so often it just freezes up. The computer and everybody elses internet connections will stop working. I have to unplug the router and plug it make it to recover from this. This happens every 15 days or so.

I will look elsewhere for by next one.

I have the same one and it works well for my 360 and laptop.

I have a Dlink-624. I have my XBOX360 hard wired and other 3 computers wireless (MacG5, PC and PC Laptop), I have no connection problem whatsoever. I didn't reset my router in 6 months.

Streaming from PC to XBOX360 works without problems. Got it to work in less than 5 minutes. (Needed to open up some ports)

I would definetely recommend Dlink or Linksys router. I had 3 netgear routers and they all gave me problems.

Netgear makes quality products. In my experience with all these products is YMMV. One person will have problems with D-Link, another with Linksys, and another with Netgear. Take it as you may but that's my take on it.

I used to be with you, but the new ones are very prone to problems. If I were to recommend this router now, I would say go for the more expensive GL (linux version). They basically took the older, better hardware and software and charged more for it.

Dlink DI-784 is a pretty inexpensive triband WAP. I "upgraded" to the 4300 and like it a lot but it doesn't have A, which can be nice to have if you're in a densely populated area. Anyhow the 784 is a good router, never had any problems with mine.

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I just picked up the Airlink101 wireless N router and pc network adaptor. I'm going to stream HD to my bedroom after I get a second 360. I paid less then 120 bucks for both and now all I need to do is order another 360 so I won't have to move it from room to room when I want to stream stuff from my computer.

You'll never know when it comes to wireless. They're still so finicky. I went with Netgear router, pcmcia card, usb, and gaming adapter. The gaming adapter just stopped working for no reason. I tried upgrading the software. Customer support was a waste of time. Wound up just buying the 360 adapter and it works flawlessly now. My netgear USB wireless adapter bugs out on me every once in awhile too.

Well shortly after my post yesterday concerning my flakey Linksys WRT55AG, it died. It stuck in what looks like (watching leds) reset loop. I couldn't do anything to get it past that (reset, unplug..).

Anyway, I live on the computer so I rush to Walmart to back online. They were the only thing open and my plan was to buy a cheap switch, get back online, and research something other than Linksys. Well, Walmart had no switches so I had to buy a Linksys WRT54GS.

I did verify my networked devices all work with the router including one wire and one wireless xbox 360. I connected to live, but didn't play any games. The range doesn't seem as strong as AG router.

I was planning on returning it after finding something else, but maybe I will keep for a year while this speedboost spec gets worked out.

I just went through the same process (ditching my DI-624 for an a/b/g router). I bought the Xbox 360 wireless adapter and a Linksys WRT55ag (v. 2) wireless router. I now get full strength on my Xbox and my laptop all throughout my house (2 story).

I was using a D-Link DGL-3420 a/b/g bridge with a Netgear router wgt624. Things worked fine EXCEPT for Rainbow 6 Vegas...that game would actually disable the router! I had to power cycle it again to get it to work (no joke, there are threads about this game's effect on certain routers).

I went with the D-Link DI-784 a/b/g router and it's worked flawlessly, both for gaming and streaming. I'm using 802.11a in order to avoid disruption from my wireless phones/microwave/controllers. I'm happy as a clam.

I live in a 1 story house, the router and bridge are on opposite ends and get 3 bars out of 4 for signal strength.

I used google checkout on buy.com to get $20 off each (purchased about 2-3 weeks apart). So the total was about $140.

Keep in mind the D-Link 784 is discontinued (probably for a reason).

This is such an appropriate thread for me!

I have Comcast and I've only been able to get the Linksys Travel Router WRT54GT to work with it. Neither my Linksys WRT54GX or a new US Robotics USR5461 would work with the Comcast Arris TM402P cable modem.

Oh well, that's technology for you!

I have spent a lot of time trying to get my wireless network to work properly. I have gone through several routers in the process. I have finally managed to make everything work as it should, but I had to spend a lot on yet another new router.

As a general rule, I am told that the the router (wireless AP) should be at a high point in your house. In your case, it should be on the second floor of your condo. Another thing to look out for is competing 2.4 ghz signals. Cordless phones or other people's networks are culprits. Get rid of any 2.4 ghz phones and make sure your network is on a different channel than your neighbors'. Other interference, like microwave ovens, cannot be completely avoided.

I own a two story house. I could never get good signals in both my basement and in my first floor. Repositioning the router did nothing. If it worked in one area, it would be spotty in the other. I had gone through two routers hoping to solve the problem. The first was a Netgear G router. The second was a D-link G MIMO router. Both behaved similarly.

I upgraded at some cost to the Netgear WNR854T. I now have a consistent signal throughout my house and have yet to be dropped. This is true even though the router is in my basement.

Of course, the best (and cheapest) solution is to run cat5 cable throughout. That was not an option for me as I would have gotten a lot of grief from my wife if I started drilling holes in walls or running unsightly wires along the baseboard.

They are likely burning off any a/g routers to make way for the new 'N' routers. I'm not even remotely interested in those until the final spec has had some time to 'burn in' on some systems in the real world.

My only concern was getting Live to work correctly with all games, and for streaming to work quickly and reliably. I'm happy with the performance I'm getting, and the price with which I attained it.

why not try a n based router i am using a linksys based n based router and it works fine.