Wireless router...?

I've had a Linksys WRV54G wireless router for about a year and change now, and it's showing its age. Just today, the thing died 5-6 times and wouldn't start for a minute or two each time.

It's time for a new router.

I did some preliminary research, and found that the reason that my router had been such a problem (even before it started dying, it would drop the network all the time) was apparently because of overheating due to the load of running online games and my dad running P2P transfers all the time, and that for those kinds of loads a "business-class" router was recommended.

I did some more research, but the problem is that... well, I can't find any business-class routers period, much less reviews to see if they're any good.

Here's the layout: There are 3 computers on the network. Two of them, mentioned earlier, are high-bandwidth users, one running online games, and the other P2P transmissions. The third is USUALLY used just for web surfing, but occasionally it too runs online games. Every so often, a fourth or fifth laptop connects to the network, and my Wii does as well, although as of now the stress my Wii places on it is minimal.

The primary gaming computer (mine) will be in the same room as the router, and the P2P comp will be around 10 feet away, with 2-3 walls separating them. The others will only have 1 wall in between them, about 20-30 feet away. They are all equipped with the wireless-G standard connection, although I may see about upgrading my connection to the new N standard.

What would you recommend I buy?

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Well, honestly I wouldn't pick one up, but I'd been reading around sites like Tom's Hardware that it's more or less what I'd need.

Looking at that router, though... I think that I'll stick to something else.

And that router looks good, but I'm rather wary of Linksys routers since my current piece of crap is a Linksys WRV54G, and it's been nothing but a pain since I got it. At first it wouldn't even interact with the modem, and then once it did the thing started dropping the network. Considering that it's at an excellent price point though, I might wind up grabbing it.

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Originally Posted by Soluzar

If you're running p2p software such as bittorent on your current router, then maybe you're just generating too many connections. Some routers have a pretty conservative limit on these things. You can fix that using a telnet script.

I had no end of troubles with my router until I figured that trick out.

The problem with it though is that it's dropped the network within 30 seconds of it restarting, and lately it's just outright turned itself off. When that happened, my dad's computer didn't have enough time to reconnect to the network. I'll give that a try, though.

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Sorry about the wait on the delay, I've been busy for the past few days.

That script looks interesting, but I'm not quite sure how to run it. Pardon my ignorance, but I've mostly dealt with the user-level interface in the router, and I've never delved into the command-line.

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That's very intriguing... My router's a WRV54G though, so it MAY not apply to me. I'll look into it more, though.

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