Okay, after resetting my router twice in the past few hours (granted, it WAS free after rebate), I'm fed up. Anyone have suggestions for a good "stable" router that doesn't have to be rebooted about once a day?
This is after reading a slew of reviews and realizing it's not an easy decision, especially when lots of reviews are superficial and don't cover port forwarding in detail, let alone port triggering.
Notes:
Wireless is NOT important to me for a router (however, the price premium IS a negative)
Jason, I won't buy your router unless I can test it for a few days. If you're still interested, mind swapping routers with me ^_^;
Active connections before 2nd reset
running trillian on main box
running remote desktop to server
running irc (only 3 networks)
statically port forwarding a bunch of ports to server box
(this router requires me to use the same port externally and internally, ftp must use port 21, sucks ass)
NOT running BitTorrent
Tested multiple ftp connections to my server (from Andrew and from a cable modem in NJ)
Numerous web pages (yes, it shouldn't matter, but I'm stating it for completeness)
I've had no problems with my Linksys. They run Linux, FWIW. Might be a couple bucks more expensive if you take rebates into account, but I think there's a reason it's one of the higher sellings units.
I have several linksys routers and none have given me any trouble. You might wonder why I have several, and it's because:
1) was given to parents so I have wireless when I go home
2) is in my office without wireless enabled for sharing my connection between my server and office computer
3) is at my apartment so I have wireless there
4) was given to my gf so that I'd have wireless when I visit
hmm, my $5.99 after rebate D-Link wireless is still working perfectly....ughh except I still haven't received my rebate yet so now it still stands at $65.99.