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Good router for a lot of P2P-connections?

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Natheria:

--- Quote from: Fak3d on April 05, 2011, 10:24:28 PM ---I think you mean the Cisco 2600 router as the 2900 is a switch :)

Anyhow  the Cisco 2800 series routers are cool but impractical for home use
and i have in the past used the DGL-4300 but that is old now though so is the 2600.
Depending on your needs and the speed of your inet connection i still think the
gamer lounge routers are good just probably go for the newer DGL-4500.
Also using a pc with a Linux routing distro is a good option if you don't care about power.

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You know i was trolling right?

bork:
Running a Cisco 2522 myself.  Picked it up while doing my CCIE studies.  I would recommend on staying away from using a full Cisco router for home use, not user friendly to the untrained.  I picked up my routers from Ebay at a decent price.  Problems you are going to have once you get one is getting the software updates, they do not come cheap.

toaow:

--- Quote from: halfelite on April 05, 2011, 11:38:52 PM ---power? guruplug all the way 20watt max

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx make for great routers and small file storage servers.

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So you're using your plug as a router + torrent box? DDWRT or a full distro?

I'm using my Dockstar running PlugApps as a torrent box @ 10 watts but I also run a pair of Rosewill RNX-GX4 routers running DDWRT since I need a wireless bridge to the next building for the rest of the home network.

The Rosewill router works well as a router for torrenting purposes, as long as you load DDWRT, adjust the connection timeout, crank the radio power down and/or install a heatsink on the radio chip. Currently $26.99 shipped @ Newegg.

halfelite:

--- Quote from: toaow on April 06, 2011, 03:14:55 PM ---
--- Quote from: halfelite on April 05, 2011, 11:38:52 PM ---power? guruplug all the way 20watt max

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx make for great routers and small file storage servers.

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So you're using your plug as a router + torrent box? DDWRT or a full distro?

I'm using my Dockstar running PlugApps as a torrent box @ 10 watts but I also run a pair of Rosewill RNX-GX4 routers running DDWRT since I need a wireless bridge to the next building for the rest of the home network.

The Rosewill router works well as a router for torrenting purposes, as long as you load DDWRT, adjust the connection timeout, crank the radio power down and/or install a heatsink on the radio chip. Currently $26.99 shipped @ Newegg.

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Yes im using it as a route right now its more of a test bed im running a full distro on it at the moment. Its not my main router so i change it often. I got about 3 guruplugs running doing different testing to see how well they perform if its something I want to pursue later down the line for more robust work.

A few companies are coming out with ones that have built in zwave/ir/rf modules so you can use it as a base station for HT gear. The router has worked well. My first file server using one had some overheating problems but they have said to have fixed that issue since I bought mine.

tomoya-kun:

--- Quote from: Fak3d on April 05, 2011, 10:24:28 PM ---I think you mean the Cisco 2600 router as the 2900 is a switch :)

Anyhow  the Cisco 2800 series routers are cool but impractical for home use
and i have in the past used the DGL-4300 but that is old now though so is the 2600.
Depending on your needs and the speed of your inet connection i still think the
gamer lounge routers are good just probably go for the newer DGL-4500.
Also using a pc with a Linux routing distro is a good option if you don't care about power.

--- End quote ---

Gamers features are actually useful.  The priority for gaming packets is useful; I can run torrents at 1mb/s and still play with 50ms ping.

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