New Router?
- Tanis Half Elf
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I have always thought that buying a "better" router or "gaming" router doesn't really
make a big difference. I think I heard this somewhere, but I want to clear it up. I was
talking to a friend about a month ago and he spent about $80 on a new router.
On WoW he decreased his ping by a whopping 30% percent compared to his
generic router the isp gave him.
Right now I am using a generic router my isp gave me. Will I get a good decrease
in ping if I get a "better" one? If so, what are some routers you recommend?
make a big difference. I think I heard this somewhere, but I want to clear it up. I was
talking to a friend about a month ago and he spent about $80 on a new router.
On WoW he decreased his ping by a whopping 30% percent compared to his
generic router the isp gave him.
Right now I am using a generic router my isp gave me. Will I get a good decrease
in ping if I get a "better" one? If so, what are some routers you recommend?
Re: New Router?
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from my experience with routers, i say not, the only difference between the better ones is usually the processor and the memory, which really depends on what sort of gaming you are doing. for the most part, i havent noticed any difference between the different styles.
i used to stand behind linksys, but ive had some problems with their commercial routers. i use belkin routers now and havent had any problem with them.
i used to stand behind linksys, but ive had some problems with their commercial routers. i use belkin routers now and havent had any problem with them.
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saw this HOT DEAL last night: http://www.buy.com/prod/asus-rt-n10-iee ... adid=17662
dunno anything about the router but it's wireless N for $28/shipped so.... yea
dunno anything about the router but it's wireless N for $28/shipped so.... yea
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to be more specific, a router joins 2 networks together while a switch can't. also a router looks inside packets and routes them to different addresses while a switch can't. a switch basically just extends an existing network while a router creates and joins multiple networks together on top of routing packets and mapping ports. like i said, you can normally make a router act like a switch and simply extend an existing network but it doesnt do that by default.
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