Re: Recommend good reliable basic router?

[deKay <andyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Wade wrote:

> > Why?
> > My Belkin has been fine for at least 4 if not 5 years and the one at 
> > my dad's is now getting on for three and has been just fine.
> >
> > I wouldn't rush to avoid any of the well known brands including the 4 
> > you mention.
> > There will be occasional faulty ones of all brands but no major 
> > widespread issues.
>
> I would echo "avoid belkin" they have caused me nothing but grief. I 
> have three friends who have had them die. You can get them replaced 
> under warranty but its a pain in the bum

There are widespread issues with Belkins. I had to send mine back, and 
when I was in PC World a few weeks later, there were two people in the 
queue returning Belkin routers, two on the returns counter, and a pile 
of them in behind the returns counter.

There is a known (to Belkin) issue with the firmware on most of their G 
wireless kit (not just routers). The main problems are settings not 
saving, passwords locking you out, and routing tables not operating. 
They haven't released a fix for it, and told me they were unlikely to.

deKay
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