DaveMcLain
Regular Contributor
I enjoy The Small Net Builder website a great deal. I've learned a ton of useful information from the articles and reviews but I have one question. Is there any way possible for you to include overall reliability and stability when you review a wireless and or networking product? The reason I'm asking is that I have a D-Link DIR-655 router A2 version that I can only get about 2 days of service from before having to reboot the box. I have upgraded the firmware(probably a mistake from what I've read) and it's just not reliable. The hardware is nice and I like the router when it's working.
I have a Netgear WGR614V9 that I bought for $40 which I have in my network now and it works great for months without any rebooting required. It's not as powerful as the D-Link example and is only using 802.11g but it's been RELIABLE. I need to have a network that works not one that requires work every few days. I can live without "N" because I don't make any really large file transfers to my NAS via wireless anyway.
This seems like a very important factor in a review for this sort of equipment but I'm not sure how it could be evaluated accurately if you only have the equipment in hand for a short period of time.......
I know the WGR614 has been out for ages in 9 versions but has it ever been reviewed on Small Net Builder? I couldn't find an article.
I have a Netgear WGR614V9 that I bought for $40 which I have in my network now and it works great for months without any rebooting required. It's not as powerful as the D-Link example and is only using 802.11g but it's been RELIABLE. I need to have a network that works not one that requires work every few days. I can live without "N" because I don't make any really large file transfers to my NAS via wireless anyway.
This seems like a very important factor in a review for this sort of equipment but I'm not sure how it could be evaluated accurately if you only have the equipment in hand for a short period of time.......
I know the WGR614 has been out for ages in 9 versions but has it ever been reviewed on Small Net Builder? I couldn't find an article.