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Router, networking, etc... questions and help please

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Merry Christmas, BPers... Got a new wifi bluray player, and need to upgrade the router from our g to an n.

No idea what I'm shopping for, and could use suggestions...

Not looking to spend a ton of cash ($70); do I need dual band or gigabit ethernet and all that stuff?

What do you have? What do you suggest?

Just think- I'll be able to make smart ass comments online even faster now. Hooray!!
 
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MaliBuckeye;2071778; said:
Merry Christmas, BPers... Got a new wifi bluray player, and need to upgrade the router from our g to an n.

No idea what I'm shopping for, and could use suggestions...

Not looking to spend a ton of cash ($70); do I need dual band or gigabit ethernet and all that stuff?

What do you have? What do you suggest?

Just think- I'll be able to make smart ass comments online even faster now. Hooray!!
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I would recommend the Linksys E2500 router. 79.99 at most retailers (Staples or Wal-Mart would be your best bet)
 
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MaliBuckeye;2071778; said:
Merry Christmas, BPers... Got a new wifi bluray player, and need to upgrade the router from our g to an n.

No idea what I'm shopping for, and could use suggestions...

Not looking to spend a ton of cash ($70); do I need dual band or gigabit ethernet and all that stuff?

What do you have? What do you suggest?

Just think- I'll be able to make smart ass comments online even faster now. Hooray!!
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I wouldn't get GigE simply because you are only going to be able to get to the interwebz as fast as your main internet connection. N-band (100MB) is plenty unless you're running your own LAN/media servers/etc.

I don't know if you have a Microcenter near you, but they are selling Linksys Wireless N routers for $50.00.

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966869
 
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CentralMOBuck;2071872; said:
MaliBuckeye, what about powerline adapters? My brother is using this in his home for connecting his xbox to the internet because running wires was not an option.

http://gizmodo.com/5871149/the-nerdiest-thing-ive-ever-wanted

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=294&name=Powerline-Networking
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I saw this post, read the article and that's exactly what I'm using for my Live setup. For gaming I haven't had many problems except for today I kept losing connection, but that was the first time I had problems and my adapter is one from AT&T U-Verse. Seems like a viable option.
 
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