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Cisco-Linksys E4200 Dual-Band Wireless-N Router: 114 - 179 USD (Amazon Link) 117 Euros (Media Markt Link) ------------------------------------------------------------------ - I bought this one after the Cisco-Linksys WRT160N router broke. Specifically in mind that I wanted to be able to game and stream a movie or show at the same time. I live in the Netherlands, so I have a VPN to the USA with a Netflix account. - So far (after a year) this router is great and still runs perfectly. I am able to play online (Starcraft 2, Cod4, Cod MW3, World of Warcraft, and Diablo), while connected to the VPN and streaming a movie off of Netflix. - I decided to attach a fan to this router, I will make a tutorial soon on how I did that later - Also, this router is dual-band. Meaning it supports 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz. Now the 5GHz is useless to most people, because their computer does not support it. But if you are like me, you have wireless card in your desktop which does support 5GHz. I will make a review of that wireless card as well. The advantage of having dual band, is that there are almost no devices with 5.0GHz, so you will not have any interference. The disadvantage is that you will lose a bit of range. The range reduction was not a big problem for me, even though the wireless router is on the ground floor (1st for the Americans) and my desktop is on the 2nd floor (3rd floor for the Americans). - To put a VPN directly on the router, you need to install the DD-WRT software on the router. Linksys' default software does not support putting VPN on the router itself. --------------------------------------------------------------- Advantages: Dual Band: 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz -- Good: no interference with other devices -- Bad: lose a bit of range Gaming, download, and steaming work great, even at the same time Supports DD-WRT software (DD-WRT Link) [ RB updated Link 16July18 ] Disadvantages: Gets hot, so you need a fan or a good location Have to install DD-WRT software to put VPN on the router itself ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. If you are curious whether or not your router supports DD-WRT, you can check here 2. If you are curious about which VPN I use, I use StrongVPN. 3. If you are curious about my desktop wireless card, check here: Amazon Link Media Markt Link
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I made this tutorial on how to add a fan to a router after making the review for the Linksys E4200 (My review) Now, this tutorial shows specifically for this router. But I am assuming this same method will work for any router. Router: LInksys E4200: Inside of the Linksys E4200. You will have to open the router up, so that you can attach the wires of the fan on to the switch, enabling the fan to draw power from the wall. It is also possible to use batteries, but they will drain pretty quickly. If you look at the top left of the router's motherboard, this is where the switch is located. Where the power comes in from the wall. This is where you want to solder the wires of the computer fan to or you can also just use electricity tape to attach the wires. Here is a computer fan. I cut the wires, the black is positive and the red is negative. On the router, where the power cable plugs into, it will show the positive and negative part. I did not have enough space to put the fan inside the router, so I put it underneath: This works, because the bottom of the router has holes. The fan pushes air up into the router from the bottom and out the sides. This keeps the router completely cold. It does not heat up at all, even though it is in a small space where it used to over heat. If you have any questions, let me know! Here is another tutorial for another router, basically doing the exact same thing. Only this one is a bit cleaner and the fan is located inside the router: Link
