a gaming router question sugestions

[WINTERLORD]

looking for a real good security wise but also a fast router for gaming that would priooritize

 

[Harsh_11]

looking for a real good security wise but also a fast router for gaming that would priooritize

What is your budget?

 

[WINTERLORD]

100-160

 

[WINTERLORD]

75-250

 

[bill001g]

What you get first depends on the speed of your internet and if you need a modem in the device. I would look at tplink or asus routers they tend to have the best QoS. You may not have this option if you need a cable modem/router combo. It is very hard to get cable modem devices with good qos.

The wireless speed should not matter a lot.....if you play games on wireless you will likely get random variations in performance.

 

[WINTERLORD]

no, i am hardlined into the ISP's router/modem combo dsl device through a powerline adapter kit but there are several devices usin the same router/modem combo device provided by the isp, wich in turn i think causes major latency issues so was going to get a decent router and either place everyone on the bought router or split up the number of devices that use the router split between devices as i think the generic router the isp provides gives issues when having all these people/devices connecting through the same generic router.

i dont think the issues are arrising from bandwidth limitations nbecause even when only 2 devices are in use still seems to have horrible latency issues even when im the only one using internet

 

[bill001g]

It is highly unlikely the router is the bottleneck on a dsl connection. Just physically dividing devices up will have little affect it is not the number of devices it is total bandwidth they use and that will not change. Maybe if you said you had 100 machines "maybe" it could cause issues.

Not sure if your router has the feature or not, maybe your ISP has a page. You want to see what your utilization is. If you are using all your bandwidth you will have latency issues. If you are not using all the bandwidth the ISP promised then I would have the ISP check you line you could be getting error which will cause you all kinds of issues.

Still if you have bandwidth issues the solution is advanced QoS. Since you need a dsl modem in your router I would look at asus. There router has the option to load the asus-wrt firmware if the factory one is not advanced enough. QoS is not real easy to get configured correctly it will take some study of the router manual.

 

[WINTERLORD]

well my dsl provides me with 8mb up and 50mb down, not maxing the bandwidth alsoculdnt i set the router to just work as a dsl modem and do all the routing on a better router? like an asus router or maybe turn wifi off on the router and use wifi on the second router

 

[bill001g]

The key is if you are not maxing the bandwidth then you do not need any form or prioritization nothing is being delayed.

You can use your router as a modem it is messy you must configure pppoe on the other router wan. You likely are going to have to talk to the ISP for a user and password but some installs do not need them.

 

[WINTERLORD]

no the box the isp gave us is a dsl modem/router. and yes when everyone is using there devices or computers im sure it max's at times. was looking for a gaming router reccomendation. i read about some asus routers that have a table of effecient hops that it usesa private servers that are known to be faster and more efficient? is that possible or marketing hype
this one is very expensive are there cheaper ones that have a feature like
Built-in access to WTFast Gamers Private Network (GPN™) of route-optimized servers ensures low, stable ping times for gamin

 

[bill001g]

That is mostly marketing hype. It assumes some vpn network will have a better path to the server than your ISP. In general that is not true. It generally only happens in small countries that have limited connections to the large ISPs that handle most the internet traffic. It many times make things slower because you now have the overhead of the VPN.

Most things that say "gamer" in general are scams to get the gullible to pay extra money for magic features that only work in their minds. They know that a large majority are not technically competent enough to really know what is going on and will be "wow it is really complex so it must be good and I should spend lots of extra money"