Linksys WRT160N

Wireless N draft router

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Gaming

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• Linksys
• router
• wireless
• draft n

[hikaruvf1s]

@MLG, even older, it's a Dell 8300 pent 4 , 2.66 gz. It refuses to die. U should write or film a review of your linksys router. My experiences with this one was terrible. It died a few months after I made this video.

[Madzarzour]

What's up man? Just got one of those, and was wondering what is a good modem to compliment it?

[hikaruvf1s]

Don't know, at the time that I owned this router, I had a Zhone DSL modem. It was the freebee I got when I signed up for Caviler ISP.

[wasilqayyum]

can i make use of the higher bandwidth even if my wireless adapter is "g"

[hikaruvf1s]

Nope. Wireless networks only run as fast as the slowest component.

[ashrocks87]

is this router great for gaming?? i mean while on cable.

[gnorac]

Ahh Macross fan. You should know that wrt54g is worth money because you can put custom firmware on it and improve hardware performance ten-fold.

[MrTOPEKOMSI]

@hikaruvf1s i got a dell 8400 haha good pc tho

[asus3571]

@MrMassacre007 had that prob a couple times last nigh as a matter just unplug your modem then unplug your router 4 a min plug back in will detect

[MLGProXBuddy175X]

@asus3571 ya i have my 160n on top of my Antec 900 case's exhaust fan now. (only the wifi died in it so now im using it as a bridge) For my E3000, I took an old PSU, cut a hole the size of a 120mm case fan in the top, put a 120mm case fan there to blow the air into the E3000, wired it to a USB, and plugged it into one of those USB charger things like the iPhone comes with. I have it running 24/7 and the router stays cool to the touch.

[asus3571]

@MLGProXBuddy175X agree with u the 160n does get hot ive put it ontop of my haf 932's top exaust fan not more heat probs

[asus3571]

this router served me well pretty fast im now on their best model the e4200 its the best ive used

[MLGProXBuddy175X]

The only thing I hate about this router design is tht is has terrible ventilation. My WRT160N died from overheating and my E3000 almost did 2. I built a cooling device for it. These things should really have fans built in.

[MLGProXBuddy175X]

@mrahman0205 u cant. it only has a 2.4 gHz bandwidth. which means if ur lucky, u can get 130mbps. u need a router with a 5gHz bandwidth like the E2000 (has 2.4 OR 5) or the E3000 (which has both 2.4 and 5) and a Wireless N 5gHz compliant card/adapter for ur computer.

[iHatePole]

Linksys E3000 is better .

[phukemonster]

i love the access restrictions and qos settings of this router, i highly recommend this for port blocking if one computer is using torrents...