I need a new wireless router/cable modem for the house. I have the Linksys WCG200 and we're killing it now, have to reboot it several times a day. I'm looking for cable termination with wireless built in.

I have one wired PC that doesn't get used much, our Vonage router/ATA, a wireless printer, and 2 laptops hitting our current router/modem. For the laptops, one is primarily web surfing and email, the other is my primary - it's doing stuff 24x7 (VPN, VoIP, torrents, web, ssh, some SIP proxying, sniffing, etc). Web interface or cli to manage it is a must, we have no Windows here to load software. The router must support WPA and 802.11g, 802.11n is a plus.

If you have any recommendations, fire away. I've primarily looked at the Motorola SBG-940 Surfboard 940 Wireless Cable Modem. I think I want to stay away from Linksys and DLink this time, and am a bit skeptical of Belkin. I'd prefer not to spend over $150, but can go above that if there's a killer router/modem to be had.

Have you checked for firmware updates on the router? It saved me the last time my dlink router started tanking..

I'm a anti-wireless guy. To much latency and overhead for me.
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I've had good luck with Linksys. It gives a little more control than some of the others. They seem to have a good balance between setup for the laymen, and some fancier stuff for an IT guy.

I bought a Belkin because it was cheaper, and the user interface was awful, and not very configurable, so I returned it.

(knocking on wood) Remember a few years ago I flashed a couple Linksys wireless routers with DD-WRT to use them as a bridge between two buildings? Still working flawlessly...I can't believe it. I also have a couple in a large area of our workshop, so that the nurses can push the dope cart around with their laptops for dispensing meds. WRT-54G models are what we used. All I can vouch for is them being dependable.

I'd love to use a WRT54g and reflash it, however it doesn't offer cable service termination.

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Apple Airport works for me....

one laptop (dead screen) is print server for three printers and it is an answering machine.

one that is a web server

plus three other computers. One spends a lot of time connected to GIS geo-data servers.

WAP, .11g, and on a cable modem....

I second the Apple Airport. It's GREAT at our house. You also get dual networking. I have a home network and guest network running off the same router. You also get the wireless N upgrade with the new ones. $179 at the Apple Store. Comes with 4 USBs and one Lan port...

HTH