Hi!

> Now it's your turn, what is the best broadband router for me to buy ?

A long while ago, my long lived Microsoft 802.11b router got blasted by
lightning. I saw the spark while I was sitting across the room reading. It
was a very reliable router, although one of the wired ports stopped working
out of the blue. Toward the end, it also seemed to be a bit heat sensitive.
It ran nearly nonstop for about five years.

I went through a lot of replacements from Netgear, Linksys, Belkin and
D-Link. Netgear and Linksys didn't seem stable. The Belkin was OK but simple
(and *hot* running). The D-Link wanted to reboot on every setting change and
had no ability to selectively block web sites from certain computers. Belkin
wanted you to sign up for a blocking service.

Someone turned me on to the Buffalo WHR-G54S and WHR-G54-HP models. Today
there is also the newer G125 model, which I have also worked with. I chose
to reflash all of these with the DD-WRT firmware and it works great. Unlike
every other router I'd tried, Buffalo and DD-WRT far exceeded my
expecations. As soon as finances allow, I will be making a donation to the
DD-WRT project. A WHR-G54S is my primary router, and two WHR-HP-G54S units
make up a WDS bridge linking one house to another. I've used a combination
of G54S, HP-G54S and then new G125 model when setting up wireless networks
for people. Not a one has ever come back broken or faulty.

So...I'd recommend Buffalo and the DD-WRT firmware.

William