Most Reliable Routers

Here is a list of the most reliable wireless routers, compiled from user comments collected here: Ask Engadget: What's the most reliable wireless router? -- Engadget

** One major caveat: the included firmware (software that runs the router) on Linksys routers has reliability problems. Under normal use, these routers have to be rebooted about 1-2 times a week, sometimes more. Under heavy use, like streaming Netflix videos, downloading large files, or getting torrents, they drop connections and have to be rebooted multiple times per day.

Overall, many comments pointed to Netgear routers being some of the worst routers available on the market.

The most reliable routers by user comments:

Apple Airport Extreme
mentions: 40

Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT firmware
mentions: 38

Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT or Tomato firmware
mentions: 15+

D-Link DIR-655
mentions: 7

Cisco 871W
mentions: 4

D-Link DGL-4500
mentions: 3

Apple Airport Express
mentions: 3

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with DD-WRT firmware
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT600N
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT610N
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT54GS with DD-WRT or Tomato firmware
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT310N with DD-WRT firmware
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT350N with DD-WRT firmware
mentions: 2

Linksys WRT300N with DD-WRT firmware
mentions: 2

Cisco ASA5505
mentions: 2

Cisco Aironet 11300
mentions: 2

Other models with 1 mention:

Asus 500 Premium v2
Belkin F5D7231
Buffalo WZR2-G300N (with DD-WRT)
Buffalo WHR-G125 (with DD-WRT)
Buffalo WHR-G545
Cisco 2600
Cisco 881W
D-Link DIR-615
D-Link DIR-855
Engenius ESR-9710
Linksys WRT150N
Linksys WRT160N
Motorola WR850G (with Tomato)
Netgear WNR834B (with DD-WRT)
Soekris 5501-70