So I have a Linksys WRT54G which acts as my wireless access point for the home and as the router for 4 wired connections in my home (used by the PS3, arcade machine, AVR, and HTPC). It has two distinct problems that have led me to decide to part with it. First, it is really slow in handshaking with DHCP connections. It takes anywhere from 5 seconds to a minute for my laptop to obtain an IP address when I turn it on, and that's too much. It seems like everywhere else I go the negotiation of DHCP's dark secrets is more or less instantaneous.

Second, the WRT54G has a known problem with bittorrent, namely that it retains all connection data for 5 days. If you run a bittorrent client on a connected machine for about a day or so, the WRT54G starts having issues with a lack of available memory and behaves erratically. Since my arcade machine is often engaged in bittorrentation, I find myself having to cycle the power on the WAP about once a day. And that... blows.

SO, what are the kids buying these days? What's good? I need something with good port forwarding support, reasonable security, preferably at least 4 switched ethernet jacks, and bitchin' flame decals. Advice?