How obsolete is your router? Let's compare router e-peen.

[VirtualLarry]

I use a TP Link TL-WR1043ND. works quite well.

https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/TL-WR1043ND.html
800+ Mbit/sec hardware NAT feature, not too shabby. I think that my AC68R can do 940Mbit/sec, or at least, I've gotten around 900+ Mbit/sec on speedtest.net with Gigabit FIOS, but 800+ Mbit/sec would be close enough, if it was a cheap enough router.

Looks pretty solid though.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704038

Ouch, dat price! $2,443.77


DD-WRT, even.

http://www.matthewmilcic.com/blogs/?p=13

 

[Red Squirrel]

Woah, you could build two seriously overkill Pfsense boxes and do a HA configuration for that price.

 

[NoTine42]

Running a headless (text only) Ubuntu on an old Opteron 270 (2000mhz) server (circa 2005 technology) as my router... which winds up being better technology than my old Belkin WiFi access point.

 

[soulcougher73]

Motorola surfboard router/modem combo

 

[VirtualLarry]

I was using a Surfboard N300 / Docsis 3.0 8x4 modem/router combo, got it for $30 new off of Newegg. It saved me space.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I have an Asus rt-ac66u as my router, with WiFi disabled, and a tp-link ac1200 wap.

 

[sdifox]

pfsense + T-Mobile CellSpot running merlin as wap

 

[Paratus]

I’m rocking a reasonably new ASUS RT-AC86U

Dual band MU-MIMO 2.9GB/s 802.11ac

 

[VirtualLarry]

I have an Asus rt-ac66u as my router, with WiFi disabled, and a tp-link ac1200 wap.

Huh. Is there some reason not to use the native Wifi on the AC66U? I thought that most of those had a strong signal.

Plus, AC66U is AC1750, TP-link is only AC1200?

I mean, I've done something similar, I used to use an Asus RT-N12/D1 (10/100 WAN/LAN, N300 wifi), as my router, running Tomato, and then I had an Edimax, I think it was, Gigabit-capable AC1200 AP.

I replaced both of those units, with my AC68R, running Tomato.

 

[Iron Woode]

https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/TL-WR1043ND.html
800+ Mbit/sec hardware NAT feature, not too shabby. I think that my AC68R can do 940Mbit/sec, or at least, I've gotten around 900+ Mbit/sec on speedtest.net with Gigabit FIOS, but 800+ Mbit/sec would be close enough, if it was a cheap enough router.

Looks pretty solid though.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704038

Ouch, dat price! $2,443.77


DD-WRT, even.

http://www.matthewmilcic.com/blogs/?p=13

I paid around $50 CDN. Hardware version is V2.

 

[BoomerD]

I have a (scary?) black (assault?) router with lights and antennas that technically belongs to my cable company...do I win?

 

[Herr Kutz]

Ubiquiti edgerouter X advanced and a ubiquiti UniFi AC lite. Primary goal was to have a setup that was reliable and never has to be reset. Goal accomplished. it sits on my makeshift tv stand which is just a plank on top of two Rubbermaid containers.

 

[Exterous]

Another Ubiquiti user here. I got tired of needing to reset my Asus AC66u router periodically and so far so good

 

[RLGL]

I had an Asus RT N66R qiut on me in July , 6yr old at the time. Replaced with an ASUS RT-AC86U

 

[thebestMAX]

Mentioned this before but I am still using my 14 year old Buffalo Airstation G54. Covers my entire house, garage and yards, never reboots unless power goes down. My 2 desktops are wired with cat5 to it also. Comcast up to 150 down is only giving me 30 down however.

The Buffalo has been so good and trouble free I really hate to replace it but I did pick up a Netgear R-7000 (AC1900) Nighthawk at a good price a while back. Still in its box. Be interesting to see if anything improves.

 

[ultimatebob]

I just use the Arris 802.11ac dual band wireless router that Frontier sent me about a year ago. It works well enough, and you basically need their router for their TV and Internet service anyway.

I'm kinda curious what Xfinity will be giving me when I move to the new house. Probably one of those evil black boxes with the public XfinityWiFi hotspot built into it.

 

[SKORPI0]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704038

Ouch, dat price! $2,443.77

from your link. And it's available through Amazon.com for $45.

A Newer Version is Available:

(80)
TP-LINK TL-WR940N Wireless N450 Home Router, 450 Mbps, 3 External Antennas, IP QoS, WPS Button
$29.99 /

I'm using what Xfinity upgraded the modem/router to - ARRIS Group, Inc. TG1682G

 

[jlee]

Ubiquiti Unifi USG with Unifi US-8-60W POE switch, AC-Pro AP and cloud key.

 

[mxnerd]

Still using TPLINK 802.11n Travel Router.

 

[Unheard]

Linksys WRT1900ac, has no problem handling my fiber connection, averaging 940mbps up/down.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Are you saying that Google Wifi is dependent on the cloud, for your local wifi to function properly, or only that you need to reset and re-configure your local wifi, and you were using a cloud-based configurator, that happened to be down at that moment?

I think your settings are saved on the cloud from what I understand and something happened that day where it couldn't pull from your account. If anyone knows more feel free to chime in.

This was an article of when it happened last year.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/23/google-wifi-onhub-units-inexplicably-freeze-require-resets/

Edit.

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-issue-accidentally-resets-google-wifi-and-onhub-devices/

Or your master Google account controls it all and something happened where it reset the settings locally.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Mentioned this before but I am still using my 14 year old Buffalo Airstation G54.

Rosa! We've got a wireless-G user on aisle 9! Cleanup!

Covers my entire house, garage and yards, never reboots unless power goes down. My 2 desktops are wired with cat5 to it also. Comcast up to 150 down is only giving me 30 down however.

The Buffalo has been so good and trouble free I really hate to replace it but I did pick up a Netgear R-7000 (AC1900) Nighthawk at a good price a while back. Still in its box. Be interesting to see if anything improves.

Hmm.

I think that you will find your internet performance much-improved with your R7000 router. I know those Buffalo G routers with the Broadcom chipset are reliable, just like the Linksys WRT54G (spiritual twin), but those older chipsets, as you've found out, limit your internet connection (WAN-to-LAN) of around 30-50Mbit/sec. Just a thought, but maybe, time to upgrade? It looks like you already did upgrade, you just think it's a chore to configure a router. (It is. But it should be worth it to you.)

Edit: If you love your Buffalo G router so much, what you could do, is install the R7000 as your primary wired router, handling the WAN-to-LAN, for your wired devices (your main desktop PC is wired, I hope), and then connect the Buffalo as your wireless AP, for your mobile devices to use. That should give you a wireless environment like what you had before, but alleviate the bottleneck between your ISP connection, and your wired devices (desktop PC).

 

[Red Squirrel]

I have a (scary?) black (assault?) router with lights and antennas that technically belongs to my cable company...do I win?

up to 3 antennas is ok, but anything more is just crazy. Routers like this should definitely be banned:

Nobody needs that many antennas!

Seriously though, I wonder if router companies are just playing an epeen game at this point to see how many freaking antennas they can stick on there. lmao.

 

[shortylickens]

up to 3 antennas is ok, but anything more is just crazy. Routers like this should definitely be banned:

Nobody needs that many antennas!

Seriously though, I wonder if router companies are just playing an epeen game at this point to see how many freaking antennas they can stick on there. lmao.

Looks like it would chase your cat around the house.

And eat him.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Asus RT-n66u or something like that w/ openwrt. I have a Ubiquiti UAC-AC-Pro and a micro PC that needs to be set up with pfsense. Gigabit being installed tomorrow. Should probably hurry up and figure it out.