- Nov 12, 2006
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Hi,
I am looking to upgrade my router with a gigabit router. I think 10/100 is probably fine for my internet speed (100 down/ ~20 up) but I'd like to have more headroom for a NAS I'm planning to install and a steamlink. Wireless performance is not as important to me as I use ethernet, but my roommates rely on the wifi so I'll need that too. I would like to relegate the old linksys wrt400N router to access-point duty on one side of the apartment. Even with a very good WiFi router, the sheer amount of wifi RF in my area makes having two AP better than just upgrading a single radio, IMO.
I use DD-WRT on my current router, but I'd like to get something with stock firmware that is good enough for most basic setups. Is there any sense in getting a router like the Mikrotik hAP AC, or something from Ubiquity? I believe the mikrotik routers are CLI only, which isn't a deal breaker, but I would like something that doesn't take ages to set up.
I was also recommended the Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite, which looks pretty good, but AFAIK doesn't have wireless. Would using one of those for the router and a cheap AP connected to that make any sense? It seems like that would be unnecessarily complicated when most consumer routers include wireless.
What about consumer router/APs? Are there any that are the most recommended for users with <10 users and relatively simple networking needs? Stability is important, I don't feel like messing with it much once I get it up and running.
Any help narrowing down the options would be appreciated, thanks!
I am looking to upgrade my router with a gigabit router. I think 10/100 is probably fine for my internet speed (100 down/ ~20 up) but I'd like to have more headroom for a NAS I'm planning to install and a steamlink. Wireless performance is not as important to me as I use ethernet, but my roommates rely on the wifi so I'll need that too. I would like to relegate the old linksys wrt400N router to access-point duty on one side of the apartment. Even with a very good WiFi router, the sheer amount of wifi RF in my area makes having two AP better than just upgrading a single radio, IMO.
I use DD-WRT on my current router, but I'd like to get something with stock firmware that is good enough for most basic setups. Is there any sense in getting a router like the Mikrotik hAP AC, or something from Ubiquity? I believe the mikrotik routers are CLI only, which isn't a deal breaker, but I would like something that doesn't take ages to set up.
I was also recommended the Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite, which looks pretty good, but AFAIK doesn't have wireless. Would using one of those for the router and a cheap AP connected to that make any sense? It seems like that would be unnecessarily complicated when most consumer routers include wireless.
What about consumer router/APs? Are there any that are the most recommended for users with <10 users and relatively simple networking needs? Stability is important, I don't feel like messing with it much once I get it up and running.
Any help narrowing down the options would be appreciated, thanks!