[GTALUG] Router advice sought

[Ivan Avery Frey]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 08:36 Stewart Russell via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> So my WRT-350N decided to stop being a router last night and to start
> being a brick instead. All ports and WiFi appear to be dead. People have
> discussed the latest and greatest here - so what's the best basic router
> for:
>
> * enough wireless range for a smallish two storey house;
>
> * able to connect and configure about 15 wireless clients and 4 wired (one
> wired in a DMZ)
>
> * probably going to stick with stock firmware, as the Linksys one on the
> WRT-350N was pretty much okay for the last 8 years; and
>
> * would be nice if it wasn't unholy expensive, was available retail today,
> and was likely to last at least another 8 years.
>
> My network setup is very simple: just internal IPs assigned by MAC address
> via DHCP, and locked in the router. Yes, I manually copy /etc/hosts files
> about: don't judge. It worked fine until the router went kablooie.
>
> I'm wondering if I even need a router, though. The Sagemcom box from
> Teksavvy (rented from Bell) has WiFi and four LAN ports. What does having
> my own router do for me?
>
> Recommendations and advice welcomed. Assume I have no idea what I'm doing
> if you haven't already.
>

I recently bought a ASUS RT-AC55U 802.11ac Wireless-AC1200 because it was
rated a best buy by Consumer Reports.

It was on sale at Canada Computers for $100.

Ivan.



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