On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Olli Ries <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Plugers, > > I am looking to replace my current router and was curious if you had > recommendations what to buy or what to stay clear from. Is linksys still > the go-to brand? > > I only have a few requirements: > - 802.11ac > - 1-2 USB 3.0 > - GBit ethernet > > I am working from home, spending a few extra $$ for better quality is > feasible. I have been shopping the internets all evening and just don't > find a clear winner in the <200$ range. > > If you want anything beyond a simple router that just stupidly connects your network to the internet behind a NAT, I would suggest Mikrotik. I was doing OpenWRT for years, I then moved back to a *nix box with a few NICs in it instead. The Mikrotik is a nice inbetween. It gives you all the networking power you'd want, but without any of the headaches of having to replace a hard drive or waiting for a power supply go bad in your full fledge box. I can't run Apache on it or anything like that, but most of the utility of doing that was never useful on OpenWRT either. So for me, it's either a nice affordable Mikrotik or back to the linux box. Currently I just have my server behind the router and firewall. If you DO just want a dumb router, TP-Link has treated me well. -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
