I like keeping the router/wifi AP separate. Ubiquiti makes fantastic APs, the enterprise ones are vlan aware too so you can broadcast intranet/extranet from the same AP. With a small pfsense box and a Ubiquiti radio, there's pretty much nothing you can't do.
I've heard good things about the Mikrotik routers as well, but don't have any experience with RouterOS. On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Tod Hansmann <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
