I came here to say that don't buy any TP-Link routers.
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I came here to say that don't buy any TP-Link routers.
I came here to say that don't buy any TP-Link routers.
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Why not?
Because they will inevitably tempt you into cracking them open and prodding them with multimeter leads without any idea what you're doing, at least if OP's pic is to be believed.
>tempt you into cracking them open
fricking seducing routers I hate them packet demons
shit drivers on linux, you will never get a just werk ootb experience with a tp-link chip
I'm not sure what you expected from the cheapest N router available on amazon.
I have that model and it worked fine for years until i found myself having to reboot it monthly and then weekly and later daily, I just said frick it and got a tp-link AC router and it hasn't given me issues yet.
i mean who cares, you can just put daily reboots at 4:30am as /etc/crontab job. minor inconvenience is worth it for having openwrt on it than getting any "modern" locked down router
god i want to stick my probe on that dirty bawd's test points
Their cheapest router are outdated now. If you check the Xiaomi router 4a gigabit edition one they have a better hardware and has the same price range. The best part is they support OpenWRT.
The worst part is having to flash a hobbyist autism firmware to make them semi-usable and even then you don't know what half of the options are if you don't have 10 years of experience in networking
That's why you go with OpenWRT.
I was talking about OpenWRT
if you don't know what the options do don't use them
do you always completionist every menu in a new car's entertainment system before you drive it off the lot?
But I never know whether the options are set correctly or if I'm cucking myself of a lot of performance
dude, openwrt has some of the most complete documentation ever written. rtfm.
>just read incomprehensible docs written by autists
>just use a fricking cli to modify obscure config files with vi
If you don't know what it is you don't need it and don't have to frick with it.
Just use the webui and ignore the advanced settings tab.
Is that too hard for you?
>If you don't know what it is you don't need it and don't have to frick with it.
if this was true freetard software might be vaguely usable. but it's not. completely moronic presets are the norm, not the exception.
Stop making shit up, you never used OpenWrt. You wouldn't even be able to install it because that is too hard for you.
OpenWRT default preset is exactly the same as on any default firmware, except that WiFi has to be manually configured and the radio devices started but that shouldn't filter anyone who cares enough to install it in the first place. It does starts getting exponentially more painful beyond a very simple configuration but if you get a better router it can still serve as an access point/switch like
>god I hate that I HAVE to flash on custom firmware to make them usable
>oh no I'm confused by all the options ohhhh noooo what's happening
why are you morons like this? literally what settings do you think you need that the default router web interface isn't providing to you? you sound like you're just flashing custom firmware because "it's better" even though you admit you know nothing and can't benefit from any of its advantages.
I'm using a fritzbox which provides everything I need
But most other routers have terrible GUIs and lack even basic features
Thats greentext is unironically peak comfy. I yearn for the lost days when computers were limited to selected people and no normalgays were to be found.
There is a great sense of happiness in using solutions you yourself made with your hands. Then again, for a consoomer this is unimaginable tragedy.
>The Greentext I saved half a year ago is getting used and upgraded
Nice
Still laugh every time I read the tire pressure line.
this zoomer is unironically crying about people not being itoddler sheep
I've had issues with their top of the range routers and adapters too.
They're not producing them right and I think they're breaking down far too fast.
>Anon trying to bring his tech back from the dead by replacing components
If that router were alive it would give you a hug
i came here to say dont be a disgusting fricking Black person and maybe all your shit wont break constantly
I have this 10 year old piece of junk and it still works, it even runs openwrt. You just have a bad luck or shit at taking care of things, anon.
this one doesnt have its plastic case on
>muh big industry meter
this one does have its plastic case on
I have a 10Gbe Switch and the EAP660HD from them and they are pretty dope.
Mine has been fine for 6 years.
I exclusively recommend TP-Link routers since Netgear's consumer line went to shit in the early 11ac era.
TP-Link as a cheap home router is not recommended as of now because of low Flash Memory. For SOHO routers you can just use the Mikrotik Router or build a x86 PC and run pfsense or opnsense.
Just don't use any options if you are not sure about it.
>low Flash Memory
Nobody* cares.
* OpenWrt tards are nobodies.
Mine is great but I didn't buy the lowest end shit like you did I guess. Seethe.
what about tp link switches?
Still rocking my WR1043NDv1 as AP/switch with freshest OpenWrt releases.
Never obsolete.
I use stock TP-link firmware because I just need a pipe to the internet
If I were to do noetworking, I'd just steal a managed cisco switch from work
TP-Link is decent. Never had issues and they're very stable as far as chinky home routers go.
says the guy who buys the cheapest yellow multimeter from China
The hardware IS decent.
homie, the WR1043ND was the first cheap router with a 5 port GbE switch and it also still works great as an AP if you need range.
There's nothing a newer model could meaningful improve on for those tasks.
thats kinda badass that they sell a PCI card with a DC adapter to be a router
dare I say, based?
I am waaaaaaay ahead of you there.
They always break. I don't know what they've been doing wrong, but they've been like this since the late 00s.
They really need to improve their component lifetime and consistency. They just constantly break within a few weeks for me so I've avoided them for years now.
The worst offenders are those usb wifi adaptors. They always get fricky.
Then again, my usb ports always get fricky nowadays and I think it's time to get rid of USB type A, there's something not right with the design or software protocols on all OSes.
My tp-link router lasted 5 years. I bought the cheapest one on Amazon and it never gave out. I only decided to buy another one because I wanted faster wireless transfer speeds. Totally worth the 12 bucks I paid. What more do you need?
I have a C60/AC1350 from TP-Link the bastard survived a flood and is working fine. But probably 1 in a million chance.