Need a new router. I don't have a lot of experience with these as the one I have was my first one.
The issues I have with my current is that I have 3 cellphones, my computer, my oldest son's computer, and a TV running on this thing. And the router would pick and choose who would randomly get booted, or completely bottleneck the data, other than my LAN line. It also had shit range, often losing signal completely through one wall or after about 25 feet. My son must have a wireless receiver due to the old house not having a cable connection.
So, my new router needs to improve on these issues. And if possible, be very fast. Both me and my oldest son do online gaming, and the router never seems to fully utilize my Internet speeds I pay for, even through the LAN line.
Pic related is what I found, but is quite pricey. But if I have to pay that much, I want something that does everything I need. Can you make a recommendation?
tl;dr
>looking for new router
>needs to be very fast with LAN and wireless connections
>needs as many open connections to multiple devices as possible
>Signal needs to be able to reach at least 80 feet away
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https://pcengines.ch/
you can use own wifi cards
you can use own antennas
get nice wifi 7 or wifi 6e cards and you wil be fine
They're EOL since the chips are EOL.
https://pcengines.ch/eol.htm
I have an APU2C4 and I've already replaced it with a GL Flint.
you can still buy them
EOL means nothing when coreboot is around
mikrotik hap ax3
AX68u
Slow as shit wifi
+ like this anon said
9/10 times OP is a homosexual
You don't need something THAT high end for the amount of devices you described.
I barely know this stuff too but I think anything these days that supports WiFi 6 and up should be able to handle what you describe aside from the range issue.
Like look at pic related. Even something like this should be good enough for you I think.
Toilet Paper routers have always been a problem for me.
Basic advicr because it somehow seems sorely fricking needed. Get a router, and get an Access Point. Don't get a combination. A $25 old optiplex, and a 10Gbit 4 port PCIE card will outperform every single router on the market for one fifth the price. And then any well reviewed mesh AP will be enough.
Please stop posting such poor threads.
>one fifth the price.
Wut
three payment plans available for network card
Just grab the latest $100 tp-link router, they’re always releasing a new model to replace the current one at that price point and they’re solid. Done work for a business and that router gives out 600mb/s speeds over wifi under load. If you need more Ethernet ports just grab a cheap unmanaged switch.
And 10x the electricity costs
What is the difference between access point and a (wireless) router?
APs just have 1 single job: convert ethernet data into wifi signals. WR will perform network processing (normally only done by a router) and also do the job of an AP.
The wienersucker motherfrickers skimp out on good CPUs for WRs so they often do a shit job compared to a R + AP.
Any $100 router should fit your needs but if you have an old brick house that kills signals in it you may want to look into a router with 2 or 3 access points.
>snsv
don't be a moron
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/06/high-severity-vulnerabilities-affect-a-wide-range-of-asus-router-models/
LOOK AT THE CPU.
These wienersucker motherfrickers will stuff the most anemic shit in these things + low RAM so you'll want to blow your brains out or even better, CONSOOOM a better one.
Not the issue.
This.
My ISP won't allow me to buy a different modem.
No I didn't. Literally first time on IQfy in nearly 6 weeks. If you can't be helpful, just be silent.
Thanks for the suggestion. Don't be a loser like this guy.
He made bad decisions in life and you don't need to go the same direction.
YES. IT. IS.
If you think a fricking black box responsible for doing things multiple networking jobs should be using a fricking 800 MHz dual-core MIPS CPU then you must be smoking crack.
$20 FLIP PHONES at wallmart now have 1.4 GHz quad-core A53 SoCs and their main job is to write simple texts and call people. Think about that for a minute.
Motorola MG8702. Has DOCSIS 3.1.
https://www.motorola.com/us/mg8702-dual-band-wifi-gigabit-router/p
Op is a homosexual. He asked the same question in /hsg/ and we all gave him helpful advice. He then came here to ask the same stupid questions.
Hes just one of those guys, yet again, who posts a question and then spends the entire thread arguing with the people trying to help him.
Frick off and actually read the commments people write. This isnt rocket science.
gl-inet router. you're welcome
get rpi/nanopi router + ap