>your router model or setup
>what firmware/OS and what version you have installed on it
>describe your network: how many clients, servers, etc.
>are you satisfied with your setup?
>anything you would like to share to help others with a similar setup?
Go go go!
>>51977423
wtf is this shit?
TP-link 1043ND with dd-wrt
because who gives a fuck
would do openwrt but their instructions assume I'm some NEET with nothing else to do.
>>51977530
>TP-link 1043ND with dd-wrt
How's the performance on that?
>>51977543
so far so good. was getting wifi signal issues with the factory rom so I figured I'd give it a try. able to specify channels and shit with this so at the very least it's stronger.
everything else I have is hard-wired... only advantages here are more control over ports and static IPs, forwarded ports, dynamic dns, etc.
it was the cheapest gigabit wifi router I could find.
>>51977565
>it was the cheapest gigabit wifi router I could find.
But does it meet or exceed your needs?
>>51977583
yep. I have the 'fast' home cable internet package. just wanted gigabit for transfers between computers, as I remote into a couple of PC servers on my network that handle surveillance and other tasks, and transferring large files and streaming video was choppy/slow when I had a megabit router.
the wifi range extends out into my yard and across the street to the grocery store. before, it would hardly reach the other room.
I wish dd-wrt was more up to date, as I worry about security issues, but I don't have the time/need to worry too much about it.
>>51977617
>I wish dd-wrt was more up to date
Use the betas, dude
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2015/12-10-2015-r28493/
>>51977640
is it safe to flash over an older dd-wrt?
>>51977659
Yeah, but you will have to clear NVRAM after.
Netgear WNDR3700v4 + OpenWRT or some OpenWRT-compatible TP-Link equivalent? Or WNDR3700v5 hoping for OpenWRT support in future? Or something else entirely?
My layout is: ~50 Mbps PPPoE connection, 2 PCs over Wi-Fi, 2 tablets, 2 "NAS" devices (single drive WDs) attached via LAN cables.
Bought a WRT 1900 ac right before the death killer space ship meme kicked in
Then Linksys decided to fuck everyone in the ass who bought one by not releasing the source to their drivers like the promised too
now I use it for a glorified switch and I feel like a chump
>>51977671
why? I never did this before... didn't see instructions for it
>>51977682
$80 TPLINK N600 TD-W9980 Modem Router
$12 JCG U700 in the Office as a repeater.
both on stock roms. will eventually, soon, use WRT on the TPLink cause I need Pixelserv, ads while watching youtube while watching the TV is fucked.
>>51977724
>>51977671
did all this. scared me, got 0.0.0.0 as WAN IP
had to reboot modem to get it to work again.
nice! thanks for the tips!!! I have way more features now and SSH works.
PS I have a dumb netgear cable modem. renting cable modems is for chumps.
>>51977671
also dude holy shit thankyou.
the newer ddwrt has a newer linux kernel which means support for >2tb HDDs... finally I can use the USB hub on the single USB2.0 port as I originally intended: for my ghetto-NAS (a 3tb drive and a 2tb drive). amazing. owe you a beer. can't believe I didn't know there were newer betas available.
One of these (TP-Link TL-WR841N)
Running old-ass OpenWRT on it (too lazy to update)
About 8-9 clients
Meh, somehow GUI is broken for OpenWRT and I can't be assed to fix it, so I do all the configuration through SSH
Also I can't go back to the stock firmware, since there's a hardware thing (I think) and the GUI wouldn't work there either and stock firmware has no SSH, so I'd be fucked
>>51977423
WRT1900AC
>Firmware Version OpenWrt Designated Driver r47953 / LuCI Master (git-15.352.67088-e42e5f5)
>Kernel Version 4.1.13
got 2 other APs, around 5 wired an 5 wireless clients
no problems so far, openwrt is 10/10 and the hardware is good too
always check for openwrt compatibility before buying and flash that thing before you even try doing anything with the stock firmware
>>51977423
Edgerouter lite handles my 500/500 connection with no problems, newest edgeOS running
>>51978055
I have one of these, I think it was $19 on amazon. great deal for a solid performer.
>>51978033
yeah, not many people seem to know unless they visit the forums.
Why after a while do routers just die? My rt-n56u has been working fine for 2 years and now it starting to give issues with constantly disconnecting the 5GHz that I use.
I've bought a TP-Link gigabit router.
There is no hardware NAT support for my model and transfer speeds were unreliable as fuck. Everything else was a-ok, even installing/uninstalling was easy as hell.
It's a shame since it's one of the "well-supported" models but blame TP-Link for not releasing sources.
Model's TL-WDR3600.
>>51978072
Yeah, it's been going strong for a couple of years now
And I was forced to learn some CLI stuff, due to the GUI being borked
>>51978092
>rt-n56u
found your problem
>>51978107
Yea it seems that I fucked up getting this as is seems that I can't flash custom firmwares on it.
>>51978093
Same guy here, the comment section in the related bug is quite a shitfest.
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/11779
>>51977423
ASUS RT-N56U
Stock firmware, don't see the need for anything else atm
>Network
2 desktops, one with Linux, one with Windows
1 server, running too many services
1 MediaPC connected to TV
1 Chromecast in the bedroom connected to a monitor for comfy watching
>are you satisfied
I want more than one server. The single server I have right now is running as a simple webserver, PLEX, ownCloud, file, backup and ssh. I want to add at least one more server that will act as a storage server for PLEX, torrenting, ownCloud and file serving.
Other than that, my mediaPC has a weird issue. Occasionally, it will crash, and when it does it takes the router down with it. This happens even if I install Windows or Linux on it.
>>51978138
>ASUS RT-N56U
lol
>>51978138
Esxi or xenserver all the way
>>51977423
i bought this router, its coming in the mail.
>>51978433
I still don't like having it all on one piece of hardware. I hate SPOF setups.
My dad drives a trash truck for a living, and I work as the only IT technician at a school, so hardware is easy to come by.
MORTAL KOMBAT
>>51978709
Then i would say go for it ^^
>>51978116
Padavan and OpenWRT are supported
>>51977423
>your router model or setup
My old x86 computer with two NICs
>what firmware/OS and what version you have installed on it
Debian Linux
>describe your network: how many clients, servers, etc.
1 file server
1 media center (wired)
2 stationary computers (wired)
2 laptops (wifi) + whatever mobile phones (also wifi)
>are you satisfied with your setup?
yeah
>anything you would like to share to help others with a similar setup?
Use your AP as AP, not as a fucking router. They are mostly shit for that purpose.
>>51977423
fucking ancient Asus WL500 router (I think it only supports g, not even n) in access point mode (NAT, firewall, routing, all disabled) plugged into the finest, cheapest, 5-port gigabit switch Newegg would sell me, which is plugged into a dual-core pentium running pfsense.
Machines on it: Gaymen desktop (wired), server (wired), my main laptop (wired or wireless, depending on if I need to move files at more than a megabyte a second), my old laptop that sits under my bed (wireless), my parents' two laptops (wireless), their two phones (wireless), their netflix appliance box thingy (wireless. they hate buffering less than they hate running cables in the walls, apparently) and my phone (wireless)
I would've liked to have the router plugged straight into the pfsense machine on its own interface, since that'd make wireless clients unable to talk to wired clients, as I understand it, which would be a nice safety net if either I or my parents gets ourselves infected with something. But then I couldn't ssh into my server from my laptop, or use the windows remote desktop thing from my machine to my parents. But eh, it works, and it's more secure than it was when it was just that ancient router that hasn't had a new firmware release since like 2009.
I would advise people to be less stupid at networking than I am before setting up pfsense, that should not have taken me four hours.
>>51979290
lol
>your router model or setup
I got a TP-Link AC1750 C7 as my entire network gateway, along with a virtual pfSense acting as a router to a DMZ.
>what firmware/OS and what version you have installed on it
OpenWRT 2.x on my C7 and pfSense 2.2 on my virtual machine
>describe your network: how many clients, servers, etc.
The C7 is linked to 2 major parts of my network. The home network, and the DMZ. The home network is connected to 3 access points that work together and connect all my home clients together. The DMZ is a single virtualization server running about 8 different clients.
>are you satisfied with your setup?
It's very secure and very flexible, so yes I am. It allows me to link up to the DMZ whenever I need to without worrying about whether the home clients are insecure.
>anything you would like to share to help others with a similar setup?
If you have a virtualization server, I highly recommend using a virtual machine running pfSense to manage your virtual networks. It's very easy to set up and it's very secure.
>>51980100
>OpenWRT 2.x on my C7
Why not DDWRT?
I'm looking to buy an inexpensive yet decent, 802.11ac capable router. Any recommendations?
>>51980404
Any particular reason I should?
>>51980408
TP-Link Archer C7 or Tenda AC15.
Here's a start:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/router/view
isp provided sagem 2504n
slightly modified firmware to unlock the shit they thought would be a fantastic idea to hide behind their offensively simple interface.
approximately 14 wireless clients, 1 gigbit switch for when i can't be fucked to endure shitty 100mbps transfers, around 5-6 wired clients, one NAS.
meh, it works and it's more secure than the surrounding networks which are all on default shit. I'm the only poweruser so everyone else is just happy the wifi works.
Turn wps off, it's a security risk, as is the default firmware on this router fucking hell.
>>51980545
>isp provided
lol
>>51977760
I did the same. It was awesome until I bricked it. Now I gotta unbrick it somehow but I'm too lazy.
2x belkin share max running shibby tomato. <$30 each and rock stable.
>>51977423
I have an ASUS DSL-N55U, running stock ASUSWRT3.0.0.4.376_2736-ge8d4e19. There are 10-20 clients on the open wireless network.
I've ran into few bugs with ASUSWRT and there's no replacement. One bug in particular is that I can no longer see or modify the guest networks due to Unicode characters in one guest SSID.
I'd like to build an OpenBSD router after I move out of my ADSL2+ house. For wireless access, I'm still waiting for a good AC3200 MU-MIMO router. None exist yet as far as I know.
I'm also considering getting a Juniper EX2200, EX3300 or EX4200 but I don't like proprietary software and the latest Juniper screenOS "backdoors" are making me feel even more uncomfortable with this idea.
The ISPs in Finland usually offer various Zyxel and TeleWell routers. They are really awful, more bugs and more awful "what the fuck" UIs than any other router I've used. Glad I haven't had to touch one of those in a while.
I can also tell many of the TP-LINK routers have quite awful interface without OpenWRT or libreCMC.
By the way, who are you quoting? Quoting yourself doesn't count. Use semantics.
>>51978067
Daily reminder that Ubiquity allegedly violates the GPL by refusing to provide the source code for U-Boot.[1]
[1]: http://libertybsd.net/ubiquiti/
>>51983393
Well yea, i got the edgerouter lite for free from work because we had a extra spare
ASUS' new RT-AC88U router looks attractive. MU-MIMO and improved speeds over the older RT-AC87U.
I'm only concerned of the proprietary 256-QAM extensions.
Home wireless APs aside, I should probably look into other "business oriented" wireless access points too. Ubiquity UniFi and Aruba Networks' wireless APs come into my mind. Any others to consider for the highest, reliable throughput with MU-MIMO?
>>51983842
By the way, asuswrt-merlin doesn't support RT-AC88U yet.
I need to open a port in my Nexus 5 running latest Android
so my download speeds are better
How do I do this?
Netgear R7000 with DD-WRT. Just werks, never had any issues. With my old router I could barely stream music over wi-fi, now 1080p video works perfectly.
>>51983991
If it wasn't clear - I am using my Nexus 5, through USB, as Internet connection for my PC-.
>mfw consumer router plebs need hw NAT accel to route at gigabit speeds
pfsense router with E8400 on a G43 chipset and 4GB of DDR3. Intel server pro DP NIC. Passive CPU cooler, passive PSU and installed on the cheapest SSD I could find. I used to have it run off a flash drive and portable mode, but it still fucket the flash drive up. I also have a 24p Netgear switch and a Asus router as an AP.
Pic related is the system before I bought a case which could fit all the parts.
>>51984058
>>51983991
This is me currently trying to understand how this shuold work.
The faggots at operator wouldn't tell me shit they just said 'tjhats commmon issue'
Where can I find information for a newbie in this stuff? I'm planning to get my own router besides ISPs router and I would like to find a "easy" and reliable web to learn.
I will have like 6 client + home server + tv-decoder.
Tips?
>>51984318
For hardware get something like a ALIX APU 1D4.
For software get pfsense and learn from the wiki.
>>51984359
HM, I'm looking for something a little cheaper, since will be my baby's 1st between other things.
I thought this was a shop but it's a real thing.
So, /g/, help me out here.
My place is a goddamn nightmare to have WiFi. There's 8 walls between one side of the house to another, so I setup 2 routers on each side of the house.
It would seem that that's the end of that, but weird shit is happening:
>If I only have one router, everything works fine
>If I plug in the second router via its internet in (WAN) port, that router doesn't work, even if I plug in a computer to LAN port.
>If I plug in the second router via a LAN port, it works, but the internet on both routers cuts off every now and then.
I know both the routers work by themselves.
I'm not sure why the WAN connection doesn't work, but I have a suspicion that when I connect it on the LAN ports and it acts as an access point, my ISP's router can't handle that many clients.
What am I doing wrong/what do I need to do to fix this?
Pic related: not my router, but this is what's going on.
>>51984698
If you plug it in to your existing network via a LAN port then they'll both be fighting to serve DHCP.
If you plug it in via WAN they probably are trying to use the same IP range.
Put it in bridge mode and it should work.
>>51983991
Guys please ;_; I tried it myself but I don't goddamn understand what I am supposed to do.
I have a draytek 120 doing ppoa -> ppoe then an old computer running ipfire doing routing/dhcp/firewall etc
two wifi ap's cover the house on blue and a 5 port 1g dlink switch to cover ethernet needs to the main pc rooms.
>>51984127
What's that little sata thing?
>>51983991
>>51984740
I'm fairlys ure you can't portforward on a Nexus 5. Connect the Nexus 5 to a managed switch/router if possible, then connect your computer to the switch/router.
>>51984926
Yeah so I guess I will be buying a 4G modem where I can put my sim card in tomorrow, thanks for confirming. I spent hours on Google, nwo I can rest
>>51984698
did u disable DHCP on one?
>>51984912
A tiny SSD.
>>51984952
Some home oriented routers also have an USB-port for WWAN devices, e.g. ASUS routers.
>your router model or setup
Netgear MBRN3000
>what firmware/OS and what version you have installed on it
stock OS. Looked into installing OpenWRT, but not supported currently
>describe your network: how many clients, servers, etc.
1 client
>are you satisfied with your setup?
my laptop has a built-in 3G modem, I literally only bought this 3G router so my girlfriend could use wi-fi
>anything you would like to share to help others with a similar setup?
uh. I don't know. so far it works good without any issues.
Probably stupid question but here it goes
so I put OpenWRT on two routers
shits fine
when I go on their ip address the address goes from 192.168.0.1 in tohttp://192.168.0.1/cgi-bin/luci
thac alright I always though, except when I connected router that was on 192.168.0.1 with stock firmware and I tried to connect to it.. the browser would go that cgi-bin/luci and failed there
I had to fire up different browser to go to the stock router..
whats up with that?
>>51984987
might as well get the 4g modem, it might have a proper fucking antenna even!
>>51985020
Caching.
>>51977423
I see to your Satan's Crown and raise with the Temple of Nod.
>>51977530
>would do openwrt but their instructions assume I'm some NEET with nothing else to do.
heres some overview of the cool GUI that openwert has
>>51984969
>>51984731
Turns out just turning off DHCP worked perfectly.
Thanks.
>>51985047
how do I tell browser to cut it out when I need to?
>>51984127
Has his router not in a box, lmao.
Whats this a D510?
I have one of the Actiontec Wireless G routers that you get from Verizon. Could I just buy a router and drop it in without much fiddling?
>>51984189
the fuck that power usage, a onboard mini itx would be alot better for this
>>51984985
Name? Seems the thing i need for some projects
>>51985806
It's the 16GB Supermicro SATA DOM.
It comes with a cable to connect it directly to a power port on the motherboard, but there's ones from other brands that have generic molex power connectors.
>pfsense running on j1900 itx board for core routing
>shitty dlink dir655 for wireless
get on my level faggots
SuperHub® 5
One of these bad boys
https://www.alcatel-lucent.com/products/7368-isam-ont-g-240w-b
>>51977423
>your router model or setup
Edge router X + random TP link AP
>what firmware/OS and what version you have installed on it
Latest Edge OS
>describe your network: how many clients, servers, etc.
One laptop and rpi over wifi, desktop on LAN
>are you satisfied with your setup?
Yes
