Routers
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Can we have a router thread? I'd love to know which is the bang for the buck champion, the one that's good in wireless, and those that build their own.
Running pic related: RT-N56U.
I recently flashed openwrt on it, but my family has been reporting
connection drops.
I don't really know much about openwrt and would like to learn, but my
knowledge in networks is practically zero.
Anyone using Intel NUC + switch for routing? Willing to share experiences?
>>55609335
use this
https://bitbucket.org/padavan/rt-n56u
>>55609421
>This project aims to improve the rt-n56u and other supported devices on the software part, allowing power user to take full control over their hardware. This project was created in hope to be useful, but comes without warranty or support. Installing it will probably void your warranty. Contributors of this project are not responsible for what happens next.
My solution to lean is to just install another image? I'm looking around the bitbucket and I'm not getting much info out of it. What is it based on?
>>55609421
>>55609662
It's using opkg as well. Is it based on openwrt? I don't know which came first.
>>55609360
>Intel NUC
That sounds interesting. Isn't it considerably expensive to go with that route?
Bought an RT-AC66U last week and so far it's been great. Much better than the cisco one I bought 8 years ago
>>55609256
>>55609335
I'm getting tired of my family pestering for router resets. I have no problems using ethernet, is the wireless that shit? Fuck, I'm going back to stock firmware.
>>55609256
the only access point worth it is the Ubiquiti upa-ac-lite.
likewise, the only router worth it is the ubiquiti edgerouter.
I use a WRT54G running Tomato.
I need a new router. Is the ASUS RT-N66U still a top meme?
>>55609724
![20160331150616_44161[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/id05PDx.jpg "20160331150616_44161[1].jpg")
How trashy are the xaiomi routers.
I really just need better penetrating wifi on a budget as these walls can block a wifi signal two rooms over.
>>55610844
>100mbps only
SHITTTTTTT
My ancient DIR-825 has dual band and gigabit.
>>55610952
Right if I were using ir for a gigbit home/business LAN It wouldnt be worth it...
But Im really just looking to replace the router im getting from charter and at $30 it looks real good
>>55610952
Wireless?
If so it does have dual band and 1167Mbps 802.11ac
Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router 3
>>55609256
for those who use custom firmware in their routers like OpenWRT, Tomato, pfsense and similars, which one you think is the best and why? i want to change my router (a shitty thompson one) with a better one, but having many firmwares just leads to confusion
>>55611068
>>55609335 here.
I gave up on openwrt and went stock. I don't know how it fares on other routers, but I had a bad experience with the wireless dropping.
>>55610478
I have it is great
>>55611068
Third party router firmware is a shit tinfoil hat meme. You make sacrifices on the off chance your data matters to the NSA.
>>55609360
I'm using a PCengines Alix running OpenBSD with a miniPCI wireless card.
How's pfsense?
Who still running the wrt54/g/ here?
>>55611554
I've heard Linksys recent consumer ac routers are shit, but are the ac wrt routers decent at least?
Also, is triband a meme?
Current router
Should I upgrade?
>>55609256
That looks obnoxious and redundant as fuck
>>55609256
I have an Asus RT-N16.
However I use the modem/extender offered by the ISP now. My ISP makes it complicated to use routers, and the supplied one is better than my router anyway. Actiontec T1200H, and the wifi supplied through Actiontec web6000q. It has 5GHz wifi
ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL
>>55611554
Why would you still be running a router that can only achieve wireless speeds of around 20mbps?
EdgeRouter mustard race coming through
>>55612528
I get 46mbps on my 48/48 connection.
>>55612501
OP here, I made this thread just for this.
I'm sorry.
Are Asus routers a meme? Mine is a piece of shit
>>55609335
I bought mine for 35 bucks. Great router.
>Openwrt
>Not padawan
ya dungoofed m8
>>55612543
You're the reason this board has gone to shit
>>55612565
Nah, I report threads all the time. I reported this thread with different ips already.
>>55612553
Asus is a meme.
>>55612589
I like their other products, but didn't have much luck with their router
>>55610767
Where is a good store to get a "local host"?
Do they have them at best buy?
>>55612606
They sure do.
They have them everywhere.
>>55609335
>connection drops
does that thing have any antennas
>>55610478
It's been solid for me. Got a bit warmer than I liked so I put a fan underneath it.
Ordered one of these for under $30 but probably won't get it until next month.
Doesn't have gigabit ethernet but it does have an android app and supports external usb storage.
>>55612708
>Doesn't have gigabit ethernet
It's shit. At least you didn't pay top dollar for it.
>>55612708
>does have an android app
You say that like it's a good thing
>>55612735
It is when the default webui is in chinese lmao.
>>55612730
Only really cared about AC and mimo on 5GHz to improve wireless connections.
As of right now the N 2.4GHz shit gets knocked out if someone uses a microwave for a few minutes.
>>55611741
Have the same
LAN is always stable. Wifi is stable when less than 3 are active doing something demanding. Starts dropping packets lack crazy when 4 people are streaming video or gaming at the same time
Asus Onhub
/thread
>>55609726
I have the same, for about a year now. No complaints thus far
Why do Asus love to do such shitty, edgy designs? I love their stuff but it's like it's designed for teenagers.
>>55612929
Taiwanese
>>55612929
these routers are being marketed for gamers
>>55612929
see >>55612849
Much more tame design
>>55612708
is this chink botnet /g/?
>>55612730
>He doesn't have a switch anyways
What a loser lol
Just a bit of advice. Never get the ASUS RT-AC66U. I've had one for a while now and it's put me off to ASUS routers forever.
The official firmware is shit and options half the time don't do what they say they. An example of this is with port forwarding. The past 3 versions of firmware broke port forwarding where setting up ports to be forwarded did absolutely nothing. On the most modern firmware it works about 50% of the time. Another some other settings that are "placebo" are disabling the integrated firewall, NAT passthrough, and DMZ.
Why not install custom firmware then? I don't know if this is common practice but on this particular router you cannot get full download speed on custom firmware if you go above a certain level. For example I have 300 down and on the custom firmware I used (Tomato and a few others) I could never get about 120 down, after reverting to official firmware i was getting full speed. I read up on the problem and it appears to be that custom firmware is intentionally locked out of certain settings in the router that allows speed levels above a certain amount.
These are just a few of the multitude of problems I have experienced with this particular router. The thing seems well built as in it hasn't died on me yet but it doesn't make up for all the other issues.
>>55609726
>>55613041 is me. Maybe I have a lemon but this router has been nothing but trouble.
>>55612849
>we want the apple audience design
>hand wave Wi-Fi boost on a particular device
>firmware auto update
>a fucking speaker
>bluetooth
>nightlight led
a whole bunch of gimmicks
too bad it doesn't post selfies on Instagram
god-tier
http://www.apple.com/airport-extreme/
>>55613041
custom firmware is just a huge meme.
never had much luck with Tomato on my RT-N16 either. tried the toastman and shijby whoever builds
>>55613071
the thing is, the hardware is really solid and it doesnt look like a stealth bomber
>>55613072
the newest versions require an iOS or Apple device for configuration. There is no web-config or windows client anymore.
>>55613135
why would you buy one if you don't already have apple products?
>>55613145
because it is a good router.
>>55613150
then buy a good computer to go with it!
>>55613072
>>55613150
Was considering one for my next router. I've never used an Apple router so does it have all the options you'd expect? Port forwaring, DMZ, NAT, Custom blocking, Dual band, etc?
>>55613199
i don't know about custom blocking, but yes to everything else.
>>55613094
See I wouldn't mind running the stock firmware if it wasn't such shit itself. I was forced into custom for a while due to the port forwarding issues.
>>55609256
I have a 2.8 GHz cellery with 3 NICs in it, booting Alpine linux off a CD-R. Works great. For wireless, I have Ubuntu Ministation 2.
Now obviously this takes more time, effort and knowledge to set up then a consumer router box. But I have the knowledge and know consumer router box will have 3 PHYs. They all have the wifi and LAN on the same segment. Something I refuse to do. I want a strong firewall between potential strangers and my LAN.
Of course, this all takes up more room and power then a consumer router. But room I have lots of.
>>55613224
Good. The only thing that's really fucking strange is that it only has a 3 port switch. No clue why they didn't go with the standard 4.
>>55613094
Seriously, why would you run a router with stock firmware? Tomato just works so much better.
>>55611068
Pfsense is enterprise grade. Being built on freebsd means access to lots of additional software.
>>55611634
WRT-1900AC and WRT1200AC are great for dd-wrt. Stock works okay but has cloud shite. Consumers will not be bothered by it, makes NAS easy to do.
>>55613242
Like I said, custom firmware is often horribly written.
the Toastman build of Tomato was absolutely shit, it would shit itself every time I changed a setting
>>55613242
Not him but in the case I mentioned earlier my router legitimately cannot get speed downloads without official firmware. It's a pretty big fuck you.
>>55609360
I have pfsense on a j1900 board. Handles gigabit routing (capable of faster).
>>55611507
Third party firmware is for adding functionality first and adding security second.
I forgot that this was /g/ - brand loyalty and that most of you don't actually know anything much beyond how to reset your router.
>>55613291
Thank you for your contribution to this thread
>>55609256
netgear wndr series, look in 4k range
>>55613291
except most custom router firmware is just for the sake of ricing it
it's gentoo tier autism
any thoughts on the asus n300 modem/router? also any ausbros here with the telstra t-gateway NBN router?
>>55609335
Openwrt really isn't very good unless.you want to have vlans. But you are probably just better off getting a tiuter that supports it.
>>55610478
Excellent, and I mean excellent piece of hardware. Just remember to put it in a upright position with the stand, since it heats up much less in comparison to horizontal position. Also, asuswrt merlin is a must.
>>55613409
Bought one to use on iinet ADSL, had to RMA it because it would stop DNS lookups after 10-15 minutes till it was reset. Second one refused to connect on 802.11n and was returned. I've fallen back to my shitty linksys for now and am still trying to work out a suitable replacement. YMMV, but heads up.
>>55613041
Use merlin firmware, dumbass!
Anything CISCO
>>55613248
Dd wrt is garbage on the 1200ac. I have one and the latest builds either dont support the 2.4ghz radio at all or have some memory issue that requires rebooting it every few days. I am using some customised build of open wrt and just making due with no 2.4ghz since almost all my tech supports ac.
Got this a bit ago (Netgear, I know) and it's been stable and has great range.
With free ISP you have 250gb Nas, wifi ac
>>55611554
I am with ddwrt, but I can't seem to find a firmware revision that both allows working port forwarding and working wifi security.
>>55609256
> pic
enjoy ur cancer
>>55618059
anuda one
![original[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/15KMGnZ.jpg "original[1].jpg")
I have the DIR-862L
It's kinda shit but it was only $40 mapledollars with no tax
>>55613263
>>55613246
is pfsense really good? how it compares to let's say, openwrt or tomato/merlin?
>>55618220
and anoda one
>>55612501
THE UN-CON-NECTED NAAASSESSSSSSSS
>>55610203
Check which channel its on. If you have other routers in the same area on overlapping channels, the wireless gets fucked. 1, 6, and 11 are the only three you should use in 2.4ghz
>>55612501
anyone here using archer and have compability issues with lenovo tablet/laptop/mediatek device and some outdated iPhone and iPad ? it looks funny download speed is like jacking 0.2mbps tru speedtest but upload speed could go like 10mb+, But everything is normal when i switch into b/g only wtf happened?
