A good router?

[Fayerpalmas]

Hello Guys!

 

Let's get straight to the point. I'm looking for good router that supports 1000mb/s. I've found one already but I don't know if it's a good one? It's a D-Link Dir-868L Router. 

My budget is $140. Do you guys know a good router that supports up to 1000mb/s and has a good wifi signal?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Regis_DeVallis]

Linus just did a video a few of days ago on the google on hub router. Might want to check that out. It is out of your price range though, over $60.

[Leonard]

PRO tips....

1. make sure any router you choose can support third party firmware such as OpenWRT/DDWRT/Tomato
2. if your home is a flat house with drywall then most routers would have the range you want, if you have a home with concrete walls that is multi-level you will want a router with high gain antennas for the range
3. good-best brands are Buffalo/some Netgear/some Linksys/ASUS/some TP-Link
4. get AC MIMO routers if you can.

[tbroadwater2010]

Hello Guys!

 

Let's get straight to the point. I'm looking for good router that supports 1000mb/s. I've found one already but I don't know if it's a good one? It's a D-Link Dir-868L Router. 

My budget is $140. Do you guys know a good router that supports up to 1000mb/s and has a good wifi signal?

 

Thanks in advance!

The Linusys AC3200 Tri External router was on sale yesterday on Amazon for $10. You missed it! I almost jumped on it.

[Fayerpalmas]

 

PRO tips....

1. make sure any router you choose can support third party firmware such as OpenWRT/DDWRT/Tomato
2. if your home is a flat house with drywall then most routers would have the range you want, if you have a home with concrete walls that is multi-level you will want a router with high gain antennas for the range
3. good-best brands are Buffalo/some Netgear/some Linksys/ASUS/some TP-Link
4. get AC MIMO routers if you can.

 

I live in a house that is most made of drywall. I already have a router that supports up to 1000mb/s but I never get that speed. I always get around 500mb/s. I have a Cisco router/modem. What are AC MIMO routers?

 

EDIT: The signals is also very bad sometimes. Sometimes i don't get any signal sometimes i do but very low.

[Leonard]

I live in a house that is most made of drywall. I already have a router that supports up to 1000mb/s but I never get that speed. I always get around 500mb/s. I have a Cisco router/modem. What are AC MIMO routers?

 

EDIT: The signals is also very bad sometimes. Sometimes i don't get any signal sometimes i do but very low.

First off, try doing a speedtest via wired connection to see the results. Is your present router provided by the ISP or bought by you? Does your modem support 1000mb/s? Is your PC's NIC configured for 1gb/s or auto negotiation? 

 

If the questions above are puzzling to you then you should do more research into network configuration before getting a router.

 

AC MIMO routers are AC = wireless AC(fastes wireless speeds available at present) MIMO = multi device in multi device out(the router can handle multiple devices/connections simultaneously without any speed loss/buffering etc.)

 

The signals being bad can be the router just being shitty and cannot provide a strong signal past a given radius or house design for what ever reason.

[Fayerpalmas]

First off, try doing a speedtest via wired connection to see the results. Is your present router provided by the ISP or bought by you? Does your modem support 1000mb/s? Is your PC's NIC configured for 1gb/s or auto negotiation? 

 

If the questions above are puzzling to you then you should do more research into network configuration before getting a router.

 

AC MIMO routers are AC = wireless AC(fastes wireless speeds available at present) MIMO = multi device in multi device out(the router can handle multiple devices/connections simultaneously without any speed loss/buffering etc.)

 

The signals being bad can be the router just being shitty and cannot provide a strong signal past a given radius or house design for what ever reason.

Thank you!

The modem is provided by the ISP. Yes my modem does support 1000mb/s  (Cisco EPC 3928). I'll look into it and figure out how much speed I'm exactly getting.

[Leonard]

Thank you!

The modem is provided by the ISP. Yes my modem does support 1000mb/s  (Cisco EPC 3928). I'll look into it and figure out how much speed I'm exactly getting.

The wireless range on most of those ISP modem/router combos is no more than 8-10 feet for a steady stable signal anything further you will get the signal drops. You will also have to find out if your ISP will allow you to use a router connected to their own....yes this is a thing and it could be just in my "third world country" but some of the provided modem/router combos are not allowed to be used with another router and these things are configured in the vendors warehouse and not the ISP but can be requested by the ISP.

[skywake]

Hello Guys!

 

Let's get straight to the point. I'm looking for good router that supports 1000mb/s. I've found one already but I don't know if it's a good one? It's a D-Link Dir-868L Router. 

My budget is $140. Do you guys know a good router that supports up to 1000mb/s and has a good wifi signal?

 

Thanks in advance!

If you want the best performing router and have a Gigabit connection I wouldn't bother with consumer grade stuff. If you have that good a connection and want to get the most out if it buy a wired-only router that will sit within your budget. If you're on a budget Ubiqiti's EdgeRouter X is kinda hard to ignore as a cheap, Gigabit capable router that does the job reasonably well. Benchmarks have it seriously outclassing the one you mentioned with bi-directional tests. With WiFi you get an access point separately and if you want better coverage you get more of them. Simple as that.

 

See the problem with these consumer grade all-in-ones is that they're a package deal. In order to get good routing performance you have to seriously overspend on WiFi and other features. If you want something that's cheaper then you get something where every part of it is cheaper. So if you want something that has fantastic routing performance and you're on a budget? By a stand-alone router.

[Gr0egercesg]

Linus just did a video a few of days ago on the google on hub router. Might want to check that out. It is out of your price range though, over $60.

I dont know about OP, but i would never buy one, the lack of customisation really kills the whole idea

[Centurius]

 

PRO tips....

1. make sure any router you choose can support third party firmware such as OpenWRT/DDWRT/Tomato
2. if your home is a flat house with drywall then most routers would have the range you want, if you have a home with concrete walls that is multi-level you will want a router with high gain antennas for the range
3. good-best brands are Buffalo/some Netgear/some Linksys/ASUS/some TP-Link
4. get AC MIMO routers if you can.

 

I'm assuming OP wants 1Gbps on the wan-side so custom firmware isn't the best way to go as those usually don't support hardware acceleration which will kill performance.

 

As for a router, Edgerouter Lite combined with an okay ac access point should be only just over your budget and give you good speeds as well as okay wifi.

[skywake]

As for a router, Edgerouter Lite combined with an okay ac access point should be only just over your budget and give you good speeds as well as okay wifi.

As someone looking at getting an EdgeRouter X I'm wondering why you'd suggest the Lite? Admittedly I don't have that fast a connection and am more after the shiny looking QoS options so I can get the most out of what I have. Even so, I wonder what the advantage is spending ~$50 more. I can see some benchmarks where the Lite performs slightly better but even then the X is still outperforming most consumer grade gear.

 

The Lite is obviously better but even so, wouldn't that extra $50 be better spent getting a better access point? Going with AC rather than N for example.

[Centurius]

As someone looking at getting an EdgeRouter X I'm wondering why you'd suggest the Lite? Admittedly I don't have that fast a connection and am more after the shiny looking QoS options so I can get the most out of what I have. Even so, I wonder what the advantage is spending ~$50 more. I can see some benchmarks where the Lite performs slightly better but even then the X is still outperforming most consumer grade gear.

 

The Lite is obviously better but even so, wouldn't that extra $50 be better spent getting a better access point? Going with AC rather than N for example.

HW Offload is worth the $50 on a Gbps connection which is the main difference between the Lite and the X. The X really is a glorified switch with a cpu whereas the Lite is more truly a router. The X will beat most consumer grade stuff definitely however said consumer grade won't manage Gbps wan-side either.

[skywake]

HW Offload is worth the $50 on a Gbps connection which is the main difference between the Lite and the X. The X really is a glorified switch with a cpu whereas the Lite is more truly a router. The X will beat most consumer grade stuff definitely however said consumer grade won't manage Gbps wan-side either.

So basically people with a connection like mine (Location: Australia) it shouldn't make a difference. Same features it's just not as efficient. But for people like OP who have insane connections should be able to squeeze a bit more out of it with the Lite. Makes sense.

[Centurius]

So basically people with a connection like mine (Location: Australia) it shouldn't make a difference. Same features it's just not as efficient. But for people like OP who have insane connections should be able to squeeze a bit more out of it with the Lite. Makes sense.

Yeah exactly.

[Fayerpalmas]

The wireless range on most of those ISP modem/router combos is no more than 8-10 feet for a steady stable signal anything further you will get the signal drops. You will also have to find out if your ISP will allow you to use a router connected to their own....yes this is a thing and it could be just in my "third world country" but some of the provided modem/router combos are not allowed to be used with another router and these things are configured in the vendors warehouse and not the ISP but can be requested by the ISP.

Yes, i asked them and they said that I can use a router and connect it to theirs. I also did a speedtest but I had the same results (around 600mb/s).