What router to get?

[BiscuitMassacre]

I need a new router and these are my requirements.

 

• atleast one gigabit ethernet port
• OpenDNS support
• Longer range than the Belkin AC750
• Under $120; cheaper the better
• My internet is 130Mbps Max

The computer in the back of my house has to go through atleast 3 walls and its only about 30 feet away and it only gets 2/5 bars.

 

NOTE: this pc is using a cheap Tplink WN811nd. My OnePlus 3 is able to get 2/3-3/3 bars. My bro is stubborn and won't get a new adaptor.

 

NOTE: worst case there will be 13 wifi devices and 2 wired, but 10 wifi and 1 wired is average.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

 

Why not just set up a wireless extender?

[BiscuitMassacre]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Why not just set up a wireless extender?

I need gigabit port as well.. I believe just getting a new router would be best. He might even just get ethernet so.. I really just need it to have more range than the Belkin AC750. That should be easy to accomplish because it doesn't even have external antennas. 

[Streetguru]

10 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

I need gigabit port as well.. I believe just getting a new router would be best. He might even just get ethernet so.. I really just need it to have more range than the Belkin AC750. That should be easy to accomplish because it doesn't even have external antennas. 

You're probably better off getting a higher budget and going overkill on the router, not sure what open DNS needs though

or check some reviews for the on hub router

 

[alizaidi2000]

I used this product (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4FT4MN3077&cm_re=dap_1650-_-1A7-001C-00010-_-Product) as an access point not a range extender and it works great.

 

but if you are adamant on getting a router try this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156436 little bit more expensive and im not sure if it supports opendns but you cant expect much for  $120

[alizaidi2000]

You could get this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1073518&gclid=CjwKEAjw19vABRCY2YmkpO2OzTsSJAAzEt8sm2GRmofVa2iaeAj9GunKMZkHHHeh1MoVZ-IZNOnOCRoC5ijw_wcB&is=REG&c3api=1876%2C72666209402%2C%2C&A=details&Q=&pcur=CAD then use the dlink ap i mentioned before. Note the price is in cad not usd. i think for like all the links i posted

[BiscuitMassacre]

15 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

I used this product (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4FT4MN3077&cm_re=dap_1650-_-1A7-001C-00010-_-Product) as an access point not a range extender and it works great.

 

but if you are adamant on getting a router try this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156436 little bit more expensive and im not sure if it supports opendns but you cant expect much for  $120

 

4 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

You could get this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1073518&gclid=CjwKEAjw19vABRCY2YmkpO2OzTsSJAAzEt8sm2GRmofVa2iaeAj9GunKMZkHHHeh1MoVZ-IZNOnOCRoC5ijw_wcB&is=REG&c3api=1876%2C72666209402%2C%2C&A=details&Q=&pcur=CAD then use the dlink ap i mentioned before. Note the price is in cad not usd. i think for like all the links i posted

Maybe its a Canadian thing, but I have never heard of these companies. What makes you recommend these over something like this?

(Price is USD)

 

https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Systems-AC1750-Gigabit-DIR-859/dp/B00PVCZI40/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477929015&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=router&psc=1 

 

 

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

 

Maybe its a Canadian thing, but I have never heard of these companies. What makes you recommend these over something like this?

(Price is USD)

 

https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Systems-AC1750-Gigabit-DIR-859/dp/B00PVCZI40/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477929015&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=router&psc=1 

 

 

Well, i actually don't recommend the trendnet its just the closest thing i could find that would be close to your budget. As for ubiquiti they are a very well known company in terms of networking there products are mostly designed for  business application but they work well with consumers. Yeah they make pretty great products. D-link is a networking company pretty well known for home networking. So my suggestion is to get the ubiquiti router then use the DAP-1650 as an access point for wifi, i have this setup (just my router is not a ubiquiti router) and it works great. You most likely havent heard of ubiquiti unless you manage the networkfor a business. I only know about them because of linus

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'm going to suggest one of the 802.11ac routers from ASUS. I'm using an RT-AC68 and it's super reliable. Then again I'm coming from Netgear so that may not be saying much but I rarely have to touch the router for any reason.

 

I'm certain most routers these days will let you specify a DNS address so you don't have to worry about that.

[Phate.exe]

TP-Link Archer C7 or C8.  I paid $115 shipped for my C8 a while ago.  It initially had a firmware bug that would cause it to stop allowing new connections after a month or two of being on until you power cycled it.  Seemed to be completely solved with a firmware update, after which I pretty much never had to screw with the thing.  I was originally going to spend way too much money on a WRT1900AC, then did a ton of reading on SmallNetBuilder and found out about the TP-Link.

 

They're extremely similar in performance.  AC1750 with tons of 2.4GHz bandwidth (this matters if you have a first gen chromecast or want to stream media outside of 5GHz range).  Great range.  The C7 has a flat design, is black, has an Atheros chipset and 2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting printers or media storage.  The C8 has a stand-up design, is white (my biggest complaint about it), has a Broadcom chipset (the same one that's in the Netgear AC1750's), and trades out one of the USB2.0 ports for a USB3.0 port.

 

[alizaidi2000]

Or if you like asus products you could use this as an ap http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320248 instead of the dlink ap. This one supports ac1900

[Guest]

7 hours ago, alizaidi2000 said:

You could get this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1073518&gclid=CjwKEAjw19vABRCY2YmkpO2OzTsSJAAzEt8sm2GRmofVa2iaeAj9GunKMZkHHHeh1MoVZ-IZNOnOCRoC5ijw_wcB&is=REG&c3api=1876%2C72666209402%2C%2C&A=details&Q=&pcur=CAD then use the dlink ap i mentioned before. Note the price is in cad not usd. i think for like all the links i posted

Have you actually used one of these? They are without a doubt one of the worst routers currently availible on the market. They have very little functionality besides the basics for a router unless you use the CLI. Oh wait you've used the CLI? Let us release a firmware upgrade and break everything you did via CLI.

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, Windspeed36 said:

Have you actually used one of these? They are without a doubt one of the worst routers currently availible on the market. They have very little functionality besides the basics for a router unless you use the CLI. Oh wait you've used the CLI? Let us release a firmware upgrade and break everything you did via CLI.

Well i haven't used this specific router, but i did do similar setups in the past. Some of my friends have actually used this router in the past, they've never had any problem with it. Sorry to hear your expierience

[alizaidi2000]

But if you really want a wifi router combo i found this ebay deal while searching for something else (typical ebay) http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/706-53473-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337983894&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FD-Link-DIR-850L-Wireless-AC1200-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Wifi-Cloud-Network-Router-%2F322186600684%3Fhash%3Ditem4b03d160ec%3Ag%3Ai68AAOSwgZ1XrnIY 

[ultimatemythbuster]

On 10/31/2016 at 0:20 PM, M.Yurizaki said:

I'm going to suggest one of the 802.11ac routers from ASUS. I'm using an RT-AC68 and it's super reliable. Then again I'm coming from Netgear so that may not be saying much but I rarely have to touch the router for any reason.

 

I'm certain most routers these days will let you specify a DNS address so you don't have to worry about that.

I have a RT-AC66U with DDWRT.  Works great with my 60/5 connection.  I tried the stock ASUS firmware for all of 3 minutes before putting DDWRT on it.

[alizaidi2000]

3 hours ago, ultimatemythbuster said:

I have a RT-AC66U with DDWRT.  Works great with my 60/5 connection.  I tried the stock ASUS firmware for all of 3 minutes before putting DDWRT on it.

LOL 

[BiscuitMassacre]

2 hours ago, ultimatemythbuster said:

I have a RT-AC66U with DDWRT.  Works great with my 60/5 connection.  I tried the stock ASUS firmware for all of 3 minutes before putting DDWRT on it.

60/5?

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

60/5?

60mbps down 5 mbps up

[ultimatemythbuster]

3 hours ago, alizaidi2000 said:

LOL 

I bought the router with the intention of using DDWRT.  I just thought I'd see how bad the stock firmware was.  Literally everything was hidden under the "Advanced" menu.  I guess that must mean I'm advanced?