Router For Specific Need

[Sherako]

Okay so this might not actually be too specific. I'm just looking for a router that will work best hooked up to a 24 port switch.

Switch I am using: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/a0155835?cid=298721&st=&gclid=CjwKCAjwh9_bBRA_EiwApObaONJKSpCcmh7n040k2Hh_JVOkyZZz9B4j5pjusX-c6HdZuUOcbnnrCxoCQaUQAvD_BwE&lid=5704670&VEN1=sPpz7COCk,101952148149,901q5c14135,c,,A0155835&VEN2=,&dgc=st&dgseg=so&acd=12309152537501410&VEN3=813904532297105014

I currently have 4 antminer z9's hooked up to just a second router I had laying around. It's a Linksys E4200, I've had it for maybe 7 or 8 years now, and don't really wanna trust using it with now a shared connection per miner through ethernet cable. I'm using all 4 ports but when my order of 12 come in, I don't really want this router to be used to process 16 connections being handled through just the 4 physical ports.

Looked online myself, can't find a router with more than 4 connections, I don't really know much about routers so I'm just asking if anyone basically knows what spec to look for for this application.

I'm guessing if there's a router out there with more connections, or just one that's good with processing shared connections through each ethernet cable, well, please let me know.

I've been looking for stuff for around an hour and maybe you guys know about this stuff already.

Thank you so much for whoever replies!

 

[kirashi]

11 minutes ago, Sherako said:

Okay so this might not actually be too specific. I'm just looking for a router that will work best hooked up to a 24 port switch.

Switch I am using: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/a0155835?cid=298721&st=&gclid=CjwKCAjwh9_bBRA_EiwApObaONJKSpCcmh7n040k2Hh_JVOkyZZz9B4j5pjusX-c6HdZuUOcbnnrCxoCQaUQAvD_BwE&lid=5704670&VEN1=sPpz7COCk,101952148149,901q5c14135,c,,A0155835&VEN2=,&dgc=st&dgseg=so&acd=12309152537501410&VEN3=813904532297105014

I currently have 4 antminer z9's hooked up to just a second router I had laying around. It's a Linksys E4200, I've had it for maybe 7 or 8 years now, and don't really wanna trust using it with now a shared connection per miner through ethernet cable. I'm using all 4 ports but when my order of 12 come in, I don't really want this router to be used to process 16 connections being handled through just the 4 physical ports.

Looked online myself, can't find a router with more than 4 connections, I don't really know much about routers so I'm just asking if anyone basically knows what spec to look for for this application.

I'm guessing if there's a router out there with more connections, or just one that's good with processing shared connections through each ethernet cable, well, please let me know.

I've been looking for stuff for around an hour and maybe you guys know about this stuff already.

Thank you so much for whoever replies!

 

Your switch is just a dumb (unmanaged) 24 port 10/100 switch, so if all you need is a router for communication between the antminer devices hooked up to the switch and don't need wifi from it, then any consumer grade router will do, as long as it's not absolute garbage / bottom of the barrel. Technically even an older DIR-855 or Linksys WRT160Nv3 would work just fine -- just disable the WiFi on the router and use another router for your internet connection.

 

However, if you're looking for a router to handle everything from your home internet to the switch with the antminers, then I'd recommend getting one with suitable wifi coverage that can run DD-WRT or AdvancedTomato firmware. ASUS routers use MerlinWRT by default, and many Netgear routers can be flashed with DD-WRT, so you'll want to do some research into this. Or look into a professional solution from Ubiquiti instead.

[beersykins]

Amount of ports on the switch is irrelevant.  It's all about aggregate bandwidth and connections per second.  You could hang the router off of a 500 port switch stack and it would be fine for managing mining traffic.

 

I'd just use what you have for the moment, use one cable from the switch to the router and plug all the hosts into the switch.

[skippytheturtle]

Miners don't use much bandwidth.

"router" (with internet in the wan port) >Ethernet cable > any port on switch > ant miners.

You do not need a specific "router"

 

TP-link, Netgear, Asus, Linksys all make good consumer grade stuff