Reddit reviews Linksys WRT1900AC Dual-Band+ Wi-Fi Wireless Router with Gigabit & USB 3.0 Ports and eSATA, Smart Wi-Fi Enabled to Control Your Network from Anywhere
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4 High-performance Antennas For Maximum Coverage & Reliability2.4 GHz & 5 GHz Simultaneous Dual Wireless Bands For A Strong, Reliable Wi-Fi Signal That Eliminates Dead Zones Even In Multistory HomesBeam forming Technology Allows The Router To Strengthen The Wireless Signal To Specific DevicesProfessional-grade, 1.2 GHz Dual-core Arm CPU4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports Are 10 Times Faster Than Fast Ethernet To Provide The Fastest Wired SpeedsWireless-AC, up to 4.3x faster than N technology: Simultaneous dual-band speed up to 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz) + 1300 Mbps (5 GHz) for media - intensive applications4 high-performance antennas: Engineered to enhance dual-band communication, four external, adjustable antennas ensure supreme Wi-Fi signal strength in multi - level homes and small officesDual Core CPU: Powerful CPU promotes simultaneous high - speed data processing allowing multiple users to simultaneously game online, stream movies, and transfer files without laggingShare content via an external storage device with ultra - fast data transfer speeds. USB 3.0 delivers enhanced performance over USB 2.0; eSATA delivers optimal data transfer speeds from external SATA drives and accommodates USB 2.0Users can prioritize devices or websites, gain parental control over content, monitor network activity, turn Wi-Fi access on or off and create select password - protected guest networks. Network Map offers a visual map of the home networkOpen Source Ready: Users gain unprecedented access to customize the routerPackage includes: Linksys WRT1900AC Router, 4 external, dual-band detachable antennas, Quick Start Guide, CD - ROM with Documentation, Ethernet Cable, Power Adapter and Power CordProcessor: 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM - based
My small setup has a WRT1900AC and an 8 Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch.
Although not my perfect dream setup, this works amazingly well and I haven't had an issue yet. I've had this setup for around 6 months or so now. The switch isn't really necessary, but it's got everything plugged up that my TV uses - Apple TV, Fire TV (not sure why I have both lol), a 'fancy' blu-ray player that uses apps (that is rarely used), a media tower for all of my movies and tv shows that are, of course, legitimately obtained, and I also plug my laptop up to it when I want to play games online. It seems to work better than WiFi.
to be honest, none of those are really good for what you need, you need a better wifi.
a home network router is usually three devices in one,
In some cases manufacturers will even add a modem.
What you need is an accesspoint, ... (or a home router that can be configured as an accesspoint). It allows wireless clients (stations) to connect to the wired lan.
It doesn't do any routing/nat/firewalling/... all it does is broadcast an SSID, allows devices to connect, and whenever it receives a packet over wireless, forwards it to the wired lan, .. whenever it receives a packet from wired lan, forwards it to the wireless client. That's it.
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What you could also probably do, is have a cascading setup, where you never connect directly to the Huawei, but have something like this:
[huawei 192.168.1.1]----[192.168.1.2 new wifi router 192.168.2.0/24]---))) all other wired and wireless devices
On your router, before connecting it to anything, you'd reconfigure the lan ip range to something non-conflicting with huawei, like 192.168.2.0/24 .. and you'd configure the wan ip to a static ip. Then on the huawei, you'd setup a DMZ, which in homerouters is used to mean, "forward all ports" to 192.168.1.2 (your router). Then you'd connect the two.
This setup would also make sense considering the way things are now, your ISP practically has control over your firewall.
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Opensource support is relevant for security and longevity of the device, .. mikrotik and ubiquiti products generally are supported for at least 5 years, and are fairly popular.
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> In regards to my EEE PC, I've heard rumours that you can re-use a computer as a router, so would it be worth using it as a WiFi AP instead
yes this is assuming the specs / performance are better than a modern router, in your case the 901 doesn't have a good wifi, and has only one 100mbps wired port, it's also has a 10 year old early atom as a cpu.
folks using computers as routers are either buying ryzen these days, or buying 5 year old refurbished core i5 thin clients and stuffing more gigabit nics .. generally accesspoints are the way to go for wifi, usually the pc doesn't deal with wifi in those setups.
We have this modem and this router. We replaced lesser models of the same brands just this summer. They are on a shelf in the open in the center of our house on the first floor, not hidden in cabinetry or tucked away in a corner. We have an X-Box, a laptop for the grandchildren, a work laptop and an external hard drive connected to it via Cat 6 cable. Everything that can use 5 ghz uses that band, and everything else uses the 2.4 ghz band.
My laptop, which is on 2.4ghz, right now is blazing along at 49.95/mbps download and 14.41/mbps upload. What makes that even more lovely is that I'm the only one home. No one else is here even using any bandwidth. By this evening when the house is full of Netflix and YouTube users and such, I really don't even like to be online.
In addition to slow speed we have complete signal drops at least three times a week. Sometimes it will come back on its own but sometimes it doesn't cycle the modem and I have to manually reset everything. This isn't new to this modem. It used to happen with the modem before this one and the modem before that one and even back to the modem before that. The problem though, was 10x worse with the modem we had from Mediacom, which is what prompted us to buy our own.
Now, our house is quite old (built in 1899) but as there are a bajillion old houses in Des Moines and in Iowa in general, you would think that Mediacom would know by now if something in the construction of old houses interfered with wifi or cable or something of that nature.
All I know is that it's the same story over and over and over again. We have had Medicacom internet service since the very day it was offered and it has never lived up to the promise. We have had I don't know how many modems, computers, routers, phones, tablets and other devices that use the internet in that time.
Either this house is some kind of signal-jamming device or the speed is just not reaching us.
The WRT54GL is likely still fine if it's still in good working order. It's a classic, but it's certainly still useful. It's wireless is theoretically limited to 54Mbps double what you pay for.
I use at home:
http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B006QB1RPY/
and own a few
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-Dual-Band-Wireless-Anywhere/dp/B00KEK4Q5Q/
Both are great but quite expensive.
I have this router and love it. I live in a townhome and I don't get cell phone signal when I go inside. But I get Wifi signal (2.4) within about 100 ft around my unit and I get full 5GHz everywhere inside. That includes about ~30 ft. below in my garage.
The router was crazy simple to set up and there is an option to monitor and control it through your phone.
I do indeed have DD loaded! Awesome thanks. Save myself from buying this
My wife got me one for Christmas and it works great so far using my LinkSYS WRT AC1900 5GHz signal. The picture quality isn't 100%. But, the framerate is a solid 60fps. I've played Dark Souls 2, Rocket League, and Witcher 3 all weekend using it with my Wii U pro controller.
I stayed away from it at launch reading some feedback here. My wife saw it in Gamestop and bought it for me for Christmas. I am pleasantly surprised that it's working this well.
https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Dual-Band-Wireless-Anywhere-WRT1900AC/dp/B00KEK4Q5Q
Or a netduma
Edit: I have the linksys and like it. I want to try the netduma though
I was looking into a Linksys, one of the higher end ones, like this http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-Smart-Wireless-Router/dp/B00KEK4Q5Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406434571&sr=8-2&keywords=linksys+router
I may still buy that one if I ever bother to use my Chromecast much more. Should have very robust coverage over a fairly wide area. You might not need one that powerful just in an apartment, I don't know. I'm covering a house.
Thanks. What is your opinion on the Linksys WRT1900AC? I know it's more than my current budget, but if I can find the extra money, should I get it? Is there something better in that price range as well?