[TriLUG] Router Recommendations

[Roger via TriLUG]

Thomas,

I have a Netgear N600 (ANCEstor). Openwrt says it's supported:
https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/netgear/netgear_wndr3400_v2

<$100. Specs: https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/WNDR3400.aspx#tab-techspecs

Not as fast as you are looking for but I never see lag. I've run a CAT5 cable to the living room.

Bonus is a USB port for adding storage. Dual band means one band operates at 5 GHz so that's wider band width and faster. You can update the software easily when they have security updates. I'd look at on-board features before installing openwrt. Of you stick with default software, RTFM and do not go with there installer. Not needed - just follow the more detailed instructions for manual setup.

I got this after sending back two ASUS Wi-Fi modems that did not work.

Shop around for prices. Monitor lifehacker for deals, e.g., on this and other brands such as TP-Link.

Good ruck.
--
Roger Broseus

(Please excuse tiepos induzed by the droided predictive text tool.)

On June 29, 2017 6:41:03 PM EDT, Thomas Delrue via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>
>I am in the market for a new home router (wired & wifi) but hardware is
>not really my area of expertise so that's why I'm reaching out to you
>guys.
>
>Given the following requirements, which routers would you recommend?
>- WAN port capable of handling 1 Gbps
>- 4 (or ideally more) LAN ports capable of handling 1 Gbps
>- WiFi capability (b/g/n/... ? What am I looking for here?)
>- Ability to put OpenWRT on it to configure it to my heart's content
>
>I'm pretty serious about putting OpenWRT on it so that's a hard
>requirement.
>
>I've looked at https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start but again, hardware
>is
>not my area of expertise and so these are just names to me, nothing
>more.
>Have any of you done something similar? With which devices and what was
>your experience?
>
>What is the price range I'm looking at? Are we talking 100-to-200 USD
>or
>more?