Recommend a router plz!

[White Out 403]

One condition: must be available in store at best buy. I have a big chunk of store credit there.

Router doesn't have to be AC. I have a 2 story house and router will be in main floor. I have a power user who just moved in with us and myself, a video streaming nerd. So I need a serious arse router. 200 tops.

Thanks!

[gartman]

I have this one

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...2fa45d3aeaen02

its been good to me, the router it replaced, i had signal in rooms i didnt have before

and unlike my previous 3 routers, I have yet to reboot this thing (was a regular occurence with others, whether it was weekly, montly etc)

[White Out 403]

I wanted to get that one but they don't carry them anymore, no stores have them in stock. Asus seems quality tho eh?

[J Diddy]

I second the recommendation for the Asus n66u. Memory express has them in stock.

[nfotiu]

I see good reviews on Asus, but had terrible luck with mine. Got way too hot, and when it got hot some of the physical ports would stop functioning and range would start sucking. Would shut it off for hours, and it would be okay again. I replaced it with this:

NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Gigabit Router (R7000)

and has been far better range and reliability.

[White Out 403]

went with the d link 868L. amazing increase in speed. this telus actiontec is a piece of garbage. i went from 20 megs main floor, 8 in the basement and upstairs, to 50 megs in my entire house (on my 50 meg plan). im basically walking around with my devices as if they're hard wired. huge recommendation from me

edit:

So the setup is... I have a actiontec modem/router. I've disabled the wireless. It's feeding all the outlets in my home. One of those outlets is feeding into the WAN of a new wireless router that's feeding my home with wireless.
I now can't share files on a network with my laptop wireless with my hard wired computer. Is there a solution?

[Cliche]

yes. the wireless router is probably set up to assign ip addresses, and is still behaving like a router. one solution is to go into the 868L's setup and make it a pass through.

What may also be happening is the router keeps the wireless on an entirely different "network" to prevent the usual ease of access for file sharing. That's also a feature toggle most likely on the wireless setup page as well.

[White Out 403]

i think to simplify things im simply going to use a switch, and put the actiontec downstairs by the panel and have it feed the tv outlets. and use my router for all other outlets and wireless. its not elegant... if i ever move a tv i have to go back to the panel. but such is life with this effing optik tv lol

[para transit fellow]

Bump

Our router at work (5 desks) is starting to get flakey. What are the current recommendations a router that can:

-emphasis range (We are in two bldgs. about 3 metres apart)
-do some basic file serving (ie commonly needed forms and docs )
-maybe plug a rocket stick into (limp along if our internet goes down)

Note: the range is the most important, the rest is "nice to have"

[FanIn80]

https://meraki.cisco.com/products/appliances/mx64w

Only $945!

[Fuzz]

Our Sonicwall has been great, and has good range. You can always get a sonic point repeater to work with it to extend range. Take a look at their options, see if it can do the file sharing stuff. The only issue I can see is configuration is a little tricky on these things, but very flexible. I run fallover between Shaw and Telus if one goes down, but I know you can set them to work will cell networks too. I think you can get them for around $500-$1000. Maybe less now.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by para transit fellow

Bump

Our router at work (5 desks) is starting to get flakey. What are the current recommendations a router that can:

-emphasis range (We are in two bldgs. about 3 metres apart)
-do some basic file serving (ie commonly needed forms and docs )
-maybe plug a rocket stick into (limp along if our internet goes down)

Note: the range is the most important, the rest is "nice to have"

Range has just as much to with your devices as the router you use.

This tech is changing a lot right now, mostly the focus has been simplifying the management of the networks they run.

These two both do this very well:

https://on.google.com/hub/

https://www.eero.com/

Before people jump on this saying they're overpriced, consider how much you pay for internet in a year and run a test to see if you're actually getting the speed you chose over wifi.

[FlameOn]

Why not use some ubiquiti APs? If you have a wired connection you can run both of them on the same network.

Set up a wireless backhaul then go through and use a couple of Unifi UAP AC Pros at your two sites. Are both buildings wired up and networked properly? If so you can skip this.

https://www.ubnt.com/products/#all/wireless