By all means look at reviews from places like Amazon, etc. If you figure out a router that seems to fit your needs. I think that is the BEST way to get the right router for your own needs. So if you check these sites out, they are going to give their best pick for different categories and price ranges along with Pros and Cons. So I'm not going to recommend that to you. They're $500 and you still need a controller for another $200 and Wifi Access point to get Wifi for a few hundred more. I'm currently using a Ubiquiti Unifi UXG-Pro. I've owned many bands of routers over the years including Netgear and ASUS along with Linksys and others. You really can't tell someone this is the best for you just because this is what I happened to get myself. You'll get PC Mag and Tom's hardware and others. Go onto Google and do a search for Best Routers 2022. This recent budget AX roundup shows the reverse of my 'pay 60% for 90%', though that backs up the risk with the brand. Versions! Speaking of versions, they often produce rapid succession of versions and drop support for earlier versions that are still sold retail - so buyer beware! No, it's not every model, buyers gotta do the homework and find out what the performance will be rather that buying based on those features on the box. until you enable features like BF, MUMIMO, SPI. So, it is a win if you pay 60% of premium brand and get 90% performance. TP-Link marketing/sale has been focused on specs:price, over actual performance - especially wifi performance. These days, when wired, routers are pretty much all the same in that they have decent enough IO chips and processors. Similarly, routers had a very rocky start, and have been improving. Their switches, started out awful and got better, still not as dependable but they are priced to keep them viable to premium brands. The adapters (NICs, USB, etc.) have always been amazing performance, reliable. I've been using, still do, TP-Link since they started, late 90's, in home, office, and industrial. TL,D R It's up to buyer to do a thorough research on model they're interested in: (1.) read the test reviews, to see if they're happy with the performance, (2.) check the support site to see what patches the model and version is still getting. I haven't used an asus router recently, so I'm probably not the best person to ask on specific asus models other than what I've posted here. I would make sure it supports wpa3 if it were me. I'd also try to get one that is most likely to get updates for longer, based on previous models in the same line. I would try to get one compatible with openwrt, just in case you ever decide to go that route in the future. If you don't do much local lan file sharing, you probably don't need one faster than your internet speed.Īlso, do you have just the one router, or other access points too? If it's not much probably get the cheaper one.Īlso, what's your internet speed. The next question is how much large file transferring are you doing, like steam downloads, or local nas. I would make sure it's wifi6, or 802.11ax (they are the same thing), even if you don't need the speed, they just seem to be more reliable with lots of devices, fewer bugs (at least in my experience). u/RoweDent created this awesome resource on network theory u/tht1kidd_ has created a suggestion post regarding information everyone needs to provide when asking a question about their network There have been some excellent guides written in this sub, and we're always looking for more! If you wish for your flair to be changed, please message the mods and we'll be happy to change it for you. Proof of at least 6 month's history of posting in this subredditĪs a result of this, users are now no longer able to edit their own flair. Your highest level of industry certification, or highest IT related job title held in the last 5 years to a comment you made in the last 6 months, helping someone in the community To obtain trusted flair for your account please message the mods of /r/HomeNetworking with the following info Trusted user flair has been added as a means of verification that a user has a substantial knowledge of networking. Please flair your posts as Solved, Unsolved, or simply Advice. If you can't find what you're looking for with the search function please feel free to post a new question after reading the posting guidelines Please use the search function to look for keywords related to what you want to ask before posting since most common issues have been answered.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |