Huejay Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Getting a new router, but not sure what to choose. My Dad told me to choose one, so can anyone consider one thats affordable and fast as fuck? lmao thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLLeR SeNSaTioN™ Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 this one has over 7000 ratings with an average of 4.5*'s. This is a router only, not a combo unit (modem/router) http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1463336655&sr=1-1&keywords=fastest+wireless+router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydranix_ Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 What are you requirements? List things like: Do you need wifi? Do you need NAS? If you need wifi, do you need 5GHz and 2.4GHz or just 2.4GHz? If you need wifi, how far would you like the signal to reach? Do you have wired connection? If you have wired connections, do you have more than 4? What is the most you're willing to pay? Do you want to flash custom firmware, or just use stock? Are you and/or your dad pretty computer savvy or would rather have a plug-it-in-and-never-think-about-it-again setup? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydranix_ Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Why buy a router at all? If you're up to a challenge, buy a raspberry pi for $30, buy 1 or 2 usb wireless cards, and buy a usb ethernet hub. So some linux-foo and you have ~$100 amazing router. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchman Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Why buy a router at all? If you're up to a challenge, buy a raspberry pi for $30, buy 1 or 2 usb wireless cards, and buy a usb ethernet hub. So some linux-foo and you have ~$100 amazing router. How does this work? and can you send me a link so that I may try this myself ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabil Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 How does this work? and can you send me a link so that I may try this myself ? If you are new to networking concepts and terminal only navigation (no GUI), and you want a reliable and secure solution as a router I strongly suggest you to chose another solution. Though you can build this as a learning project I recommend you to buy a real router for your primary needs. You can have a look to this tutorial that will show you how to configure your DHCP server, your host access point daemon and your NAT : http://raspberrypihq.com/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-wifi-router/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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