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Help, I need a router
| Amplifi Alien! https://amplifi.com/alien
| Turris omnia
| OP what kindof router are you even looking for. as for the pricerange / features you want?
| Something from Asus probably
| I have an Asus router and am really enjoying it, it's good on it's own and even better if you like tinkering
You can install Asus Merlin a fork of the original os, install tools like diversion(dns ad block, basically a pi hole but you can force everything to use it even if you can't change dns) or an uptime monitor so you have logs to yell at your isp over
| To be clear that's just extra stuff it's good on it's own and has very good range compared to my previous
| depends on your needs, please do not get a cheap 20$ tp link router and get something good like either an ASUS Router (great customization) or a Netgear / Netduma Router (Mostly for gaming) The reason why you should get a high end router is because they tend to be more reliable in terms of security, updates, and the amount of devices / traffic used.
| Just pick up a $5 Goodwill Netgear router, that's what I do. Works fine for surfing as long as you factory reset it and update.
| Problem with super old routers is they will not have security updates so there's a pretty good chance it'll start ddosing someone's internet connected thermostat and kill their heat soon
Lots of isps you save $10 a month by using your own anyway so the thing will pay for itself in just a few years
| Depends on where you live. Here the AVM FritzBox!'s are quite popular. Used the 7490 runs for like 70€ and is a great router!
| >>323dec
I absolutely hate Fritzboxen. They have little to no proper configuration and tend to just crap out. At least that was my last experience with them before i did my own thing with a couple of uap-ac-lite's and a linux server.
My recommendation: Don't try to penny-pinch as that will always come back and pinch you in the buttcheeks. Save up some money and get a Unifi system. I know USG-3P's are not recommended for new systems but they are still solid devices.
| I'm using OPNsense in a VM with dedicated Ethernet controller passed through for WAN.
My recommendation: Specify features you want or need and then decide between systems that match your requirements.
Also TP-Link products are quite good choice after flashing OpenWRT on them.
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| I'm a n00b when it comes to routers. We've been using the same one for around 10 years and it finally kicked the bucket.
... so we need a new one and dunno what to get.
What would you, beautiful tech geniuses, recommend?