Looking For a Wireless Router for a Home Network.

[John Jones]

There are a lot of things that you might not need but are well worth having. Having your printer and an external hard drive accessible to all your devices through the router instead of one machine assigned as a server are among those things.

Once you go there you won't want to go back.

Agreed. That's why I opted to upgrade to a USB 3.0 port on the router.

 

[tyr_13]

I just ordered the ASUS RT-AC87U. If it does not work I will send it to you with a nasty note!

I figure a new router every ten years or so is not really unreasonable...

Go ahead, I can take it. Actually, be sure to send it to corporate. It will do the most good there.

They fired me a year ago!

 

[quadraginta]

Go ahead, I can take it. Actually, be sure to send it to corporate. It will do the most good there.

They fired me a year ago!

Hey!

I got first dibs. Ya snooze, ya lose.

 

[tyr_13]

Hey!

I got first dibs. Ya snooze, ya lose.

I totally misread the post, and was wondering why you would want an angry note...

 

[a_unique_person]

I'm getting nervous. I'm having to reboot the router more frequently. I'm about to start a similar hunt for a new router, though I don't *think* I care about a USB port. I've never needed on on the router before.

My limitation is ports - time to upgrade to 8. I've got 4 computers (2 always in use), a couple of printers, and a hard-wired communication device for my solar installation. I do much of my work wirelessly to get around the port limit, but the performance seems much slower. The only saving grace is that my son is out of state and no longer downloads movies while I am trying to work.

CT

I've got the AC68U. It was bit flakey when trying to do high speed streaming, but they have updated the software and is now very solid.

Even without any AC receivers on my wireless endpoints it is still very fast and solid with the existing technology. I was thinking I would have to buy some AC receivers, no need to.

For more ports, add a cheap switch. Problem solved.

 

[Metullus]

I installed my new ASUS RT-AC87U. Easiest install ever. I suspect that even my mother could do it - if she was still living, of course.

 

[quadraginta]

I installed my new ASUS RT-AC87U. Easiest install ever. I suspect that even my mother could do it - if she was still living, of course.

Are you unhappy with it yet?

Certainly you must be disappointed from not having any set-up problems. I mean, where's the fun in that?

(Not that I want you to be unhappy with it or anything. )

 

[Metullus]

Are you unhappy with it yet?

Certainly you must be disappointed from not having any set-up problems. I mean, where's the fun in that?

(Not that I want you to be unhappy with it or anything. )

Regrettably it is functioning rather well.