I am moving in a weak and need some advice on what router I should get. I would like something with good security features/ good hardware. I use my Ethernet cable way more than I use wi-fi, I would say it's about 90% cable and 10% wi-fi, so wi-fi isn't really a big deal. I have seen people talking about making their own and I would like to know if that's what I should do too. Any help will be appreciated.
well what spare computer parts to you have, also you'll still need the router the ISP gives you I believe but don't quote me on that
If you have an old PC or laptop you could install PFsense
yeah I've had the combo ones before, cost 80 a pop when a thunderstorm rolled around but it did have 4 gigabit ports, a DNLA USB port and 5Ghz which was pretty good at the time, had decent settings too
I only have some spare electronics, but when I mentioned making my own I meant getting the things I would need to put it together not make it from scratch. I talked to Verizon(1 of a few evils in my area ) and they said I could use my own router.
My PC is pretty good, not exactly up to date but good.
For wired connection, most any router with gigabit ethernet will work. If you do want to buy one, any name brand will do fine. If you want really good Wifi, get an AC router. Dual band.
If you just want Ethernet, like you say you use most, then a wireless N would do fine. I use Cisco mostly, due to the very easy installation for DD-Wrt.
A PC with PFSense would work, but you would need tons of Ethernet ports.
you'll need some storage, PSU and a case too, it should fit into any old thing, as well as any old PSU, it uses like 10w so I don't imagine it stressing it too hard, I'm sure you can come up with some kind of storage for it
though all this is as expensive as a Nice router so if you just can't learn networking stuff like me and don't have a super networking guru to help you for like 3 hours like Qain, then maybe you should just get a router
Yeah that seems best. The Asus RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router looks really good. Everyone keeps mentioning the DD-WRT firmware, but I think the default firmware that it comes with looks pretty good. People also say there is a chance that I might brick my router by installing DD-WRT. If there is some outstanding benefit that DD-WRT has than I might reconsider, but right now I think this is the best choice.
Go to Goodwill or any thrift store and pick up a wireless n300 router for $5 Make sure it has all gigabit ethernet ports.
I have this router and really like it, however, I run lots of wireless devices in my home. If you only use wi-fi 10% of the time, then me thinks it may be a little OP for your needs.
Well that's true, but in the future I'm going to try and change that percentage. It's fine with cables too so I think all that extra power will allow me to add on in the future without having to really upgrade anything. The control that this router offers is a big selling point for me. Did you keep the default firmware?