Ask HN: Best Wireless Router for a Hacker Home?
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I've been using the Buffalo HighPower N600 Gigabit Dual Band with DD-WRT, but with 802.11ac on the horizon you'll want to assess whether you want to buy an 802.11n device or a draft 802.11ac device.
Two thing to watch out for when you buy consumer grade 802.11n routers:
- what frequency bands they support (stay away from anything that's 2.4GHz-only; you want dual-band 2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- the speed of the wired switching framework (should be Gigabit ethernet; if your router only switches at 100 mbps then you won't get the full performance out of the wireless network)
Two thing to watch out for when you buy consumer grade 802.11n routers:
- what frequency bands they support (stay away from anything that's 2.4GHz-only; you want dual-band 2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- the speed of the wired switching framework (should be Gigabit ethernet; if your router only switches at 100 mbps then you won't get the full performance out of the wireless network)
Thanks!
We have Meraki's at my office and they are pretty awesome. But, to my knowledge, they don't have one at a low enough price to make it worth it for home use.
Is there a cool wireless router for home use that I should know about?
Thanks!