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I don't think I've replaced my router in about 5 years. Could somebody give me a reason why I should? It runs open-wrt, it does NAT, it does packet switching,
by blhack 16y ago
I don't think I've replaced my router in about 5 years.
Could somebody give me a reason why I should?
It runs open-wrt, it does NAT, it does packet switching, it powers on in a few seconds.
What else could your router possibly do for you?
Routers are refrigerators, if they're still keeping things cool, don't touch them.
- mikeryan 16y agoWireless 802.11N Its got plenty of bandwidth for most internet delivered video purposes, without hogging your entire house's bandwidth. Theoretically it could pipe full Blu-Ray streams across your home network though YMMV I've had an old Linksys WRT54G for years running DD-WRT and thats the reason I'm upgrading.
- pasbesoin 16y agoFurther qualification: Dual band models. Run separate channels on 2.4 and 5 GHz. Assuming you have upstream bandwidth and/or local traffic to warrant it. Also, 5 GHz may get you away from interference from neighbors' older equipment (router, or crap-leaky cordless phone or whatever else is noising up the 2.4 band). (Be careful, though; some equipment has limited support for dual band operation, which you only learn from hard to find fine print or third party online sources. E.g. Only one band at a time. Or degrading all connections to G if any of them are G. Or effective throttling due to an under-powered processor. As a couple of examples I encountered a year or a bit more ago while helping someone buy one.) As for me, still on my 54GL -- good enough for my limited needs at home.
- tomjen3 16y agoIt is a specialized computer - if the new model is faster and the old one isn't fast enough anymore, you upgrade.