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You can't really go wrong with Mikrotik. They are affordable and have a lot of powerful features. I have been using the "hAP ac" (2.4/5ghz) model for ~5 years

by Jnr 5y ago

You can't really go wrong with Mikrotik. They are affordable and have a lot of powerful features. I have been using the "hAP ac" (2.4/5ghz) model for ~5 years now, and some other 2.4ghz model for another 5 years before that. Whenever I need to upgrade, I'll go with them.

ryantgtg 5y ago
What are the indications that you need to upgrade (aside from "device has broken")? I've been the same using an 802.11n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) since 2014, as well as the same modem since 2014. Aside from flashing a newer version of dd-wrt every four years, I don't think about my modem/router much and I don't know what I'm missing! Speed at my house is fine for my needs - however, my coverage doesn't seem perfect (notably, multi-room speakers have trouble staying in sync). I simply don't know if I'm in the market for a new router! Like, perhaps the coverage issue should be resolved with AP/extender/mesh (and I have no idea which one of those).
- Jnr 5y ago
  I suspect I will upgrade when I go from 1 GbE to 100 GbE for local network. After looking at storage speeds and other things, it seemed like I should just skip 10 Gigabit altogether (cheaper to get additional faster NVMe SSD drives for local devices). And the AC wifi is completely sufficient for my needs. Upgrades won't be needed until all the ISP's finally start offering >1GbE at home. Who knows how many years it will take. And when it comes to software updates - I still receive them. Even my 10 year old Mikrotik router got upgraded to the new v7, with Wireguard support, etc.
  - ryantgtg 5y ago
    Thanks. I have a Mikrotik HAP AC2 on order to (hopefully) replace my Buffalo Airstation wzr-600dhp (an ancient N). Once that proves itself I’ll get perhaps another AC2 to act as an AP. And will also look into replacing my Arris SB6141. Baby steps. I haven’t delved into local speeds very closely. My home “server” is simply a pi4 with a WD mounted and shared across my network. I have navidrome on the pi for music and just use the file explorer for video. I sometimes have an issue when watching vids over wifi where the band simply stops being responsive and I have to switch over to 5ghz (or the other way). It’s strange, and my assumption is usually “spectrum is suspicious of something.”

by Jnr 5y ago

ryantgtg 5y ago

What are the indications that you need to upgrade (aside from "device has broken")? I've been the same using an 802.11n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) since 2014, as well as the same modem since 2014. Aside from flashing a newer version of dd-wrt every four years, I don't think about my modem/router much and I don't know what I'm missing! Speed at my house is fine for my needs - however, my coverage doesn't seem perfect (notably, multi-room speakers have trouble staying in sync). I simply don't know if I'm in the market for a new router! Like, perhaps the coverage issue should be resolved with AP/extender/mesh (and I have no idea which one of those).

Jnr 5y ago
I suspect I will upgrade when I go from 1 GbE to 100 GbE for local network. After looking at storage speeds and other things, it seemed like I should just skip 10 Gigabit altogether (cheaper to get additional faster NVMe SSD drives for local devices). And the AC wifi is completely sufficient for my needs. Upgrades won't be needed until all the ISP's finally start offering >1GbE at home. Who knows how many years it will take. And when it comes to software updates - I still receive them. Even my 10 year old Mikrotik router got upgraded to the new v7, with Wireguard support, etc.
- ryantgtg 5y ago
  Thanks. I have a Mikrotik HAP AC2 on order to (hopefully) replace my Buffalo Airstation wzr-600dhp (an ancient N). Once that proves itself I’ll get perhaps another AC2 to act as an AP. And will also look into replacing my Arris SB6141. Baby steps. I haven’t delved into local speeds very closely. My home “server” is simply a pi4 with a WD mounted and shared across my network. I have navidrome on the pi for music and just use the file explorer for video. I sometimes have an issue when watching vids over wifi where the band simply stops being responsive and I have to switch over to 5ghz (or the other way). It’s strange, and my assumption is usually “spectrum is suspicious of something.”