Router purchase / setup advice.

Started by packetloss, January 25, 2023, 01:28:05 PM

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January 25, 2023, 01:28:05 PM Last Edit: January 25, 2023, 01:32:51 PM by packetloss
I recently had ATT Fiber installed.  They said I must use their provided  BGW320 Router, but I can switch it to just act as a Modem and run my own router.



Here's what I would like to do.



1) ATT BGW

  - Acting as modem


2) ____ Router:

-- Eth01

192.168.1.1  - This block routed direct to the internet for my work PC (windows).  This is to isolate  it from the rest of my home network.



-- Eth02

192.168.2.1  - Mix of half a dozen Linux & Windows boxes routing all external traffic through a VPN Service (like nord or the like) setup on the Router



WiFi#1 WIFI LAN running the same IP Block as Eth02 for mobile devices (Cell/tablets) so these computers can access local file server & Network printer.



192.168.3.1  - WiFi#2 Guest Wifi network  for visiting friends. This too isolated from my home network.




The sales guy at Microcenter said any of these 3 would work great with #1 being the preferred and #3 the least.

$99.99
https://www.microcenter.com/product/483710/asus-rt-ac86u-dual-band-ac2900-wireless-router

$99.99
https://www.microcenter.com/product/634964/asus-ax1800-dual-band-wifi-6-(80211ax)-router


$49.99
https://www.microcenter.com/product/636016/asus-rt-ac67p-ac1900-wifi-router-dual-band-wireless-internet-router

I was a little confused by this as #2 has the quad core so I would  have assumed it to be the more powerful router.
I'm a fan of ASUS mobo's so that's why I was primarily looking at asus routers but if there are better options I'm happy to look at those instead.

deanwebb

#1
January 25, 2023, 05:40:49 PM
May want to compare them for features with TP-Link Archer models, as they show up on a lot of "best budget wifi router" lists.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
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packetloss

#2
January 25, 2023, 07:51:21 PM
May want to compare them for features with TP-Link Archer models


So, any router can do the items I asked about?

deanwebb

#3
January 25, 2023, 09:46:52 PM
Most good ones, yes. You'll want to do feature comparisons, but most will have capacity for multiple VLANs once you hit a particular price point and above.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Dieselboy

#4
January 30, 2023, 01:23:42 AM
If you like asus, I recommend RT-AX56U or similar

1. fast and responsive gui and SSH access
2. easy to use
3. decent amount of features (usb storage and others)
4. default runs asus openWRT
5. there's an easy to use aftermarket firmware that provides more features called "asus merlin" which is still openWRT
6. wifi is really good and stable
7. not BIG or ugly to have in the home

Cons:
1. a bit expensive
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