• stoy@lemmy.zip
    19·
    8 months ago

    What is your budget?

    In general try to go for Asus, they can mesh and are usually reliable.

    If you want something more advanced, look into Ubiquiti, though they will be more expensive, also read the reviews for the different components, some POE switches can get quite hot, so if you don’t need it try and avoid it.

    I am on Asus, and have had very little issues related to my router the last few years, but have been eyeing Ubiquiti lately…

    • ghashul@feddit.dk
      10·
      8 months ago

      I can second the reliability of Asus. Mine is five years old now, and still going strong.

    • ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      Asus puts a lot of their advertised features behind accepting terms and conditions that have them harvesting and selling your data. You can not agree to it and still use the device. But many of the advertised features won’t work.

    • Draupnir@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Had an asus mesh system with three different routers for a bit. Worked really well! One of them died though so bought a refurb asus mesh system off Amazon for like $100. Great speed and coverage for a year now no complaints!!

    • NeroC_Bass@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      8 months ago

      I also second this. I have an Asus router setup with mesh nodes, and it has been running smoothly, especially since I’m hosting a plex server and occasionally multiplayer servers.

    • vzq
      1·
      2 months ago

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  • ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.comEnglish
    9·
    8 months ago

    My recommendation falls squarely on the Omada series from TP-Link. It’s their SMB (small-medium business) offering and its very wallet friendly for what it is. Though WiFi 7 stuff is of course not cheap if you want the bleeding edge. I suggest going with the EAP6 series with WiFi 6E. No need to buy the physical controller, instead DIY a router with opnsense or pfsense and the Omada software for managing the APs is what I recommend. You of course need a switch with PoE like TL-SG2008P. PoE is a game changer for making wiring up the APs easy, and I do recommend wiring them because then you don’t need to think about having a strong signal between the APs.

    Criteria being stability mainly, all consumer stuff is much more prone to the occasional drop and just plain wonky ness. Another criteria being upgrade path, the Omada stuff can easily be sold when you upgrade because they retain value pretty well (and you can find them used to start with as well). They also don’t ship with the bloat consumer devices come with. With features you don’t need and router+AP combo is fine if you’re in a single room apartment but it doesn’t scale to a multiroom setup well. I’ve used Asus “AI-mesh” and you really waste more money than you save in my experience.

  • astrsk@kbin.social
    9·
    8 months ago

    Any WiFi 6 or 7 router in which you can install openwrt and set as a dumb AP connected to an x86 machine running OPNSense or openwrt itself. The redundancy and enhanced control are 10/10 worth it, along with security and stability.

  • tyler@programming.dev
    9·
    8 months ago

    Don’t get a combined AP and router. Make sure they’re separate. That will get you a lot of quality just by doing that.

    • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
      2·
      8 months ago

      I feel like you’re conflating combined devices with consumer-grade ones. I’ve had pretty good experiences with Unifi’s all-in-one offerings.

      • tyler@programming.dev
        1·
        8 months ago

        That’s a good point. I haven’t used unifi’s combined devices. I was under the impression that the radio generally works better when not next to the router but maybe that’s old news.

  • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 months ago

    I had many wifi issues due to the layout and structure of my dwelling, and Unifi was the only setup that solved them. I started with my original Orbi (Voxel firmware) mesh setup from my previous home, but performance wasn’t where I wanted it due to the age of the devices. Then I tried the TP-Link w7200 sets from Walmart, but it didn’t meet my needs connecting a remote building on the property.

    Unifi are expensive, but I have no regrets. Even added their security cameras to my network when the old system needed replaced.

    • vzq
      2·
      2 months ago

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  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    I’m personally a fan of microtik products. It’s nice as they have a lot of built in management features. However, the downside is that there is a learning curve to their products which can feel like a vertical wall some times.

    • 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒍@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      are there any AX routers supported by DD-WRT? all routers your article suggests are AC routers, quick research show no AX routers on support lists

      • ace_garp@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 months ago

        As far as I can see, there may be no AX routers supported under dd-wrt.

        There are about 40 AX routers here that appear to be supported by OpenWrt(2 pages).

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
    4·
    8 months ago

    It depends on your use case. I live in a decent sized one bedroom apartment with heavy Internet usage, so I got a 500Mbps unlimited Internet service (remember, the hardware isn’t the only part of the equation) and the wifi 6 capable tp-link AX1500.

  • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
    3·
    8 months ago

    Before buying, look for secondhand ones, many people move to a different house where their previous system becomes obsolete, or they upgraded to a different beast.

  • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    I have a gl.inet router and it’s great. Super easy to setup and supports wireguard out of the box. It has some cool travel features as well.