Recommend me a router

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  1. bob4432

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    #1 bob4432, Aug 5, 2017
    In need of moving to an AC router (most of my stuff is on GbE). Looking for something mature, stable, relatively cheap at ~$50 or so, 3rd party firmware support, will be used as a AP but figure may as well get a full router to have a backup if the main one goes down.
    Really just need A,G,N & AC, maybe a USB 2 & 3 port on the back, nothing fancy, just stable.
    Thanks,
    Bob
     
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  3. bob4432

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    #3 bob4432, Aug 5, 2017 (OP)
    Thanks, will look in a FS/FT section
     
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    #5 bob4432, Aug 5, 2017 (OP)
    @Tito
    Appreciate the link
     
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    #7 bob4432, Aug 5, 2017 (OP)
    Thanks, eBay completely slipped my mind
     
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    sebus MDL Guru

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    #10 sebus, Aug 5, 2017
    You surely would NOT want to run full FAT PC to just use it as a router. If you do not care about $ £ then try to care about environment...
     
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    #11 zxcviop, Aug 6, 2017
    You are right, but there can also be some cheap and low power pc for that.
     
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    #12 kumaramy, Aug 11, 2017
    D-Link
     
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    #13 Dromadus, Nov 11, 2017
    If You want very stable and cheap chose Microtnik :)
     
  14. sebus

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    #14 sebus, Nov 11, 2017
    No idea about Microtnik, but Mikrotik definitely as already stated!
     
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    #15 Dromadus, Nov 11, 2017
    You can check yet Negrear R7000 - after this You can change Netgear genie on WXWRT-wortex or Asus 68u . The models are not top market now but still very good and still stronge. If new are too expensive check maybe from second hand is possible to buy.
     
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