Am I the only one that can't seem to pick a reliable router?

[Ketchup]

My current router is a WNDR4500 I bought used off eBay (not a fan of refurbished), so it is likely 4-6 years old. Had to reboot it once, and I am not entirely sure it wasn't a modem problem (even though the modem showed no issues). I am ok with that.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I've never had any issues with 5Ghz N or AC dropping constantly on a consumer grade router. There is a lot of crap out there, but it's not all crap.

You woudln't know that by looking at reviews, by both consumers and professionals. It's a large chunk of money on an important piece of tech to have to mess with a crap shoot. It points to a large shortcoming in the market for routers.

 

[Fir]

My ubiquiti stuff gets rebooted for basically no reason but firmware updates. In five years of multi access point use I think I've had to reboot an access point once. They just work. Currently run two AC HDs, but I've moved on from the ERL to a FortiGate 60E. I'd still easily recommend the ERL it's rock solid for an absurdly cheap price.

Once you're moved out of consumer gear you will never, ever go back.

Viper GTS

How do you like the fortigate?
We're considering something ASIC based that can sustain 1Gbps+ over IPSec.

 

[who?]

Hot Spot Shield isn't free.

 

[Sonikku]

Business grade or nothin, those little 40/50 dollar pieces of sh*t are definitely junk.

Yeah, ha ha.

*casually nudges $10 Trendnet router out of view with heel*

 

[ch33zw1z]

Yeah, ha ha.

*casually nudges $10 Trendnet router out of view with heel*

"Soft reboot"