In need of replacement router.

[kater1]

I am in need of a replacement router. My Asus rt-n12 is getting buggy. Connection keeps getting slower and slower until I reboot.

I am on Frontier with a westell 7500 modem. I have it in bridge and use the router to connect.

I have a lot of stuff in my network.

IP cameras. 5 wired. 2 wireless
Laptops. 2
Desktops. 3
Tablets. 2
Cellphones. 4
Dish network box. 2

I watch the cameras remotely on the phones. One of the desktops is dedicated to recording of the cameras. My boy plays a lot of online games.

What would you all suggest? Right now I have a asus rt-n12 running dd-wrt.

I was thinkin a asus rt-n16

Thanks
Bill

 

[JackMDS]

http://homestore.cisco.com/viewprod...=a1_se_gbase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=133604734

 

[billyb0b]

Asus N66U loaded with Tomato FTW!

 

[kater1]

Maybe I need to be asking a different question.

What router would you suggest and tell me why you suggest it.

Also, what properties should I be looking for in a router to handle the load I have?

Thanks

Bill

 

[Kanalua]

Is DD-WRT installed on your rt-n12?

 

[kater1]

Is DD-WRT installed on your rt-n12?

Yes.

 

[JackMDS]

The asus rt-n16 is a good Wireless Router.

However when using a lot of Wireless clients there is considerable gains if One is using AGN Dual band Simultaneous cable Router.

Cisco E4200, Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H, ASUS RT-N56U, can do it.

Which one is a matter of price and personal preference (I.e., no big differences in the technology, and performance).

 

[kater1]

Price matters but it doesn't. If I have to pay $150 +/- that is fine. As long as it works and last more than a year. The RT-N12 I have worked great for a year or so.

Most of the items I have are wired. At any given time I have 2 WiFi cams and 2 laptops on. Phones and tablets are far and few between.

Would a router only be better than a wireless router? Then use the Asus as a AP

 

[JackMDS]

There is No new plain Consumers Routers for years.

There is No price difference, and Wireless Router is basically a plain Router with an Access Point in the same plastic box.

To make an heavy Network working better locally you need to maximize the use of Wired devices that can do Giga, and use a Giga switch in the mix.

To Maximizing Wireless locally, AGN helps.

As far as Internet goes, the Internet connection is usually slower than the capacity of the LAN.

Otherwise, there is No Holy Grail, it is a mythology.

 

[kater1]

There is No new plain Consumers Routers for years.

There is No price difference, and Wireless Router is basically a plain Router with an Access Point in the same plastic box.

To make an heavy Network working better locally you need to maximize the use of Wired devices that can do Giga, and use a Giga switch in the mix.

To Maximizing Wireless locally, AGN helps.

As far as Internet goes, the Internet connection is usually slower than the capacity of the LAN.

Otherwise, there is No Holy Grail, it is a mythology.

I have everything wired that I can.

The speed issue is the old asus router. The older it gets the more issues I have with it. A reboot fixes, but only for a hour or so.

What is the life expectancy of a higher grade router? (Rt-n56u, ect)

 

[billyb0b]

What is the life expectancy of a higher grade router? (Rt-n56u, ect)

Probably a long time. Throw in some overclocking and/or increasing the Tx power and I would expect a shorter lifespan.

 

[jhansman]

My Netgear WNDR3700 has a laptop, Roku, two phones, and a blu-ray player wirelessly connected, and the three remaining wired ports are in daily use, and it handles it all without a hiccup. To say it was a step up from my WRT54G is an understatement. Impressive piece of equipment for about $100. Oh, and the 5GHz band is yet unused.

 

[bupkus]

I've used ASUS routers for a while. Mostly I use 3rd party firmware, like you, but since my N16 purchase I've stuck with the manufacturer's firmware. I've read about bandwidth problems with certain ASUS wireless routers(N16) and dd-wrt.

With nothing to lose, try Tomato. If that doesn't satisfy, ASUS has a firmware update for the N12 B1 released on 2011.11.09. Unfortunately, it seems to provide installation from only 32-bit OS's. If this last sentence doesn't make sense then give it a try. When selecting to download the firmware files the site requests which OS you're using.?