Reddit mentions of TP-Link N450 Wireless Wi-Fi Gigabit Router (TL-WR1043N)

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Ultimate-Wireless-Detachable/dp/B002YLAUU8

Runs fine under current stable build.

Btw it's 10 bucks cheaper on Amazon...Just bought one.

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I have this at home...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YLAUU8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bought it in October 2014. I've never purposefully rebooted it. It gets rebooted rarely when there are power outages in lightning storms.

Edit: I can't get it to open ports for specific multiplayer games, but it is solid as a rock.

The way you have it set up is as separate as they can get. The access point mode I mentioned is not a default so if you are unsure what it is then it's not likely you have gone through the steps to change it over to that. I would suggest a better router to be honest. The ones you have were great in their day, but that was ages ago.

This is a very nice one that won't set you back all that much either. It supports most of the major 3rd party firmwares as well. You may also want to look into an offshoot of OpenWRT called Gargoyle. Their page can be found here. I mention this one because it has a lot more bandwidth controls than others I've seen. It even allows you to set quotas for specific devices or a shared quota between a few devices as a group.

Modems are all pretty much the same, as long as you get a DOCSIS 3.0 one. That's the one spec you need to look out for. Pick whatever fits in your budget. Buy it used.

Routers are a lot different in that performance actually does change across different makes and models, so just go on amazon and do your research. I use this one and I'd give it a 9/10: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Ultimate-Wireless-Detachable/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1381621067&sr=8-3&keywords=tp+link+router

Die Frage ist wie viel Kenntnis du hast und wie viel du basteln möchtest - zudem wäre die Frage auch wie schnell das ganze sein soll.

Du kannst das im Prinzip alles selber bauen, wenn du einen Router kaufst der OpenWRT/LEDE unterstützt und z.B. eSATA oder USB3 Anschlüsse hat und ein wenig mehr CPU Power als üblich.

Dann kannst du die Festplatte über Samba anschließen (als Netzlaufwerk einbinden in Windows und co.) und über DLNA kannst du auch über Smartphone z.B. Fotos oder Videos direkt an die XBox leiten lassen oder ansehen. https://www.howtogeek.com/255016/how-to-play-video-and-music-files-on-your-xbox-one/

Soweit so gut - praktisch kostet dich ein fähiger Router auch im Moment >100€ und meistens kann die Herstellerfirmware auch schon Freigaben und DLNA nur mit etwas mehr Klicki-Bunti.

Wenn die Geschwindigkeit nicht so toll sein muss und dir so 3-5Mbyte/s genügen - reicht für Filme und Bilder, aber schnell ist anders - (vor allem wenn du größere JPEGs oder Filme hast und speichern willst) kannst du auch einen günstiger Router mit USB2 nehmen.

Sowas hier ist State of the Art - https://www.amazon.de/Linksys-MAX-STREAM-EA8500-EU-Wireless-2600Mbit/dp/B00WSDFJQW - aber auch unglaublich teuer - dafür auch richtig fix, wenn du noch andere AC-WLANs hast oder per Gigabit angebunden bist und eine USB3.0 externe hast - Der Unterschied ist hier 5-10Mbyte/s vs. 50-100Mbyte/s lesen und schreiben.

Für USB 2.0 und ohne 5GHz würde dir das hier genügen: https://www.amazon.de/TP-Link-TL-WR1043ND-Ultimate-Anschluss-Glasfasermodem/dp/B002YLAUU8

Kann dir leider nicht viel zu Nutzerfreundlichkeit sagen, aber auf beiden Modellen kannst du LEDE/OpenWRT installieren und alles selber installieren z.B. DLNA - ist aber nicht so richtig einfach.

Die Firmwares sollten das können. Dann gibt es noch ASUS Router die wohl eine gute Firmware und guten Ruf haben und auch flexibel sind - dort ist aber der Support für OpenWRT/Linux eher schlecht.

Vielleicht kann noch jemand schreiben, was da grad der Preis/Leistung/Performance King ist - vermute gibt auch gute USB3 Geräte für <100€ bin aber nicht so Tief im Thema drinnen, Sorry!

Edit: Auch schau mal - das hier sieht gut aus: https://www.amazon.de/RT-N18U-Diamond-Router-Gigabit-TurboQAM/dp/B00MGV56XM und wäre deutlich günstiger. Kann auch Freigaben und DLNA und ist fix mit USB3.0

You just need a USB-enabled router that is supported by openwrt. I have this guy. Installing everything takes some effort (depending on how much you already know about Linux it's pretty easy). Google should help you with the process, though. I have a 2TB hard drive on the USB that is accessible like a normal windows shared folder from the home network and via ssh from the internet.

I have an older model E3000 dual band router that takes dd-wrt... And it's working great. What I would do is look at different routers, then check the dd-wrt router database. Find one that is good to go, and buy that.






http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YLAUU8/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=thelinactsho-20






Is a pretty darn good one.

A quick skim seems to show that at least some of said systems provide GPIO pins. I can buy a single one of those for $52 and zero shipping with power supply and case. These tend to have four or more Ethernet ports; this one has four gigabit ports and wireless for the hell of it

Maybe I scared you off a little bit too much with the security risk. It really depends very much on the computer you are using. If you take an old PC with a freshly installed Windows XP and connect it directly to the internet, chances are pretty high that after about an hour someone else controls that machine and uses it to send SPAM e-mails and do other shady stuff. If you connect a PC with Windows 7/8/10 and all the latest updates, it may never get infected (provided you keep it updated).

Talking about possible replacements that are cheap and effective, I would suggest this TP-Link router or the Archer C7. It mostly comes down to how future-proof your WLAN should be.

I'm using the 1043ND v2 and it can definitely manage 100Mbps. There are certainly also good or better alternatives from better known companies, but you will pay more or less for the name.

The WRT54GL isn't really an option, because
>The WRT54GL is technically a reissue of the version 4 WRT54G
[Wikipedia]

This is the best router I've ever had. It's only $40 brand new. It has 3 removable antennae, 4 gigabit ports, usb port for storage, and it's supported by DD-WRT!

The amazon reviews aren't much better, but a lot of people seem to struggle setting up just about any kind of wireless network.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415972574&sr=1-1&keywords=TL-WR1043N

Openwrt + tp-link 1043nd.

I pick greed

The problem is likely somebody else at your house doing something, say watching a YouTube video or uploading to Facebook. This is utilizing all available bandwidth, leaving none for your game. It's most common on slower ADSL or Cable connections, less so on Fibre or VDSL2.

No matter what anybody tells you, you can't do jack shit about that on your PC. You can prioritize what your PC does on your PC, but that's pointless. Close pr0n DL before you start DotA, but your PC isn't the issue that you'll be wanting to solve.

If you want to influence the rest of your network, your router 100% must do the QoS (Quality of Service) prioritization.

Get yourself something like a cheap TP-Link TL-WR1043ND and put Gargoyle Firmware on it (gargoyle-router.com). You can use the likes of this device with any normal DSL / Cable / Fibre router (Just turn off WiFi on your existing router if it has it).
Then, plug it in and run everything through this Gargoyle router, LAN and WiFi.

There's super easy settings that will allow you to do things like give everybody else lower priority than your PC, give them bandwidth caps (So they can only download X amount per day / month and then they're either slowed or stopped entirely). Most of all though, you can use that to prioritize DotA2 traffic quite easily over everything else that goes on from any other device on your network!

You can get them super cheap from Amazon (I'm not in the USA, I use another local PC Retailer, YMMV):
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410440176&sr=8-1&keywords=TL-WR1043ND

It's super easy to set them up with Gargoyle, takes about 3-4 minutes! You won't be disappointed.

What is your budget. I have this one and it works like a charm. It has gigabit ports which is an advantage over the one you linked.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002YLAUU8?cache=e1ab007c0f5e3151d3d31956824eacda&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&qid=1412634863&sr=8-10#ref=mp_s_a_1_10

If you are in an area with a.lot of wireless networks, then the 5ghz version would help with interference.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0098QV038?cache=e1ab007c0f5e3151d3d31956824eacda&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&qid=1412634863&sr=8-7#ref=mp_s_a_1_7

I have this and it works absolute wonders with DD-WRT installed on it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002YLAUU8/

Note: I do not know how the wireless is on it as I have a completely separate device for being a Wireless Access Point. I am only commenting on its speed and routing capabilities.

I've had good success with the TP-Link N300. It isn't the fastest one out there, but it's pretty inexpensive. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YLAUU8/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have an SB6141 with comcast, but they aren't throttling it so the fact that it's "end of life" doesn't mean much to me. Personally I dislike Netgear devices and considering they're the same speed, I'd say go with the TP-link modem.

As for the router you linked, this one is half the price.

TP-Link n300

Similar brand Linksys E2500

I have this one - TP-Link n750

If you're still looking, I've bought a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND a while ago (I have rev V1, this is V2) and it supports everything. I've been playing around with it extensively (subnetting, SSH server, USB NAS, virtual WLAN interfaces, bridging, multiple DHCP servers, boosting WLAN transmission, troubleshooting with WLAN interferences from other routers etc.) and I haven't had any issues with the hardware at all.

The V2 of this router is worth the extra money, as well. It has more RAM and a much faster processor. I think it is the same processor that is available in some of the Archer models.

Check out the specs here: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd

720 vs 400 MHz and 64 MB vs 32 MB RAM.

Throw gargoyle or dd-wrt on it and you have a very nice setup for less than $50. Link: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418564869&sr=1-1&keywords=1043ND+v2

Yeah seems that way.

Guess I have no choice but to buy a new router if I want to go wired? I looked around real quick for a cheap gigabit router and found https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/?tag=aboutcom02lifewire2-20 . Would appreciate your thoughts on it. Thanks for all the help.

I'm tired and depressed over this whole thing though. So I'll resume the hunt tomorrow.

Ok then I think you'd be fine with a standard $50 2.4Ghz router. Nothing heavy duty, just reliable and consistent. I've installed dozens of these:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Gigabit-Router-TL-WR1043ND/dp/B002YLAUU8/

To be honest, a router is a router when it comes to what you're trying to do.

that said, this is the one i have :

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Gigabit-Printers/dp/B002YLAUU8

I've flashed it with DD-WRT and it's now a much more capable router with QOS, VPN, Bandwidth Monitoring etc.

It's cheap and cheerful, and once flashed, very capable.

Gigabit ports and a USB port for your USB drive or printer are nice features.

So whats the dif between this Asus router and something similar like this with a much lower price?

https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1465584977&sr=1-4&keywords=gigabit+router&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_72%3A1248879011

You'll probably be okay then. I would recommend this one over the second one you linked there: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RYYZZS or this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YLAUU8

Definitely get something that is gigabit.

Thanks again for all the help. Would any gigabit router work, like these:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1200-Wireless-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00JZFG6QS

Or

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002YLAUU8/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1484172720&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=gigabit+router&dpPl=1&dpID=41CDHg%2BLqdL&ref=plSrch

Would I need to get the AC router in order to maximize performance or would the N router work just as well, as long as they're both gigabit?

Also, would wireless speeds go up at all with a gigabit router? Can wifi speeds get close to max (like 100-120) with a better router?

This is the router I'm using.
I checked out the app you mentioned but I'm not sure how to determine which wireless channel to use

It doesn't even have gigabit ethernet and doesn't even support wireless N. Do you understand what that means? It was first released in 2002. Twelve year old technology.

Here's a better alternative, cheaper too:

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Wireless-Detachable-Antennas/dp/B002YLAUU8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406053640&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+n+router+gigabit