[kwlug-disc] Router dying?

[CrankyOldBugger]

I've been bouncing every review I've found so far off of the OpenWRT
hardware list, as I plan on installing OpenWRT as soon as I get the thing
out of the box.

While I said that I like Netgear, at this point I'm not seeing any Netgear
offerings that are getting good reviews online.  Bad year for Netgear?

At this point I'm looking at:

Linksys WRT1900ac ($250)
TP-Link WDR4300 ($80)

Both seem to like OpenWRT well enough.

The $250 might be beyond what I'm willing to pay at this point, so I may
settle for the TP-Link.  Never used that brand before.

Still hunting...



On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 at 11:50 John Van Ostrand <john at vanostrand.com> wrote:

> By no means an expert at off-the-shelf routers I generally look for
> routers that are also supported (or soon to be) by open source firmware.
> That way if I want some advanced feature I can change the firmware.
>
> I should point out that I'm not a sophisticated router user. I use Linux
> as a firewall and OTS routers just as access points. Next time I make
> changes at home I'll probably go with something like an OTS router or a
> raspi, or something similar.
>
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_router_firmware_projects
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:56 AM, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My Netgear WNDR3700 may be dying.  No internet connection on any
>> devices.  I can hit a few of the devices on my network from elsewhere on
>> the network, but not reliably.  I can't ping the router.
>>
>> The WNDR3700 is running OpenWRT, and has been for probably over a year
>> now.  I've had this router for several years, it's outlasted any other
>> routers I've had so I'm sad to see it go.
>>
>> I tried the factory reset button but no luck.
>>
>> So I'm shopping again.  I would like to stay with Netgear as this one did
>> so well for me.  I put my routers through a lot of work, with video
>> streaming over wi-fi, laptops and tablet users, remote connections, you
>> name it.  So I'll need a good heavy-duty box.
>>
>> Thinking of the Netgear Nighthawk, but that may require re-mortgaging the
>> house and kids...
>>
>> Any recommendations from the experts here?
>>
>>
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