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bigluv · 03-04-2013, 05:15 PM

LOL at a bunch of weekend warrior tech experts comparing their epeen sizes.

Every home router I have ever bought or touched sucked the bone. Some suck less than others. Most people don't notice these things unless they have the right mix of requirements when the weakness of the equipment (software) is exposed. And the vast majority of people when they do uncover a weakness in their router, don't understand that that is what is going on.

I haven't touched an apple routing product, but I doubt its any better, just costs more.

Unfortunately to my (somewhat now outdated) knowledge there isn't really a corporate level router that you can buy and set up yourself and besides, where would you stick your printer USB, and connect your PS3, and etc etc.

So it's shitty advice for a shitty situation. 1) Buy & try until you find something that works for you and does what you want 2) If you are more technically inclined than average then you could do better with a router that supports open source custom s/w, at least then it'll get some updates through its lifetime.

Both options is fiddling.

If your requirements are modest (X devices is no big deal) then make your decision on price and availability and you'll probably be fine.

EDIT: Just noticed I'm late to the party. Asus products are decent hardware and they support open source custom s/w if you choose, so not a bad choice.

03-04-2013, 05:15 PM
bigluv Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 850	LOL at a bunch of weekend warrior tech experts comparing their epeen sizes. Every home router I have ever bought or touched sucked the bone. Some suck less than others. Most people don't notice these things unless they have the right mix of requirements when the weakness of the equipment (software) is exposed. And the vast majority of people when they do uncover a weakness in their router, don't understand that that is what is going on. I haven't touched an apple routing product, but I doubt its any better, just costs more. Unfortunately to my (somewhat now outdated) knowledge there isn't really a corporate level router that you can buy and set up yourself and besides, where would you stick your printer USB, and connect your PS3, and etc etc. So it's shitty advice for a shitty situation. 1) Buy & try until you find something that works for you and does what you want 2) If you are more technically inclined than average then you could do better with a router that supports open source custom s/w, at least then it'll get some updates through its lifetime. Both options is fiddling. If your requirements are modest (X devices is no big deal) then make your decision on price and availability and you'll probably be fine. EDIT: Just noticed I'm late to the party. Asus products are decent hardware and they support open source custom s/w if you choose, so not a bad choice. Last edited by bigluv; 03-04-2013 at 05:17 PM..