What router are you using at home?

I'm using a netgear WGR614 - Wireless G. Never had any problems, never needs to be rebooted. It's a beast.

Though, I'd like to upgrade to wireless N very soon.

I do have a spare Cisco 1841 that I've been thinking of using with a small PoE switch, linking a Wireless N Access point to it. Though, I'm not sure if that's the best way to go or not. The challenge sounds fun. Just not sure.

What is everyone else using to run their home networks?

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TLeTourneau

I have a D-Link DIR-655 that has been rock solid, I also have a Watchguard Firebox x1000 for playing with.

pitviper

Cisco ASA5505, UC520, and some old Linksys APs (running DDWRT). Need to bite the bullet and switch to decent 802.11n APs soon though.

paul78

All you chaps are making me feel inadequate for using the wireless router that came with my Verizon service. I'm not sure that I even know the brand.

aquilla

I'm currently running an 877W. At work we are a Cisco partner and I'm enquiring about what it would cost to upgrade to a 887VA or 887VA-W.

jibbajabba

Started with a Draytek 2920n .. then I had a Cisco 877 - but whilst that is an awesome router - it fails on ADSL2+ .. you have to hit the perfect combination of IOS and ADSL firmware to get it stable (the latter mostly have to be requested by Cisco as the ones on the website aren't the latest).
I am now using a Billion BiPAC 7402NX which is so far rock solid

Sett

I've got Linksys e2000 with dd-wrt installed. Handles 25Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload speeds just fine. I am satisfied with the hardware and the dd-wrt firmware is a beast.

Everyone

Patel128 wrote: »

I am using a pfSense box that I built. It is hooked into an 8 port switch. pfSense works very well for me, and was easy to setup.

pfSense is great. I have it running in a VM... Two WAN connections into the host, load balanced, 1 LAN connection going out to the WRT330N.

I'll get around to moving pfSense off a VM on my desktop and onto either a dedicated ESX host, or a dedicated physical box, someday.

MAC_Addy

pitviper wrote: »

Cisco ASA5505, UC520, and some old Linksys APs (running DDWRT). Need to bite the bullet and switch to decent 802.11n APs soon though.

Sounds like a very nice setup!

MAC_Addy

networkjutsu wrote: »

If you're interested, I can sell you my 871W. Opened and powered it up but never really used it.

Yes and no. I'd really like one, but since it only has wireless G I'll probably hold off for now. I'd really like to get Wireless N setup and running on my home network.

I have been looking at getting a HP MSM410 from eBay. Anyone else used these before?

thedrama

Did you say "router" ? or what you are aiming is the device which connects us to the Internet at home? If so, i use only single device in order to
talk wirelessly between computers, connect them with cables, exit to the Internet and traffic control simultaneously in a single package. Thats the Cisco linksys WAG120N.

MAC_Addy

thedrama wrote: »

Did you say "router" ?

Well, the title says What router are you using at home.

Sponx

I was using a Netgear WNDR3400, however that has changed to an Apple Airport Extreme.

LinuxRacr

I plan to soon configure my 881W. I was able to get a good deal on one off of Craigslist.

aquilla

jibbajabba wrote: »

Started with a Draytek 2920n .. then I had a Cisco 877 - but whilst that is an awesome router - it fails on ADSL2+ .. you have to hit the perfect combination of IOS and ADSL firmware to get it stable (the latter mostly have to be requested by Cisco as the ones on the website aren't the latest).
I am now using a Billion BiPAC 7402NX which is so far rock solid

Hi jibbajabba,

I've got my 877W running in ADSL2+ on a Be Wholesale LLU line. Are you using a LLU provider or a BT based provider?

As you rightly say, you need to hit the right combo of IOS and ADSL firmware. I've had some good results with this combo:

c870-advipservicesk9-mz.150-1.M7.bin

Init FW: init_AMR-5.0.007.bin
Operation FW: AMR-E-0.0.026.bin
FW Source: external
FW Version: 0.0.26

Currently synced at 10.5Mbps downstream and 1.2Mbps upstream for 4 days.

Dakinggamer87

Netgear WNDR3700 is what I'm currently using prior to Cisco Linksys and it's an amazing router!!

No issues and very easy to setup and configure.

WafflesAndRootbeer

Dakinggamer87 wrote: »

Netgear WNDR3700 is what I'm currently using prior to Cisco Linksys and it's an amazing router!!

No issues and very easy to setup and configure.

You've obviously never upgraded the firmware.

If you had, you'd probably be singing a different tune.

wd40

I bought a Linksys E2500 two weeks ago, I really wanted to try DD-WRT but unfortunately the final version for this model is not released yet.