Help me purchase new Router & WAP

[sevendustweb]

Hello:

I have a cisco rv180w router and a cisco wap321. Both of them are the biggest pain in the butt and do not work consistently (connectivity issues). I have spent way too many hours on the phone with Cisco & Apple trying to fix this problem.

I want a router that hauls butt and features strong routing capabilities. I want a WAP that shares the same default ip address scheme as the router (make it plug & play) with great range.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[remixedcat]

My Amped Wireless R20000G hauls MAJOR butt! and deals with my demands quite nicely!

review here!
http://remixedcat.blogspot.com/2013/03/amped-wireless-r20000g-wireless-router.html

 

[sevendustweb]

Router Suggestions and Control4

I have a Control4 home automation system at home, so I am trying to limit my selection to routers that I know are compatible with it.

If you had your choice between the Netgear WNDR4500, Apple Extreme Gen 5, or the Asus RT-N65U/66U, which would you choose and why would you choose it?

I am tired of being a beta tester for technology companies that only want to push out the latest and greatest with crappy firmware. I just need something that will work!

 

[stevech]

Control4 is simply a LAN client with TCP/IP, right? It might need port-forwarding to do home control from the internet. But all routers had done that for years.

I'd avoid Apple unless you are all-Apple everything everywhere.

Netgear - IMO, inconsistent among models. Hit and miss.
D-Link - same but worse track record.
ASUS wifi - geeky fun.

Pricey but below, the firmware is the same for all products, It evolves rather than being unique for every new product. They sell to the industrial and kiosk/machine-to-machine market where it must run unattended.
I have their older/slow home router (used-like new on eBay) and several of their travel routers. Part of the high cost is that you can plug in a USB modem for Verizon or other cellular as the automatic fail-over.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=75-990-054&ParentOnly=1&IsVirtualParent=1

I haven't used this, but I was happy with their bridge. Good reputation
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162033

Belkin (now owns Linksys as I recall) has a good reputation over the years. Such as
http://www.belkin.com/us/F9K1004-Belkin/p/P-F9K1004?q=::categoryPath:/Web/WSNT/WSNTWLS


I'd avoid
802.11ac
dual-band routers

 

[remixedcat]

Why avoiding 802.11ac dual band???

 

[coxhaus]

Since you mention Apple and plug and play maybe you should take a look at the Apple products. Apple and some of the basic home routers are the only routers which seem to have plug and play. I have a friend which does not know anything about networking and he got his network working without any help using an Apple router.
I personally don’t want routers with user friendly apps controlling the setup, as I know what I need to do. They just get in my way and slow me down.
PS
What were your problems with the RV180W? I have a RV180 and Cisco has never seen fit to fix the ACLs.

 

[sfx2000]

Hello:

I have a cisco rv180w router and a cisco wap321. Both of them are the biggest pain in the butt and do not work consistently (connectivity issues). I have spent way too many hours on the phone with Cisco & Apple trying to fix this problem.

I want a router that hauls butt and features strong routing capabilities. I want a WAP that shares the same default ip address scheme as the router (make it plug & play) with great range.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Your problem is the WAP321 - it's been a troubled child... find something else