Hey,
I am looking to buy a wifi router for my college room (100 sq feet).
I want to run it as a file sharing, streaming server which also downloads torrents 24x7.
Therefore, I am looking for ddwrt and usb support. It should also have QoS so that torrents do not interfere with my web browsing.
My budget is upto INR 5000 (~$75) (can stretch a bit).
I get internet through LAN. My internet connection speed is 2 Mbps. I have a laptop and a phone.
What would be a good router for me?
I am looking at the following options -
1. Asus RT AC51U Dual-Band AC750 Wireless Router
It is cheap ( Rs. 3000), supports wireless AC and has usb. However, it only supports padavan's firmware and I don't know if I'll be able to do what I want with it.
2. TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
It is expensive (Rs. 5600), only supports wireless N but has good support for ddwrt and open wrt.
3. Tp-Link Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
It is cheaper than wdr 3600 (Rs. 5000) but v2.0 is not supported by custom firmware and I don't want to take the risk.
Please advice.
Thanks
I am looking to buy a wifi router for my college room (100 sq feet).
I want to run it as a file sharing, streaming server which also downloads torrents 24x7.
Therefore, I am looking for ddwrt and usb support. It should also have QoS so that torrents do not interfere with my web browsing.
My budget is upto INR 5000 (~$75) (can stretch a bit).
I get internet through LAN. My internet connection speed is 2 Mbps. I have a laptop and a phone.
What would be a good router for me?
I am looking at the following options -
1. Asus RT AC51U Dual-Band AC750 Wireless Router
It is cheap ( Rs. 3000), supports wireless AC and has usb. However, it only supports padavan's firmware and I don't know if I'll be able to do what I want with it.
2. TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
It is expensive (Rs. 5600), only supports wireless N but has good support for ddwrt and open wrt.
3. Tp-Link Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
It is cheaper than wdr 3600 (Rs. 5000) but v2.0 is not supported by custom firmware and I don't want to take the risk.
Please advice.
Thanks