I've had terrible luck with the two AC routers I've tried and I'm really trying to do my homework and buy one that actually works reliably and has the option of running DD-WRT on it.
First was a TrendNET TEW-812DRU (v1) AC1750 that had problems connecting or staying connected to many of the varied wifi devices in my house. Setting up QoS (my home server uploads a lot of low-priority traffic for online backup etc) helped with some Netflix/Hulu/YouTube streaming problems but not the fundamental connection problems. The final straw was when my HDHomeRun's would disappear from the LAN and reappear if I reset the router. Pretty much every problem (except for one TV that never ever connected) improved if I reset the router... over and over...
Second was an Edimax BR-6478AC AC1200. This one has displayed different connection problems than the first one -- some of the devices that worked well with the TrendNET now have problems, while other devices work better. Unfortunately the QoS on the Edimax is quite limited compared to the TrendNET and the video streaming problems are back. It also periodically decides the internet is unavailable -- rebooting the router works better than rebooting the cablemodem. Again, in general, resetting the router often clears a particular problem up.
I'll mention, both routers were updated to their latest firmwares.
So after some research I figured that DD-WRT might fix the problems -- unfortunately as it happens, neither router is supported by DD-WRT (the TEW-812DRU v2 is supported but not the v1 I have).
So, I am looking for a router that can do at least AC1200, is extremely robust and reliable, and that is supported by DD-WRT. I assume DD-WRT has excellent QoS features.
Some additional info:
We have three USB adapters using the Realtek RTL8812AU (AC1200) chipset with dual antennas that I would like to run in 802.11ac 5GHz mode to achieve near-LAN performance with our three Windows desktop PC's.
The other devices are on the 2.4GHz band. We have a laptop and three tablets from different manufacturers with 2.4GHz 802.11n. We have five Samsung phones, most of which are 2.4+5GHz 802.11n. We have four TV's from Panasonic, LG, and Visio, most of which can do 2.4+5GHz 802.11n.
The router is connected to a cable modem, a TV, a Sonos base station, a VoIP bridge, and an 8-port gigabit switch. The 8-port switch is in turn connected to four HDHomeRun's and a home server PC. The idea is I can separately take down either the router/internet or the HDHomeruns/server without affecting the other.
First was a TrendNET TEW-812DRU (v1) AC1750 that had problems connecting or staying connected to many of the varied wifi devices in my house. Setting up QoS (my home server uploads a lot of low-priority traffic for online backup etc) helped with some Netflix/Hulu/YouTube streaming problems but not the fundamental connection problems. The final straw was when my HDHomeRun's would disappear from the LAN and reappear if I reset the router. Pretty much every problem (except for one TV that never ever connected) improved if I reset the router... over and over...
Second was an Edimax BR-6478AC AC1200. This one has displayed different connection problems than the first one -- some of the devices that worked well with the TrendNET now have problems, while other devices work better. Unfortunately the QoS on the Edimax is quite limited compared to the TrendNET and the video streaming problems are back. It also periodically decides the internet is unavailable -- rebooting the router works better than rebooting the cablemodem. Again, in general, resetting the router often clears a particular problem up.
I'll mention, both routers were updated to their latest firmwares.
So after some research I figured that DD-WRT might fix the problems -- unfortunately as it happens, neither router is supported by DD-WRT (the TEW-812DRU v2 is supported but not the v1 I have).
So, I am looking for a router that can do at least AC1200, is extremely robust and reliable, and that is supported by DD-WRT. I assume DD-WRT has excellent QoS features.
Some additional info:
We have three USB adapters using the Realtek RTL8812AU (AC1200) chipset with dual antennas that I would like to run in 802.11ac 5GHz mode to achieve near-LAN performance with our three Windows desktop PC's.
The other devices are on the 2.4GHz band. We have a laptop and three tablets from different manufacturers with 2.4GHz 802.11n. We have five Samsung phones, most of which are 2.4+5GHz 802.11n. We have four TV's from Panasonic, LG, and Visio, most of which can do 2.4+5GHz 802.11n.
The router is connected to a cable modem, a TV, a Sonos base station, a VoIP bridge, and an 8-port gigabit switch. The 8-port switch is in turn connected to four HDHomeRun's and a home server PC. The idea is I can separately take down either the router/internet or the HDHomeruns/server without affecting the other.