Ian Manning
Occasional Visitor
I need a router for use in conjunction with a Virgin Media Hub 3.0 (in modem mode) and a separate mesh network (BT Whole Home Wifi). Since I already have a mesh network, the wireless performance is not an issue as it'll probably be turned off. I've been using an Asus RT-AC68U up to now, but I think the ethernet and WAN ports are faulty so it needs to be replaced, and frankly I haven't been impressed with its overall reliability anyway over the last couple of years.
The only reason I need a router (rather than relying solely on the Virgin Hub) is that I have a house full of devices configured to use the 192.168.1.x subnet, and the Virgin Hub can't be configured to use this address range, which is pretty annoying. I have an extensive set of port forwarding rules and reserved DHCP addresses.
I saw the Archer C7 recommended somewhere, but also noticed that the Archer C50 is available for a significantly lower price. Can anyone tell me whether the C50 would perform as well as the C70 as a basic router (with wireless switched off)? Alternatively, is there anything else that I should be considering in this price range (£40-80)?
The only reason I need a router (rather than relying solely on the Virgin Hub) is that I have a house full of devices configured to use the 192.168.1.x subnet, and the Virgin Hub can't be configured to use this address range, which is pretty annoying. I have an extensive set of port forwarding rules and reserved DHCP addresses.
I saw the Archer C7 recommended somewhere, but also noticed that the Archer C50 is available for a significantly lower price. Can anyone tell me whether the C50 would perform as well as the C70 as a basic router (with wireless switched off)? Alternatively, is there anything else that I should be considering in this price range (£40-80)?