remedy1419
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So I'm between 2 routers that seem pretty good to me. Of course, I'm very open to any suggestions anyone might have.
My main reason for upgrading routers is that I need a router to support the tremendous amount of P2P traffic to do (I have a FiOS 35/35 connection) and the HD Netflix streaming etc. that goes on all the time. I'd also really want a router that has quality QoS so that low bandwidth requiring things like web surfing is still capable while bandwidth hungry applications are running.
Most of the rooms in my home area wired with cat 6, but we do have a bunch of laptops around. The MAIN PRIORITY though is the MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE for the computers that are wired. A little drop in performance due to the connections being wireless isn't a problem. Anyway, onto the routers.
The first is the Linksys/Cisco E4200. I really really like that it has preliminary DD-WRT support, because I've always wanted to try third party firmware.
Plus it supports a good amount of maximum simultaneous connections, and stacks up pretty well with total maximum thoroughput.
As far as wireless performance, I live in a large house which I'm doubtful it would cover entirely. I'm perfectly fine getting a bridge(is it a bridge I'd need) or a repeater to remedy that problem.
The second router I've been looking into is the ASUS RT-R56U. From the router charts, it outperforms the E4200 in pretty much every way that I'm looking for, but it doesn't have a chance of being supported by DD-WRT. I believe the wireless performance of the R56 isn't as good as the E4200, so there's a con there I suppose.
I do know that the ASUS RT-R76U (now the RT-66U) is a Broadcom based chipset and therefore should be able to be supported by DD-WRT. I'd like to imagine that the RT-R66 would perform just as well in all areas as the R56 but would let me use DD-WRT.
Is that a stupid reason to hold off for the RT-R66? Is third-party firmware really worth skipping the tremendous performance of the R56, or would the alternate firmware compensate for the deficiencies the E4200 faces compared to the R56?
Again, if there are other routers that seem like they'd suit my purpose better I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.
My main reason for upgrading routers is that I need a router to support the tremendous amount of P2P traffic to do (I have a FiOS 35/35 connection) and the HD Netflix streaming etc. that goes on all the time. I'd also really want a router that has quality QoS so that low bandwidth requiring things like web surfing is still capable while bandwidth hungry applications are running.
Most of the rooms in my home area wired with cat 6, but we do have a bunch of laptops around. The MAIN PRIORITY though is the MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE for the computers that are wired. A little drop in performance due to the connections being wireless isn't a problem. Anyway, onto the routers.
The first is the Linksys/Cisco E4200. I really really like that it has preliminary DD-WRT support, because I've always wanted to try third party firmware.
Plus it supports a good amount of maximum simultaneous connections, and stacks up pretty well with total maximum thoroughput.
As far as wireless performance, I live in a large house which I'm doubtful it would cover entirely. I'm perfectly fine getting a bridge(is it a bridge I'd need) or a repeater to remedy that problem.
The second router I've been looking into is the ASUS RT-R56U. From the router charts, it outperforms the E4200 in pretty much every way that I'm looking for, but it doesn't have a chance of being supported by DD-WRT. I believe the wireless performance of the R56 isn't as good as the E4200, so there's a con there I suppose.
I do know that the ASUS RT-R76U (now the RT-66U) is a Broadcom based chipset and therefore should be able to be supported by DD-WRT. I'd like to imagine that the RT-R66 would perform just as well in all areas as the R56 but would let me use DD-WRT.
Is that a stupid reason to hold off for the RT-R66? Is third-party firmware really worth skipping the tremendous performance of the R56, or would the alternate firmware compensate for the deficiencies the E4200 faces compared to the R56?
Again, if there are other routers that seem like they'd suit my purpose better I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.
