On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 5:18 AM, Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: > > On 19/4/2011, at 4:31am, Harry Putnam wrote: >> ... >> So, cutting to the chase; can anyone recommend from actual use, a home >> lan router that has gigabit lan ports and very configurable/ >> informative logging options? >> >> ps - I'm not interested in running an old linux or openbsd, machine as >> router. Having a silent cool router the size and weight of a medium >> book is too appealing. > > Consider OpenWRT. You can run it on something like the Netgear WNR2000, the > Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH, or something even cheaper if you don't need wifi.
I have WZR-HP-G300NH (running DD-WRT), if you don't plan on using wifi it would be great. The wifi is really unstable and I couldn't recommend this device if you're a heavy wifi user, but the wired portion works great, the device itself is by far the fastest I've ever owned, and it has a USB port so you can attach external storage in case you want to use it as a server, too. If your wifi users are limited to web browsing/email it would probably be okay for that, but if you do anything with persistent open connections (ssh, gaming, streaming movies) then you'll quickly pull your hair out in frustration at the constant wifi stalls and disconnects. The good news about the bad wifi is that the constant negative reviews and dissatisfied customers have forced the price down really low, I got mine for about $50. :)
