Re: New Router Purchase

[James Dugger]

Just another thought.  I use PFsense (which uses FreeBSD) on a small
micro-atx board, a 4 port 1GB pcie NIC card, an msata ssd (160GB)  and 8GB
RAM.  Why because I had them after an upgrade to a gaming rig from one of
my sons machines.  I can already hear the comments "That's overkill", and
"You're using too much power" comments.  But my needs where simple, I
needed a fast, reliable, isolated connection for business use, while
allowing for 2 separate gamers (with VR) to game while, 3 people to
independently stream Netflix, Hulu, etc, youtube, while allowing for secure
wifi.

I chose to wire my house with CAT6 to all of the major streaming devices
and to my office and separate cabled connections into 3 separate networks
(1st socket in NIC is WAN) with one of the cabled networks connecting my
older Cisco/Linksys AC router set in ad-hoc mode.  All big
streaming devices and gaming rigs are on CAT6, which leaves laptops,
smartphones, and tablets on the Wifi.  everything is firewalled by mac
address, including wifi which is on WPA2 enterprise.

I have estimated that I could build this system again with purchased
components for the same price as a high end consumer AC router, or an
extended mesh system. I also don't broadcast my SSID.

After 3 months of solid uptime we started have intermittent outages, with
severe packet loss.  After arguing with Cox for a few days they finally
sent out an engineer to review their connections and look at the modem.
While checking the modem he asked when I had started having issues.  I
simply went to the Pfsense web portal went to system monitoring set the
duration to 3 months and asked him which Graphana graph he wanted to look
at.  We pulled up the packet loss and quality graphs.  By looking at the
graphs he could tell that this was a line connectivity problem.  Sure
enough one of their connectors outside had worn through the outer jacket
because of a faulty crimp job by their techs. exposure to the air was
finally taking its toll on the line. I was sold on PFsense the second he
put is line monitor in his pocket and want to diagnose from the PFsense
graphs.  I also like that with a click I can install Squid or Wire Shark as
plugins to PFsense.

At work we have been replacing our older Cisco router/firewall units with
NetGate units running PFSense.

On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:12 AM Michael Butash  wrote:

> Granted, hardware goes bad, but it's "working yesterday, dead like a brick
> now" bad usually.  Hardware almost never degrades in just performance, save
> some Cisco devices using non-ecc memory over the years (why they don't sell
> load-balancers anymore).
>
> Software may leak resources, kids/roommates might overconsume sessions
> torrenting to abuse router cpu, but hardware alone won't diminish
> performance over time.  I still say audit your traffic patterns with some
> network tools, but having a better router too never hurts.
>
> Oddly I've found decent (netgear, cisco) wifi routers at my local Goodwill
> in Peoria, I just verify they can use dd-wrt images while there, how much
> memory/cpu they have (if they can use full or limited images).  For a while
> was hooking up friends and family with decent units for less than $7 each.
> Ebay you can probably find better options, but as long as it's flashable
> with dd-wrt, you're likely not going to get one gone "bad" if it works at
> all.
>
> -mb
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 5:20 PM Stephen Partington 
> wrote:
>
>> I have had a router go bad. The rom failed.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:13 PM Michael Butash  wrote:
>>
>>> I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness.
>>> Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers
>>> offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your
>>> network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you.
>>>
>>> Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see
>>> what is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken.  In a consumer
>>> router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions,
>>> or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities.  Ahem, Bittorrent, or some
>>> other uncontrolled vermin.  Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at
>>> the same time, or heavy gaming.
>>>
>>> I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always
>>> find a reason for it.  Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new
>>> piece of kit I got from ebay.
>>>
>>> I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall
>>> currently, considering getting a palo alto.  My netgear flashed with dd-wrt
>>> was great for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my
>>> fortigate was just to dogfood features for customers of mine using
>>> fortigate.  I got lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some
>>> large defense contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on
>>> the unit for full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax d

Re: New Router Purchase

[Michael Butash]

Granted, hardware goes bad, but it's "working yesterday, dead like a brick
now" bad usually.  Hardware almost never degrades in just performance, save
some Cisco devices using non-ecc memory over the years (why they don't sell
load-balancers anymore).

Software may leak resources, kids/roommates might overconsume sessions
torrenting to abuse router cpu, but hardware alone won't diminish
performance over time.  I still say audit your traffic patterns with some
network tools, but having a better router too never hurts.

Oddly I've found decent (netgear, cisco) wifi routers at my local Goodwill
in Peoria, I just verify they can use dd-wrt images while there, how much
memory/cpu they have (if they can use full or limited images).  For a while
was hooking up friends and family with decent units for less than $7 each.
Ebay you can probably find better options, but as long as it's flashable
with dd-wrt, you're likely not going to get one gone "bad" if it works at
all.

-mb

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 5:20 PM Stephen Partington 
wrote:

> I have had a router go bad. The rom failed.
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:13 PM Michael Butash  wrote:
>
>> I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness.
>> Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers
>> offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your
>> network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you.
>>
>> Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see
>> what is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken.  In a consumer
>> router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions,
>> or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities.  Ahem, Bittorrent, or some
>> other uncontrolled vermin.  Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at
>> the same time, or heavy gaming.
>>
>> I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always
>> find a reason for it.  Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new
>> piece of kit I got from ebay.
>>
>> I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall currently,
>> considering getting a palo alto.  My netgear flashed with dd-wrt was great
>> for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my fortigate was
>> just to dogfood features for customers of mine using fortigate.  I got
>> lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some large defense
>> contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on the unit for
>> full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax dollars go for
>> something good finally.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will
>>> not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.
>>> This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>>>
>>> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
>>> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
>>> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>>>
>>> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so
>>> while I did other things.  I now have access.
>>>
>>> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
>>> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
>>> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>>>
>>> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
>>> port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop
>>> turned server for testing.
>>>
>>> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
>>> configured by MAC address.
>>>
>>> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Anthony Radzykewycz]

I also had one go bad. I used to think the same thing about the resiliency
of a router or network device. My wireless would sporadically drop and
reconnect. After replacing the router, I haven’t had any issues. I like the
Netgear Nighthawk series. Of course, get in there and make sure WPS is
disabled, guest settings are either disabled or protected, etc.

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 5:20 PM Stephen Partington 
wrote:

> I have had a router go bad. The rom failed.
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:13 PM Michael Butash  wrote:
>
>> I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness.
>> Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers
>> offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your
>> network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you.
>>
>> Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see
>> what is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken.  In a consumer
>> router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions,
>> or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities.  Ahem, Bittorrent, or some
>> other uncontrolled vermin.  Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at
>> the same time, or heavy gaming.
>>
>> I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always
>> find a reason for it.  Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new
>> piece of kit I got from ebay.
>>
>> I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall currently,
>> considering getting a palo alto.  My netgear flashed with dd-wrt was great
>> for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my fortigate was
>> just to dogfood features for customers of mine using fortigate.  I got
>> lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some large defense
>> contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on the unit for
>> full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax dollars go for
>> something good finally.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will
>>> not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.
>>> This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>>>
>>> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
>>> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
>>> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>>>
>>> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so
>>> while I did other things.  I now have access.
>>>
>>> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
>>> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
>>> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>>>
>>> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
>>> port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop
>>> turned server for testing.
>>>
>>> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
>>> configured by MAC address.
>>>
>>> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Stephen Partington]

I have had a router go bad. The rom failed.

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:13 PM Michael Butash  wrote:

> I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness.
> Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers
> offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your
> network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you.
>
> Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see what
> is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken.  In a consumer
> router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions,
> or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities.  Ahem, Bittorrent, or some
> other uncontrolled vermin.  Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at
> the same time, or heavy gaming.
>
> I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always
> find a reason for it.  Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new
> piece of kit I got from ebay.
>
> I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall currently,
> considering getting a palo alto.  My netgear flashed with dd-wrt was great
> for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my fortigate was
> just to dogfood features for customers of mine using fortigate.  I got
> lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some large defense
> contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on the unit for
> full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax dollars go for
> something good finally.
>
> -mb
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not
>> be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This
>> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>>
>> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
>> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
>> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>>
>> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while
>> I did other things.  I now have access.
>>
>> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
>> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
>> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>>
>> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
>> port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop
>> turned server for testing.
>>
>> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
>> configured by MAC address.
>>
>> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>>
>> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Michael Butash]

I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness.
Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers
offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your
network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you.

Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see what
is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken.  In a consumer
router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions,
or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities.  Ahem, Bittorrent, or some
other uncontrolled vermin.  Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at
the same time, or heavy gaming.

I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always
find a reason for it.  Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new
piece of kit I got from ebay.

I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall currently,
considering getting a palo alto.  My netgear flashed with dd-wrt was great
for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my fortigate was
just to dogfood features for customers of mine using fortigate.  I got
lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some large defense
contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on the unit for
full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax dollars go for
something good finally.

-mb


On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not
> be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This
> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>
> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>
> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while
> I did other things.  I now have access.
>
> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>
> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port
> forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned
> server for testing.
>
> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
> configured by MAC address.
>
> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>
> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>
> Keith
>
>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Donald Mac McCarthy]

I left the SOHO router game a number of years ago. I can't tell you what
the best consumer/prosumer routers are, but I can let you know what I
did a few years ago that changed me to an enterprise like architecture
for an affordable price.

 - Supermicro 8-Core Avaton mini-server with 16GB RAM and an SSD running
pfSense (~$500)
 This is a gigabit capable firewall even when running light IDS,
OpenVPN server, and routing. The avaton is also light on the power
budget. You can also use an old dual core desktop and get into the
250-350 Mb/s range.

 - Ubiquiti UniFi 24 port 250W PoE switch. (~$200)
 This is a very capable managed switch that will happily power
multiple UniFi APs or other PoE devices. It has some basic layer 2 and
layer 3 management. The edgerouter has more features, but comes at a
higher pricetag.

- Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC-PRO access points (~$150 each)
 These will need a controller to get them set up properly, but it
does not always need to run for them to work. It will need to be powered
on to make config changes and update the APs.


Those 3 were what I started with. I was so happy to finally separate
functions of WiFi and routing apart, as being able to run multiple SSIDs
on different segments was an aim I had. I have since grown a small
server and VM farm in our laundry room and separated out many more of
the features from the pfSense. I do think I have hit the threshold of my
Wife's tolerance of servers in the laundry room. That is something you
may need to factor into the risk assessment before going down this road ;).

It does cost a bit more than the ~$300 I paid for my last higher end AC
prosumer nighthawk router, but I actually have controls in my home
network now. My kids aren't always a fan of them. That may be somethign
else that you put in the risk assessment.

My $0.02


Mac

techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote on 10/26/19 12:10 PM:
>
> Hi,
>
> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will
> not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or
> so.  This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all. 
>
> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox
> and they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their
> modem.  That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.  
>
> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so
> while I did other things.  I now have access.
>
> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will
> be secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that
> is available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary! 
>
> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
> port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my
> laptop turned server for testing. 
>
> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
> configured by MAC address. 
>
> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>
> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>
> Keith 
>
>
>
>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Eric Oyen]

Well,
If your issue with the router is intermittent but getting worse, it’s likely 
that the router is starting to show symptoms of a component failure. Usually 
this is a direct result of something getting hot.

There are a fair number of commodity routers available, but if you want one 
that is open source compatible, try checking the dd-wrt list and then choose 
one with the best possible features that will work with the open source dd-wrt 
firmware.

Btw, I use an ASUS model router here. It’s a mid level consumer grade unit. 
Unfortunately, it won’t work with DD-wrt because it is using a custom ARM cpu 
from ASUS.

Here is an article on the best DD-wrt compatible routers for 2019: 
https://www.lifewire.com/best-dd-wrt-routers-4160687

Anyway, have fun and let us know how it works out for you.

-Eric
From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Infrastructure deployment 
Dept.

> On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:10 PM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not be 
> able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This 
> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all. 
> 
> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and they 
> suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.  That 
> worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.  
> 
> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while I 
> did other things.  I now have access.
> 
> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be 
> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is 
> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary! 
> 
> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port 
> forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned 
> server for testing. 
> 
> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have 
> configured by MAC address. 
> 
> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
> 
> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
> 
> Keith 
> 
> 
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Re: New Router Purchase

[Herminio Hernandez Jr.]

The edge router is a solid device. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:32 PM, Stephen Partington  wrote:
> 
> 
> I would suggest that you look at the ubiquity edgerouter lite. 3 ports, 1 
> Wan, 2 lan, and a management port. Capable of a good amount of traffic. And 
> it gets you all sorts of business class features for a good price. Then you 
> can do wifi however you like. It's about 130 and will go on sale for down to 
> 95. I use one happily connecting it to a switch and from there to my wifi 
> servers etc. 
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 12:17 PM  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not be 
>> able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This 
>> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all. 
>> 
>> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and 
>> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.  
>> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.  
>> 
>> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while I 
>> did other things.  I now have access.
>> 
>> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be 
>> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is 
>> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary! 
>> 
>> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port 
>> forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned 
>> server for testing. 
>> 
>> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have 
>> configured by MAC address. 
>> 
>> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>> 
>> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>> 
>> Keith 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: New Router Purchase

[der.hans]

Am 26. Oct, 2019 schwätzte techli...@phpcoderusa.com so:

moin moin,

I've been waiting for Turris MOX to be available.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/turris-mox-modular-open-source-router

And there's a new big box in pink saying it's available.

https://www.turris.cz/en/mox/overview/

Ah, but only out of Czech Republic.

Be sure to check out their honeypot as a service.


Turris Omnia has been available in the US.

https://www.turris.cz/en/omnia/

Both run modified versions of OpenWRT.

Nowadays you can get small unit routers that advertise about being DD-WRT
or OpenWRT compatible.

There are also LibreCMC devices from ThinkPenguin.

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/free-software-wireless-n-mini-vpn-router-v2-tpe-r1200-0

port forwarding ++

ciao,

der.hans


Hi,

It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will
not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.
This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.

I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.

I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so
while I did other things.  I now have access.

I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!

Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop
turned server for testing.

I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
configured by MAC address.

Any toughs on my pending router purchase?

Thank you so much for all your feedback!!

Keith


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Re: New Router Purchase

[Stephen Partington]

I would suggest that you look at the ubiquity edgerouter lite. 3 ports, 1
Wan, 2 lan, and a management port. Capable of a good amount of traffic. And
it gets you all sorts of business class features for a good price. Then you
can do wifi however you like. It's about 130 and will go on sale for down
to 95. I use one happily connecting it to a switch and from there to my
wifi servers etc.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 12:17 PM  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not
> be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This
> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>
> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>
> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while
> I did other things.  I now have access.
>
> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>
> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port
> forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned
> server for testing.
>
> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
> configured by MAC address.
>
> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>
> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>
> Keith
>
>
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Re: New Router Purchase

[JD Austin]

I'm rather fond of DD-WRT compatible routers since they give you so
much bang for the buck, are very capable, and highly configurable.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykarcz/2019/07/11/the-best-dd-wrt-routers-of-2019/#5fb84d571559
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will not
> be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so.  This
> morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.
>
> I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
> they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem.
> That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.
>
> I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while
> I did other things.  I now have access.
>
> I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
> secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
> available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!
>
> Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port
> forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned
> server for testing.
>
> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
> configured by MAC address.
>
> Any toughs on my pending router purchase?
>
> Thank you so much for all your feedback!!
>
> Keith
>
>
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New Router Purchase

[techlists]

Hi, 

It appears I am having Internet router problems.  Occasionally I will
not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so. 
This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all.  

I am with Cox and have a home office business account.  I called Cox and
they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem. 
That worked.  Based on that I think my router is going bad.   

I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so
while I did other things.  I now have access. 

I would like a secure router.  Cox says almost any modern router will be
secure.  Security is a big issue.  When I look at all the WiFi that is
available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers.  That is scary!  

Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using
port forwarding.  I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop
turned server for testing.  

I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have
configured by MAC address.  

Any toughs on my pending router purchase? 

Thank you so much for all your feedback!! 

Keith---
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