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#148483 20-Jun-2014 16:10

Just moved to VF 130/10, however my existing router has 100mb ports and the new one has GbE, the new one works OK but falls over every week or so.

Any recommendations for a replacement? No voip needed.

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#1071117 20-Jun-2014 16:30

What are your requirements?

adimw

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#1071118 20-Jun-2014 16:32

Stable with a tonne of traffic, wireless traffic is heavy as there are multiple cameras on the network.
GbE ports (4+)
Port forwarding
Wifi N or better

Any opinions on Linksys WRT1900AC?

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#1071427 21-Jun-2014 08:56

If you've got heavy wireless performance your best option is to forget about using WiFi in the router for a start - multiple WiFi APs are always going to be the best approach.

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#1071492 21-Jun-2014 10:27

The hardest thing these days is finding a good router. If you have VFX with WXC you could get their Audiocodes MP264 - mine goes months without a restart and it's pretty solid. Not the easiest to configure but once done, it just works...

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#1071552 21-Jun-2014 11:42

Im using a tplink wdr 4300 have no issues to report (last count 11 active devices 6 WiFi)

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#1071556 21-Jun-2014 11:47

Mikrotik RB951G-2HnD. IIRC they're about $100 and are very high performing, just a bit to setup since there are so many options.

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