**US** Looking for Advice On Wireless router purchase

[ShiBDiB]

Umm.... it's excellent for home use! You just gotta know where to get them cheaper Like I did. new egg is a ripoff for enterprise networking stuff even CDW is cheaper!!

They're ment to be used in a corporate environment as a kind of private network vpn to a main corporate network. And only if that network is already using the enterprise level versions of the hardware..

For that purpose it works great and is a cool concept, but for home use that's the equivalent to renting a 18 wheeler to get the 2x4 you bought at home depot home.

 

[OneMoar]

remixedcat really needs stop pushing that overpriced pile of crap
merki is the apple of prosumer network devices
I don't care how slick the UI is or how it uses the `cloud` for x y or z
Unless you have disposable income AND manage a network consisting of >20 clients then its not even worth a passing look
a router is a router is a router as far as your avg consumer is concerned

 

[remixedcat]

They're ment to be used in a corporate environment as a kind of private network vpn to a main corporate network. And only if that network is already using the enterprise level versions of the hardware..

For that purpose it works great and is a cool concept, but for home use that's the equivalent to renting a 18 wheeler to get the 2x4 you bought at home depot home.

It works as a standalone router. Works great for the 20 something devices I got

and can a PoS 30 dollar blekin do detailed per user traffic shaping, policies, statistics, VLANs, trunking, rogue ap containment, vpn, and firewall stuff my meraki can? hell-no!!

 

[ShiBDiB]

It works as a standalone router. Works great for the 20 something devices I got

and can a PoS 30 dollar blekin do detailed per user traffic shaping, policies, statistics, VLANs, trunking, rogue ap containment, vpn, and firewall stuff my meraki can? hell-no!!

If those are the selling points than you're in the wrong thread and bordering on spam.

 

[remixedcat]

Umm I don't work there, and I was trying to be helpful and it sounds like someone has router envy!!!

 

[Mussels]

Umm I don't work there, and I was trying to be helpful and it sounds like someone has router envy!!!

you just review enterprise level networking gear that home users don't care about. my home network is more complex than the average business, and i wouldnt go near them either.

 

[remixedcat]

yeah but look at what you go through tho with yours and the reason I gave up on consomer level crap. I'd rather pay more and not spend thousands in hospital vists and drugs to deal with it all LOL.

One other thing BTW I have also ran into some crap "enterprise" grade gear as well from d-link and fortinet as well...

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I know the OP went with a router provided by his ISP but I'll still give a device...even though its pointless and to get somebody to realize something that they wont....
TP-Link C2 AC750...cheap...to the point...very effective in a brick house with sheets of steel in the walls and ceilings and it is good all the way up on the 3rd floor from the 1st and half way down my street...As long as it's a made prior to January of 2015....

I really wish they had to give a complete new model number for revisions...
I've learned to use the newest firmware for my routers that were out prior to a Revision release.

 

[Rhyseh]

They're ment to be used in a corporate environment as a kind of private network vpn to a main corporate network. And only if that network is already using the enterprise level versions of the hardware..

For that purpose it works great and is a cool concept, but for home use that's the equivalent to renting a 18 wheeler to get the 2x4 you bought at home depot home.

I wouldn't quite go so far as to call a Z1 an 18 wheeler (more like a Transit ) but I do agree it is overkill for most home users.

Really unless you are a Networking professional (or have someone on hand who is), I would avoid Enterprise networking equipment in the home. It is overkill and it can be frustrating to setup. Meraki's products will work well once configured correctly and the default configs are normally fairly idiot proof, however unless you understand Networking in detail (TCP/UDP/GRE/ECP, Sessions, VLAN's, trunking, Spanning tree, firewall zones, ACL's, SNMP, etc), you are probably going to break something. You probably need to be an IT Professional to understand most of the marketing for the Meraki stuff, let alone the product itself. Sure when you are used to CLI based devices like ASA's and SRX's then Meraki seems like child's play to setup. However it's easy to forget that you need to understand the underlying nuts and bolts as to how networks work to configure this stuff correctly.

Enterprise networking equipment has it's place and that's in the Enterprise. The only exception to this is (in my view anyway) the Ubiquiti UniFi AP's, they are pretty easy to setup, work well and it's pretty hard to mess one up.

 

[jboydgolfer]

I know the OP went with a router provided by his ISP but I'll still give a device...even though its pointless and to get somebody to realize something that they wont....

I assure You that ALL help offered was "Realized" by Me... I asked, received help, and made an informed decision, I only reply to Your comment because the way it was worded made ME feel like You are insinuating that I am Either incapable of, Or refusing to "realize" the facts that are being offered to ME by Fellow TPU'rs ... ALL those who gave advice are BOTH appreciated by Me, and respected for the advice they gave, I do MY best to never let advice (especially advice I ask for) fall on deaf ears.( If My concerns are incorrect please ignore this comment)

thank You.

 

[95Viper]

Run over to Staples, OfficeMax, Wal-Mart, etc. and look in the clearance sections of the electronics dept.
I saw some Belkins, D-Links, Ciscos, Etc. ( AC 750, 900,1200 ) routers going for 30 to 60 bucks, because the are getting stuck with the older models with the newer ones coming in.

Me, I prefer Belkins and have no trouble with them and they keep the firmware updated.
My R6300 v2 is perfect for my needs.

 

[silkstone]

This one is $30 from Newegg with the code: EMCATAN58

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0215-Index-_-WirelessRouters-_-33162091-S2A4C

However, I've not much experience with buffalo