Help with replacement for Asus rt N12(D1) router

[bfollett]

I know the Asus rt n12D1 is out of date but it was highly rated for many years when I bought it and until recently has always done what I needed. However, it has started to fail with more and more frequency. I'm definitely not a networking expert, I can tell you I got the rt n12 to run in repeater mode and I need whatever I get as a replacement to do the same, but it seems a lot of routers say the support something called mesh networking??? Is that just another newer term for repeater? What I need is a new router that can be setup up wirelessly as a repeater to connect to my main (ISP's) wireless router and then have more distant devices connect to repeater instead of the main router. The new repeater should have 4 ethernet ports as well because I have some devices that need to connect to the repeater that way. Any recommendations? I don't need the latest and greatest of anything. With the distance this repeater sits from the main wireless router, I'm probably only going to get a stable 2.4ghz connection between them anyway. I just don't know if these mesh devices will work, or I need to find a router that specifically says it has a repeater mode. I don't have the model number handy but I have whatever Verizon supplied with my fios internet as my main router.

Thanks

 

[1freedude]

Might give this a try:

DD-WRT » Router DB new

dd-wrt.com

Asus RT-N12 - DD-WRT Wiki

wiki.dd-wrt.com

You have nothing to lose.

Also, fios will be g1100 or g3100 or cr1000a or b. I and many others recommend the g3100. Rock steady stable and not too locked down.

If you have the tall skinny black one, the g1100 get an upgrade. If you have the one before that, the actiontec mi424, absolutely get an upgrade. After all, it might be the fios wifi crapping out, taking your n12 down.

Also, I highly recommend using the moca built into the fios routers. It is a dependable backhaul you can use with existing wiring in your house or apt.

Let us know which fios router you have, before going too far down the repeater hole