What routers are people using?

hat · Feb 18, 2011

Turning an old computer in a router is one of the best things you can do, but if you don't want to go that route for a number of understandable reasons, the Linksys WRT54GL is a good bet with various custom firmware... I personally use DD-WRT on my P4 box, pretty basic like stock router firmware, but it does exactly what I want it to do ("gamer" DMZ feature, more powerful router that doesn't get bogged down by a shitton of net activity all at once).

qubit · Feb 18, 2011

@hat: rolling your own firewall by using a PC is pretty cool, I must say.

Two great free products are:

www.astaro.com (get the home use licence. Fully featured, with only a few restrictions)

www.ipcop.org (fully open source and free)

www.smoothwall.org (the original freebie and IPCop was based on it)

Note that all the firewall software above is based on Linux and takes over the PC. Astaro has quite a lot of proprietary components in it and is by far the most professional of them. I still have a soft spot for IPCop though: it served me fantastically well for years and whenever I had a network problem it was never, ever IPCop that caused it. Astaro had a few little bugs in it, but they may have patched those out now, I don't know.

EDIT: I have to confess that out of laziness, I'm currently just using the firewall that's built into my HomeHub. :eek:

Mussels · Feb 18, 2011

dynalink RTA1025W and TL-WR941ND, with a PFsense smoothwall for LAN events.

hat · Feb 18, 2011

I used m0n0wall for a while. A bit confusing, but had a ton of great features, and was pretty quick and light on resources. Didn't have the "gamer DMZ" function, but apparantly that's not in high demand in the software router world.

kylzer · Feb 18, 2011

Netgear DG384G and a Technicolor TG587nv2

IndigoGoose · Feb 18, 2011

Dlink all the way
Cheap and cheerful
Plus upgrading is real cheap for great antennas

mdbrotha03 · Feb 18, 2011

theonedub said:
DLink DIR-655

Same

Frick · Feb 18, 2011

I have something called an EG101-R1 supplied from my ISP. There' no way to get into it so I can't change anything with it but it's pretty darn quick, AND it has two regular phone connectors so I can hookup any phone I want to them.

I bought a Linksys RVS4000 from ebay a couple of months ago as a replacement (it's also a gigabit switch) but then my internet gets capped to about 20mb/s, down from 100mb/s. Sad sad.

temp02 · Feb 18, 2011

SMC 7904BRA3 and Technicolor TG784.

The first one is now serving as a mere switch

, and the second one sucks in terms of performance (outgoing, gateway, pings ~30ms higher).

Deleted member 3 · Feb 18, 2011

theonedub said:
DLink DIR-655

+1

Many entry level routers simply can't cope with fiber lines. This one performs very well though lacks internal DNS which can be a big annoyance.

freaksavior · Feb 18, 2011

Soylent Joe said:
Oh wow, is that APE sexy or what? But I guess for the price it should be.

I think the USB port on it is a pretty sweet feature.

You said you got it for cheap, how much was that?

I got it for $100, it's $180 in store. I had a dir 655 but couldn't get it to work, my signal kept dropping all the time so I said screw it.

bought it on ebay.

FordGT90Concept · Feb 18, 2011

I'm using a D-Link DGL-4500 router and a 7-port unmanaged SMC gigabit switch. The only complaint I have about the DGL-4500 is that the Dynamic DNS updater function doesn't work where it did on my older D-Links. It also doesn't support IPv6.

entropy13 · Feb 18, 2011

A Linksys Wireless-B router model: befw11s4 (it's old)

Mike0409 · Feb 18, 2011

Cisco 850 series and a WRT320N w/ DD-WRT firmware

arnoo1 · Feb 18, 2011

i'm using 2 netgear routers , one netgear wnr 2200 and a netgear wndr 3500 , both are really great and fast, but the second is alot faster than the first

W1zzard · Feb 18, 2011

using a p3 celeron 1200 linux box as router, also has a couple of disks attached for data storage. at some point i want to replace it with a more modern = lower power consumption system, get some sata drives and raid

Frick · Feb 18, 2011

If the Asrock PV530 had more PCI ports it would be pretty awesome. At least one more would be cool.

INSTG8R · Feb 18, 2011

theonedub said:
DLink DIR-655

Same.

_JP_ · Feb 18, 2011

Conceptronic C54BRS4A v1 w/5dBi antenna. Does the job. Buggy firmware at the beginning, stable now. Works surprising well under load.

ktr · Feb 18, 2011

This is my other router running, PFSense:

MSI P1-104-A2M 1U Barebone
• 2 Intel® 82573V 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec Gigabit Ethernet controllers
• 1 Intel® 82562GZ 10/100 Mbits/sec Fast Ethernet controller

Intel Pentium M 750 1.86Ghz
• CoolJag JAC322C 1U Copper CPU Cooler P4 Socket 478
• Koolance Intel LGA 775 Spacer (SPC-CP775K)

Crucial 1GB DDR2-667 VLP Memory

Transcend 2GB 40-pin IDE Flash Module

2x Scythe "MINI KAZE ULTRA" 40 x 20 mm Silent Mini Fan

wabbitslayer · Feb 18, 2011

Currently a Linksys WRT320n which replaced a WRT54g which replaced my first WRT54g.

TheCrow · Feb 19, 2011

qubit said:
I'm using a hacked BT HomeHub 2.0a with another ISP here in the uk. I moved away from BT recently over terrible customer service, which would have turned the router into a useless paperweight that BT don't want back.

This way, I get to keep using it and it's saved me the cost of buying a new router.

I'm using the same HomeHub, except I have it behind several other routers, in fact i have a diagram of how i have mine setup:

95Viper · Feb 19, 2011

I am using the one Verizon gave with fios.
Actiontec MI424WR Gen II. Works good no N on the wireless, but an access point solved that.

Frick said:
I have something called an EG101-R1 supplied from my ISP. There' no way to get into it so I can't change anything with it but it's pretty darn quick, AND it has two regular phone connectors so I can hookup any phone I want to them.

I bought a Linksys RVS4000 from ebay a couple of months ago as a replacement (it's also a gigabit switch) but then my internet gets capped to about 20mb/s, down from 100mb/s. Sad sad.

Is this what you got? An Inteno EG101 (actually made by Xavi, I believe)
EG101 Wireless VoIP Gateway
EG101 Wireless VoIP Gateway PDF

User Manual EG101

If so, why can't you get into it to set it up the way you wish?
Did the ISP lock you out?
Just wondering?

qubit · Feb 19, 2011

TheCrow said:
I'm using the same HomeHub, except I have it behind several other routers, in fact i have a diagram of how i have mine setup:

http://img.techpowerup.org/110218/LAN.jpg

That's quite an impressive setup you have there. :cool:

However, I don't understand how that HH is connected. It's WAN port is the ADSL modem, so how have you connected it to the Linksys router and given it an address?

AltecV1 · Feb 19, 2011

im a total n00b when it comes do networking so im using the router my cable company gave me Thomson/Technicolor TG784 ! not sure if it is good or not :confused:

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	NDA BD
Processor	NDA
Motherboard	NDA
Cooling	--------------
Memory	Corsair GTX 1866Mhz 2x4GB
Video Card(s)	--------------
Storage	WDBlack 640GB and WDGreen 750GB
Display(s)	BenQ G2200HD
Case	---------------
Audio Device(s)	Built in
Power Supply	Silverstone 500w
Software	Win7 64

System Name	Ryzen Up
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO
Cooling	iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB Series (AMD Expo) 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000 CL30 F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR
Video Card(s)	MSI Suprim X GeForce RTX 4090
Storage	4TB WD Black SN850X\| Crucial P3 Plus 4TB\| 2TB Samsung 980 Pro
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 57" Odyssey Neo G9/ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL
Power Supply	Corsair RM 1000x Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	ZeroUptime \| M.A.S.S / MM1
Processor	Xeon 2659 v3 / Xeon 2683 v4 / ARM A14
Motherboard	Asus X99-E-10G WS / ASRock x99 usb 3.1 / Apple
Cooling	NZXT Kraken / Noctua NH-L12 / Apple
Memory	16Gb DDR4 / 32Gb DDR4 / 16GB HBLM
Video Card(s)	Powercooler ATI vega 64 / GT 7300 / ARM
Storage	Samsung 970 512 Evo NVMe / A lot. / 256 + 512 External TB3
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 / Headless / Acer X34 Non predator
Case	NZXT H630 \|Rosewill 8bay 4u server chasiss / MMM1
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	Corais HX850 \| Corsair TX750 / Internal 250w
Mouse	g502 proteus core / Headless / g502 proteus core
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Cherry Blue / Headless / K65 Cherry Red
Software	Windows 10 / ESXI / Big Sur 11.2.2

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5600 16GBx2
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
Storage	TEAMGROUP T-Force Z440 2TB, SPower A60 2TB, SPower A55 2TB, Seagate 4TBx2, Samsung 870 2TB
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 + Xitrix WFP-2415
Case	Montech Air X
Audio Device(s)	Realtek onboard
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G304
Keyboard	Redragon K557 KAIA RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Corsair 900D
Processor	FX8350
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair V
Cooling	Corsair H110I
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX1080
Storage	2x 500GB 1x 1TB WD Green
Display(s)	Acer 24" 1080p / HP 27" 1080p LED
Case	Corsair 900D
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster X-Fi (Built in/Mobo) - Xonar Sound Card
Power Supply	Enermax 1020Watt
Mouse	Logitech Something Whatever
Keyboard	Logtich G910
Software	Windows 10

System Name	gaming system
Processor	2600k @ 4.2 ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z77 MPower
Cooling	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance 2400 c11 @1.5 v/
Video Card(s)	GB gtx670 WF3x sli @1080/1372/6660(core/boost/mem)
Storage	2x samsung 850evo 250gb raid 0 ,2tb wdblack, 3TB wd purple
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case	fractal design r4
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1050
Mouse	Razer abyssus
Keyboard	corsair k70
Software	Windows 10 pro x64

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

System Name	LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor	IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard	Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling	Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory	2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage	SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s)	14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case	ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
Audio Device(s)	HD Audio, RealtekⓇ ALC3202 codec, DolbyⓇ Advanced Audio™ v2 / stereo speakers, 1W x 2
Power Supply	ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse	TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard	6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software	MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)

Processor	C2D E8400@3.6 ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P5KPL-AM
Cooling	Freezer 7 pro
Memory	Kingston 4GB 800Mhz cl6
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD4850 700/1000 + Accelero S1 Rev. 2
Storage	WD 250 GB AAKS
Display(s)	22" Samsung SyncMaster 226BW
Audio Device(s)	int.
Power Supply	Forton Blue Storm II 500W
Software	Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

Processor	4770k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Hero
Cooling	Corsair h100i
Memory	16gb GSkill Sniper 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1070 Xtreme
Storage	500gb Samsung 850 EVO
Display(s)	32" BenQ BL3200PT
Case	CoolerMaster HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	MB Integrated
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Gigabyte 6980x
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Intel i7-930 @ 4.oghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage Gene III Extreme
Cooling	Noctua NHU12F
Memory	6GB Kingston HyperX @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX560TI OC
Storage	OCZ Agility 3 90GB SSD, 4x Seagate 500GB
Display(s)	Acer 22" Widescreen LCD
Case	Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS
Audio Device(s)	Onboard XFI
Power Supply	Corsair CX600V2
Software	Windows Se7en 64 Extreme Edition

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