Hi all, I’m looking to upgrade my router from the default one that came from my ISP.

I don’t need anything super fancy, just something with 4+ lan ports (1gbps is ok, 2.5gbps would be nicer), 1 WAN Port, Wifi-6 (802.11ax), and the ability to have an isolated IoT network (using a vlan for this would be nice).

Any suggestions? I’d like to keep the price down if possible. This is just for my home network.

  • sunbeam60English
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    1 year ago

    I’ve run Synology since they got into the router game and I unfortunately I cannot recommend them. I adore their NASes and they are rock solid but the routers aren’t tested properly in my opinion. I live in a VERY Wi-Fi contested area and it really affects their hand-off between nodes in their mesh, which means a device often stays connected to the wrong node up to a point where there’s simply no connection. I thought it was a 1st gen problem but after upgrading to their 2nd gen systems it hasn’t solved the problem.

    I’m moving to another router/mesh system now, which I’ve tested and it works considerably better.

    • toxicyeti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ah interesting. Ya I don’t have very many other networks to compete against so I have no experience with that.