I'm in need of buying a new router and was wondering if HN community could help me out.
I had a look at some sites but I'm a bit worried they have some biased in their reviews.
Thank you in advance :)
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-wireless-routers?test_uuid=001OQhoHLBxsrrrMgWU3gQF&test_variant=b
Hands down the most informative site on the topic: <a href="https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html#routers" rel="nofollow">https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html#routers</a>
What is it about wireless routers that makes them stop working correctly after about two years? That has been my experience. I feel like an old laptop doing the same job would last longer.
Get a PoE switch. Get a Raspberry Pi 4 with a PoE HAT. Setup a VLAN for your ISP with the port to the modem unlabeled and a labelled port to the Pi. Setup one or more VLANs for your home network and label them on the same port to the Pi. Install OpenWRT and configure VLANs like real interfaces. Put a Ubiquiti AP on the home network VLAN. Profit!
A bit of a tangent, but is anyone else holding out for a Wireless 6E router? I've been limping along with an old Asus RT-AC66R for many years, but will probably finally upgrade once a good 6E router is on the market, so that I hopefully won't feel a need to upgrade for a very long time after.
These Maxwell WiFi routers featured on CrowdSupply look powerful and include first-class support for OpenWRT: <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/andy-haas/maxwell" rel="nofollow">https://www.crowdsupply.com/andy-haas/maxwell</a>
If you are in Europe i can recommend the Fritzbox. Generally works everything really well -> <a href="https://en.avm.de/products/" rel="nofollow">https://en.avm.de/products/</a>