CByrneIV wrote:Pretty much anything from a reputable brand will do. Netgear and Linksys are the market leaders by far.xyz_pilot wrote:What router/firewall would you buy for a house on a budget.
Would like a mixture of wire and wi hi internet for up to 10 devises?
If you don't need a lot of handholding for support, I also like a generic brand called TP-link. They're a Chinese OEM for many other networking manufacturers (they actually manufacture about 40% of all the wireless networking equipment worldwide, whether it has their name on it or not), and generally considerably cheaper than a name brand at the same feature level. They're available online and in discount electronics stores.
The majority of trendnet devices are manufactured by tplink as well.
if you have more than a couple users on simultaneously, and you move larger files around or stream video or music, I strongly recommend getting a 300mbps or 600mbps wireless router with simultaneous dual band. They are considerably more expensive, but their performance will be MUCH better, and they will need to be rebooted less often.
Finally, I strongly prefer routers with removable external antennae. They always get better signal strength and quality, and you can add external high gain or directional antenna if you like.
Here's an amazon search with all the critreia except dual band and speed (that search selector isn't reliable)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_in_-2_p_ ... 2528832011
Thank you