Can I get some recommendations for a new router that will play 192khz files? I am using a Verizon G3100 but have been unable to play certain 192khz files. I have tried everything else and have narrowed problem down to the router. Finally time for a better router.
Thanks
Any router except if it’s utterly and completely broken works with 192 kHz files over wired connections as 24/192 needs just a tiny percentage of normal wired (gigabit) LAN speeds. It’s different with wifi though. We will need more and complete information about your network setup / requirements.
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If there are no security issues, there is no reason to change a router when it works.
I disagree, as otherwise, people would still be using a 10baseT hub with their new fiber/cable modem - not to mention Wi-Fi, which changes every 12 months.
If I can do everything with a simple router, why should I pay over then 100 euro each year for a new router?
I have internet on my pc, smartphone and tablet and I can stream via wifi the highest resolution my television can handle. Only with a 25 euro, 10 years old, second hand dd-wrt router.
My network is fine and stable. Why do i have to replace my router each year?
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There’s no reason Wi-Fi needs to be in the router, and plenty of good reason for it not to, this being among the foremost. For the router, a small box running OPNsense, OpenWRT, pfSense, or other featureful and secure routing software. A modest piece of hardware can easily last for 10+ years without imposing any significant limits on performance of your network.
You can then have one or more separate WiFi access points (I like Unifi for this), which you can replace/upgrade as you feel necessary.
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That’s probably why you still like it.
My router is from 2014. Doesn’t support dd-wrt but it does support open-wrt. I love it.
When someone asks me about routers, I usually suggest to them to consider one that is supported by dd-wrt, open-wrt, or tomato.
Separating the routing from the radios is good practice, whether in the home, the enterprise, or anywhere in between. Using solid open-source routing software is also a good practice, and has nothing to do with the enterprise. If you want to be able to just plug something in and have it work, without having to know anything about, well, anything, this might not be the way to go. But if you do know, or are willing to learn, this route can give you better security, performance, features, and save money to boot.
There’s simply no reason to proactively replace the router every couple of years.
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I use pfsense and highly reccomend it for routing and f/w. I have two isp lines and it can fail over between them without me even knowing- even when actively streaming music or tv.
I cannot reccomend enough mitigating the isps hardware functions to the greatest extent possible.
I favor OPNsense over pfSense, but both are highly capable. OpenWRT isn’t quite as featureful, but it runs on much more modest hardware.