My six year old Linksys router seems to have died. I've been meaning to replace it with something more secure anyway. Can any of you tech savvy, IT Pro types recommend a good, secure replacement?

Mikrotik.

They're a bitch to set up but they are awesome and expensive and reliable.

The Apple Airport Extremes are really easy to set up (with a Mac). I am not sure about the difficulties of configuring them with a Windows or Linux box.

we have a westell, it's been running for 10 years straight.

Newegg.com

Highlight the features you want in their advanced search and then sort by best rating. Check the best rated one and read the reviews. Newegg is where ubergeeks go to buy their equipment, and even those who don't frequently post reviews of products on Newegg anyway.

I ALWAYS go to Newegg and check reviews when buying any piece of tech.

use a linksys, the telephone type...have to reset it periodically because the phone function goes to shit but it's cheap and secure enough...and quite simple, even for the technically challenged...

except spouse; somehow the idea of unplugging it, replugging it and waiting a couple of minutes for the little blue light to come on seems beyond her. this is probably a good thing.

I've had this for a few years and it works really well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6833127215

The most I ever tortured it, it still worked without a hiccup. On a regular basis, we have 2 smartphones, 1 kindle fire, a blueray player (has built in wifi and apps like amazon prime and netflix), our DVR, my desktop, my work laptop, and my wife's laptop.

Sometimes when folks come to visit, they bring along tablets and smart phones that all add onto the network just fine.

Biggest load it's ever had was

6 smart phones
1 kindle fire
1 asus android tablet
4 laptops

ALL browsing the internet and streaming video simultaneously. No problems.

Thanks all. Went to Newegg, got what I think will work and set up easy. ASUS DSL Modem/Router. It should be here tomorrow, we'll see if I can make it work or have to spend quality time on the phone with Verizon tech support.

Wurble wrote:I've had this for a few years and it works really well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6833127215

I own one. It works really well, except for one thing: when my wife's laptop disconnects, the damn router has a tendency to drop all wireless connections. Then all machines that were connected have to reconnect. It has actually been a while since I've run into the problem but when its occurs it remains present for weeks, but only her machine triggers it. And yes, I've upgraded the firmware, searched the knowledge base, reset and reconfigured, etc. Given how I use the Internet, it is a mere annoyance but someone who is into online gaming, for instance, would probably hate my router. (Movies and audio are buffered well enough and renegotiating the connection happens fast enough that I don't experience forced pause.)

It does not mean that this is a bad model, but my experience with consumer-grade routers in general is that quality control is reaaaaaaaaly touch and go. At one point I had two Linksys routers, same model. I had actually bought the second one because the first one worked flawlessly but eventually the 2nd one started flaking out on me. Why? Bad quality control.

Wurble wrote:I've had this for a few years and it works really well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6833127215

The most I ever tortured it, it still worked without a hiccup. On a regular basis, we have 2 smartphones, 1 kindle fire, a blueray player (has built in wifi and apps like amazon prime and netflix), our DVR, my desktop, my work laptop, and my wife's laptop.

Sometimes when folks come to visit, they bring along tablets and smart phones that all add onto the network just fine.

Biggest load it's ever had was

6 smart phones
1 kindle fire
1 asus android tablet
4 laptops

ALL browsing the internet and streaming video simultaneously. No problems.

I have that as well. I will not purchase again. Guess I was spoiled with Tomato running on a Buffalo router.