So, I'm starting to look up a bunch of stuff, since FiOS has decided to raise my rates, and stubbornly refuses to bring them back down, and I may go back to Comcast as a result.
I have some PCs connected via ethernet cables, and a few devices (phones, printer, TV, Roku, consoles) connected via Wi-Fi. It's just myself and my son, though.
Current setup:
I figure I now finally have to move to not using ISP-owned equipment, therefore, my guess is that I will need:
Recommendations for both the router and the cablemodem? I don't plan to go with Gigabit service, even 50Mbps was plenty for me for the most part, though I currently have 100Mbps.
I've done a bit of searching, and bookmarked a few links, and am sifting through that info, but any recommendations, especially from personal experience, would be helpful.
I have some PCs connected via ethernet cables, and a few devices (phones, printer, TV, Roku, consoles) connected via Wi-Fi. It's just myself and my son, though.
Current setup:
- Verizon-provided Actiontec MI424WR Rev I - currently I'm not paying for the rental, but I will have to give it back if I quit verizon. It has coax and RJ45 inputs, and has 4 Gigabit ethernet ports in addition to Wi-Fi
- TP-Link 8-port Gigabit Switch (mine).
I figure I now finally have to move to not using ISP-owned equipment, therefore, my guess is that I will need:
- Router with WiFi
- With reasonably strong output - I don't need my neighbors to have access, but I would like to have it strong enough to reach throughout the house, which that Actiontec unit currently does
- At least 2 Ethernet ports (WAN in, and LAN out). I figure the out would go to my TP-Link switch and cover the needs for all my wired devices.
- Cablemodem (when using Comcast), and my assumption is that this will be between the outside connection and the WIFI router.
Recommendations for both the router and the cablemodem? I don't plan to go with Gigabit service, even 50Mbps was plenty for me for the most part, though I currently have 100Mbps.
I've done a bit of searching, and bookmarked a few links, and am sifting through that info, but any recommendations, especially from personal experience, would be helpful.