Looking for a router ''fiber-optic' capable! + Help using a second router

jojothecat99

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Recently, I upgraded my internet plan to have 1gigabit download and 100megabit upload. Although I am getting very high speeds, they are not what I am paying for.
After diagnosing I believe that it is the router.
My router is still currently the crappy router that my ISP (Jersey Telecoms) gave me when upgrading to 'fiberoptic'.

Question #1
So my question is, will this router work with my 'fiberoptic' internet.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007W16SMO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
The product name is: Asus RT-N66U - 900Mbps (if the link does not work)

Question #2:
My family has many devices connected to the router, if I was to get a second router, is it possible to connect it the first and use that one for mobile devices only. Will this stop the whole internet being slowed down massivley when too many devices are connected at once.

Extra information:

  • 1) Have a home server connected to the router, although I have to turn it off when I am not using it otherwise the internet is slowed down.
    2) We sometimes have 10+ devices connected at one time
    3) ISP: Jersey Telecomes (I live on a island called Jersey, Channel Islands)
    4) Our devices connected are: Sky TV, lots of iPhones and iPads, about 3 laptops, and my gaming computer. Occasionally my homeserver when I am using it.

Thanks for the help,
-Jonny.
 
Solution
sure, that should work ok. i thought you had problems with the routing capabilities of the asus which is decent at routing and so the next step up is to make your own instead of consumer routers like i suggested above.

you can then plug the current tilgin on a lan port of the asus and use it as a secondary wifi spot if you want, but the asus should be enough for you, maybe use the old one just to boost your wifi coverage somewhere far away if range is a problem.
take a look at pfsense.org if you have an old pc around the house you can turn it into a homemade router and use the current asus for wifi only behind it, working as a bridge or as a second router if you want it more secured.

you'll need two lan cards minimum in the pfsense box, a switch behind it and a media converter for fiber optics to ethernet in front of it (but i'm guessing your isp gave you one of those already)

the problem is the asus (although it's not a bad router) can't keep up with the needs of the devices...
 
It greatly depends on what equipment the ISP is using. The ISP tends to not allow you to directly hook up fiber. In most cases it is a extremely custom optic device that you will have trouble getting.

Most times fiber is connected to a box called a ONT. It does the same function as a modem and converts the fiber to ethernet. If you have a ONT and a seperate router you can likely replace it. It the device that has the fiber can also do router function it will be much harder. Best bet is to bridge the device if that is possible.

Unfortunately you will have to call the ISP.

If you are talking wireless the fastest routers on the market paired with special nics that have 4 antenna only get 400m or so. The router you linked will be lucky to get 100m on wireless.

On a wired connection you should be able to get close to 1g on many routers. The problem is as you run faster the latency in the network is more significate. You can get large burst of data but the server will only send so much until you confirm you received it. Even if it were a direct fiber optic cable you can't exceed the speed of light and even the speed of light tends to limit transfer even at 1g speeds depending on the protocol.
 
Thank you all for the quick response.
My ISP installed two devices a router, and something else, unfortunately I cannot tell you the name as I have no idea what it is.
The router is connected to the other device by a WAN cable.
I'm not looking to replace the whole system, just the router.

Thanks.
 
sure, that should work ok. i thought you had problems with the routing capabilities of the asus which is decent at routing and so the next step up is to make your own instead of consumer routers like i suggested above.

you can then plug the current tilgin on a lan port of the asus and use it as a secondary wifi spot if you want, but the asus should be enough for you, maybe use the old one just to boost your wifi coverage somewhere far away if range is a problem.
 
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