Hey all. Looking to buy a new router as ours is failing. It's an ASUS AC1750 used for my family in our home. It's been fine and only replacing because we keep losing internet. Modem is fine so I know it's from the router.
A few things I'd like to accomplish with a new router are .......
1. Use a hub (or 2 hubs) with it. I have a lot of things hardwired and 4 ports on a router are not enough.
2. Maybe add a second router for the detached garage. It's only 50' away but signal has to travel thru two brick walls. Signal in garage is there most of the time but goes out occasionally. I know nothing of hooking up two routers.
3. Instead of second router, could I use an ethernet cable ran from router(or hub) in the house, to another hub in the garage? I have an ethernet cable ran already between house and garage. This wouldn't help with wi-fi but I could hardwire the tv and anything else I decide to add at a future date.
Don't want to spend a lot. $100-$150 at most on a router.
As for modem, it works fine. Our ISP told us our speed was upgraded and that we won't benefit from the speed unless we get a new docsis 3.1 modem. I technically don't need it but am thinking of upgrading. We have our own modem and router, we do not rent them from the ISP. ISP said we can rent from them, or buy our own.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Ron
A few things I'd like to accomplish with a new router are .......
1. Use a hub (or 2 hubs) with it. I have a lot of things hardwired and 4 ports on a router are not enough.
2. Maybe add a second router for the detached garage. It's only 50' away but signal has to travel thru two brick walls. Signal in garage is there most of the time but goes out occasionally. I know nothing of hooking up two routers.
3. Instead of second router, could I use an ethernet cable ran from router(or hub) in the house, to another hub in the garage? I have an ethernet cable ran already between house and garage. This wouldn't help with wi-fi but I could hardwire the tv and anything else I decide to add at a future date.
Don't want to spend a lot. $100-$150 at most on a router.
As for modem, it works fine. Our ISP told us our speed was upgraded and that we won't benefit from the speed unless we get a new docsis 3.1 modem. I technically don't need it but am thinking of upgrading. We have our own modem and router, we do not rent them from the ISP. ISP said we can rent from them, or buy our own.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Ron