Suggest Wireless N router for around 2000 INR

Rishabh Tejan

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Please suggest a cheap wireless N router for home use.
My budget is 1800 to 2200 INR but I can extend it if its really worth it.
Features I want: 1 WAN ethernet port, 2 or more LAN ports, wifi N150 or faster, USB port for sharing printer/hdd, Support for third party firmware like ddwrt/openwrt/tomato etc.

I DONT need other features like dual band, detachable antennae or built in fancy software.

I will use this router for heavy downloading/online gaming/media streaming.

I dont have any preferred brand. Any good brand will do like netgear/linksys/tp-link/d-link etc.
The signal range should cover at least 2 adjacent small rooms.


UPDATE:
I like the Asus RT-N10U Black.
Is that router sufficient for my needs?
I am thinking to buy it for around 2200 INR.
Please suggest other routers of similar specifications at this price range.
 

Rishabh Tejan

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I have bought Asus RT-N10 U Black.
I am quite happy with it.
Initially I flashed dd-wrt, but the QoS was not working properly.
Now I have flashed TomatoUSB shibby build 116.(didn't try open-wrt yet.)
Qos and Transmission working fine.
There is a minor problem with the wireless. The connection speed is initially 150mbps.
(wireless N, 40mhz ,wpa2personal , AES encryption).
As soon as I connect a wireless client, the speed drops to 65mbps and sometimes even lower.
This happens on all firmwares (dd-wrt, tomatousb, and stock asusfirmware).
I have tried with different channel, still same.
Can anybody help me with the wireless issue?
 

tshrjain

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Ok, I bought Netgear DGN2200. Its a bit more expensive but works great. Also, I bought a Netgear WGR614v9 a few years ago, and it still works good (it just doesn't have telephone port, RJ 11). So I went for a Netgear. Am using the previous router as a repeater.