Urgent: Suggestions for Router that is able to handle heavy traffic

[Stylin80]

Hello there, I am a student that recently just graduated from my secondary school. I was just contacted by one of the teacher to arm 10 more new computers with wired internet. That I can do just fine. However, the issue at hand is the main router that is provided the ISP is poor at handling heavy traffic. There are approximately 15 desktops that are constantly connected to the network via wired internet and averaging around 50 teachers connecting to the wireless network and at peak, up to a total of 120 teachers and staff simultaneously.

The router is unable to already handle the traffic during normal usage let alone peak hours; constantly connecting and disconnecting, and sometimes just crashes, forcing a restart. I need suggestions to a router that is capable of handling such traffic flow, yet cost effective as well. Any suggestions to reduce strain on the router is greatly appreciated as well. Thanks in advance.

Note: The internet usage are normally quite light, such as submitting data across the internet, web surfing, etc. However, at times, it is possible for a few teachers to stream videos or download large files. Oh, and we use DSL cables.

 

[captaincharisma]

you may be limited in what kind of routers you can get to replace it depending on what kind of internet it is. like for cable internet you would need a port the coax cable can connect to. your best bet would be to contact their ISP for assistance as they may be able to offer a better modem and also if your not using their equipment they can refuse support in the future

 

[Stylin80]

you may be limited in what kind of routers you can get to replace it depending on what kind of internet it is. like for cable internet you would need a port the coax cable can connect to. your best bet would be to contact their ISP for assistance as they may be able to offer a better modem and also if your not using their equipment they can refuse support in the future

Thanks for the reply. As for the ISP, they are fine with us changing the router. And since I'm from Malaysia, we use DSL cables instead of coax cable.

 

[XaveT]

Is your DSL modem built in to your current router, or are they separate devices?

 

[captaincharisma]

you may be limited in what kind of routers you can get to replace it depending on what kind of internet it is. like for cable internet you would need a port the coax cable can connect to. your best bet would be to contact their ISP for assistance as they may be able to offer a better modem and also if your not using their equipment they can refuse support in the future

Thanks for the reply. As for the ISP, they are fine with us changing the router. And since I'm from Malaysia, we use DSL cables instead of coax cable.

so with that DSL connection, does it require an RJ-11 (telephone) jack? DSL connections do not have much bandwidth and can get congested if too much is used

 

[Stylin80]

Is your DSL modem built in to your current router, or are they separate devices?

Yes, built in. And thanks for replying

 

[Stylin80]

you may be limited in what kind of routers you can get to replace it depending on what kind of internet it is. like for cable internet you would need a port the coax cable can connect to. your best bet would be to contact their ISP for assistance as they may be able to offer a better modem and also if your not using their equipment they can refuse support in the future

Thanks for the reply. As for the ISP, they are fine with us changing the router. And since I'm from Malaysia, we use DSL cables instead of coax cable.

so with that DSL connection, does it require an RJ-11 (telephone) jack? DSL connections do not have much bandwidth and can get congested if too much is used

Well I think it does (Not too good with cables) but I'll attach a photo of how it is set up like:-

 

[bill001g]

You need to be sure where the problem really is, what does not work as well as it should. How do you know that your heavy traffic issue it not just that you have exceeded the bandwidth you have purchased from the ISP.

Most routers even very crappy ones will have no issues keeping up with DSL. Most DSL connections are not even 50mbits/sec. Almost any router can run that much traffic. If you were talking a 300mbit/sec even that many routers can easily keep up with. The ones that cause issues are the 1g connections from google fiber or something. Those only the high end routers can keep up with.

 

[captaincharisma]

from the that pic it does look like you have a DSL modem and the modem or router you plan to have would need the same kind of jack as the current one. you may be able to get away with an RJ-11 to RJ-45 adapter/cable but the majority of routers only have Ethernet (RJ-45) connectors

but i do agree with the above statment that it maybe the DSL connection you have may not have enough bandwidth for your office

 

[XaveT]

Is your DSL modem built in to your current router, or are they separate devices?

Yes, built in. And thanks for replying

If possible, can you separate the modem and the router? There aren't a lot of options when it comes to a DSL modem built-in router, plus you can use a cheap modem and a good router to make your stability problems go away.

What's your budget for this upgrade?

 

[Stylin80]

Thanks to you guys for replying. Sorry for the slow reply as I had one of my friend which is an expert in networking to take a look at the issue at hand and true enough he agreed with me that it is not due to the bandwidth issue and instead it is due to excessive clients connected at once.

Anyways, there is fibre internet available and soon enough they will be hoping over. But as it is for now, any suggestions regarding recommended routers/ modem that you might suggest?

Side question, I do know the ISP will be providing a Huawei EchoLife HG8240H indoor optical network terminal router which is then connected to a Technicolor TG784n v3 before connected to devices. are these routers capable of handling heavy traffic/ load?

 

[Tina_Jiang]

15 desktops are never "heavy load". Any huawei/tplink/netgear router can handle this.

You shall check whether there is "rate limit" or "bandwidth shaper" features in your router.

If yes, setup some rules to limit everyone's bandwidth rate. Then your internet access shall performance better.
If not, get a new router with such features.

 

[Stylin80]

Is your DSL modem built in to your current router, or are they separate devices?

Yes, built in. And thanks for replying

If possible, can you separate the modem and the router? There aren't a lot of options when it comes to a DSL modem built-in router, plus you can use a cheap modem and a good router to make your stability problems go away.

What's your budget for this upgrade?

Thanks for replying, well my budget is around MYR200. Or approximately 50USD.

 

[Stylin80]

15 desktops are never "heavy load". Any huawei/tplink/netgear router can handle this.

You shall check whether there is "rate limit" or "bandwidth shaper" features in your router.

If yes, setup some rules to limit everyone's bandwidth rate. Then your internet access shall performance better.
If not, get a new router with such features.

Thanks for the advise I shall look for either of these feature and keep you updated whether is there such feature.