What wired router to get?

[rob_v]

Hello all,
So I just not a nice speed increase from TWC - 300Mbps down and 20 up 😉
Whoo hoo!!
So they are pinging me 10bucks a month for a cable modem.
I just purchased a Netgear CM500-100NAS which is perfect to handle the speed, and I got for a great price of 79.00.

After the fact, I realized I was a little quick on the draw on the Netgear purchase - b/c I just realized that its just a cable modem and does not function as a router.

I have a a Ubiquiti UAP-Pro for my wireless - so I have no need for a wireless router.

My current set up with the TWC cablemodem is as follows:

Cable modem/Router (Netgear C6300) -> 8port Gigabit Switch -> Ubiquiti (and other machines I want on the wired network)

With the new setup - Im missing the router.
The router would live between the Cable modem and the switch.

Which comes to my question. What would you recommend for a wired router in this set up?

Let me also throw in there - I may have at my disposal 2 wireless routers
NETGEAR WNDR3300
&
NETGEAR WNDR3400

Any issues w/ just using one of these and just killing the wifi ?

 

[bill001g]

Because of supply and demand you will likely find a wireless router cheaper than a wired router. Most you can just turn off the wireless as you suggest.
The 2 you link I think only have 100m ports, you would need a router with gig ports on the wan and lan since you need to get to 300m at peak.

Pretty much all routers that have gig wan and lan port can likely run at 300m or more. I would look for 802.11n routers with gig ports.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/router/view

As long as you do not go real low end you should not have a issue

 

[rob_v]

Thanks Bill - thats what I figured.
Talking to one of my buddies this morning, he has a Cisco RVS4000 that he is not using.
I just did a little reading on it - it seems this may work.

The other option I was looking at is Ubiquiti EdgeMax EdgeRouter, but I think the setup on that may be a bit beyond my expertise.

Thoughts?

 

[bill001g]

The cisco device is very old but one of the key advantages to buying commercial equipment is the manufacture actually states the throughput rates and how they calculate them. Many router manufactures will do their very best to con you into thinking that they can run massive firewall filters or vpns and still run at gig speeds. This device if you just use it as a simple nat box should be able to exceed you 300m internet connection.