I have a 200/200 symmetrical fiber connection. It's possible I may upgrade to a 500/500 symmetrical connection in the future. Whats a good option for me that can handle SQM without compromising throughput speeds for LAN connection? I'm not concerned about wireless functionality and speeds since I only use wireless for non-gaming applications and where speeds dont matter to me as much.
I was thinking of buying a used wrt1900ac(s) or a wrt3200acm, but was wondering if there are any cheaper alternatives since these tend to sell for ~$80+ used. I was considering potentially the rasperberry pi 4 but my technical knowledge of properly setting up and assembling it would be too much work.
I used a Zyxel NBG-6817 ran into too many issues throughput issues when using SQM on it.
with wulfy's build, it should be easier than most all-in-one routers. You just write the image to the SD card, plug in the USB ethernet dongle, and turn it on. If you can use a screwdriver you can put together the cases you get in the typical "kits". Unlike some all-in-ones with soldered on storage, there's no way to brick a Pi, you just remove the SD card and rewrite it from scratch.
yeah i did check prices for the pi 4 kits and they are ~$100. was looking for maybe a cheaper alternative.
with the pi4, i would also need to purchase a dummy router for the wifi, right? It doesnt need to cover a huge area, but i live in a comfortable (not big but not apartment small) 1 story home.
Ive read thorugh this thread. Ive also read that the wrt3200acm is capable of 500/500 sqm throughput though and thats not an x86 router. i think that the wrt1900acs is capable of delivering close to 500/500 throughput with sqm enabled which is fine too. i was wondering if there are cheaper alternatives though similar to those models. i have 200/200 atm as well and if i get 500/500, i dont mind a decrease in ~40-100 mbps in bandwidth with sqm enabled
For large packets, for small packet traffic the number will be lower (but since most bulk traffic consist out of packet of maximally non-fragmented size, small packet saturating loads are rare)...
The best thing I ever did to my network was ditch these. My wife would complain constantly that she was getting disconnected randomly... My phone would miss incoming SIP calls regularly, it's a disaster compared to other chipsets, the drivers just never got good enough.
I switched to Omada EAP access points and wifi improved dramatically.
