Topic: What you Buy or DIY show off thread

[pi314]

need to buy a router for home  ours is too old...  always someone getting kicjed out .it's pretty much the original one from 2004.

any suggestion? i don't know anything about routers.  we are pretty much a wifi. 4 to 6 devices and he TV hooked up direcly

What's the budget? How big is the house? How much do you want to learn/fiddle with things?

[rrocket]

need to buy a router for home  ours is too old...  always someone getting kicjed out .it's pretty much the original one from 2004.

any suggestion? i don't know anything about routers.  we are pretty much a wifi. 4 to 6 devices and he TV hooked up direcly

What's the budget? How big is the house? How much do you want to learn/fiddle with things?

Budget... Not too surei see some on amazon around 50$ or 100$ some are on special 120 from 180.. no clue whats the difference. Our house is 2100sf on 2 floors... And then another 600 in the garage.  I want to learn as less as possible lol...simple user friendly.

I'm pretty happy with my Asus AC1900 (RT-68U).  Tons of easy to use features.  The Prental Controls is awesome.    

I'm sure there's a newer version as this one is a couple years old....on the other hand, you may be able to get it cheaper.

https://www.cnet.com/reviews/asus-rt-ac68u-dual-band-wireless-ac1900-gigabit-router-review/

[ktm525]

need to buy a router for home  ours is too old...  always someone getting kicjed out .it's pretty much the original one from 2004.

any suggestion? i don't know anything about routers.  we are pretty much a wifi. 4 to 6 devices and he TV hooked up direcly

You on a cable/internet plan? Do they not provide the router? I have a shaw router with their new cable system (wi fi not using coaxial.) I think it is 300 MBs or something. All I know is we can stream 4-5 devices at once and nary a blip.

[HeliDriver]

I had Telus come twice to replace our router/modem because we were having issues.

After it still didn’t work right, I finally figured out the problem was a switch we had installed downstream. 

[ktm525]

need to buy a router for home  ours is too old...  always someone getting kicjed out .it's pretty much the original one from 2004.

any suggestion? i don't know anything about routers.  we are pretty much a wifi. 4 to 6 devices and he TV hooked up direcly

You on a cable/internet plan? Do they not provide the router? I have a shaw router with their new cable system (wi fi not using coaxial.) I think it is 300 MBs or something. All I know is we can stream 4-5 devices at once and nary a blip.

just internet not cable, with shaw

Phone up their /complain line and tell them you want one of these new modems or you are off to Telus!  Just say the regular stream is choppy and spiking etc.

[ktm525]

It is worth a shot. If you pay your bill regularly they should help you out.

[tpl]

The Asus RT68U is a good workhorse router.     It is available with mesh units to give good signal over a big house.   Unlike many consumer routers it gets regular updates from Asus.  This may not seem important but it shows that ASUS is serious about its products.

Mine is driving 2 PCs, 1 laptop, 1 NAs and two other devices on ethernet  and 2 phones,1 watch, 2 Ipads, 2 Roku sticks, 1 garage door  and a washer and dryer on Wifi. A mix of 2.4 and 5 Ghz.   Handles IPV6 properly, Rogers internet provides native IPV6.

[me_2]

...and a washer and dryer on Wifi.

Please enlighten me, do they send you a sms once it's over or something else? 

[rrocket]

The Asus RT68U is a good workhorse router.     It is available with mesh units to give good signal over a big house.   Unlike many consumer routers it gets regular updates from Asus.  This may not seem important but it shows that ASUS is serious about its products.

Mine is driving 2 PCs, 1 laptop, 1 NAs and two other devices on ethernet  and 2 phones,1 watch, 2 Ipads, 2 Roku sticks, 1 garage door  and a washer and dryer on Wifi. A mix of 2.4 and 5 Ghz.   Handles IPV6 properly, Rogers internet provides native IPV6.

Good description.

Does everything I've thrown at it. 

I run Merlin on mine....a few extra features.

And yea, the AI Mesh is simplicity itself.

And their new(ish) phone app works very well indeed.

[HeliDriver]

...and a washer and dryer on Wifi.

Please enlighten me, do they send you a sms once it's over or something else? 

That’s too funny. I bought a new dishwasher a few months ago and they had a model with WiFi. Why the hell would I want to spend an extra $500 for a dishwasher with WiFi?

Maybe it’s a useful feature, but I’m happy to remain ignorant and keep the extra cash in my pocket. 

[tpl]

...and a washer and dryer on Wifi.

Please enlighten me, do they send you a sms once it's over or something else? 

They send a notification to my watch and my phone  with a beep.  Made by LG

[tpl]

The Asus RT68U is a good workhorse router.     It is available with mesh units to give good signal over a big house.   Unlike many consumer routers it gets regular updates from Asus.  This may not seem important but it shows that ASUS is serious about its products.

Mine is driving 2 PCs, 1 laptop, 1 NAS and two other devices on ethernet  and 2 phones,1 watch, 2 Ipads, 2 Roku sticks, 1 garage door  and a washer and dryer on Wifi. A mix of 2.4 and 5 Ghz.   Handles IPV6 properly, Rogers internet provides native IPV6.

Good description.

Does everything I've thrown at it. 

I run Merlin on mine....a few extra features.

And yea, the AI Mesh is simplicity itself.

And their new(ish) phone app works very well indeed.

 I am running Merlin as well.


I don't need the mesh but if I did ( unlikely in a 1200 sqft house)   I would probably go with Ubiquiti gear sitting behind a pfsense router/firewall. 

[EV Dan]

...and a washer and dryer on Wifi.

Please enlighten me, do they send you a sms once it's over or something else? 

They send a notification to my watch and my phone  with a beep.  Made by LG

Wonder where they got the idea? 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL2Ndr18wU4

[dirtyjeffer]

...and a washer and dryer on Wifi.

Please enlighten me, do they send you a sms once it's over or something else? 

They send a notification to my watch and my phone  with a beep.  Made by LG

i think my new washer does that, but i've never set it up.

[Arthur Dent]

I bought this grill and surround. I believe it is from a 1928 - 1930 International Six Speed Special truck. Needs some work obviously but a neat design. I am going to clean it up. Would love to find an old truck chassis, fabricate a body with this grill. I still have the Austin A40 steering wheel which has a vintage vibe too it as well. Either that or it will be garage art I guess.

[Bubba]

I bought this grill and surround. I believe it is from a 1928 - 1930 International Six Speed Special truck. Needs some work obviously but a neat design. I am going to clean it up. Would love to find an old truck chassis, fabricate a body with this grill. I still have the Austin A40 steering wheel which has a vintage vibe too it as well. Either that or it will be garage art I guess.

 

[Brig]

I am going to clean it up.

Just take the dirt/dust off, and leave it as is, IMO.  The patina is charming.  Maybe protect with a clearcoat so it doesn't deteriorate further.

[Scaerio]

I agree with Brig; and the hang it on a wall.

[mrthompson]

^thirded.

I have a Farmall A grill that I hung above the mantle for a few years.

[HeliDriver]

Not sure I’d agree that flaking, bubbling rust and peeling paint is “patina.”

I’d give it a good wire brushing, at the very least. Once you start, though, it’s hard to know when to stop. Wouldn’t want it looking like a restoration project that you never got around to finishing.