k wrote:
So, I typically don't do this kind of thing... by which I mean use this site for essentially personal stuff, but i have a feeling any responses might be useful to other people too, given the level of expertise of folks on this site.
My question is this : Is there an inexpensive commercial router/gateway that isn't a piece of shit?
I ask because I've stumbled on a need for a wired network again, after years of being all wireless (e.g. cable modem directly into AirPort Express). I wish to have wired and wireless networks that coexist in the same address space, don't give me any shit, and aren't enormous security holes.
In days past I'd be knee deep in PC hardware and a BSD install, but I'm so over all that fucking work, so requiring a minimum of maintenance is key.
Anyhow, thoughts? Does such a device even exist?
I struggled with crap routers for years before I bought a D-Link DIR-655. It was rated high in performance tests I read some place, and it has proved utterly reliable.
