re: #68 ckkatz

I haven’t looked at routers for quite a while. Although I suspect that you are well past this point, generic questions I would start with are:

1. Looks like the router would have to connect to the modem via ethernet cable. I would make sure that the router has this and it is capable of the speeds wanted. (Don’t ask me how I know that verifying that equipment correctly interconnects is a good idea.)

2. Which WiFi band do you intend to use?

3. How many ‘things’ do you wish to connect to the router?

4. Does the router have the range/ability to reach all ‘things’? What is the distance and configuration of the ‘things’ you wish to connect to?

5. Any special features that the router should have?

6. Finally are there any security or dependability issues that are important/not-important to you?

Myself, I tend to be a late adopter. I do not need special gaming features. And I prefer dependability as I prefer to minimize my time in diagnosing, replacing and reconfiguring routers.

That said, I just tend to go with better known brands that are common locally. If there are problems I am more likely to find someone who has already found and corrected that issue.

Thanks…I don’t do gaming - just streaming TV and Alexa for music. Also, I tend to open several remote desktop sessions over VPN when I work from home. My wife just needs to check mail and send spreadsheets back and forth. A regular wifi is good enough, but it would be nice to boost power to the yard as we like to sit outside in the evenings and a booster in the garage would open the front yard and neighbor’s deck for cocktail hour.

I always have at least one channel with no password for passersby and guests.