I’ve just had a lot of unexpected expenses lately, so looking to spend like $50 or less.

We have

  • 200 mbps fiber internet (so it’s just straight ethernet feeding into the router)
  • 2000 sq ft home with same size basement, (just wood in between, no concrete)
  • very few wireless devices (like 2-3 most of the time)
  • NOBODY GAMING ON WIFI, this is just for my dad to watch videos online with a laptop
  • need to be able to limit bandwidth by device
  • prefer to be able to flash custom firmware (ddwrt or openwrt or whatever) to make an older router more secure
  • would like to block ads on router level (DNS blacklists and IP blacklists)
  • need it to be stable and not frustrating and constantly dropping signal or something

Thank you!

  • LitCast@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    i use a belkin rt3200 (42$ at walmart) with openwrt + adguard home, cool thing about this router is if the signal doesn’t reach you can setup another one and use it as a mesh (even on the stock fw)

    • Bern_Down_the_DNC@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the help. That’s a good suggestion.This is definitely on the right track, but all my other electronics are black and I need the router to match. (I found an identical linksys model in black, but it’s like 4 times the price for no reason lol.)