Weekend Open Forum: Who makes your favorite networking gear?

Asus RT-N66U with Tomato (by Shibby) Firmware. Been using it since the summer of 2012, and have not experienced a single issue yet (not even a crash).
 
Cisco routers for business clients. D-link dumb switches. D-link for average & small homes. Amped for larger homes that need high-coverage for wifi.
 
WRT54GL running DD-WRT for wireless.
2x LevelOne FGP-2410 for cabled connection. PoE, Gigabit, and un-managed.
Raspberry Pi running RaspBian with DNSMasq and DHCP3-server to control network addressing.
 
I have and old Belkin router and a Trendnet provided by my ISP. They both suck so I just bought an Asus RT-N66U which is arriving on Wednesday. I've read many good things about this router. Almost bought the new AC version but found this on discount so it was $50 less and I probably won't have any AC gear for a couple of years - plus I used wired Ethernet for things like my Xbox, NAS, Apple TV.
 
I've used many adsl router brands and now stick with TP-Link.
Cheapest.
Option rich.
I have seen several of mine and my friend's, they all working very well as far as I know.
 
Cisco? Didn't know there was any competition? Haha
But seriously Cisco/Linksys

Business Cisco for sure! No Competition
 
TomSEA said:
Asus. Use the new Asus RT-AC66U 802.11ac - it's pricey ($200), but is amazingly fast with the new ac protocol and super easy to set up.

Asus isn't good for just mobo's any longer. :)
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I used to use D-link and linksys, but my last purchase was an Asus RT-N56U and it works better than any previous router I've owned.
I think the worst one I 've owned was a trendnet. Took a full minute and a half to process any changes in the interface. And I mean EVERY single change. 10 portforwards, 15 minutes! Drove me crazy.
 
TomSEA said:
Asus. Use the new Asus RT-AC66U 802.11ac - it's pricey ($200), but is amazingly fast with the new ac protocol and super easy to set up.

Asus isn't good for just mobo's any longer. :)
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I took have this router, amazing unit, even better if you use the merlin build on this router. Opens up a lot of features.
 
I don't necessarily have a favourite. Although, it will probably end up being Cisco as I'm going into enterprise IT.
 
I have been using a Vizio XWR100 dual-band wireless router (my first router) for about two years and it's never given me a single problem.
 
I can't say the manufacturers are a favorite of mine, but right now I've got a Belkin N600 HD. I haven't had any major issues with it so far. I've been told this isn't a router for Mac users, for reasons I no longer remember.
 
Brought a billion 9700n a couple years ago, never had a dropout that wasnt the fault of my isp :) superfast and able to handle multiple connections/streams/torrents with ease.
 
Right now im using using a ASUS router with the newest version of DD-WRT and its working great. LOVE IT
 
I'm surprised noone mentioned AVM, but maybe because its an american site. I really think they make best HW in this industry.
 
Per Hansson
Have you tried IPFire? I find it to be just as stable, but it is kept up to date and has many more features. It has a package manager, so installing addons is WAY easier. It was originally a fork of IPCop, but the development is completely independent now. I have it running 3 networks right now, soon to be 4.
 
Meraki for the AP always and SonicWALL TZ or Juniper SRX for the firewall and Cisco for the switches at home. Off lease or end of life Cisco gear is so cheap used.
 
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