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  1. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    I definitely prefer a reliable, known quantity to new hotness :)
  2. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Thank y'all! I just read the reviews at SNB and narrowed down to the 1900AC & the AC2600. I really don't want to spend for the RT-AC3200 and the RT-AC87U does seem a hair sketchy (plus it was implied somewhere that Asus lags on firmware updates, iirc). The AC2600 seems to have this MU-Mimo...
  3. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    @L&LD: just based on 2.4ghz & storage performance I'm looking at: Linksys WRT1900ac (discussed above) Linksys MaxStream AC2600 Asus RT-AC3200 (not sure I want to spend that much) Asus RT-AC87U @thiggins: Definitely hoping to avoid another rabbithole!
  4. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Usually this 3rd laptop (the Lenovo Y510p that's limiting us to 2.4ghz) is already on the network when issues occur. It doesn't travel much and this hasn't happened before (to my knowledge). It's also clean (or should be if regular scanning is occurring as configured). This is a rare instance...
  5. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Speak of the devil - a 3rd laptop was booting and was not online during this test. I connected it to the wifi and *boom* the router crapped out. This was 10min after the microwave stopped but almost instantaneous with the connection to the network. It may be super scientific but it sounds like...
  6. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Frankly, I know way more about routers than I ever wanted to know. It's not something I really want to spend time on so being super scientific - and the time it involves - is out of the question. It's cheaper for me to buy a router than to lose billable time :) I just tried a microwave test -...
  7. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Thanks @L&LD. The microwave is about 20ft from the router with a direct line of sight. I will try running it a couple of times today and see if it affects the connectivity. Frankly I'm creeped out at the possibility that the microwave could affect something a few minutes after it's off, I'm...
  8. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    I believe I have conclusive proof that it's not due to use or demand - the router just crapped out with 2 kids on Youtube and me working (email, loading web pages, no video); the connected storage device was not being accessed at all. The microwave had been on 5-7 minutes *before* we were all...
  9. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Thank you gentlemen - I will decide between the two. Any others I should consider or are those the right ones for our situation?
  10. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    I doubt there's correlation between the microwave and the router as I would have put 2+2 together by now. Still, I'll see if I can make the issue happen with the microwave on purpose. When we have connectivity loss, everything loses connectivity to the router. I don't know if the router is...
  11. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    Thanks for the replies & advice so far :) @thiggins & @htismaqe: I'd have to reformat the drive for that, right? I haven't used NTFS in years. Will I have any issues copying files from a fat32 computer to the shared NTFS drive? Apologies for the noob questions, more kids = slacking in the home...
  12. SunrisePro

    Best 2.4 GHz router with storage?

    First, I'm happy to have found SNB - this is the first time in years of router shopping that I've had so much info to guide me. Our current router (a Netgear R6100) craps out 1-2x a day so we're looking for a reliable replacement. Here's our needs, Part 1: due to a Lenovo laptop, we have to use...
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