Been doing some reading... going to upgrade in stages. Some this month, some next, some the month after.
For now, just going to buy a 4T drive to back up my internal dual 2Ts, as I think one of them may be dying... performance has dropped off a good bit lately. Probably an HSGT 4T Deskstar NAS 7200 SATA III, then add more when I get my NAS 4-bay - looking at the QNAP, Netgear and Synology options, but I've got some time. That'll be next month's purchase.
For this month, I really need to get a new/better router that will maximize my future NAS options. I was looking into the ASUS RT-N66U, but read that it doesn't support exFAT formatting of your external NAS drives, that you need to do FAT32 (stupid with a 4GB file limit) if you plan on utilizing Windows or have to format with Linux using Ex3 or something. Still doing research, but I'm kind of shocked that ANY router would limit you to utilizing Linux or choosing FAT32, which is... what, like 15 years old? lol 4GB filesize limits are not going to work for me.
I need to have external detachable antennas so I can replace them to increase the gain and range, I want to be able to use DD-WRT as well. I want full gigabit throughput on all ports, and I'll probably be attaching a gigabit switch as well, as I have a good number of home devices that connect directly, and I'll probably add more. That's not a big deal, though, obviously. I'm currently using an older WRT-54g that won't handle high throughput very well... if I do much downloading, it gets overwhelmed and won't allow other connections through. It needs to be rebooted a lot if that happens. I upgraded my connection speed to 50MBit, but if I use it to it's max, all other connections get dropped, including my own surfing. This is unacceptable.
So what are some good sub-$200 routers that will meet my needs?
1. Detachable external antennas
2. b/g/n
3. NAS file format flexibility
4. High throughput with gigabit capability
Oh. And not Apple.
Asus seems to be enjoying great success the last couple years in the router market, and I've not been impressed with Linksys since the Cisco merger. Netgear I used to despise, though they appear to have improved a little bit the last few years, according to online sources, they're still just moderate-to-mediocre. So who is using a large NAS on a Windows-based system for home media serving and what router are you using?
For now, just going to buy a 4T drive to back up my internal dual 2Ts, as I think one of them may be dying... performance has dropped off a good bit lately. Probably an HSGT 4T Deskstar NAS 7200 SATA III, then add more when I get my NAS 4-bay - looking at the QNAP, Netgear and Synology options, but I've got some time. That'll be next month's purchase.
For this month, I really need to get a new/better router that will maximize my future NAS options. I was looking into the ASUS RT-N66U, but read that it doesn't support exFAT formatting of your external NAS drives, that you need to do FAT32 (stupid with a 4GB file limit) if you plan on utilizing Windows or have to format with Linux using Ex3 or something. Still doing research, but I'm kind of shocked that ANY router would limit you to utilizing Linux or choosing FAT32, which is... what, like 15 years old? lol 4GB filesize limits are not going to work for me.
I need to have external detachable antennas so I can replace them to increase the gain and range, I want to be able to use DD-WRT as well. I want full gigabit throughput on all ports, and I'll probably be attaching a gigabit switch as well, as I have a good number of home devices that connect directly, and I'll probably add more. That's not a big deal, though, obviously. I'm currently using an older WRT-54g that won't handle high throughput very well... if I do much downloading, it gets overwhelmed and won't allow other connections through. It needs to be rebooted a lot if that happens. I upgraded my connection speed to 50MBit, but if I use it to it's max, all other connections get dropped, including my own surfing. This is unacceptable.
So what are some good sub-$200 routers that will meet my needs?
1. Detachable external antennas
2. b/g/n
3. NAS file format flexibility
4. High throughput with gigabit capability
Oh. And not Apple.
Asus seems to be enjoying great success the last couple years in the router market, and I've not been impressed with Linksys since the Cisco merger. Netgear I used to despise, though they appear to have improved a little bit the last few years, according to online sources, they're still just moderate-to-mediocre. So who is using a large NAS on a Windows-based system for home media serving and what router are you using?