Recommend a good router/NAS
 

As I noted in the moans thread, my Apple Time capsule has died.

So, I may be looking for a replacement.

I won't be buying another TC as they are expensive for what they are.

Ideally, I am looking for a router with built in NAS, n class wireless access and the ability to disable DHCP.

It would be nice if it also supported UPnP and itunes sharing..

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I haven't actually tried any of the N class wireless routers, however I've been a long-term user of Linksys routers and have been very happy with them.

Personally I'd pick one of the Linksys models and then reflash the firmware with DD-WRT. DD-WRT turns a distinctly average, stock Linksys into a very good home router.

I've also heard good things about some of the Buffalo kit, if Linksys doesn't float your boat ... so to speak. :)

DD-WRT also sell routers pre-installed with their firmware, which avoids any risk of unfortunate mishaps whilst installing new firmware.

Ed.

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Stuart these are ones i tend to use these days.... Dont know if it offers all u want tho...

http://www.tp-link.com/products/prod...el=TL-WR1043ND

u can buy em here...

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...FMT-TLWR1043ND

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vigor 2820n - includes wan failover and USB port so you can use an external hdd or flash drive as a NAS

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they look good value, are they any good? and are they realiable?

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saabmania2 ive used two now and so far so good.

One on a 20mb connection and getting around 19.4mb wireless

One on a 50mb and gets around 48mb wireless.

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thanks i'll keep an eye out for these if mine ever goes wrong i have a d-link dir-855 at the moment but i would not spend that sort of money again if it goes wrong and these seem to be great value thanks for the heads up on them :)

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Was reading about these the other day DLink dir 685 with built in NAS.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=695

Dunno what there like :rolleyes:

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Got a D-link DIR635 here I bought for 15 at bowlers, upgrade the firmware and the USB port becomes 1 of 3 things depending on how you set it.
1) 3g internet access via a dongle
2) USB - NAS
3) USB Shareport - I currently have an epson CX3200 MFP on it and all computers can use the printer OR scanner on it.

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if it were me i would look at to seperate, decent devices.

I currently run a Synology 4 bay NAS with 4tb of storage. This hooks into my Airport Extreme on gigabit ethernet.
Its an awesome product. Its time machine compatible and supports itunes.
I would def look at a decent NAS server rather than a router that has usb HDD support.

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brilliant price for wireless N and Gigabit, just about to buy one now thanks!

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I am considering a seperate NAS, but I am trying to save electricity.

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how did u get on with urs?

I set another one up earlier for a mates 20mb.

He has a HP Laptop and gets 19.2mb and works fine even 4 rooms away in his kitchen.

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Well, I've bought a Iomega Home Media NAS. Only 1TB, but it includes DNLA, iTunes and FTP servers. It also has a bittorrent client.

As for the router, I pulled my old WRT54G out of the cupboard, installed the latest DD-WRT on it, and that's doing a stirling job ATM.

The only downside is that the WRT only has 100Meg ethernet, so it's gonna take a little while to copy my media to the drive.

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there are many router with the NAS server but in almost all of them it is not fully featured ,
you can check the linksys e3000 , belkin n+ , nfiniti router(best in my opinion)

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there is also the D-Link DIR-825 , i tried it for few days, it's not full featured but OK

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Ive had 2 TP Link routers, both have been reliable and still have the 1043ND which is surplus to requirements,

Off topic the only reason I had for changing mine was that you cannot have more than one Xbox 360 online with both consoles having an open NAT; for this I needed to get a DLINK 655 which did it out the box,

Info may be of use to someone, since I spent so much time looking in to it ;)

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Well, further to this, Apple have now issued a product recall and my Time Capsule is one of the ones affected. So, I am off to the nearest Apple Store tonight to pick up my replacement Time Capsule.

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Glad you got the TC replaced.

I'm looking for the same thing you were (don't want a TC because it's pricey and won't allow me to partition the drive) - a 1TB NAS with built in router.

So far, the only one I've found is the D-685 - but it's a bit pricey too. Hayden (is that really you in the photo??), do you know of any other all-in-ones like the D-685? (I don't need the photo frame though =o)

I also need one that supports WDS bridging.

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Oh no... she got banned!

Can anybody else help me? I'm struggling to find many options for a ~1TB NAS with built in N router that supports WDS.

Only found the D-Link D-685 but it's quite pricey!

Thanks for reading me, help/recommendations :)