Best router for Mining Rig?

[geekcryptogal]

I need to update my outdated 100 mbps router as my internet speed is now 180 mbps.  I need to get a gigabit lan/wan/wifi router.

Any in particular you recommend?  Perhaps the least latency?  I'd like a router that has ability to install custom router firmware on it at a later date if I decide:  e.g. dd-wrt or tomato.

Thanks

[puwaha]

Modern off-the-shelf routers are generally equivalent in their WAN performance... just get one with a 1Gb/s WAN interface.  If you are worried about how these routers will affect your wired mining performance... then don't.  Your only deciding factor will be wireless performance, which you shouldn't be mining on a wireless connection anyway.

So, the short answer is pick the router that works best for your desired wireless performance.  If you must have dd-wrt or tomato compatibility, those distros have some suggested hardware lists.

I run my own linux distro as a router/firewall on a virtual machine.  I'm partial to IPFire.  Then I have a decent wireless router downstream with the DHCP server turned off to provide wireless to the home.  This effectively makes the wireless appliance a wireless switch.

[MagicSmoker]

I need to update my outdated 100 mbps router as my internet speed is now 180 mbps.  I need to get a gigabit lan/wan/wifi router.

Any in particular you recommend?  Perhaps the least latency?  I'd like a router that has ability to install custom router firmware on it at a later date if I decide:  e.g. dd-wrt or tomato.

Thanks

Latency isn't really an issue with the cheapest wifi routers, but having to reboot frequently can be. I ran dd-wrt on my previous Netgear router, but my current Linksys model still has the factory firmware (note that I haven't tried to install anything different, however).

[iwosh]

I need to update my outdated 100 mbps router as my internet speed is now 180 mbps.  I need to get a gigabit lan/wan/wifi router.

Any in particular you recommend?  Perhaps the least latency?  I'd like a router that has ability to install custom router firmware on it at a later date if I decide:  e.g. dd-wrt or tomato.

Thanks

any off the shelf router works fine for crypto mining. why would you need custom fw?

[geekcryptogal]

Modern off-the-shelf routers are generally equivalent in their WAN performance... just get one with a 1Gb/s WAN interface.  If you are worried about how these routers will affect your wired mining performance... then don't.  Your only deciding factor will be wireless performance, which you shouldn't be mining on a wireless connection anyway.

So, the short answer is pick the router that works best for your desired wireless performance.  If you must have dd-wrt or tomato compatibility, those distros have some suggested hardware lists.

I run my own linux distro as a router/firewall on a virtual machine.  I'm partial to IPFire.  Then I have a decent wireless router downstream with the DHCP server turned off to provide wireless to the home.  This effectively makes the wireless appliance a wireless switch.

What do you think of the Ubquiti Edgerouter X?  $50-60.  I heard it comes with a 100 page manual with tons of configuration options.  WOndering if I could just use that for LAN/WAN and have my existing WIFI router turned into a switch like you have.

[Kapz786]

Modern off-the-shelf routers are generally equivalent in their WAN performance... just get one with a 1Gb/s WAN interface.  If you are worried about how these routers will affect your wired mining performance... then don't.  Your only deciding factor will be wireless performance, which you shouldn't be mining on a wireless connection anyway.

So, the short answer is pick the router that works best for your desired wireless performance.  If you must have dd-wrt or tomato compatibility, those distros have some suggested hardware lists.

I run my own linux distro as a router/firewall on a virtual machine.  I'm partial to IPFire.  Then I have a decent wireless router downstream with the DHCP server turned off to provide wireless to the home.  This effectively makes the wireless appliance a wireless switch.

What do you think of the Ubquiti Edgerouter X?  $50-60.  I heard it comes with a 100 page manual with tons of configuration options.  WOndering if I could just use that for LAN/WAN and have my existing WIFI router turned into a switch like you have.

Edgerouters are fantastic - my whole home wifi/lan network is Ubiquiti and I cant fault them always new firmware updates and they are priced really well. You don't need to configure much to get it working but if you want to customize a few things its not too hard.

[McCryptoface]

Yeah, it's not an easy choice as i was struggling even to setup a router for my home network. If it wasn't for router-reset i guess i wouldn't ever figure out how to do it. So, when i was establishing my first mining rig, i've got a hure Asus router with full service support for it and it works just fine for now.

[BTC22]

If you want a rock solid with super performance router, get a netgear nighthawk.

[adaseb]

My advice would be to use the cheapest wired router you can find instead of using a wifi connection.

I've had nothing but issues with wifi connections on mining rigs. If you have 1 rig then it might be fine but if you got multiple rigs and they are close together they will get interference issues and cause drops in the connection. And if you are running Claymore software usually a dead internet connection sometimes can lead to a system locking up completely.

So if wires running around your place isn't an issue just use the standard CAT5 ethernet connection and call it a day.

[socks435]

Not good if you use wifi as your source of internet for your mining rigs and I am sure you will get unstable ping with this.

Much better to use wired routers like the Gigabit from D-Link it's cheaper compared to wifi routers and you can get the maximum and stable ping in your internet source.

If you don't know what it looks like you can check this link below
https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/85276788-0015-4953-B096-D15956E56702?ingress=0&visitId=a08fbc20-240b-45b0-a8d6-12ffa4d9c529&lp_slot=auto-sparkle-hsa-tetris&store_ref=SB_A03350161XIH4ZFFAGNOC

It's a good choice because it has 8 ports so you can put 8 rigs in a single router.