I’ve just had a lot of unexpected expenses lately, so looking to spend like $50 or less.

We have

  • 200 mbps fiber internet (so it’s just straight ethernet feeding into the router)
  • 2000 sq ft home with same size basement, (just wood in between, no concrete)
  • very few wireless devices (like 2-3 most of the time)
  • NOBODY GAMING ON WIFI, this is just for my dad to watch videos online with a laptop
  • need to be able to limit bandwidth by device
  • prefer to be able to flash custom firmware (ddwrt or openwrt or whatever) to make an older router more secure
  • would like to block ads on router level (DNS blacklists and IP blacklists)
  • need it to be stable and not frustrating and constantly dropping signal or something

Thank you!

  • Flyer888@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Xiaomi 4A Gigabit. It’s so cheap that $50 might buys you two so that you can cover your entire house. Can be flashed with OpenWRT so the fact it’s a Xiaomi is no longer a concern either.