Suggestions for a Home WiFi router with 4 wired ports

[danw]

My current run-of-the-mill router (4-5 years old) might be getting flakey so I'm looking for another.



Situation:
The current Linksys' Wifi can reach the length of the house (65 feet without any problem). Throughput is limited by my wireless service. So I don't need multiple mesh routers. My home network is IPV4; not looking to experiment with 6.



Any suggestions?

 

[dmroeder]

Budget?

I prefer to use TPLink routers along with DDWRT firmware:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wire...ocphy=9033594&hvtargid=pla-358601781741&psc=1

https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2021/11-15-2021-r47644/tplink_archer-c9v4/

 

[danw]

budget < $80 unless there's a compelling reason to spend more.

 

[dmroeder]

budget < $80 unless there's a compelling reason to spend more.

I have no compelling reason to spend more. I have a similar router to the one I link'd with around 2 dozen devices connected. Runs smooth, range is good.

 

[jstolaruk]

Get one featuring "wifi 6", shouldn't have a problem with that budget.

 

[danw]

Is Wifi 6 backwards compatible?



I'm still running a Win 7 desktop and a Laserjet 4 printer and don't want obsolete the hardware with fancy WiFi.

 

[jstolaruk]

Is Wifi 6 backwards compatible?



I'm still running a Win 7 desktop and a Laserjet 4 printer and don't want obsolete the hardware with fancy WiFi.

Wi-Fi 6 is designed to be backwards compatible with previous standards. Its been around since late 2018.