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Router for $108.60 after Newegg discount.
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D-Link DIR-882-US AC2600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router $108.60 (Comparison Price $249) @ Newegg
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Ldistemper on 24/11/2018 - 18:20 newegg.com (2054 clicks)
Last edited 24/11/2018 - 18:48 by 1 other user
Last edited 24/11/2018 - 18:48 by 1 other user
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Can anyone give feedback on this router?
ive got the D-link DIR890L and its way to dumbed down with native OS to do anything nifty. Fotunately i can install DDwrt. Check DDwrt forums and find out whether this one can as well. If the OS is anything near as dumbed down as my one (which is suppoed to be Top of the line) then i think u would disappointed with the OS of this one
Can i install a custom firmware on this?
Is it compatible with Adsl2+ and HFC Nbn.
No to ADSL (unless you have a separate modem)
Yes to HFC NBNHow about fttp NBN?
Yes,you can use it on a fttp connection.any wifi-router with a WAN input works on a fttp.
NBN HFC doesn't require a modem with ISP supplied firmware like Telstra or Optus HFC?
You get an Nbn cable modem provided that then needs to connected to a router. So any router should work.
So will need a US to AU power adapter as this is US model
curious as well
Just a plug adapter.
Technical Specifications Continued
Physical
Dimensions • 10 x 7 x 1.75 inches
Power • Input: 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz• Output: 12 V DC, 2.5A
Temperature • Operating: 32 to 104 °F • Storage: -4 to 149 °F
Humidity • Operating: 0% to 90% non-condensing • Storage: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Certifications • FCC Class B
• Wi-Fi Certified
No VOIP unfortunately
whats a good router that can evenly distribute bandwidth between devices?
eg: if say the xbox is doing an update, it hogs 99% of the bandwidth, making it impossible to even stream netflix on the pc
Almost all routers can do this, this is usually called QoS.
i googled qos for my router, the setup looks confusing:
https://www.tp-link.com/ae/faq-535.html
it seems i have to add individual dhcp devices to the pool
I've only briefly used pretty new TP-Link router once but I think it had pretty good automatic QoS like many routers these days.
The old ones may not. New TP-Link routers cannot be changed to much better third party operating system like DD-WRT but possibly old ones can, google your model although YMMV and be careful to read instructions!
Also as your internet speed and/or devices and/or connections (eg torrents have a lot of connections at once) increases the performance requirements of the router increases meaning more higher speed cores and RAM is needed.
For 100Mbit one heavy user I think Asus AC68U or Netgear R7000 are a good router. New a good price is ~$170 or less and they're good devices to buy second hand as they have no moving parts or batteries.
They're exactly the same hardware inside different looking cases, the Asus would be my pick for having a better record of security updates and taking up less room (andf Asus is a premium brand IMO). The default firmware is pretty good on both but either can also use Merlin easily which is the stock Asus firmware with additions which is very good and they both do automatic QoS without issues for me.
If you're proficient with Linux/networking or happy (and get stuck ;) to learn the ultimate router is a low power PC which you can buy setup to be routers, think something that looks like a NUC with 2 or more ethernet ports. People usually run pfSense which is a virtual router, pretty sure arstechnica has a guide to make one but there's many.
@Diji1: excellent write up, thanks for that!
my tp link router is a few years old now, not sure how "old" that makes it in the grand scheme of things. its actually a modem router all in one, and im still on adsl2+, so its not worthwhile me spending big bucks upgrading it when i eventually have to go nbn.
when i do have to go nbn ill get a separate nbn modem and a seperate router, at least that way i can upgrade one or the other
interesting about the nuc setup, didnt know about that. but that might be too much for me
So just wondering, with this router do I need to connect it to a separate modem in order to have NBN? Or will I need a modem router to do that?
It's just a router so you will need to get a separate modem or modem/router for NBN. If it's FTTP you will be fine just using this, or any other router.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://files.dlink.com.au/products/DIR-882/REV_A/Manuals/DIR-882_A1_Manual_V1.00(DI).pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjCvqTOgO3eAhUWeisKHarsAjMQFjAAegQIABAB&usg=AOvVaw3Oh_Fstvq3EI5LC5472T7n
User manual
There's a 12v input, so it would take any power pack capable of producing 12v and more than 2.5amps (I think)
Anyone knows how warranty would work if buying from Newegg?
I don't normally worry about warranty if buying online from overseas (I assume it'd be a hassle).
But my previous TP link routers has always worked fine the first year, then start having problems after that.Tp link?
Yeh, sorry , I know TP link routers has nothing to do with this deal. Just that from past experience with buying routers, having a warranty that'll be honoured is valuable
anyone know if you can change the MAC address on this router? My optus HFC NBN service requires the router to use a particular MAC (of the original optus crappy router they'd supplied). I know netgear's can do it, what about this one?
What the heck.
I’d leave an ISP if I was forced to do that.
A MAC address is a unique identifier that is hard-coded to a particular networking device.
They are not meant to be user-editable, so I doubt it would be a feature of this or any other router in general
it's very much a feature of my Netgear D7000, and i've changed the MAC on it, so yes its a feature that exists.
While MAC addresses are unique for all network devices, changing a MAC is a "common" thing to do in networking, its called MAC spoofing, which one may need to do for a variety of reasons.I guess when you said 'change', I took it at face value. I wouldn't normally think of 'spoofing' to mean the same thing as to me it's a bit more specific than 'changing'.
Interesting to know that the D7000 has MAC spoofing built-in though (I have one myself). What kind of things is it useful for?
@GreenGuava: My Optus HFC NBN service is "locked" to the MAC of the router they supplied originally, which is rubbish. I use the D7000 instead, but need to use that MAC changing feature to give my D7000 the MAC of the original Optus router. And i'd like to do the same on the new router i buy.
Since asking my original question i've actually confirmed that most premium D-Link's as well as TP-Link's have this feature also, which is good.@dimitryp: Ah okay, thanks for explaining. It's pretty average for Optus to lock their NBN service like that. Hopefully you find a router that fits the bill 👍
@GreenGuava: interestingly enough, this seems to have changed. I ended up ordering a different router (not the one this thread is about), but didnt need to change the MAC address for Optus NBN to work, although i definitely had to do this on my previous Netgear D7000 18 months ago when i first got that NBN connection.
Just a heads up router just arrived today working sweet with my HFC NBN router thru Optus.
Did you just use a Aussie socket adapter since it is a US plug? Any recommendations for an adapter?
I know it's not recommended but just grabbed some pliers and carefuly twisted the pins.:)
Haha cheers
Any good ac repeater?