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Which router will be supported for a long time ???

Note : I will use Teksavvy isp with mlppp ...

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How long is a "long time"? Are you talking about a year, a 2 years, 5...? – Cry Havok Oct 26 '10 at 6:10
5 years for a decent basic and cheap N router that support mlppp should be enough ... – zillion Oct 26 '10 at 6:35
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I would disagree with Cry Havok that the NetGear router he has mentioned is the only Wireless N router designed to run with DD-WRT/Tomato or other open source firmware support. In fact, a lot of the newer routers, especially ones from Buffalo encourage you to update the firmware to these open source ones.

From a recent post at the CodingHorror website http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/09/because-everyone-needs-a-router.html, the following routers seem to be very good:

  1. Buffalo Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Router ($80)
  2. NETGEAR WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N ($150)

I personally have the first one and its fantastic.

Also recommend looking around on SmallNetBuilder to be in sync with the latest products.

PS: I imagine product recommendation questions are not encouraged on SuperUser, so please refrain.

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Any changes in recommendations since 2010? Is it worth it in terms of features and agony to try and get a sub $50 router with or without DD-WRT/Tomato support? – Aaron May 6 at 17:51
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The only 802.11n router I know that's designed with the open source firmwares in mind is the Netgear WNR3500L. How long this, or any other product, will be supported for is anybody's guess since only the manufacturer knows. I'd expect however that the community will be supporting it for some time to come, based on the fact that they still support the Linksys WRT54G - over 8 years old.

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