Router Advice

[daveon]

My WRT330N is becoming pretty unstable.  I've had to reboot it twice this morning.

Any thoughts on a decent Router which can handle a lot of traffic - it acts as a router for copying media files around my home network.

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

I'd actually recommend getting a switch to run below the router in your network. A good fast switch will handle the local load, and let you take advantage of gigabit ethernet hardware. Adding an extra layer of isolation from the router is a good thing for your network and makes for a much happier router. All it needs to do is handle one port...

What I've ended up doing is running two gigabit switches (and I know I'm an edge case). One handles the server and NAS (and the media PC) and the other desktop PCs and the DSL router.

[daveon.livejournal.com]

So, if I get another Switch I can do the following architecture and "it should just work"?

OFFICE:
=DSL Modem
>Switch with wires to:
> Wireless Router
> Powerline Hub#1
> Desktop PC

=Powerline Hub#2
> Network Printer

UPSTAIRS:
=Powerline Hub#3
>Switch
> 1 TB Network Drive
> Media Center

Just checking. If that is the case, then when I'm out on the Eastside tomorrow I'll pick up a Switch.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

I don't see why it shouldn't work. But certainly putting a switch between Hub#3 and the NAS and the media center should keep traffic between them from leaving that section of the network.

(I'd rate either D-Link or Netgear for switch hardware. Don't pay more than about $5 a port for 100Mbps and more than $15 or so for 1Gbps. I'd suggest future proofing with a gigabit switch.)