Ultimate Router Guide: Optimize Security & Performance

[brianzion]

great post brink

 

[DragonPoet]

Thank you. What a wonderful read.

 

[junkyXL]

Holy crap brink!!!
Awesome write
And ur right bout people not messing with it as long as the lights blink etc. Gonna mess with mine this weekend. I'll back up the settings first, then do mild changes and work from there.
(gives high-5 here)

 

[Big Tom]

Thanks for the write-up

 

[stacey1981]

Some good tips in there. I thought I knew it all when it comes to routers. Apparently not. Grats

 

[Layback Bear]

Thank you Brink!
I have a in the box new Asus RT-N12 router. That information will be of great help.
I looked and couldn't find a Tutorial for 101 router installation for two computers and one printer/scanner. I have never used a router or configured one. Beginners information i.e. (Can a router be used in Home Group and Work Group; which one is preferred.)

 

[Brink]

You're welcome gang. Maximum PC did a great job on that article.

 

[senseless1707]

very nice guide, I am looking into upgrading our home wireless router. It's been abuot 5-6 years since we bought it so figured it was time for an upgrade I'll pop back in if I have any questions!

 

[Solidwave]

Page seven was unintentionally funny. If you don't have enough ports on your router, don't buy another one and disable it's expensive routing, WiFi and firewall functionality. Buy a switch instead--it's what they're designed for.

If you run out of router ports, buy a switch with enough ports for all of your computers and run one cable to the router. This will give you maximum performance and will be cheaper than buying another router.

 

[jloc]

Thanks alot Brink, been looking to properly secure my router for a few days.

 

[pbc]

Network Stumbler gave me all kinds of issues (first access was denied as I didn't login as Admin, then it said the Adaptor wasn't Present, then gave me some other common error) so I ended up using WiFi Locator instead to see what channels were being used locally. Nice little program.

Question, on my router, it has a Channel Width (20Mhz or 40 ... I selected 40), and then offers two channels, one the "Standard Channel" where you can select 1-11 or Auto, and then a "Width" channel that allows me to select 2 or 10 (I selected 6 from the first option).

What is the Width channel?

 

[watcher6342]

i would like to know if i cut mac address off at certain time on certain comp on my network, if it would cause major probs or mess with other comps on network.also, my son and daughter keep dumping their firewalls for some unknown reaon. maybe for gaming. can this mess up my network even if i have one on my own personal comp? is there a way for me to put firewall on my g wifi router so they cant bypass it?i have e3000 dual band linksys w/tomato on it, but it keeps dropping wifi. can you give pointers on setup to put firewall on it also so they cant bypass it? would it be better to hardwire them since its 2.4 and 5 ghz dual band router?

 

[vet74]

original reference?

You're welcome gang. Maximum PC did a great job on that article.

Throughout the forum, I am not finding any links/tutorials that are being referenced. Have I missed a setting? - Vet

 

[Brink]

Hell vet74,

If you mean in this thread, then they are referencing the article at the link in the first post.

 

[jraju]

Hi, Brink, One excellent guide on router . Router is now becoming a security threat. I thought, that it was like a switch on and off device.
I have a problem , of sudden cut in internet, the routers telephone cable light would go off, and tries to blink and then after some seconds , stays on green, the next light turns red for few seconds and then connection is restored. i do not know , why this behaviour. Avast free wifi inspector found no vulnerability and i get connection most of the day, except a few times in the middle of browsing. could you thro some light on this?
Your first post links go the website and not to the exact page of the article pl check

 

[vgchat]

What guide? If you followed the link on the first post, that article doesn't exist anymore.

Hi, Brink, One excellent guide on router . Router is now becoming a security threat. I thought, that it was like a switch on and off device.
I have a problem , of sudden cut in internet, the routers telephone cable light would go off, and tries to blink and then after some seconds , stays on green, the next light turns red for few seconds and then connection is restored. i do not know , why this behaviour. Avast free wifi inspector found no vulnerability and i get connection most of the day, except a few times in the middle of browsing. could you thro some light on this?
Your first post links go the website and not to the exact page of the article pl check

 

[Brink]

Well, it is 8 years old and Maximum PC is no more.

This below looks like a copy of it though.

http://techpub.com/ask-an-expert/ultimate-router-guide-how-to-optimize-security-and-performance/

 

[eltoro]

If you have a compatible router I would recommend to supercharge it with a custom firmware such as dd-wrt or openwrt. These firmwares will give you more tools to control your network security.

Until today, I think tp-link archer c7 is the best one for home router as it is now bellow $100, and it is recommended by a lot of editors.

 

[jraju]

My router i d d-link 2730 U model and i could not find any firmware in those dd wrt or openwrt websites. Could you provide the link

 

[chigwells]

Ultimate Router Guide: How to Optimize Security and Performance | Maximum PC

http://techpub.com/ask-an-expert/ultimate-router-guide-how-to-optimize-security-and-performance/

Unfortunately both articles are away. Does anyone have a copy


Only one I could find seems to come from another planet: