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Best 3rd party

by nic572 Dec 20, 2016 7:06AM PST

Hi,

What is the best third party router that is affordable but has good performance which will work with BTW Infinity FTTC. I need a router that I can change the DNS server on and that has firewall settings which allows for TCP and UDP settings. When I spoke to TP-Link live chat they said that they have removed advanced firewall settings in their latest updates. D-Link said their home routers don't offer this either.

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Nicholas
@NicholasHayman

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Here's the thing.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 20, 2016 7:44AM PST

Since a router has had a natural firewall for over a decade, adding another firewall only resulted in support calls. I agree that moving back to the firewall that was always there was a good idea for consumers.

Also, I have yet to find a router that didn't allow me to set the DNS that would be handed out with DHCP. Even if that didn't happen I could set the DNS on my PC or other device so this is not a worry for me.

For my home I have the Archer C9. Seems very nice and stable.

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