Ask Slashdot: Enterprise Level Network Devices For Home Use?

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 14, 2013 @01:52AM from the too-much-overkill-is-never-enough dept.

First time accepted submitter osho741 writes "I was wondering if anyone has enterprise level networking devices set up at home? I seem to go through at least 1 wireless consumer grade router a year or so. I can never seem to find one that last very long under just normal use. I thought maybe I would have better luck throwing together a network using used enterprise equipment. Has anyone done this? What would you recommend for a network that maxes out at 30mbps downstream from the ISP and an internal network that should be able to stream 1080p movies to 3 or 4 devices from a media server? Any thoughts and or suggestions are welcome."

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WTF? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-07-14 02:02 · Score: 5, Insightful

What do you consider "normal use"? Nailing them to a wall? Using them to shore up a levee?
Anyway, if your electronics are failing that fast and you aren't abusing them somehow, then they should be replaced under warranty.
UPS by eric31415927 · 2013-07-14 02:07 · Score: 5, Insightful

Buy a consumer-grade router, but use a UPS to ensure it receives clean power. Dirty power kills these things.