Thank you all for suggestions.

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[โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

Mikrotiks are awesome but are not really for inexperienced network admins. They do provide sane defaults and a setup wizard for common use cases but making most changes requires a basic understanding of the TCP/IP stack - DHCP, DNS, IP addresses and subnets.. I'd describe it as kind of the Arch Linux of networking. You need to configure each piece separately, but that gives you complete flexibility and control. It's barebones but usable out of the box (moreso than arch), but with the ability to rival basically any competitor in terms of functionality, including very expensive Cisco stuff

If by "nothing fancy" you mean nothing expensive and/or gamery and this sounds interesting to you, I highly recommend giving them a shot - they are quite cheap brand new and there's a solid used market. If instead you meant "something straightforward", as others have suggested a FritzBox provides a more "traditional" router experience, with a lot more guardrails and assistance.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I just need a router that I can connect to a cable to have a WiFi coverage in a part of house. Ideally above 1 Gigabit.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago

    It can serve that purpose too, with the default config you plug in the ethernet cable from your ISP box to port number 1 and it provides a WiFi network with the credentials printed on the label. If you want to change things like the network name or password that's easy enough with the android app(not sure about iOS, I assume it's available there too)

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago

    Ok you convinced me. I've been wanting to get an extra access point in my home office for quite some time because I have a lot of dropped meetings and shitty WiFi speeds despite having a 1Gbps fiber. I just ordered a Mikrotik hAP ax S, which manages to be both cheaper and seems much more versatile than "big brand" access points.

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