Preferred Equipment For A Clean Easy Start with Amahi.

[jedouglas429]

I haven't been around this forum very long, not sure if you use stickies here.... Before posting this I did a search on preferred equipment, found nothing.

It seems common that people are starting using older PC/machines and existing ISP networking gear and are running into trouble.

My troubles too. I really don't like the Comcast Gateway thats locked down setting-wise and I currently rent for $8 a month.

Lets say I decide to say heck with rental charge and try to find my own modem and router.

If I was to go this direction;

1) What specifications should I be looking for on a new cable modem and a router to use with Amahi?
2) Is there a gateway that can be used so I don't have to buy both?
3) What brands seems to be the easiest to configure?
4) What should I completely stay away from when comes to networking gear. (Like my current Technicolor Gateway TC8503C)

Comcasts P.O.S. Gateway

[bigfoot65]

Hello,

You can add a router on you network and limit the Comcast to providing a gateway to the router. There are many different modems and routers that we have seen in the past.

I personally have a Cisco modem provided by my ISP and use a Cisco E3000 router with DD-WRT firmware. Have had no issues.

You can get an idea of routers used with Amahi by looking in the wiki.
https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Turnin ... our_router

This link reflects links to the company web sites for some of the common ones used.