# Easy Ethernet Router Recommendation

**URL:** <https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654>\
**Category:** Ask The Tech Guy (vintage)\
**Created:** [November 26, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654 "2020-11-26T01:23:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![swaybelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@swaybelly](https://www.twit.community/u/swaybelly)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654/1 "2020-11-26T01:23:01Z")

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Can someone recommend an easy home ethernet router I can use for my Fios connection. I suspect my 1GB Fios G3100 is having issues a few times per week and would like to troubleshoot via a hardwire home router for a few weeks to see if I notice increased stability. I would buy an Eero but I only use ethernet hardwired for my home office. Thus I am looking for a standard home Ethernet router that is reliable and has a good reputation.

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**Author:** ![PHolder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/pholder/32/2439_2.png) [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654/2 "2020-11-26T03:07:42Z")

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So the one issue with what you said is that Ethernet is a protocol. Ethernet can be transmitted over copper wires, fibre optic cables or wirelessly via various protocols, including WiFi. (Ethernet occupies layer 1 and 2 of the [OSI 7 layers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model).) Anyway, what I presume you want, since you said “hardwire”, is a router without any WiFi built in? If that’s the case, probably I would point you toward the “UBIQUITI ER-X Router” which is well under $100. Ubiquiti has a good reputation, although I don’t know it has a reputation for ease of use as I have never used one myself and I have heard people say they can be convoluted. A good second choice might be the TP-Link VPN router which is a similar price.

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**Author:** ![big\_D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/big_d/32/1023_2.png) [@big\_D](https://www.twit.community/u/big_D)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654/3 "2020-11-26T06:06:04Z")

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I use the Ubiquiti Unifi series and can only second the recommendation. I use the Unifi USG, but that is a little on the pricey side for your current needs.

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**Author:** ![AaronK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@AaronK](https://www.twit.community/u/AaronK)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654/4 "2020-11-26T15:23:30Z")

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Do you have TV through your FIOS? If so, you are stuck with the FIOS router.

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**Author:** ![swaybelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@swaybelly](https://www.twit.community/u/swaybelly)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/easy-ethernet-router-recommendation/8654/5 "2020-11-27T16:16:00Z")

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Thank you very much for the recommendations. Out of frustration I purchased: **Linksys Business Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router (LRT224)**…then I woke up and found out that AWS had an outage so my frustration level went down.