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> "Home server compatible" routers would be nice.

ASUS RT-N56U. Got one at home. It can update dynamic DNS for you (most unbranded routers can), but then goes on to add a USB port and a few "apps." One of them is a file storage host, and even file syncing (DropBox-like) app that runs from your own home.

Learn to say no to the equipment that your ISP offers you, the reason it's "free" is because it's trash.

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> "free"

I'd suggest an OpenWrt compatible router. It's actually free (open source) :)

Great support for dynamic DNS too (obviously, it's just Linux): http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/ddns.client

And it turned out the thing I was describing (easy port forwarding for home servers) exists and is also supported by OpenWrt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT_Port_Mapping_Protocol

Yeah I made that mistake with the N56U, because you can't put OpenWrt on it. I won't make it again, but, really, anything is better than the junk that ISPs hand out.

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