giopas
Regular Contributor
Hi all,
I currently have at home a RT-AC86U as main router, with 4 RT-AC68U as AiMesh nodes all running latest Asus Merlin's firmware (386.10).
1gb Ethernet is in each room (except in the attic where I use a decent powerline) and I have around 30 devices connected, of which around 12 are wireless (some being 2.4Ghz, others being 5Ghz and only few being 6Ghz capable). I have an OpenVPN server running on the main router and "dual band smart connect" is activated.
To give a better idea, I have the main router in the kitchen/living room, one node in the office on the same floor, one other node in the basement, one node on the master room on the first floor and the last node in the attic. Still I have the kids room on the first floor which are not well covered!
Edit: I forgot to mention that I also already have 2 TP-Link TL-SG1016DE which I use as switches at home (it this could be relevant)
I must also admit that in the latest months the main router is showing a bit of fatigue in handling the network traffic and often it looses wifi connection and the webui becomes unresponsive. This also after a complete factory reset of the network (which made the situation better, but I still encounter issues from time to time). For this reasons, I have a daily scheduled router reboot in place.
I am therefore looking either to purchase a new RT-AC68U (so to cover the dead spot, but leaving the unresponsiveness issue unsolved) or to switch altogether to a newer/better router and AiMesh system (possibly with Asus Merlin's fw).
What would you suggest?
Thanks!
I currently have at home a RT-AC86U as main router, with 4 RT-AC68U as AiMesh nodes all running latest Asus Merlin's firmware (386.10).
1gb Ethernet is in each room (except in the attic where I use a decent powerline) and I have around 30 devices connected, of which around 12 are wireless (some being 2.4Ghz, others being 5Ghz and only few being 6Ghz capable). I have an OpenVPN server running on the main router and "dual band smart connect" is activated.
To give a better idea, I have the main router in the kitchen/living room, one node in the office on the same floor, one other node in the basement, one node on the master room on the first floor and the last node in the attic. Still I have the kids room on the first floor which are not well covered!
Edit: I forgot to mention that I also already have 2 TP-Link TL-SG1016DE which I use as switches at home (it this could be relevant)
I must also admit that in the latest months the main router is showing a bit of fatigue in handling the network traffic and often it looses wifi connection and the webui becomes unresponsive. This also after a complete factory reset of the network (which made the situation better, but I still encounter issues from time to time). For this reasons, I have a daily scheduled router reboot in place.
I am therefore looking either to purchase a new RT-AC68U (so to cover the dead spot, but leaving the unresponsiveness issue unsolved) or to switch altogether to a newer/better router and AiMesh system (possibly with Asus Merlin's fw).
What would you suggest?
Thanks!
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