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    FIOS Coax Range Extender or Mesh?

    So. . . . I am fiddling around with my own home system, previously on Orbi Mesh RBR50 through a wifi-radio-off Fios Gateway router. I swapped the Gateway router for the new Fios G3100 router, and that seemed a little better, but better still was going back to the Orbi Mesh RBR50, this time with...
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    FIOS Coax Range Extender or Mesh?

    I have an Orbi Mesh working well at my home, bypassing my Verizon Fios router. My parents have a very large house with wifi coverage issues, and I am trying to set up better coverage and signal strength. I actually have a Linksys Velop 3-node mesh system I am not currently using, that I could...
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    How High is "Up" for Upgrade?

    Thanks to all for the replies. I'm groping toward a decision and the feedback is much appreciated. I have moved some devices to and from 2.4 to 5, but what I gain in speed on the 5, I seem to lose with dropped connections. Our neighborhood is thick with 2.4 traffic, and sparse on the 5 side...
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    How High is "Up" for Upgrade?

    I have been happily running my Verizon Fios wifi through to my Asus AC66 for a number of years. But we've added a lot of devices and services since then, and I think its time to upgrade. I could upgrade the Verizon router to a "Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway, Model G1100" but I haven't heard...
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    Starry, Starry Wifi?

    Wondering what to think of today's announcement by Aereo founder of new internet access alternative called Starry (see https://starry.com/internet). Starry aims to be an ISP and hardware supplier, in the form of a new router. Starry says it will faster, cheaper, simpler, but than what? If...
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    ASUS RT-AC5300

    Reports out of IFA are by the end ot the year. So far as available clients, maybe Google's entry will induce development. I'm sitting with an Asus AC-66 long waiting to upgrade but for the client issue. So I've passed on the 17 the 19. . . . but as soon as the clients become widely available I...
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    EA-N66 setup videos

    Firmware Upgrade Video? May have missed this on the site, but how about adding a video for upgrading the firmware? The reason I ask is that if you are adding the EA-66N through a computer that has been and/or is a part of a network using an Asus router, typing in www.asusrouter.com may bring...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 BETA 4 is out

    That is exactly the case with my set-up, even though the "modem" is actually an Actiontec Gigabit Coax/Ethernet Router, with its wifi radio and DHCP disabled. So I see the Actiontec on my WAN port, and the primary PC on one LAN port and the secondary (behind-the-switch) Lan port. And I think...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 BETA 4 is out

    Beta 3 safely installed. I don't pretend to be savvy enough to give useful feedback, but I have a question regarding the Sysinfo display under the tools menu, where it describes the ethernet port status. Everything looks fine, as I see my primary router on the WAN port and I see my secondary...
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    Bridging THROUGH primary Asus RT-AC66U

    Thanks for that resource link, Bagman. It really makes things clearer than the Cisco materials. It may be that I should do as you suggest and go Lan to Lan and set up the E4200v1 as an Access Point. There seems to be some confusion as to the meaning of "bridge mode" in this context. I have...
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    Bridging THROUGH primary Asus RT-AC66U

    I really appreciate the latest build, which allows a duffer like me to get everything I need to up and running. But I'm having one particular issue, and had a question. I have Verizon FIOS, so I have an ActionTec Gig Router, with the wireless turned off, so as to preserve its coax connection...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 BETA 4 is out

    Well the firmware upgrade went very smoothly, and this was the first time I've tried this with a router. And everything connected and stayed connected overnight, including the two devices that had previously been dropping. So well done Merlin! I have notices a significant drop-off in the...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 BETA 4 is out

    Haven't seen anyone else with download issues, but I still can't get through to the mediafire link either here at work or at home (both Win 7, IE machines). I was able to get through on my Blackberry Playbook and download the zip file, but I think that might be routed to MediaFire's mobile...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 BETA 4 is out

    Anyone else having issues with the MediaFire site? I can't get through to download the firmware. I was able to access the MediaFire Mobile site through my phone, but this latest release didn't seem to be there yet.
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    Signal Strength or Max Rate?

    It seems to be working better, with everything on channel 1. But the coverage with the new Asus router has improved to the point where I might be tempted to try 5 GHz if its spotty. As I said above, I have a second pc hardwired from the Lan port of the Asus but it passes through a Netgear...
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    Signal Strength or Max Rate?

    I have one of these already with an open port! I use it to run the ehternet to the 2nd pc and to a slingbox. So maybe I could add another access point/repurposed router (I have an e4200 and a Netgear dual band sitting around somewhere.
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    Signal Strength or Max Rate?

    Tim, thanks for the extremely helpful response! It certainly answers most of my questions, gives me a few tweaks that I absolutely need to make, and a few other suggestions to explore. It is hard to hard-wire this network, because it is a brick house and there is no good access through...
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    Signal Strength or Max Rate?

    I have a Verizon Fios package with good download/upload speeds. But it is limited on the wifi end, of course, by the Actiontec Router from Fios, and by the construction and configuration of my home. So I went out and bought an Asus AC 66UU-RT dual range router. And I have a WET610N coupled to...
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