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    tp link omada or similar, questions on pieces needed

    I see 2 routers listed, one like 60, one 150$ are both decent for home use.?? Guess a switch is needed at that location, only using 4 ports with my asus, are managed switches at other locations needed vs dumb ones?? Have a dumb 8port gigabit in my media room area. Is a controller needed, or...
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    Stock AX86S offline, needed power cycle this morning, wire lan down too

    well, this was a first, going way back to a n66. wife turned the tv on, no ethernet message... umm... well, that's wired, and down. checked wife's tablet, 5ghz, connected without internet.. hmm, thinking charter/spectrum might be having issues.. went to the basement, pc wired direct to router...
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    thoughts on a ds220+

    say, have a couple questions. have kicked around a nas for many years, but pulled the trigger on one a few days ago. (can return till 1/31/23) my setup has been with usb storage to the router or media players. have a 4tb on the router, 10tb on one media player, 2tb on another, and a new 14tb...
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    Ac86u reset or go to 386 from merlin 384

    Say, have a ac86u router that been setup for years. Having a few minor issues, asigning ip, renaming devices, things like that. It has not been reset in many many years. I dont run any scripts, or anything , basic setup Thoughts between keeping merlin 384.19 or moving to 386, thinking 386 5...
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    usb drive, able to read and write to ?? on say a 220 series.

    say, looking to purchase a nas, possibly. i currently use a wd easystore usb3 drive connected to a asus 86u router and it serves my basic needs. if i take that drive and plug it in the back of a synology, will i be able to read and write to it ?? it is ntfs, thinking a 220+, 220j, or something...
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    384.15 soft reboot did not complete 86u

    Strange, tried searching but blanked, sorry if covered, couldnt find it. I went to reboot my router from the gui, web page, the results was no lights, like the router shut down. I pulled the power cord for a bit, then plugged back in, and all came back as it should. Super basic user, no extras...
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    Default message log level Log only messages more urgent than settings

    say, what are people using here ?? Default message log level Log only messages more urgent than my log was full of dhcp, and everything else. what would be recommended to get enough information, but still be easy to check for issues ?? thanks much for the time
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    RT-AC86U guest 2.4 question

    hello, i have a ac86u, running merlin latest. my question if i move my wyze cameras from my main 2.4 to a guest 2.4 performance wise be any different ?? i set up 2 guest networks, 1 for my ecobee, and 1 for 2 cameras. is this a good idea to keep these things separate. bandwidth in guest...
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    RT-AC86U stock vs merlin

    hello, replacing my n66 fork firmware router today with a new ac86u. thoughts on the merlin firmware vs the stock firmware ?? am i able to flash back and forth somehow, meaning asus doesn't lock firmware or anything. any thoughts or feedback would be great. thank you.
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    New ac86u recommend merlin or stock firmware??

    Hey all, looking to replace my old n66 fork firmware router with a Asus 2900 tomorrow. Thoughts on what firmware to run? Leaning merlin Also is there an updated setup guide I should use for this? I'll write down my fixed ip and other things like dns server used. Any other tips? I was a basic...
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    leave n66u for ac3100, ac1900p, synology 2600 ??

    hey all, kicking around an update. Currently running a n66 with the fork firmware, debating a ac upgrade. i added a nice 4k tv where there is no jack (phone, could rewire), also i started streaming from my network and kicking around a Synology 216+II for a hub. lol, all over the board of...
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    gui not found or responding, ssh still accessible, thoughts ??

    n66u, (fork firmware) not sure what happened here. i enabled jss something, but didn't save setting (figure thats not it), then i added an ip, under admin/system possibly for a samsung tv for a fixed ip. hit apply, the page didn't refresh, and i have been locked out since. problem loading page...
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    port 1024 closed or open not stealth

    latest merlin and version 3 of the fork are showing my 1024 port as closed or open, but not stealth. previous versions of merlin were shown as stealth. nothing i am aware of has changed on my end. only use samba local, no outside access granted i don't think. is a fresh factory restore and...
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    spindown set, drive is borked. n66 374.38_2

    see below:: RT-N66U_3.0.0.4_374.38_2-em and spindows was set to 0, things were working well, but the drive spun all the time. so i set spindown to 600. now the drive seems dead, on my pc it isn't seen either. no capacity or anything good seen. windows doesn't see it. win 7 disc management...
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    dual wan help please n66

    please forgive me if this is not how it works. what i was trying to do was use my galaxy s3 as a usb tether when my internet went out this morning. normal is charter and my phone is through sprint. i could have swore i tested this when i got my n66 router and it would connect. today i had no...
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