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    No More Social Media

    Great decision by you. I signed off of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram about 2 years ago for similar reasons and events since have only served to reenforce my decision. Feedly backend combined with Reeder frontend are all I need to point me to interesting/relevant content quickly. “Friends”...
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    Channel configuration for multiple AP's

    Thanks, Tim! I'm in the middle of setting up and configuring new router #3, and your input is very timely.
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    Channel configuration for multiple AP's

    I live in a large house with a very remote garage and I'd like to have Wi-Fi everywhere - so I need a total of three access points (upstairs, basement, and garage - all connected via CAT-6). I get the 1-6-11 channel spacing thing for three 2.4 GHz access points. What about the 5 GHz band? Is...
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    Routing Performance?

    abailey & azazel1024, Again, thanks for the really useful information. Given the fact that our networking DL speeds were recently increased from 20-50 to 50-70 Mbps and that our provider uses WAN DHCP, I think I'm good - at least in the Routing Performance area.
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    Routing Performance?

    Thanks for the quick reply. To eliminate "manufacturer's bias", I was using the reviews on this site for my comparison: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-reviews/32283-zyxel-zywall-110-vpn-firewall-reviewed?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=...
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    Routing Performance?

    (yes, I've used the search function) I've been wondering about the usefulness of the Routing Performance metric as it applies to my home network. Specifically, when I test my broadband connection, I see a peak of about ~70 Mbps, with a sustained average of ~50 Mbps for downloads (uploads are...
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    DS1813+ review

    One minor addition - the DS1512+/1812+ come with 1GB RAM, expandable to a total of 3GB maximum with the addition of more memory. The DS1513+/1813+ come standard with 2GB RAM, which can be expanded to 4GB RAM maximum (1GB more than the older unit). That said, with 3GB in my 1512+, I've never...
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    3.0.0.4.270.26 - Enabling QoS Corrupts Traffic Monitor

    Yesterday, I was playing around with QoS settings on my ASUS RT-AC66U (turned it on, messed with a few settings, observed the results, then turned QoS off). Today, when I went to view Traffic Stats, I see the ASUS is gathering no data, and all historical data has been wiped (storing data on...
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    We all got scammed.

    I moved from a Netgear WNDR-3700 to two subsequent ASUS routers (RT-N66U and RT-AC66U), and have experienced none of the problems OP referenced. Performance and wireless coverage has been substantially improved. More data is needed to better respond to your comments...
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    Roku 3 effect on wireless

    I had thought about just running my Roku 3 wirelessly, but with only minimal hassle (had to pick up another Netgear GS105 Switch), it's now wired. What a great little box!
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.26 is out

    I did this, along with completely wiping all the log files, and re-creating all the data files and advanced datafiles, and now we've got full usage data. Everything looks good for me, and I don't need the "B" version of .26 because my mount is /dev/sda1/data with no spaces. Happy happy! And...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.26 is out

    Some Missing Traffic Data? Anybody else not able to see any Per-device daily or monthly data? Since I've upgraded from .25b to .26, all of my Global Real-time, Last 24 Hours, Monthly and Per-device Real-time data is there, but when I select Per-device Daily or Monthly, the page takes a lot...
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    HW acceleration on RT-N66U

    Hey Jobongo - thank you SO MUCH for an actual data point. Like Russell, my ISP comes nowhere near the 120 mbps mark, so I think I'm good leaving per-ip traffic monitoring on. Also, when using networked games that report latency, I haven't seen any increase in the reported figures.
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    HW acceleration on RT-N66U

    Anybody have any actual data on this? Like how latency and throughput are effected, WAN and/or LAN impact, wireless, etc. I've got medium-speed internet (35-50 Mbps down and 3-6 Mbps up) I'd like to make an informed decision whether or not per-IP monitoring is worth the cost. BTW, I've got...
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.24 is out

    Yep - same for my RT-AC66U.
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    Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.25 is out

    After reading the article about whether or not alternate firmware breaks your router, I decided to switch back from Tomato to Asus - but your Merlin distribution this past weekend. Thus far, things have been very good. I do have one request though - is there a way to remove (or increase) the...
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    Post-test Firmware Upgrade Question

    (edited the above in an attempt to clarify my question)
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    Post-test Firmware Upgrade Question

    Longtime reader, first-post n00b with a question here. I'm in the market to upgrade my failing, decade-old Linksys WRT54GS, and am comparing several wireless routers. One question keeps occurring to me though: how much performance improvement have you observed via a vendor firmware upgrade...
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