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    Upgrade router for security reasons?

    Hi all, I am looking for advise: I currently have an Asus RT-AC56U with the latest Merlin LTS Beta (August 2022) and it runs just fine. It covers my small apartment and is sufficient for my 250/50Mbit WAN connection. Still, I am wondering whether I should get a newer router for better...
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    RT-AC56U - alternative firmware?

    Hi, Quick naive question: I use an older Asus RT-AC56U with the latest Asus Merlin LTS release. It works perfectly (thanks!). Considering the latest release is from December 2021, does it make sense security-wise to switch to another firmware like FreshTomato‑ARM (latest firmware from November...
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    Upgrade Asus RT-N66U

    Hi, I need to buy a new router for my parents' house. So far they have used an Asus RT-N66U which was fine; their connection is only ~50Mbit and at most, three laptops, four smartphones and one SmartTV are connected. They live in a 1500 square foot apartment (~150m2) and the router is based in...
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    Configure OVPN client on Ubuntu 16.04

    Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and unexperienced, and I hope you can help me. I recently got an ASUS RT-AC56U, and it now runs the latest version of Merlin. I set up an OpenVPN server and with the ovpn file provided managed to run a client on my Windows laptop. However, I mostly work on...
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