I would truly appreciate any assistance.
A few things first:
1. I live in a condo in a high congested downtown area filled with other condos and over five other ones being built. Not to mention a number of very large office buildings.
2. I can only place my router on a desk beside my current modem/router which I got from my ISP (they are separated by a printer and I can only do this with the AC68U obviously) on the top of my bookshelf or (my desk is old) in my desk where the CPU of a computer used to go. I can also try and have it on my desk itself. (Living with a significant other who is very picky about the way our rooms look isn't easy.)
3. My main concern is 1. Range 2. Speed 3. Being able to connect to a VPN directly through the router (I understand this will take a speed hit).
4. I plan on flashing either one with Asuswrt-Merlin as I've never flashed a router before and this seems to be the easiest way to flash a router. ( I really don't want to pay more than double for a pre-flashed router.)
Given my criteria and needs, can anyone give me some suggestions?
I know very little about routers and for some reason I have been very picky (I swear my significant other is rubbing off on me) on making sure I get one that is right for me instead of just making a random choice.
I'd also be open to other routers as well that fit my criteria.
Thanks in advance and I truly appreciate the help.
A few things first:
1. I live in a condo in a high congested downtown area filled with other condos and over five other ones being built. Not to mention a number of very large office buildings.
2. I can only place my router on a desk beside my current modem/router which I got from my ISP (they are separated by a printer and I can only do this with the AC68U obviously) on the top of my bookshelf or (my desk is old) in my desk where the CPU of a computer used to go. I can also try and have it on my desk itself. (Living with a significant other who is very picky about the way our rooms look isn't easy.)
3. My main concern is 1. Range 2. Speed 3. Being able to connect to a VPN directly through the router (I understand this will take a speed hit).
4. I plan on flashing either one with Asuswrt-Merlin as I've never flashed a router before and this seems to be the easiest way to flash a router. ( I really don't want to pay more than double for a pre-flashed router.)
Given my criteria and needs, can anyone give me some suggestions?
I know very little about routers and for some reason I have been very picky (I swear my significant other is rubbing off on me) on making sure I get one that is right for me instead of just making a random choice.
I'd also be open to other routers as well that fit my criteria.
Thanks in advance and I truly appreciate the help.