JoyceBabu
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I am planning to buy a new router for a small office. The total office area is 850 sqft, partitioned into three rooms. There will be around 20 connected devices. I wish to install TomatoUSB on the new router, and configure OpenVPN on it. The VPN won't be used heavily. It will be used only for accessing files and a few web services running on the network (not for secure browsing).
I am presently considering the following routers
1. Asus RT AC68U - ₹12,475
2. Asus RT-AC87U - ₹16,900
Asus RT AC3200 is available for ₹18,950. Based on the price and reviews, I am leaning to AC68U. But I am interested about the effect of the better/additional processor of AC87U on the VPN performance. Which AC router would you recommend for my use case? Is it worth spending 35% more on the AC87U (52% for AC3200)?
Thank you.
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My current router is Asus RT N18U. Below is the result of speedtest from my phone with and without using VPN.
WiFi - 5.6 Mbps
3G - 2.6 Mbps
VPN (Connected via 3G to the OpenVPN server on my router) - 0.48 Mbps
Will I see a speed improvement by switching to one of the routers mentioned above?
I am presently considering the following routers
1. Asus RT AC68U - ₹12,475
2. Asus RT-AC87U - ₹16,900
Asus RT AC3200 is available for ₹18,950. Based on the price and reviews, I am leaning to AC68U. But I am interested about the effect of the better/additional processor of AC87U on the VPN performance. Which AC router would you recommend for my use case? Is it worth spending 35% more on the AC87U (52% for AC3200)?
Thank you.
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My current router is Asus RT N18U. Below is the result of speedtest from my phone with and without using VPN.
WiFi - 5.6 Mbps
3G - 2.6 Mbps
VPN (Connected via 3G to the OpenVPN server on my router) - 0.48 Mbps
Will I see a speed improvement by switching to one of the routers mentioned above?
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