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    Intermittent Connectivity with latest firmware for ASUS RT-AC88U

    All this happened to me as well, including the Client List was wildly inaccurate and sometimes just not any clients showing at all … so I rolled back to five firmware versions ago and progressively tested and updated firmware until I found the problem. The latest firmware is terrible. If you...
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    Need advice on UTM appliance for SOHO LAN

    I have cable provided by Optimum which feeds their modem and then my LAN router is an ASUS RT-AC88U. Each Windows computer on the LAN has Norton security, and there are also NAS's and cameras on the LAN. Update: I am looking at adding a Netgate SG-3100 Security Gateway Appliance between my...
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    Wi-Fi System Roundup

    OK ... so how to evaluate the benefits of a mesh system replacing a standard router with two hard-wired A/Ps in a large house? I know if it ain't broke... but I am not sure if the mesh category is better than my existing system. Right now, I have a large house with an ASUS RT-AC88U in the...
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    Need network mapping ....

    I would like to see a robust, but not overwhelming, table with all devices on the LAN, including IP address, MAC and device name, as well as a hierarchical map/diagram of the entire LAN (Router, 2 A/Ps, four switches and about 40 total devices.). Strangely, I would also like to also have robust...
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    Need network mapping ....

    I am looking for a free program that will map my SOHO network. I have tried the Netgear Genie map and it is a little simplistic, and Spiceworks is a little too much and not free. Any suggestions? Thx.
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    Tighter router security?

    Got it. Thx.
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    Tighter router security?

    Thx! But, the office computers all have typical 192.168.1.xxx LAN addresses and the subnet is 255.255.255.0 If the IPs of the local computers in the office are changed, then the office LAN won't work. Does the VPN have to use 10.8.0.xxx with a different subnet? ...and actually, the IP of the...
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    Setting up PPTP VPN

    I have read posts on this, but somehow cannot get it to work on my ASUS RT-AC68U with standard ASUS firmware. I want to be able to connect my Windows 10 laptop to my router/LAN via PPTP VPN from a hotel room 1,000 miles away so I can use Microsoft Remote Desktop via VPN to connect to the...
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    Tighter router security?

    OK. Thx. So I need a little help with that. Let's say I am in a hotel room 1000 miles away on my laptop trying to log in to my SOHO computer using Microsoft Remote Desktop. Currently, I log in using the WAN IP of my router plus the ":XXX" for the port forwarded to the specific computer I am...
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    Tighter router security?

    We have an ASUS RT-AC68U in a SOHO environment with 30+ devices on the LAN side of the router. We use port forwarding in order to access certain computers and three NAS's remotely. The computers behind the router all have Norton Security installed, but the three NAS's and also mobile devices...
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    RT-AC88U

    I like the RT-AC88U, but am leery because of the SNB review ... I have been watching for firmware updates and there was one on May 27. However, at the bottom of the ASUS downloads page, the Multi-Mu firmare is still listed as Alpha (Dec 2015). Does anyone know if the May 27 firmware includes...
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    WIFI roaming in a large house

    Interestingly, after I wrote the post above, I contacted ASUS and the tech support rep had a standard answer: use the same SSID for the router and A/P. (I had not done this because it didn't work well in a different house with a Linksys router and A/P). I also made sure they were using the same...
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    WIFI roaming in a large house

    I have an ASUS RT-AC68U router in the middle of my large house and an RT-N66U set up on the far end of the house set up in A/P mode. Currently they have different SSIDs but the same security info. As my Iphone/Ipads and laptop move about the house, they do not change from the router to the A/P...
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    Home Mesh Wi-Fi Coming This Summer From eero

    Can someone please explain why wireless "mesh" in a large house would be better than simply adding an AP with the same SSID/Password as the wireless router? I do this and it works perfectly, is simple and inexpensive. I placed the AP where the router's wireless signal was the weakest. The...
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    QNAP TS-x70 series...

    This new series advertises performance that seems to be more than double the TS-x69 Pro series. Do you have plans to review it and ... if so, where is so much speed/power needed (not a stupid question if your perspective is SOHO). We have a TS-469 and like to benefit from the latest performance...
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