Recent content by castlefox

I had a RT-AC86U as well. (I have never used Merlin) I ended up replacing it with a TP-link BE9300. It is my first TP-link device. Have had it for like 6months now, so far I have been rather happy with it.

Thanks for the info. My parents and I are currently using the N66U. I am going to upgrade myself to the AX86U for my apartment. And I am upgrading my parents to the AX68U.

@thiggins How do you decide what routers you will do a full review instead of just adding it to the charts??

Uhh so this is the best non-biased networking website that I trust. I love the wifi basics section on here have explain on here. This has probably been asked somewhere else, but what is the best way to support / donate(?) money to SmallNetBuilder? Other than buying stuff through referral...

Thanks for the quick reply. Well, that seals the deal. Looks like I am back in the market for a new router again.

Dumb question. Would any of these be better than my Asus RT-N66U ??? My RN-N66u does not wifi6 and is stuck on 802.11n Been acting up lately also....

Hello, Our current hardware is starting to act strange so I asked our IT guy recommend us replace our Edgewater hardware to a Fortinet Fortigate 40F. Have anyone used this before? I cant find a lot of first hand knowledge user reviews for this. Anything to look up with the Fortigate 40F We...

The AC66U B1 looks interesting. Does Asus say how long they will keep providing firmware / security updates? (I have a RT-N66U)

@PartisanEntity FYI in case you didnt purcase a new one yet.... ASUS RT-AX86U ($249.99) and ASUS RT-AX82U ($229.99) have just been announced https://pcper.com/2020/07/meet-the-rt-ax86u-and-rt-ax82u-gaming-routers/

Do you think of your DS918+ 6 months later? I have been thinking about picked one up. I want to upgrade for my DS213J (want more drive spaces and maybe play around with a Plex media server) Random question. What are you using your NAS for? How many volumes did you setup? Raid version?

I am tempted to upgrade from my DS213J to this one. No apparent price drop since 2018 though :( Do you think this is still a good device? Or is there good chances a 2020 version will drop soon?

Well thank you never much for this write up!! I was just having the same itch to upgrade again from my old Asus RT-N66W. SNB has the best info that I am looking for.

@thiggins I should really keep my add blocking on my computer at work since it in a sensitive environment.. That is also why I was trying to donate/pateron to alleviate some of my guilt. I was not aware of RMerlin, will need to give that a run through. :D

After reading: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/other/other-news/33218-a-new-door-opens I was thinking that I would support SmallNetBuilder with something like Patreon as I value its reviews and write ups since I cant really find what I am looking for anywhere else. And I think other people...

Yes, I purchased two WD Red 3.0 TB drives.