Recent content by Dodge DeBoulet

I have all of my IoT devices on a guest network configured on the 2.4GHz radio. Never a problem, and in a configuration where you're using the primary node as your main router, you can also isolate IoT traffic from the rest of your network. These devices don't generally need to talk directly to...

I prefer PCs with PCI slots ... they're cheaper and let you choose and upgrade NICs without replacing the whole device.

As pointed out previously, the one feature you will lose is AP isolation for your guest networks. If you don't require AP isolation, that would be a non-issue. DHCP/local DNS integration with user-defined hostnames, DHCP static leases, QoS, Parental Controls, Website Filtering, Ad blocking...

You can't run OPNSense or PFSense on the router itself, but either is an excellent addition to your network. I installed OPNSense on a refurbished Dell 7020 with an Intel GigE dual-port NIC and that replaced my wifi router as the firewall. I had done this originally when I was using the NetGear...

The fact that you could have up to 3 guest networks on each radio was a real surprise to me. So much more configurability than the wifi hardware I've had in the past ...

Dual-band SmartConnect is enabled, but I have the IoT devices on a guest network that is restricted to the 2.4GHz radio.

I have a bunch of 2.4GHz IoT devices that absolutely could not tolerate the NetGear Orbi RBKE963. They'd drop off after a week or two but would start to get flakey before they disconnected. I could tell I was headed for an Orbi reboot when I would tell Alexa to turn on the office lights and only...

If you have 6GHz devices (I have 3), I don't see the downside to the ET-12. It's not that different from the frequency range provided by 5-1, and its channels are clear in most areas ... at least until 6E becomes more prevalent. 6GHz is not a problem in most of my 4000sf house, and although it's...

Smart Connect can be set to off, dual-band or tri-band. (apologies, hit send too soon). I have it set to dual-band.

From personal experience I can say that the 6GHz radio on the ET12 doesn't have much of an issue with the sort of walls found in the US (stick-built house in my case). My parent and child nodes have 3 walls between them and I'm currently using the wireless backhaul. I get the same performance on...

You mentioned bridge mode in another post. I'm not sure why you would need that ... can't the Bell function as a router, acting as your firewall and DHCP server and providing DNS resolution/cacheing for the ET-12 and child nodes running in AP mode? I have a SFF PC running OPNSense as my...

I'm not sure what you're trying to do here, other than move the goalposts. Have a nice day.

My current phone (Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra), Tablet (Samsung Tab S8 Plus) and laptop (Lenovo P15 Gen 2) all support 6E. All are working well with my Asus ET-12.

Which of those have 6GHz support and are readily available in North America?

Are you sure the device you're testing the ethernet connection with is negotiating GigE? Check the Status tab under System Status on the Network Map page. I have a 100BaseT plugged into one of the LAN ports on the back of my ET-12 and I get the yellow indicator in the attached image. You...