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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Checking the return policy is a good idea. I guess if the performance is terrible then I'll take it back, but I'm already expecting that it might not reach the edge of my house as my current router doesn't either, so I was already expecting to have to extend it somehow anyway. I guess I can...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to do. It's a shame that other signal strength thread got a bit aggressive, but you guys have been really helpful here, so thanks very much again!
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Wow. That's a lengthy, heated debate! Another novice question then: if I went with the RT-AX88U and found that the signal wasn't great in one area of the house, could I simply pick up another (cheaper) Asus AIMesh-compatible router and extend the range that way? I assume there's a small speed...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Decision made then! Thanks very much for all your advice - very helpful!
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    I've just been doing some more reading, and it looks like GT-xxxxx routers will never be supported by Merlin, so the RT-AX88U seems to be the way to go in order to get Merlin support, and Merlin will hopefully allow for all of the features I listed. Seems like the winner, unless there are any...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Sure, you're totally right. They might be lying and they might get hacked and that sucks, but it still seems better than my ISP that is required by law to store that information and that explicitly states that allowing my data to be logged and sold is part of the terms of service. Some...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Agreed, and I understand what you're saying. I'd like to put it through a service that doesn't log my traffic and doesn't pass on my usage data to other companies like advertisers. My current ISP, for example, logs all of that for at least 12 months (under UK law) and also sells the usage data...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    I'd like all of my devices to route their traffic through a service like NordVPN for the privacy, and I don't want to have to configure that on every device. That and most VPN services have a maximum allowed connections limit, so if the router maintains just the one connection and every device...
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    Router to support VPN client/server and PiHole

    Hello, I'll start by saying that I'm a bit of a novice with networking and I've been searching around for information about this for ages and I'm a bit overwhelmed by it all, so I know the answers are out there, but I'm hoping you can help me to pull it all together. What (I think) I want: -...
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