Recent content by Goofie Newfie

Haven't been well for a while, home anyways, not much else to do.

So I've had the 2 Alien Routers for near a week now. LOL. The very thing I said I wouldn't do. Tech9, just laugh at me. I had a discussion with them, if I don't like them, they'll swap them out for a UDMP and AP's. I gotta say they've grown on me. Firmware issues early on seem to have settled...

This is why it is so hard to determine what is best for your home by reading reviews and watching Youtube video's. What works in your home, may not work in mine. Too many factors to consider. I wanted the Orbi to be it so I could move on with my life, but looks like I'm still testing stuff...

So, I got the Orbi wifi 6 ax6000, put the stable firmware on it according to their forums. Faster wired lan, faster wireless, but what a headache to setup and the range is no better. Matter of fact on the 2.4, there are sections of my home that are worse than the XT8. Plus the App is garbage. it...

So, I've been waiting for some other gear to show up, not sure what's taking so long, but meanwhile I haven't sent the Xt8 back yet. IT's been solid on the 2nd last firmware. I'm not getting the speeds near 1 gig, more like 620. But I haven't had to reboot anything, the mesh is solid, it is...

I can't argue with that, but there's this side to me that is like, just how much do I need for home, and after working at it all day do I really want to mess with stuff in detail at home? Then there's the side of me that realized how reliable a proper system would be and even less headache. But...

Thanks, I did get the Xt8 to try from Amazon. And sure enough on latest firmware my IOT devices are messed up. Dropped back to the last firmware and all is stable. I do like the Asus interface. But I find range to be an issue, and even with devices claiming to have high speed, they aren't...

So I've been reading for days and the info is overload. I have a 87u, running Merlin since day one, thank you Merlin, without you that router would have sucked. It's actually been very reliable with his firmware, and the range is pretty good on 2.4. But it's getting old, and the range is not...

I wouldn't consider the 68 again. Tried it, never covered entire home, returned it ended up with 87u. The 87u covered the house for the most part except....my bed. That corner of the house is a pita. And it's only off by a few feet. It works most of the time but just another little bit would...

So after reading far too many posts I've gotten only more confused. 86u seems highly rated. I'm ruling out the 3100 (non 88u) But I'm not ruling out the RT-5300. About a $140 difference in cost between the 86/5300 which is Canadian. Nothing to sneeze at but willing to pay it if it gets more...

Yeah I don't care for VPN at all. Also have a dedicated HP 1gig 24 port switch so I'm good there. So need strong wireless, 2.4/5. I've considered repurposing my 87u as a extender but I'm not sure if it's going to be useable. I flattened it last night, set everything up from scratch again vs...

I didn't realize I didn't post this in the proper section. I had so many windows open last night while reading as much as I could. Delete it, move it, whatever, sorry.

So I've been reading as well, other than price, and faster cpu...why 86u? I need maximum signal distance for quite a few clients.

My 87u is acting up. Rebooting etc. Merlins firmware has kept it alive this long, thanks man. So my requirements are as such 1. Merlins firmware REQUIRED. You rock! 2. strong 2.4 for security camera's. Several 3. I have a 1gig 24 port Procurve, not much need for 8 ports on router itself. 4. 3...

Since 63 I've had issues with wan drops. And my network map doesn't show any wireless clients in 2 4 or 5gig. Suggestions. 87u. Sent from my SM-G925W8 using Tapatalk