Recent content by gt67cougar

I did get the RT-BE82U for the mesh node, it was on sale for $169 and I pulled the trigger. 2.5Gb backhaul, 2.5Gb ports and closer match on the WiFi than the RT-BE58U, it's been running just as expected, though on the stock firmware as it has no Merlin support..... perhaps someday. I really...

I already own and love the RT-BE88U, replaced my nearly 9 year old RT-AC88U (used it with an RT-AC3100 as mesh node for years, well, after AiMesh 2.0 came out, too many bugs in version 1). The BE88U pretty much covers my house, better than the AC88U did, but I'd like stronger WiFi on the other...

I bought my RT-BE88U on sale for $299 from B&H Photo in Feb, so have had for a while. Would love to buy another for the mesh unit on the other side of the house just can't justify the expense for a mesh node...

Thank you, hadn't thought about the VLAN though where it's going it wouldn't be required. I could run VLAN solely off the RT-BE88U and a managed switch if I had too. I don't know if it's common knowledge but I found out the hard way, NEVER connect your mesh units through a managed switch, will...

So you got the RT-BE82U as a mesh unit instead of the RT-BE58U, this got tabled for me for a bit and I'm buying shortly. For $50 more, I think the RT-BE82U is the better way to go for me. All 2.5Gbps ports instead of back haul 2.5 and 4 1Gbps ports on the 58U and 4x4 5Ghz WiFi vs 2x2. Thoughts?

thanks, the BE88U is not a "Pro" model, they don't have one currently (yet). Far as I can tell the BE58U is lower CPU, half the ram, and 2 x 2 antennas vs 4 x 4 on the BE88U and the network port differences, which is fine.

I'm looking for advice on what the best (inexpensive) unit would be to work as a mesh node with my RT-BE88U. I ran an RT-AC88U for more than 8 years and once AiMesh got the early bugs worked out, added an RT-AC3100 as a hard wired mesh node on the opposite end of the house on top of my AV rack...