Oh I see. I have an old 120gb Samsung SSD laying around so I might as well use that. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be able to use a larger swap file too with the excess capacity.
I received the router about a week ago and have been using it for 4-5 days now. There were some issues with initial setup using the asusrouter.com domain, so I went directly to 192.168.50.1 and everything worked fine.
First thing I did was install the Merlin firmware. Unfortunately while the...
I ended up getting the GT-AX6000 from Best Buy. Got a $350 gift card from Best Buy after signing up to a new wireless plan using them + a new phone, so I got the router for free basically.
Thanks for all the help!
It seems to be possible on the ASUS with the custom Merlin firmware, and there's an installation script floating around these forums to easily install it. So it's just a bit more work and fiddling around.
I think you'd be fine with the ASUS products for 5 years. Based on some cursory research, they seem to support routers for about 10 years (RT-AC68U launched in 2014; reached EOL earlier this year). All else being equal, the GT-AX6000 has an extra USB2 port over the RT-AX88U Pro so I'd lean...
Nice find, don't know how I missed that. Seems to perform identically to the RT-AX88U Pro while being a bit cheaper, so I think this GT-AX6000 and the GL-inet Flint 2 are my best options.
How long does ASUS support devices for? I see my old RT-AC66U B1 is EOL, but the most recent update was...
Hey all, first time posting here.
I'm currently using my ISP's gateway because it was a pain to put it into PPPoE passthrough mode. However I'm switching ISP in the near future where they'll have a separate ONT modem unit so I thought this was a good opportunity to get a new router. At the...