Recent content by Luminair

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    The Ars Technica semi-scientific guide to Wi-Fi Access Point placement

    Really great piece! It's one to hand around when you see someone scratching their head!
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    Please consider reviewing OpenWrt 18.06.1

    I use OpenWRT on my old TP-Link 1043nd and it works perfectly! There are some new popular routers on the OpenWRT forum that people say work extremely well too. Highly recommended! Try it with Linksys WRT3200ACM and Netgear R7800 and TP-Link C7.
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    Need Router Recommendation

    How is it working out for you? I recommended the highest-end model because I don't like lower performance older hardware. But if the older stuff works fine for you then that's fine by me :)
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    Need Router Recommendation

    Mikrotik is good for pro installations, but not easy for regular people to use. And their free documentation is the worst I've seen. And I think you only get a month or so of free tech support. :)
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    Need Router Recommendation

    Peplink checks all 5 boxes. They're for the SOHO without an IT department. See: Peplink Balance One Core 600Mbps Dual-WAN Router (BPL-ONE-CORE)
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    Couple older r7000's ...keep or go Orbi Mesh?

    You can sort routers by performance here to help choose what you want: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/router/view WiFi is blocked by physical stuff and other wifi signals, so it is possible you just live in a busy place. The best way to get around WiFi speeds being too slow is a...
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    RT-AC86U vs RT2600AC vs ubiquiti ERlite 3 for dual Wan and VPN

    Peplink is famous for dual WAN and user-friendliness, they have Balance 20 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042210U6/?tag=snbforums-20 and Balance One Core is the newer higher performance one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011VDJWSA/?tag=snbforums-20
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    Advice on rebuilding home network

    > random issues > an AiMesh setup > I've played with Orbi, Eero, Velop and Lyro > Have wired connections in basically every important area You're overthinking this! Meshes have no place here. They're just for when you can't run a wire and don't have a power outlet that works with powerline...
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