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    New router recommendation

    just wonder if this ↑ is a security "problem" ? - not sure if i will keep it on , just wanna to try it ... thanks
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    New router recommendation

    also are the any security settings to change ? (obviously the login and password , wifi password etc. ...)
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    New router recommendation

    just to make sure ... i can update the "ax86u pro" with latest merlin firmware right from the box ? i dont need to load any previous versions - doing "step updates" ? thanks
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    New router recommendation

    i am leaning toward the 86 , my internet is slow (150/30) before i will need the 2.5G i will probably need to upgrade for EOL reasons
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    People scamming Amazon by returning old routers

    ↑ agree Amazon made a few mistakes with my orders ... so ... only good thing is that they are easy to deal with ...
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    New router recommendation

    i have the AC3100 placed vertically (it is shaped like the 88) so thats not a problem for me
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    New router recommendation

    so i narrowed down to "RT-AX86U Pro" and "RT-AX88U Pro" what is the difference between them ? (except $) what i found out is that: so 86u has only one 2.5G port that could be either WAN or LAN ? and the 88u has two 2.5G ports , one is WAN and one is LAN ? also the 86 has a "gaming" LAN that...
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    New router recommendation

    it shows "no longer supported" on https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/about and yes i am still keeping it but "slowly" looking for replacement - when i see something on sale or on used market i may get it ...
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    New router recommendation

    is there somewhere a "what's recommended" list ? hopefully in order with the most/least powerful hardware , expected support etc ... would be good to know - just in case if something goes on sale or it pops on used market ... thanks
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    New router recommendation

    @RMerlin TAHNKS for everything just wonder which router should i get now , i have 2 one is AC3100 which provides me the wifi (EOL but i will keep it for now) , the other is AX56U (with the radio off - in wired use only) which is no longer supported ... would like to replace the AX56U with...
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    ER605 V1 vs RT-AX56U - safety, firewall, security etc.

    right now i am using the ER605 with this one ↓ https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/er605/v1/#Firmware Official Release ER605 V1_1.3.0 Official Firmware (Released on May 17th, 2023) also the MERLIN shows my RT-AX56U as "No longer supported" so i guess i would have to switch to asus...
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    ER605 V1 vs RT-AX56U - safety, firewall, security etc.

    thanks L&LD well ... the firmware update looks only 1 day older ... ASUS RT-AX56U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.51665 Version 3.0.0.4.386.51665 74.75 MB 2023/05/18 Official Release ER605 V1_1.3.0 Official Firmware (Released on May 17th, 2023)
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    ER605 V1 vs RT-AX56U - safety, firewall, security etc.

    i have the ER605 V1 and RT-AX56U - i am using only one at the time so i need to choose one just wonder which one is better for the safety , firewall etc. i do not care about performance they seam to work well in my situation (browsing , banking , gaming) - i am using them only in "wired mode"...
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    QoS - WAN/LAN Bandwidth Monitor - not working

    do you have the link ?
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    QoS - WAN/LAN Bandwidth Monitor - not working

    QoS - WAN/LAN Bandwidth Monitor - not working most of the time (only sometimes) on RT-AX56U
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