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    Xmas is just around the corner....

    Thanks for all the thoughts. While I'm mostly a Mac guy (I admit to it!), I have some Dells and non-Apple devices as well. I currently use an Asus RT-N66U and am quite comfortable with it. I guess I'm struggling with: instead of going for an AC1900 class router, for $70 more I can get into...
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    Xmas is just around the corner....

    ... and prices are dropping. I'm looking to make the jump from 802.11n to ac. With recent upgrades, my clients include - new MacBook Pro with AC - MacBook Air with AC - iPhone 6 - iPad Mini 2 - iPad Air 2 - Apple TV and some legacy (n) iPhones and laptops. Apart from my cable ISP (60...
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    2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands with same SSID?

    Is it recommended to create parallel wireless networks with the same SSID for both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, so that devices can pick whichever network offers the best connectivity? Or should those networks get different SSIDs instead? (In the latter case, would devices recognize which one is...
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    RT-N66U official firmware 3.0.0.3_162

    Better, but still some issues Looks like a bunch of things got fixed, but I still got some issues: - DCHP reservation doesn't let me add new reservations and apply doesn't seem to do anything. - Manual QoS: I can add a MAC address and priority, but the "apply" warns that a field can't be...
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    Netgear WNDR4500 or Linksys E4200V2?

    Thanks! Hmmmm, looks like I may just want to stick with what I have. I guess I got caught up in some of the marketing buzz and the supposed "magic" of 3-stream... :)
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    Netgear WNDR4500 or Linksys E4200V2?

    I'm currently running a Netgear WNDR3700 (V1) and would like to improve range and wireless throughput, especially when running backups to my NAS. I'm currently connecting... Synology DS212j (wired) Printer (wired) 2 iPhone 4s 2 iPad 2s 2-4 laptops concurrently (at least the main one of...
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