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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    pfSense is running on a mini fanless PC. Nothing is getting into that tiny little box - no upgrades either. When the time for 2.5+ comes, that's going to have to be the first upgrade. Why three, unless they like overlap a lot more than standard WAPs? I like the idea of the built in controller...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Fantastic. Looks like I got out the door for a lot less than expected. Is it weird that I almost feel let down that I don't get to buy more tech toys? I don't have 2.5 Gb switches. I'm pretty sure the ports on my router don't handle 2.5 either. Between that and the cables, my current space...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Picked up a couple of the EAP610s, delivered today. The Omada Cloud interface definitely has a more corporate feel than the Asus stuff - that shouldn't be as much of a surprise as it was. In any case, I have about 50% increase to Wi-Fi speed on my phone and strong signal everywhere. Cost so far...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    My parents built the house. Dad was a CIO and insisted on wiring the whole house with internet. Everyone thought he was crazy at the time and I'm thankful he did it. It hasn't been exactly 30 years, but getting close. It must be Cat5 because it's still original cabling. One of my drops used to...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    I thought the cables were cat5, but my wired internet tests at 900/800 so either I'm amazingly lucky with electrical interference or it's cat5e
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Mind blown again. Looks like there's an unRaid Omada Controller docker. I saw pictures of the branded switches in their flows and found a bunch when I checked on Amazon, so I incorrectly assumed that was a mandatory, separate component to make it work. If I don't have to buy a controller, then...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Appreciate your patience as my understanding of mesh networks has been devastated in the last 24H :D If I picked it up correctly, Asus's "AiMesh" just does the same thing that could be done with properly configured WAPs, except properly configured ones will probably do it better. If that's the...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Well, I appreciate the advice and am now properly overwhelmed. Rather than a binary "Should I get this or not" the question has evolved to building and tuning a technical ecosystem. Guess I'll just let the existing system limp along for now, until I have time for night classes in networking 💪
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    This is mixing states :) In the older state, I had multiple APs but unmeshed, which is where I had to manually switch - no, I wasn't aware of how to properly coordinate the channels to do this more seamlessly. In the current state, the meshed Asus APs use a wired backhaul, so there should be no...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Unfortunately, without a mesh system in my house, there's going to be signal issues. I originally had multiple WAPs (not meshed) and it was a mess. I'd have to disconnect from Wi-Fi and reconnect to get the closer WAP - just not fun. I like TP-Link stuff, but it looks like their mesh system...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Thanks. I have a solid unRaid NAS setup and torrenting isn't a needed use case. Ad blocking could be nice but browser extensions are working well enough. My gut tells me that the intermittent net issues are related to the APs, since my wired desktop has never been impacted. If properly...
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    Appreciate the responses. To be clear, it sounds like what I'm hearing is the AX88U is a good fit but the recommendation is to use it as router as well as AP. Am I close?
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    Is the RT-AX88U Pro overkill with PFSense?

    My current setup is gig fiber coming into a pfSense box for routing, then out to two T-Mo routers as WAPs flashed to RT-AC68U with wired backhaul. The house is 30 years old, but the builder had the foresight to put in cat5 cable. I have a bit of cash for a tech upgrade and it seems that I'm...
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