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Hello SNB community. I've been a long time lurker absorbing network advice for over 10 years from SNB and every time I get close to updating my network, I come here to get the latest and greatest advice. I've been a long time user of ASUS hardware and do want to stay with ASUS if I can, since...

I'm currently using a Hitron CODA56 modem with 1000/100 internet and an ASUS RT-AX58U. I'm told by my ISP in the next 5-7 years they plan to have everyone over on Fiber. I have a TERRAMASTER F4-424 PRO, which has 2x 2.5G ethernet ports. My motherboard is an ASRock X570 Taichi with a 1G ethernet...

Hey SNB! I'm looking to replace a dead AC88U that's over 4 years old! My house is two floors, roughly 7m x 7m in length and width. Which router is a better buy? The GT-AX6000 is at its lowest ever price £199.98 GBP ($250 according to Google) or I believe the (newly) released AX88U Pro has also...

I have: OTA antenna, with amp, coming to coax splitter, that routes signal to 2 TVs (expanding soon to 3 TVs). Router wired to switch (plus wireless devices). The router is next to one of the TVs. I am considering a set (2 for now) -- Bonded 2.0 MoCA adapters (TrendNet TMO-311C2K. I'm not a...

Good day to the community, New member here, I did a lot of reading and finally decided to jump in the Merlin Bandwagon because of the great reputation of the community as well as the one from the Firmware itself. I got myself a AC5300 that I have flashed with the 386.4 version, I would like to...

Hi guys & gals, love the continued work on the project it’s awesome to see to such a good community around geeky stuff. Anyway could someone please advise step by step how to set up dnsmasq for Merlin now from what I’ve read online is setting the LAN DNS and WINS server to router IP will have...

Hello, I've been using RT-AC56U with Merlin for good 8 years, and it slowly fails to deliver a good performance, so i started to look after replacement (or even additional device to mesh with AC56) Current use case: - Home, 100m2, 3 levels (attic, living floor with router, basement, (where...

Looking to buy a modem I can Bridge with my AX11000, so far I've come across two that have catched my eye ASUS DSL N16 https://deviwiki.com/wiki/ASUS_DSL-N16 & or ZyXEL VMG1312 https://deviwiki.com/wiki/ZyXEL_VMG1312-B10A Obviously I love flashing open source firmware on my stuff however I...

Hi everyone! I've been lurking for several months but I still have a few concerns regarding the network setup for my new house, I would appreciate a lot if I could get some advice. Some house details: - New house, 2300 sq ft split into 2 floors. - Concrete walls and floors - 200/15 Mbps...

I am new to the forum and have limited experience with networking. I have gigabit speeds from Verizon FiOS. I currently use their router and am in need of serious improvement. I need to build a network. We have many devices on our network with various uses, including home offices, watching...

Hey! very new to the world of ASUS routers. Virgin media WiFi was not cutting it at all in the bedroom(in a flat and the wall between the living room and bedroom hit the signal hard) brought a RT-AX86U as per the reviews saying how good it is. (Also brought a RT-AX88U but deciding if to set it...

I have three asus routers which I will use to implement Asus AI mesh.. One RT-AC86U and a pair of Asus ZenWifi XT8 AX6. I will have ethernet backbone and my question is which one I should use as main aka connection to my ISP. It seems that the XT8 have a better throuput than ac86u...

Hello all. I read the rankings but am concerned it may be outdated or may be considering some factors other than how well the router might perform (e.g. bang for buck, etc.). Is the best performing router currently (as of this post on 7/16/2019) the NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Router...

Hey doods, Preface: have just installed Merlin on this and looking to see how I can optimise some things - Does anyone use adaptive QoS? I've set the settings to preamble: short Anyone have any experience using WTFAST for gaming - any good or just a gimmick? Any other particular settings to...

Hi, I'm currently on the lookout for a router that is capable of delivering speeds of 1000/1000 mbps in a small apartment (~ 350 sq ft) with only a living room and bedroom with walls to what seem to be concrete. Any advice on which router to get would be appreciated. Thanks!

2019 Wireless Router or Wireless System Wi-Fi 6 Recommendations If you've purchased a router in the last few years and you're still happy with it, there's no reason to replace it right now, especially if you don't plan to massively add the new Wi-Fi 6 compatible products. If you’re using a...

What is available: apartment (135 sq m) 4 TVs with internet (ethernet) WiFi do not use, as there are delays on it. PS4 (On wi fi) apple tv (ethernet) 2 laptops are also on the wire. A small computer with disks (Used PLEX(www.plex.tv), I can not refuse this, cool stuff) By WiFi tablets and phones...

Hi all, I am currently faced with the following problem. At my new place I am trying to expend my WiFi signal. Due to structure limitation, the position of the router and the idea position of the extender/repeated are fixed (no possibility to reduce the distance). There are no LAN cable...

Hi everyone, I've been going back and forth trying figure out what wifi router I should by. Any advice is gratefully accepted. Okay, I live in a 2 storey + basement house. About 2800sf. I currently use an Asus RT-N16 router with stock firmware in the basement and this handles all wifi...

Hi all, very newbie here. I've had Time Capsule for 6-8 years (A1355) and no issues whatsoever until it just died. So I stepped into this mess that is which router to pick :-O Given what the current rankings say (R7800) or what thewirecutter says (R7000P) in my budget (UK, <£200), should I get...