aes-ni

Hi everyone, I need to buy a new router since i'm moving, i've been using a AX86U for the past couple of years and it has been solid. I have to leave that at my old place and wanted some recommendations for newer/better models if available. Currently dont have any wifi 6e devices, so can save...

I'm looking for a router that supports: 4 x 1 Gbps ports At least 2 OpenVPN clients AES-NI for faster OpenVPN performance - preferably 200Mbps+ Asuswrt-Merlin I've been looking at the RT-AX68U, RT-AX86U, RT-AX86S and RT-AX92U. WiFi, mesh and 2.5 Gb support is not needed. Would the RT-AX68U...

I'm looking to add an Asus AiMesh router for my multi-story house. We use the network for remote work w/ conferencing and streaming, but no gaming. We have a 400 Mbps service. I have my ONT in the basement w/ routing and basement wifi running on RT-N66U then a RT-AC1900P on my main floor with a...

Hey guys, First time poster here. Appreciate the valuable info I've found as I have been researching new routers for use with ExpressVPN. I wanted one specifically with hardware encryption/decryption capability and ended up with hardware v1.1 version of the Asus RT-AX88U router, which supports...

I would like to measure the impact of RT-AX-88U's special AES CPU instructions on the performance of OpenSSL and/or OpenVPN in particular. So I am seeking advice how to switch on/off the usage of AES cpu instruction set. The method described here...

Is AES-NI available on all AC86U models? I am asking because the following article suggest that it isn't: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/08/hardware-acceleration-is-here-for-routers-using-openvpn/ This is my cpu: admin@RT-AC86U-01C0:/tmp/home/root# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor...