buying advice

As the title says but here some background. I currently have a Netgear R7000 which has good range but not enough and the 2.4GHz band is slooow. The R7000 needed restarting every few days now, so it was flashed to FreshTomato Version 2024.1 and so far, so good. I preferred the single SSID of the...

I'm looking for a new router, since my RT-ACRH17 is both flakey and its QoS settings don't actually do anything. Here's some info about my network and needs: Download speed up to 100 Mbps, upload up to 20 Mbps - continuous for days if needed, not "can handle in short bursts". Home network but...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new wireless router setup as my current Amplifi HD is slowly dying. There are a few features of some Asus routers that are intriguing and that I would like to have in my new setup: - VPN Fusion - Wireguard - Wireless backhaul (wired backhaul unfortunately not...

Hello all, Pretty much a noob here but like to read and always fascinated by networking. I have the ASUS AC 5300 and just wanted to get a sense of what the pros, i.e., you folks, think maybe it's time for new router. I set up a poll so hopefully it won't take much time to reply. Regardless...

Hi, I have an Asus GT-AX11000 running Merlin firmware that I love, but the signal strength is too weak on the opposite side of the downstairs of my duplex apartment. I've looked carefully into changing the router's position in the apartment and/or running ethernet cable between floors, but for...

I’m looking to purchase an Asus router and move to their AIMesh and wanted to purchase an RT-AX88U as mentioned. It appears getting an RT-AX86U is difficult right now for a good price but still may purchase one later to become the router. I’m looking to replace my NETGEAR R7800. With that...

I have the AX58U and it works fine, but it bothers me that it only has 2x2 MIMO and that it apparently has an early draft of the WiFi6-standard, and as such not "Certified WiFi6". The AX68U is now on sale in my country for 40% off roughly. Is it worth the upgrade to AX68U? I mostly just...

Hello, I'm a self-funded student reading for MSc in Cybersecurity. My research and work involve heavy local network usage. I currently have a single Netgear R7000, which has 4x1Gbps ports. All of the ports are divided between a Dell workstation with two NICs and a Synology NAS. I see my homelab...

Hello guys, I'm sharing the net with my neighbor. I trust the guy(known him 2 decades and his net use) so I'm fine with him being on my network. I want a setup similar to this: It's the new ap/router I need advice on. What would you buy under $100 if it must have at least 1 Gigabit LAN and...

Hi Everyone! As the title pretty much suggests, I need some help with selecting a modem and router for my apartment. Here are the details: Apartment size: about 700 sq ft. Here is a layout Past equipment: Archer CR700 Modem and Router Combo. Internet Speed: 300 Mbps. Optimum 300 plan. Budget...

Trying to replace a dead Archer C7 and I narrowed it down to these 2: - AC86U - 139€ - AC1900U - 88€ Wishlist: stable, reliable custom firmwares available allow VLAN tag / IPTV (need to replace my ISP router) USB ports (usb speed not very important because I'm gonna use slow usb pen drives)...

Hi all, I live in a house composed by groundfloor, first floor, mezzanine and basement (overall ~150sq/m) and I currently have the following set up: Router on the ground floor: RT-AC87U (running Asus Merlin fw) Wifi AP on the first floor: RT-AC68U (wired, in bridge mode, to extend wireless)...

Hi all I'm looking for a substitute for my 5 years old AC56U. I had no big problems so far with it, but I now begin to see it's limit with my increasing (30 devices so far, 25 static DHCP entries, 5 port forwardings,2 guest networks, AB Solution ad-blocker, NTP server,VLANs) home network. I...

I would really appreciate the communities advice. I have been a BT customer for about a decade, and I am currently on BT Superfast Broadband (FTTC) and found the Smart Hub (and previously the Home Hub) to be unreliable so have been using my trusted Cisco 887 workhorse for many years, however it...

Hello all, My old ASUS RT-AC52U is singing for the last time as we speak. So I’m looking for new one for my house. I have been looking on these three solutions: 1. ASUS RT-AC68U 2. ASUS RT-AC86U 3. TP-LINK Deco M4 (Mesh) Info on house: - Two story - Brick walls - 100/100 Mbps internet -...

Last 3 weeks in life has been miserable due to recent wifi router purchases from Amazon and Flipkart. At home, I have an 80 Mbps internet speed from ISP (Ookla speed test after connecting the ISP RJ cable with Surface Pro 6 ) I have already tried following routers that gave speeds as...

Hello, recently I discovered that my friend uses some very old 1 antenna tplink with g standard. Internet speed he claims that is 50 Mb/s (but it's max that this device is capable off so i'm not sure). I'm looking for cheap budget device as birthday present (price around 40$). Right now i'm...

Currently I have the RT-AC87U but being who I am I want something new. Whats people's thoughts on the RT-AC88U? I like the fact it will give me greater bandwidth within my LAN, but do you think for an ASUS router in that price range I could get better or is this model a good one, in your opinion...

Can anybody suggest a new longer range wireless router for my apartment building? I would like to get the apartment’s 2.4 GHz wireless into my apartment, but the signal is too weak. I'm going to try to persuade the apartment building I live in to purchase a new wireless router that has a longer...

I need help i was thinking about buying the Asus GT or RT 5300 but heard there is allot of problems with them. i need a good router i have 5 computers and 4 gaming systems plus all other devices and everyone here is always on their computer working n or on other devices so i need something good...