router

Hello! I would like to ask for help in choosing a router. ■ In what environment (number/material of walls, distances, levels, neighbors) would it be used? I want to cover an area of roughly 60 square meters with it. The maximum number of walls between my devices and the router are 2 concrete...

My router (RT-AC86U) runs asuswrt-Merlin, if that matters to anyone… been a PIA person forever, but they don’t support router-based configurations for Wireguard, and the workarounds that I know of aren’t that enticing (requiring constant tweaks, etc., just to under-deliver) it’s that time of...

Howdy.... I have RTAX56U and until recently it spent at least 8 months in storage... I have gotten out of storage and now it's stuck on a boot loop, which makes it impossible to remain on the router gui. I have tried updating the firmware through recovery mode, but it keeps boot looping. It's...

I have a need to get the modem to another floor of a house that does not have the layout to pull ethernet cable from one location to the other. The cable modem also will not get moved as there are no drops in the area the router needs to be in. So, I thought, I'll just use the VLAN WAN...

First I'll say that I'm an engineer by trade and understand the basics of networking. This problem however has eluded me for a long time (2 years)... and I need some help on what to try next. My internet drops out quite randomly. I keep a log of each event but cant find any pattern to it. Drops...

Hey guys, I recently did a hard reset of my AX-86U to give myself a fresh start on the latest firmware. I did all my normal changes and everything is setup and working. However, I noticed the default for the WAN DHCP is Aggressive mode. Doing some searches of older threads (some as new as...

Hey all, After having a very frustrating day yesterday of my smart bulbs not working correctly after the recent firmware update to my RT-AX86U, I finally was able to put together a list of settings from older iOT based threads here on the forums, and other sources I gained by reading online. I...

Hey all, Does anyone here from the U.S have Spectrum with an Asus router? I was curious what the correct settings were for IPV6? On the routers I've configured in the past, usually I've set it to dynamic and Dual stack. Asus has more options than I'm used to in certain areas. I have only...

Hi, (1st post) I have a Mi Router AX1800 (MiWiFi Release 3.0.34) with a VPN (L2TP protocol) configured on it. This makes all my connected devices go through the VPN but I only need my work laptop to access the internet through the VPN. Is it possible to have a selecting routing (or policy...

Hi All Signed up to the site as I’ve come across it multiple times over the last 12 months from random googling. Some awesome information I’m currently running AX6100, one connected to my ISP modem, the other two floors down in the living room (wireless backend). Performance wise it’s been...

Hello Upgraded package with my isp to 500mbs. They provided a router but it has their firmware in it which isn’t great, so looking to upgrade it and then use it as the access point. isp modem - main router. Main router into AP (old terrible router) Main router - wrt1900acs (express vpn...

Hello everyone, I have connected a 32gb Lexar USB 3.0 flash drive (formatted to NTFS) to my Asus RT-AX82U. I appreciate it may not be the fastest option, but it's enough for me needs. However I'm having problems seeing the drive on my PC via my Windows 11 network discovery. It's instead...

Hello everyone, Thank you for a great forum. This is my first post, so please go easy on me. I bought an ASUS-RT-AX82U last year and although most of the time it's great, I've been having a lot of problems with it where it randomly disconnects from 2.4GHz / 5Ghz WIFI and wired LAN devices...

On an RT-AC88U, is it possible to restrict access to the admin web console by LAN router port ?

Configuration: LAN clients are connected to a single switch. Each client switch port is setup with a Private VLAN where they are allowed to communicate with the Internet, but not each other. The switch's uplink port is connected to the router (RT-AC88U) that acts as the DHCP and DNS server and...

Greetings everyone! I have a question I hope you can help me with. I haven't bought a new router since my ASUS 87's in 2015 so I'm more than a little rusty, ok — rusted over. I need to install some cameras to watch the outside of a small building in a shopping center so if the building gets hit...

Hi, Following on from my earlier post https://www.snbforums.com/threads/remote-vpn-access-to-my-home-vpn.77019/ (thanks a lot for all responses), I've got the following set-up: 1. ISP router with a public IP 2. GL.iNet GL-AR300M16 (GL-AR300M Series / Shadow) router with an OpenVPN server setup...

Hello, I'm trying to find a new router as my current one (Xiaomi Mi Wifi Mini OpenWRT) is having an issue with 5ghz antenna and generally poor LAN/WLAN performance on my Cable 250Mbit network. I need new router to cover 50sqm apartment. The connection needs to be good for 2 laptops (home...

I want to prevent Router 2 from pinging all my devices. I want only internet access there. (Router 1 My network) (Router 2 Isolated/Guest Network) I tried to apply some Firewall Rules like mentioned here in Post #7: Click here but if I apply them on the Main Router (Router 1) my Internet...

Hi, I live in a rural area and have slow DSL internet which is shared between way too many devices these days.... I'm looking for recommendations for a router which will fulfill all the following requirements: Gigabit ethernet ports - no minimum number required Ability to set device-specific...