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[Tech9]

multiple of these BE98Pros - I have 6 total - 4 in my house and two in my partners house

What first comes to my mind is @John Fitzgerald avatar.

Large property with multiple structures... and a bunch of over the counter gaming routers with RGB. @ComputerSteve, hire a professional to build a proper network for your needs. How much more money you are willing to lose on experiments with DIY consumer "mesh"?

 

[KevTech]

RMerlin often receives GPL that can be newer than one in ASUS FW

Sometimes behind what Asus puts out.

 

[RMerlin]

Sometimes behind what Asus puts out.

That is incorrect. The GPL code I receive is almost always newer than what most of their last firmware releases were based on. At worst it will be the very same version. But it will never be older than their latest firmware release.