My RT-N66U is dying after something killed its power adaptor and attached hard drive. My setup is briefly explained here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-n66u-2-x-switches.16566/#post-114128
Given that I am connecting 2 x 24 port switches to it (all desktops, Sky box, security cameras, NASs etc are wired) it needs to be be able to support LAN teaming / link aggregation, and be able to run my NGINX reverse proxy setup, which I am currently running on my NAS due to the fact that the N66U doesn't seem to be able to handle the load.
In terms of wireless range, the router will live on the ground floor of a 3 floor house and ideally cover the whole property. The N66U falls a little short, but 95% of the time still covers all the required areas.
If there is one which can take a SIM card for backup connectivity, it would be quite handy. This I would want to use when remoting into my home network if Virgin is down for whatever reason.
Also. the N66U WAN and LAN speeds (I currently have Virgin's 350 connection) are considerably reduced if I enable any kind of QoS, so the option of not being limited if I want to use it would be preferred.
The AX88U looks pretty good, but I think it may be a little overkill. Which other ones are decent, caters for a little future proofing (I've had the N66U for about 5 years now and wouldn't really be upgrading if it wasn't dying). and allows me to run NGINX and all its features, without limiting the throughput.
I am really out of the loop when it comes to all this, so any advice would be appreciated
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-n66u-2-x-switches.16566/#post-114128
Given that I am connecting 2 x 24 port switches to it (all desktops, Sky box, security cameras, NASs etc are wired) it needs to be be able to support LAN teaming / link aggregation, and be able to run my NGINX reverse proxy setup, which I am currently running on my NAS due to the fact that the N66U doesn't seem to be able to handle the load.
In terms of wireless range, the router will live on the ground floor of a 3 floor house and ideally cover the whole property. The N66U falls a little short, but 95% of the time still covers all the required areas.
If there is one which can take a SIM card for backup connectivity, it would be quite handy. This I would want to use when remoting into my home network if Virgin is down for whatever reason.
Also. the N66U WAN and LAN speeds (I currently have Virgin's 350 connection) are considerably reduced if I enable any kind of QoS, so the option of not being limited if I want to use it would be preferred.
The AX88U looks pretty good, but I think it may be a little overkill. Which other ones are decent, caters for a little future proofing (I've had the N66U for about 5 years now and wouldn't really be upgrading if it wasn't dying). and allows me to run NGINX and all its features, without limiting the throughput.
I am really out of the loop when it comes to all this, so any advice would be appreciated