hangtime23
Occasional Visitor
I currently have an RT-AC86U as my main router, living in a ~2500 sqft house. Router was servicing the house just fine, but about 6 months ago we rented out our basement to tenants, who set up their own wifi and Internet access. Since then, connection has been spotty in some parts of the house, and especially to an outdoor smart camera at the front of the house (the router is set up at the back of the house).
Considering adding an AIMesh node to my network, just wondering what suggestions you guys would have for options? I'm currently running the diversion ad blocker on the AC86U, which I love, only thing is that I do find that I need to re-install diversion from time to time as ads will start 'sneaking' through. Looking at potentially a single Zenwifi XT8, but would want to use this as a node as it seems it's not possible to run the merlin firmware on this. Also looking at an AX86U, and in this case, I would probably want to use this as my main router, and convert the AC86U to a node, right? Looking to purchase used from FB Marketplace, is there anything I should look out for when buying used?
Considering adding an AIMesh node to my network, just wondering what suggestions you guys would have for options? I'm currently running the diversion ad blocker on the AC86U, which I love, only thing is that I do find that I need to re-install diversion from time to time as ads will start 'sneaking' through. Looking at potentially a single Zenwifi XT8, but would want to use this as a node as it seems it's not possible to run the merlin firmware on this. Also looking at an AX86U, and in this case, I would probably want to use this as my main router, and convert the AC86U to a node, right? Looking to purchase used from FB Marketplace, is there anything I should look out for when buying used?