I wanted to make use of AsusMerlin on a budget after RMAing a UDR7, which I had used to replace my previous BE88U.
I decided to try the RT-BE57 Go as my main home router, and so far it has been performing much better than expected. It’s currently handling around 80 clients with a fairly involved setup: DDNS, DHCP reservations, WireGuard client, Tailscale, and AdGuard DNS are all enabled and running without issues.
I’m achieving full ISP speeds, and overall stability has been solid. The thing that I am missing the most just now compared to higher-end models is the lack of WAN failover as the USB port is occupied for Entware (unsure if it would accept an ethernet adapter for a secondary WAN anyway).
For anyone considering this model as a primary router, it seems like a very viable option depending on requirements. Also, thanks to Merlin for adding support for this great budget device.
I decided to try the RT-BE57 Go as my main home router, and so far it has been performing much better than expected. It’s currently handling around 80 clients with a fairly involved setup: DDNS, DHCP reservations, WireGuard client, Tailscale, and AdGuard DNS are all enabled and running without issues.
I’m achieving full ISP speeds, and overall stability has been solid. The thing that I am missing the most just now compared to higher-end models is the lack of WAN failover as the USB port is occupied for Entware (unsure if it would accept an ethernet adapter for a secondary WAN anyway).
For anyone considering this model as a primary router, it seems like a very viable option depending on requirements. Also, thanks to Merlin for adding support for this great budget device.
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