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    High reliability and large range under 350?

    Yay! The triumph of function (long range, reliability) over form (OK, it looks like a head crab from Half Life, or the mutated geologist's walking head thing from "Prometheus" (why did they open the hangar door for it?), but it works great! You can turn off the gamer lights in Merlin's...
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    What's a good NON-Asus router to replace a GT-AX6000?

    New York Times had an article on this exactly, April 8 2025: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/opinion/frywall-tariffs.html?searchResultPosition=1 Incidentally, OP, this is anecdotal (n = 1) but Asus GT-AX6000 here has been rock solid with Merlin, covering 2000 square foot house, one gamer...
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    What's a good NON-Asus router to replace a GT-AX6000?

    TheLostSwede is a journalist, in addition to being well versed in technology. Has always kept the facts very clean from what I have observed.
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    Is SmallNetBuilder website up to date? (Looking for product recommendations)

    Recommend you take a look at https://dongknows.com https://dongknows.com/reviews/?tag=wi-fi I think fair, impartial, reproducible reviews. Not as techno as SNB reviews were in their prime, but still good and accessible. Also: give a price range and your needs (how fast is your ISP? How...
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    Very new to networking

    No. For your business, priority 1 is your back up plan. 3 2 1 backup is recommended. All the people so far who have lost their homes/businesses to fire/flood/storms, unless they had off site backup, their data is gone. https://dongknows.com/why-you-would-want-a-synology-nas-server/...
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    Does the Merlin firmware contain more security patches than the factory?

    Security is important to all of us. If you have a financial or national security reason for the highest levels of security, a home consumer router is probably not your best bet. https://www.snbforums.com/threads/is-the-merlin-firmware-more-secure-than-the-factory.91977/ Consider OpenBSD or a...
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    CAT6, CAT6A cable recommendation

    I don't think OP needs shielded cable, unless their home is very unusual?
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    CAT6, CAT6A cable recommendation

    Monoprice UTP bulk cable doubled or tripled in price in the past few months. I think the price of copper is up? Or getting ready for tariffs? A LOT more expensive. Good brands in USA: Belden, Mohawk, West Penn, Berk-Tek, Superior Essex--in Europe, maybe Siemon? (Not familiar with what is...
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    Router replacement frequency? And a recommendation request

    And they will know exactly what device, where you were, and how you got there. https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/ Visiting a friend in another city, I was waiting while they did errands. Stopped to look at a...
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    Router replacement frequency? And a recommendation request

    Google's harvest is about to increase: https://mashable.com/article/google-digital-fingerprinting-user-tracking https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/your-device-fingerprint-will-go-to-advertisers-starting-february-2025...
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    PC speeds keeps dropping to 100mbps

    Cat8: more cats are not always better (unless you are a Crazy Cat Person?) It looks like max length for Cat8 is 30M? Conductor Material Pure Copper Reach 98ft (30m)...
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    ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 - General Questions regarding Game network, and how to optimize

    OP, you bought a very powerful and capable router. It's good for an internet connection that's faster than 1gpbs. It looks like if you have the GT-BE98Pro, you can run merlin firmware: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/ Regardless, it's a great router with a dedicated gaming LAN port, LAN 6...
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    Disappointed with Merlin

    Bennor tried to help you and you ignored his comment: Then time to hire an IT professional/MSP and use commercial gear. Good luck! Good Luck, Babe! Chappell Roan
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    Release ASUS RT-N66U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.382_52734

    Username Does NOT check out. Mine lasted a very long time and was still working great when I replaced it with a Gt-AX6000 about a year or two ago. With Merlin Firmware, never ever had an issue with it.
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    Release ASUS RT-N66U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.382_52734

    Old Boeing or New Boeing? Old Boeing: Engineers, planes that flew New Boeing: MBAs, bean counters, and "cost cutters": why bolt that cabin door to the frame, bolts are expensive!
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