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    Best Mesh Router with Pi Hole very old (thick walls) and multi floor apartment

    Thank you, that is very helpful. I will order the Asus CT8 and configure it this way. I update once it's done, it might take a while because I will also change the ISP the current one doesn't support third party hardware, the ISP box has no Ethernet ports and the Wi-Fi of the ISP box is an...
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    Best Mesh Router with Pi Hole very old (thick walls) and multi floor apartment

    Ah thank you. I was reading multiple threads like the one here () and people complained having issues with their Pi Hole on Asus routers, glad that's not the case. I do have the option to run cables between the floors, but the CT8 sounds interesting. SoI won't need Merlin with that to run a Pi...
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    Best Mesh Router with Pi Hole very old (thick walls) and multi floor apartment

    Hi, I have a bidirectional 1 Gbit fiber connection and the current router doesn't even cover half of the apartment, because it's a very old building with very thick walls. I decided to purchase a mesh network, I looked at the Asus XT8, I also looked at the Orbi RBK53 (I know one is Wifi 6 the...
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    Which Netgear Router XR500 or XR700 with Netduma

    Great description thank you
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    Which Netgear Router XR500 or XR700 with Netduma

    OpenVPN is a secure VPN protocol. A VPN is used to deidentify you, basically making it very difficult,to track you online, it allows you to change your location by directly connecting to another computer and using this computer as the machine that call up websites or other web traffic. I am not...
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    Which Netgear Router XR500 or XR700 with Netduma

    I ordered the XR500 last night and already set it up, Hybrid VPN works well with PrivateVPN service. If anyone is having trouble configuring a none-pre-configured VPN client: What you need to do is to download the OpenVPN-TUN config files from your VPN provider. In PrivateVPN's case in there...
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    Which Netgear Router XR500 or XR700 with Netduma

    Thank you for your reply. In this case, I will order the XR500. Admittedly it's not worth paying the extra. Especially not considering that the AX standard will be here and probably mainstream in the next 24-36 months.
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    Which Netgear Router XR500 or XR700 with Netduma

    Hi all, I live in an apartment with just over 1200 sq.ft. There is a lot of interference (26 wireless networks, about 50/50 2.4 to 5GHz). I had a Netgear X4S R7800 before. In total, I connect about 16 devices, 2 computers, 1 NAS (Ethernet), 4 smartphones, 4 streaming devices (Chromecast and...
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    • dumaos netduma netgear wireless xr500 xr700
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    • Forum: Routers
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    Thanks, I wish you the same and thank you for the help. I will try my best. All the best with learning, I am in the same boat, learning Python in my free time. I hope things pick up with support, it's needed people underestimate the importance of a good router, and then complain why their fiber...
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    Ah I am not using LAN for any devices it’s all WiFi I know it’s not ideal for performance, but the router is quite stable. Would it be possible to activate the guest network and only tunnel devices that are connected to the 5GHz guest network through the VPN?
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    The way you explain works for bypassing the VPN, the problem I have is that Netgear doesn't offer a VPN client they need a Tunnel software to run on the client that uses the VPN network, I found these instructions...
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    I tried it so now the problem is that with Netgear an OpenVPN I am required to run a Tunnel script on the machine I am trying to run the VPN service on. In my case I want use it on my work laptop (which is no problem) but also on my chromecast (to watch US Netflix) which is a problem, because I...
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    Thank you that's amazing.
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    Dual Gateway Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware flash?

    Hi all, I have an X4S with Voxel .67SF firmware installed. I am trying to route some of the devices on my network through my https://privatevpn.com service and some directly without VPN. For example, I want my work laptop to use the VPN service, but I don't want my Chromecast to use a direct...
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    Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware comparison Stock vs Voxel performance issues

    That’s exactly the problem, my current IPS requires to use the router they provide, else the TV won’t work and they do not officially support other modems, though I think it might work with a standard fiber modem. The new ISP I was looking at says they are hardware neutral except they require...
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    Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware comparison Stock vs Voxel performance issues

    Interesting. So it would be good to also look into the option to drop the ISP and go to one that is hardware neutral. There is one around here called init7, the issue is that they want 777 bucks for the whole year upfront. If I go this route, would this...
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    Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware comparison Stock vs Voxel performance issues

    I have been using Voxel .62SF for awhile now. It’s stable but the peak performance for uploads only is better at Netgear stock. I honestly do not notice a difference between the old and new Netgear firmware. In essence I chose to stick with Voxel, it has better ping, less bufferoat, and average...
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    Netgear X4S R7800 Firmware comparison Stock vs Voxel performance issues

    I recently decided to test three different firmwares for the R7800, I have noticed that the performance of my R7800 performed actually worse than the crappy router my ISP sent so I played around with the firmware. I have fibre 1 Gbps up and down with the ISP Wifi about 5 feet from the router I...
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