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    ASUS Blue Cave AC2600 Dual-Band Wireless Router Reviewed

    the name change seems believable with different chip manufacturers. CTF might be a broadcom specific term
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    Custom firmware build for R7800 v. 1.0.2.59SF

    out of curiosity,, what does the router even use ffmpeg for?
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    Netgear Jaguar (Nighthawk X12) AX6000 Wireless Router

    that's a little departure from the usual 4xLAN and 1xWAN, curious.
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    ASUS AC3100 won't handle new high speed internet, need advice...

    So specifically among the ASUS sandbox - if you're hooked on the interface - the RT-86U or GT-5300 are probably going to have better CPU performance. How much speed do you get now? If you can get 350 or 400mbps, then that may be "good enough" depending on how the cost or effort of an upgraded...
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    Custom firmware build for R7800 v. 1.0.2.54SF

    Hmm, thanks for checking that. maybe I was mistaken on my old build and it was the .52 version I had. Because I had another hiccup two days ago where I couldn't connect to 5ghz again. Changing channels (again) seemed to fix it... but maybe I should try rolling back to .52 and see if I have any...
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    Alternatives to Unifi for demanding home use

    I thought the Unifi controller didn't have to run all the time unless you wanted a hotspot or something. Couldn't you just install their control on a desktop/laptop and spool it up only when you need to configure things?
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    Specific questions about upgrading network to 200Mbps capability

    200mbps would be right around the max you can get from an 8 channel modem. However, since you can get 200mbps directly out of the modem, then yeah it looks like the old router is a limiter. I have a modem with an intel puma 6 chip. And to be honest the latency stuff is measurable, but not...
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    how do i set up second router as an extender, seperate SSID, no DHCP,WISP?

    I don't know smartthings, so I don't know why the devices break when they roam between the main router and the extender. it doesn't seem like they should do that. I think your general goal is correct for what you want for your devices. WISP mode is probably assuming that you have a wireless...
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    How good or bad are the stock antenna of routers?

    don't some designs also incorporate more functional "stuff" into the antenna assembly, so that removing it would break something?
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    Custom firmware build for R7800 v. 1.0.2.54SF

    So, with this .54 build when i'm on the other side of the house from the R47800, I can't connect to the 5ghz network, either with my phone or my laptop (they used to connect okay on version .52 or .53) The laptop connects but gives an "no internet" error. The android phone rejects with an...
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    Upgrading to new router advice

    Your plan seems like it will work, but dumb question, what problem are you trying to solve? Do you get okay wifi coverage in your house right now? If wifi coverage is adequate, you could probably just put a new router down in the basement and leave most everything as is. Or, if wifi coverage...
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    A funeral in the family......

    If you want to spend a bunch of money on gaming, the netgear XR500's dumaOS seems pretty interesting. Overkill in other ways, and it does look like a spaceship.
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    Thanks for advice SNB community- 1st time post

    Besides oldness, how well does your current Airport Extreme cover your house? 250mbps wifi is actually pretty difficult to get at any significant with any significant range or walls in the middle. however, you may not need that much speed on your wireless clients, in which case maybe it's just...
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    Qnap Rounds Out 9-Bay NAS Series With Kaby Lake-Based TS-951X

    HDMI and an IR sensor so you can use it as a media player? Do they make their own software for this or is it expected you'd run Plex?
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    New. Just installed Voxel SF-KF r7800 - any tips greatly appreciated.

    I would only turn it on if you havea 160mhz client (And there are none) I had a different smart connect acting flaky a while ago on a different router and never bothered trying again. I try to have my clients connect to 5ghz and only 5ghz. QoS could be good if you have stuttering/lag...
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    inSSIDer has a free version again

    oh cool! I had just recently downloaded the old "insider home", which was pretty old, and this updated version looks a lot cleaner.
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    Advice on rebuilding home network

    You know, I have a Galaxy S8, and the roaming is pretty terrible. It's very 'sticky'. There are some appps ('wifixer' is one) that monitor the RSSI and will roam to a new AP more aggressively. Something like that might work. Also, if you have extensive overlap between two routers, you could...
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    Deciding between Asus RT-AC68U and Netgear R7800

    the R7800 is definitely much newer and higher performance than the R68U. The QoS is pretty good too. 25 euro seems like a smaller price differential than here in the US. I would jump on the R7800. If you could get a reform 68U for like 60 euro, then it might be a different conversation...
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    Replacing my AC68U media bridge; Athena-EX or EX8000?

    Ah, so lack of Ethernet probably means a ubiquiti product isn't going to work for you. Is there coaxial in both locations? Theres a chance that MoCA might be an option. Anyway, I wasn't familiar with the Amped wireless product. It seems fine? It uses the same mediatek chipset as the Dlink...
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    Couple older r7000's ...keep or go Orbi Mesh?

    The AIMesh firmware is, so I hear, still a work in progress. Then again, if AIMesh doesn't work out, you could just use the second router (or even one of your R7000s) as an access point. You give up centralized control and maybe worse roaming performance... but it should still fundamentally...
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