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    Replacing my AC68U media bridge; Athena-EX or EX8000?

    in your previous post you also mentioned that most of the rest of your house is running ubiquiti stuff: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/planning-a-major-overhaul-critique-my-purchase-plan.46797/ First question, what are the possibilities of you running Ethernet down to your office? It would...
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    Thoughts on the Netgear C7500 Modem/Router Combo + Synology RT2600AC?

    The Synology router's firmware is, by all reputation, excellent. Netgear firmware managed by your ISP would have a default expectation of "hot garbage". There's also the question of if your ISP even supports the C7500. they might not. That may not be a big deal for a dumb cable modem, but...
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    Could I use the coax wall plugs in my house to relocate the modem?

    Do you have any need for wifi in your basement? Because if you need it in both places, then you should probably look at an access point or extender. I'm not really good with coax cable, but it seems like your idea might work... but it might not be worth it. You currently have a 3 way splitter...
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    Comcast XB6 Wireless Gateway CGM4140COM initial impression

    Two thoughts: 1) maybe you just have a bad unit? Might be able to swap for another with Comcast 2) wikidevi says is has 8x8 ac wifi. That would be remarkable if true. maybe give it a shot?
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    best setup for me - need advice

    Just trying to figure out the geometry, are the garage and patio in different places than your current two routers? And separate from each other? In other words, you'd need two additional units to cover them? Agree with degrub that you'll get the best performance from using some kind of...
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    Not sure which router now?

    Okay so the laptop is a 2x2 wireless (like most laptops), so the peak connect speed is around 867 mbps and practical max speed is a bit over half that. So it's not going to get to gigabit speeds unless you plug it in. you could plug your gigabit switch into the AT&T router to get more lan...
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    Not sure which router now?

    Oh If the C9 is dropping on you then i'd recommend not using it (you could try a third party firmware if you want to possibly save a few bucks). You know.. as point of least resistance, maybe just try the AT&T router and see how well it works for you? Most of your more performance sensitive...
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    looking for usb powered access point to be used with tablet??

    I haven't heard of anything, but before we get too far in the weeds, is your tablet capable of charging an external device? That's a relatively new cabability. What model tablet is it? And it sounds like you might also want the tablet to be connected to two networks at the same time (one with...
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    Need another AP...buy another Unifi or two refurb asus?

    the refurb Tmobile routers are a great deal. One thing to bear in mind is reliability. The Unifi set has a reliable reputation. The AIMesh has a rep as a work in progress.
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    Not sure which router now?

    the AC ratings get their "big number on the box" by adding up a variety of speeds that isn't always helpful. It's easiest to think about how many wifi 'streams' the router handles. Routers tend to be 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4. More streams = more peak speed and slightly better range. However, you're...
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    N55U holding up well... But thinking of upgrading to 68U or 86U

    The N55U is an N600 router, right? What model is your main laptop? I wonder what kind of peak speeds you might get. Do you need dual WAN failover ability? It sounds like you have only one ISP. Your internet speed isn't that fast, as things go. So your wifi isn't throttling anything you can...
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    OpenWRT 18.06 Released!

    So is there a good noob friendly handholding guide to installing LEDE? I mean OpenWRT? Years ago I eventually figured out DD-WRT and can handle those installs, but LEDE has always seemed inscrutable.
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    R7800 SmallNetBuilder Review

    I just got one of these R7800's and you know, anecdotally, is seems like I get more wifi speed out of my 2x2 clients (a HP laptop with an Intel 8265, and a Samsung Galaxy S8). Doing iperf3 and tests about 12 feet away. Old d-link DIR-859 would get me around 250-300mbps peak speed. Phicomm K3C...
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    Keep Asus 1900P or Upgrade to Netgear R7800?

    your clients are all 2 stream. they max out at around 400/450mbps under ideal conditions. 5ghz and close range. the 1900 is three steam and can handle that. i recently got a 7800. i like it except for a firmware bug. but it won't really speed up my clients. maybe at mid close range...
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    Couple older r7000's ...keep or go Orbi Mesh?

    Wireless is going to be slower even at peak speed. The Dell adaptor is a 2x2 device, I think Ignoring Broadcom's proprietary modulations, on 2.4ghz, the max link rate you'll connect at is 300mbps. Giving a practical speed max of around 150mbps. On 5ghz using AC, your max connect speed is...
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    Inexpensive but reliable Wi-fi Bridge (non-WDS) options?

    what, you already have a WNDR3700v3? Try using that. If the stock firmware doesn't support bridge mode (it might!), you can install DDWRT on it. https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Netgear_WNDR3700 And if the only device that needs Ethernet is the TV then, yep, you could try powerline...
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    Need another AP...buy another Unifi or two refurb asus?

    If you already have Cat6 all and a Ubiquiti AP, then I'd get another Ubiquiti to leverage your investment. If there's too much overlap you could drop the power a little bit. Note that Asus has started restricting the Tmobile routers' ability to use AIMesh, so making them spoof as a regular...
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    Couple older r7000's ...keep or go Orbi Mesh?

    the hitrons 5ghz is 4x4 instead of 3x3. but probably no openvpn support. so if thats a necessity then its moot. as umarmung wrote in more detail than i could, you need to start your speed tests wired into the hitron. incidentally i have a cable modem with puma 6 in storage downstairs. it...
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    Router options for Verizon "gigabit" FiOS

    Most decent routers can handle gigabit WAN/LAN routing. Tim includes benchmarks for them on his reviews. Q0S might slows thing down. OpenVPN encryption definitely slows things down. But your work VPN setup doesn't rely on the router so not really a problem there. So, right now you're not...
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    TP-Link Archer A2300

    If it works for you, then it works for you! Make sure to get the latest firmware it fixes some security bugs. the stock firmware isn't going to have as many features as Padavan, of course. If you're having problems though, then maybe we should talk.
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