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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    Yup, flexibility of pfsense is attractive. Thanks for this device pointer, I'll check it out. My immediate plan is to use Asus Zenwifi XT8 2-pk I already have as main router and an ethernet connected node. This gives me very easy setup, and ~600Mbps QoS+Firewall+SomeAIProtection. I lose some...
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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    Thanks for all the links and important tips.
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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    Old PC has power draw, space, fan sound, heat in a closet/panel concerns, though flexible for sure. What do people think of Qotom brand mini pc like this one? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076PJ4S2Z/?tag=snbforums-20
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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    Thanks, looks like PFSense is a flexible choice with many packages. Configuration does seem more work than others for now. Pre-built boxes are expensive for kind of hardware they pack. And old desktop box will likely draw more power and take more space, so need to think/read more. Mind sharing...
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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    Is it recommended to run some Anti Virus on the router (in addition to default firewall)? I see options for that in ASUS wifi routers but not in Edgerouter 4. What is the recommended/popular router AV choice that can deal with gigabit throughput?
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    Wired Router Recommendation For Symmetrical Gigabit WAN

    I want a wired router to connect to symmetrical gigabit WAN. Requirements: - Easily get gigabit speeds both up/down with Firewall enabled. - Ideally Fan-less and wall mountable - Not too hard to setup (For example: Looking at Edge-Router ER-4 - seems doable in setup complexity) - Ideally, less...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    http://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-zenwifi-xt8-5ghz-2-band-dfs-channel-backhaul-behavior.66317/post-618286 Instructions are in this post
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    Beta ASUSWRT 386 RC2 public beta with full functions AiMesh 2.0

    Zenwifi Mesh 2-pk XT8 Build: RC7 (9.0.0.4.386.40577) Issue: Clients are not issued IP addresses when connecting to guest network on the AiMesh node. Details: WAN -> XT8 Main Router -> Wireless Backhaul on 5.2 Band -> XT8 AiMesh Node Guest network on 2.4 and 5.1 Band, synced to all nodes...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    Btw, where I am, 104 is DFS channel. Here, 149 is a good non-dfs 80Mhz channel.
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    Do consider hard reset both nodes, and setup from scratch at 80Mhz backhaul. Effort, but should confirm bad unit in your situation.
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    Have you confirmed no dfs/radar events? Want to pick a non-dfs 80MHz channel manually and see if that is stable? If you have an option to return/exchange the system, consider it.
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    Zenwifi XT8 speed confusion - what should I see?

    Did your problem get solved?
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    As explained by JagoUK, I don't seem to have DFS/Radar issue in my area, hence enabled 160Mhz. Do verify that part in your case first. Keep in mind, my experience is, if you change anything in the config. Reboot all nodes of mesh. Forget and re-join wifi network. Otherwise, some devices get...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    Ai Protection Yes. Used it historically on ASUS routers and never bothered me. QoS: Disabled (Mainly because I have fast enough WAN connection that it shouldn't matter).
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    All the best, do reboot all router, nodes and re-connect wifi clients (forget network, re-join). Every time I change any settings, Zenwifi system goes crazy. Hope you find a good configuration, then don't touch it :)
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1042471/ " Wi-Fi Alliance released Wi-Fi Agile Multiband for better Wi-Fi coverage and improved connection speed. Different from the roaming features provided by router companies, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband has much better compatibility for IoT devices. "...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    My experience was that WAM worked better. Yes, it is part of Wifi standard. The real issue is routers can only hint or disconnect clients, they really can't force a client to connect to a certain AP/band. In the end it is client code that decides. Some clients/drivers implement these...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    What do you mean by disable roaming? Given a mesh system, you want client devices to roam between APs, and choose best bands for the device. Asus custom solution for that is through SmartConnect and Roaming assistant. I disabled those as they were creating disconnects etc. The Wifi Standard...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    I disabled Smart Connect, and Roaming Assistant everywhere. I did enable Wifi Agile Multiband which, in my understand, is the Wifi 6 way of influencing clients to roam. I have a single SSID and most of the times, the devices are connecting to the right band/AP. See some driver settings in...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT8 5GHz-2 Band DFS Channel Backhaul Behavior

    Based on JagoUK's instructions, can you check if a DFS/Radar event happened? If not, do you want to try to set it up with the instructions I gave which switch off a bunch of features like Smart connect, roaming assistant etc.?
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