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    Beamforming

    Good to know. Probably 75+% of my client devices are N with the rest being AC. I have alway had beamforming enabled and have not experienced any dropped connection problems. I recently ran tests with a RT-AC87 against a RT-AC66 router. I tested link and transfer speeds with beamforming...
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    Asus RT-AC87 with 378.55_0 vs. Asus RT-AC66 with Fork 374.43_2-13E1j9527

    I purchased a RT-AC87 router last week (refurbished on sale for US$149 at Newegg) because I installed all the other Asus routers I had and needed a backup. I decided to test this new router out and compare it to my RT-AC66 router that I use in my own home. My research indicated that the...
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    Recommendation for a better 5GHz antenna for a RT-N66/AC66/AC68

    Do you have a recommendation for a better 5GHz antenna for a RT-N66/AC66/AC68 router over the stock antennas? I have plenty of high-gain 2.4GHz antennas that work great on these Asus routers. I just can't find an antenna that works better than the stock antenna in the 5.2GHz/5.8GHz band that...
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    Does longer antenna improve wireless coverage?

    I do use longer antenna that are higher dBi (17dBi) for the 2.4GHz band. A longer antenna has the advantage in that it has a larger area to pick up the signal from the client devices. This resulted in higher uplink speeds as well as fewer dropped connections on the 2.4GHz band. I have one...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    This is funny in that it really is true. I use IE at work because all the systems only accept IE as the official web browser. I use IE at home for downloads because my regular browser (TOR & Firefox) have such a high security setting that I cannot download software updates. IE, according...
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    Does the New Antennas on the RT-AC87 and RT-AC3200 Improve Signal Quality?

    Thanks for the information on the RT-AC87 antennas. Has anyone found any success or improvement with "small" antennas for the 5.2-5.8GHz bands over the stock antennas? I have ordered the following antenna to see if that one provides any improvement...
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    5TB drive prices

    There is a difference between Seagate Backup Plus and Seagate Expansion Drives (and now the new line of Seagate Drives) in terms of disconnects. For the 5TB Seagate external drive enclosures, I find that the enclosures with the Blue bottoms have the most problems with disconnects when...
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    Does the New Antennas on the RT-AC87 and RT-AC3200 Improve Signal Quality?

    VANT is in Poland so they have other channels than in the USA or Canada. I think that he can access some of the higher frequency channels but I am not sure which ones. I too would be interested in results for channels 149-165. That is an Apple program that VANT is using. I don't have access...
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    Does the New Antennas on the RT-AC87 and RT-AC3200 Improve Signal Quality?

    VANT, Thanks for the testing. There does appear to be a 2dBi difference in the signal strength with the different antenna. The RT-AC87 antenna giving a -40dBi signal vs. -42dBi for the stock RT-N66 antenna. If that is reproducible, it is significant. Whether it is worth purchasing these...
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    Does the New Antennas on the RT-AC87 and RT-AC3200 Improve Signal Quality?

    Thanks everyone for the posts. I agree completely that antenna design is important and that TonyH is correct that as the gain of the antenna is greater, other parameters are sacrificed. That is why I use a combination of stock antennas and 2.4GHz omni-directional antennas on my RT-N66...
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    Does the New Antennas on the RT-AC87 and RT-AC3200 Improve Signal Quality?

    I noticed that the antennas on the Asus RT-AC87 router changed from the previous Asus models and changed again on the RT-AC3200 model. Does anyone know about the specifications of these antenna? In particular, I am always looking for other antenna which can improve the 5GHz signal quality of...
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    5TB drive prices

    Tiger Direct has the 5TB Seagate expansion external enclosure for US$129 with free shipping. I have 7 of these and they work ok. I get 80-100MBps write speed to the drive depending on the type of file. I have put them in my servers (taken out of the enclosures) and they work better than in...
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    NAS vs. a Desktop Server - Why Buy a NAS?

    This question must have been asked a million times before but I can't find it when I did a search. Why buy a NAS when I can get a higher performance small desktop server for less money? The best rated 4-Bay NAS's seem to cost more than US$350 without HDD. I easily can buy a Lenovo TS-140...
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    Help Needed: Keyboard/Mouse Not responding after Win 7 64-Bit Pro Restore

    Yes, I partitioned this SSD correctly into 2 partitions when I first installed the drive more than a year ago. It has been operating without problems until now. I cannot attribute this problem to the SSD (Crucial M100 512GB) since it operated flawlessly for all that time until I did the...
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    Finished my DIY server (mostly for Plex)

    Yes, you can pm me. Leave a private e-mail address with the pm since I don't check this forum every day except when I have a problem that I am asking for help on (happens frequently and these people usually have good answers or suggestions).
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    Help Needed: Keyboard/Mouse Not responding after Win 7 64-Bit Pro Restore

    So far nothing I have tried worked - - Unplugging the server and holding the power button for 10 seconds then rebooting did not work. - Jumpering the CMOS to clear the BIOS did not work. - Again, changing the settings in the BIOS did not work. - I cannot enter Safe Mode at restart (holding F8...
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    Help Needed: Keyboard/Mouse Not responding after Win 7 64-Bit Pro Restore

    I have tried both wired and wireless keyboards. Neither works.
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    Finished my DIY server (mostly for Plex)

    I wanted to have a back-up Plex Server but didn't want to spend a lot of money on it. I looked at building one but couldn't justify the cost. I ended up as follows: 1. Refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p w. 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 3.0GHz 2-Core Intel processor, DVD RW drive, T-1000 Gigabit...
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    RT-AC68U temperatures

    I have an RT-AC68W that has never run less than 85C at the coolest. In comparison, my RT-AC66's never run hotter than 57C with the same power settings for the radios and the same traffic loading. I have had the RT-AC68W drop network connections a few times where the AC-66's never experience...
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    Help Needed: Keyboard/Mouse Not responding after Win 7 64-Bit Pro Restore

    I do have a remote desktop (TeamViewer 10) installed but, that program was not installed with that version of the system image I was restoring to. As clarification: - The problem occurred during/after a windows 7 restore to an earlier image. - The server went through the restore process and...
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