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    Upgrading RT-AC66U to either RT-AX68U or RT-AX86U, worth it?

    Didn't get you anything? You are future proofed for the next five years. The new router is rock solid. It will be fully supported by Merlin and Asus (which would not be the case with the 66U). You have a much improved 5Ghz band, greater WIfi range, better Wifi device handling, better band...
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    Just purchased RT-AX86U. Few Questions (please help).

    Excellent... and keep asking any questions if you need to. It's understood that the conversation can get very technical at times. I spend much of my time in this forum reading and learning as well.
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    Just purchased RT-AX86U. Few Questions (please help).

    If your setup is working well for you then you don't need to worry about some of the suggested settings posted here unless you just want to learn which is a good thing to do. They are just users suggestions. The AX86U automatically optimizes itself when using mostly the default settings. For...
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    Purchased my first router - looking for guidance.

    Reliability, it's one of those things about the AX86U that you will have to get used to. You never quite do get used to it as you wait for something to happen like all those other wireless routers you ever owned but it never does. Once you get it set up the way you want it just seems to work...
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    Just purchased RT-AX86U. Few Questions (please help).

    For #4 leave QoS OFF which is the default. The AX86U automatically prioritizes the traffic better than any wireless router I have ever owned. For the wireless radio use mostly the default settings and see how they work for you. This wireless router automatically handles the wireless very well...
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    Gaming port Ax86 | Firewall rules all off!! | Gaming settings help? Hardware accel

    This link here is the CAT 8 that I have been using. It's really good but it doesn't flex very easily. You can combine it along with this other flat type CAT 8 where you need more flexibility. The need for higher quality Ethernet cable beyond CAT 5e has been debated in this forum. I have friends...
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    Gaming port Ax86 | Firewall rules all off!! | Gaming settings help? Hardware accel

    I'm using my AX capable PS5 connected to my AX86U via Wifi 6/AX for multiplayer online gaming and it's blazing fast. I have low ping rates and I don't have any perceivable issues with lag even though it's wireless two rooms and one floor away from the router. Most of the lag would depend heavily...
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    Asus RT-AX86U Disconnection Issue

    You can't make the assumption that running the AX86U in AC mode with mirrored settings should be the same as using an AC86U. For one thing swapping (or live swapping... changing without proper powering off of router, modem and clients) back and forth from the AX86U to the AC86U and back can...
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    Asus RT-AX86U Disconnection Issue

    It's simple to just blame the new Asus AX router but that might not be the the problem. Have you considered contacting HP? It could be an AX/Wifi 6 compatibility problem or driver related problem with the HP 840 G7 laptop. While this might be a different disconnection problem HP has had similar...
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    Router to wall socket or grounded surge

    That's what happens when you are well grounded.
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    Solved 3 Asus Routers doing the same thing. About to drop ASUS. Help!!!!

    "Psycho mode" like behavior can happen with bad or complex network topography. I had a situation this past year at a business where an old ISP modem with active DHCP had been wrongly connected via Ethernet to the LAN port of an old N66U router. The N66U router already had a connection to a modem...
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    RT-AC86U 2.4Ghz is gone

    That's a good question. I've asked myself the same question in the past and thus far I haven't found the settings to change the LAN gaming port prioritization in the AX86U (if in fact it is auto prioritized as the documentation says). Maybe there is a setting for it that I wasn't aware of. Maybe...
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    RT-AC86U 2.4Ghz is gone

    For the record I actually have purchased SEVEN AX86Us for my own personal use, business use and family. I have managed most of them for the past eight to ten months 24/7 and so far not a single hiccup or issue with any of them. Some have been running four to five months solid without need for a...
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    RT-AC86U 2.4Ghz is gone

    I don't own the AC86U so I can't speak from experience about it. From comments I have read in the forums from AC86U owners who upgraded to the AX86U they have reported increased stability and reliability. Apparently the AC86U had overheating issues which the newer quad core processor of the...
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    RT-AC86U 2.4Ghz is gone

    If you have a serious itch to upgrade to the AX86U I wouldn't hesitate to do it. IMO it's probably overall the best wireless router Asus has ever made up until now. It's such a well engineered piece of hardware and software. Even if you run all AC devices it will probably run them better and...
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    [RT-AX86U] bridge-mode: disconnects at the same time but changed after update

    The AX86U is definitely a high performance choice for a router. I don't know what brand or type the other router in your two router setup is but I would think that anything else except for another AX86U or equivalent performer would be a performance bottleneck. With networking topography...
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    [RT-AX86U] bridge-mode: disconnects at the same time but changed after update

    Why exactly do you have to use bridge mode?
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    AX86U range compared to my old AC87U

    This is what many Wifi users still clinging to their old AC/Wifi 5 routers may not understand. The AX/Wifi 6 spec changes don't tell the whole story. In most cases a top rated AX router like the AX86U is going to improve throughput, range, and reliability for all of their older client devices...
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    So, a new router came today, the AX86U <3

    Congrats! You are amongst the true believers.
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    RT-AX86U Hardware Version

    I don't remember having any major problems with Realtek. They have been making reliable component chips for decades. I do recall problems a few times in the past with Intel non-CPU chips... mostly driver related. I wouldn't worry about having BCM, Intel or Realtek NICs though. The AX86U is about...
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