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    No remote connection to Asus AX88U due to private WAN IP address

    Not said here is that Asus does not have a cloud based management system. If it did, the router would phone home to the Asus cloud and there would not be a problem with remote access. Many other router vendors offer cloud based admin systems. TP-Link has two. These systems have their pros and...
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    Allowing Remote Desktop Connection between VLAN's

    A VLAN sounds exactly what you are looking for. Each VLAN is its own subnet with its own DHCP server and the router has a different LAN IP in each VLAN. I have used Asus devices enough to know to stay away from them, so I can only speak about Peplink routers. Peplink lets you assign a VLAN to...
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    Allowing Remote Desktop Connection between VLAN's

    I do not think that every router that supports VLANs also supports firewall rules to control the allowed and dis-allowed traffic flow between VLANs. If you know of a router that offers this feature, it would be helpful to note the model.
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    Allowing Remote Desktop Connection between VLAN's

    With the right router, this is possible. I now that Peplink routers support this. You would define each VLAN as allowing communication between VLANs and then you would set two internal firewall rules. The first allows the RDP port in one direction, the second blocks everything else in that...
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    confused about the 3 different DNS settings

    The web interface of the ZenWiFi AX (XT8) AX6600 (fw 3.0.0.4.388_23285) has three different settings for DNS. Other routers have just one setting, so I am confused about the difference between these three settings. Two of the DNS settings are in the WAN section in the Internet connection tab...
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    What Satellite MAC to use for fixed IP address

    Yes, The Asus terminology for the base station and satellite(s) makes no sense to me. Not that other vendors are any better.
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    What Satellite MAC to use for fixed IP address

    I have an Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 AX6600 with 2 devices. I want to give the Satellite device a fixed IP address and I am not sure which MAC address to use for this. In the web UI, in the AI mesh section, in the topology sub-section there are multiple MACs for the Satellite. There is one for...
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    strange traffic out the WAN port of Mesh system

    Yes, the router directly connected to the Internet has a LAN using the 192.168.1.x subnet. Yes, the Asus mesh system is in Router mode. This directly connected router supports firewall rules and one of the rules that I configured is to block and log private IP addresses trying to leave the...
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    strange traffic out the WAN port of Mesh system

    If this is used to discover other Mesh nodes, then sending the traffic out the WAN port seems like a bug. Not a brutal one, admittedly. Its interesting that the Asus mobile app needs Bluetooth to find the Asus hardware, a totally different approach. Sorry about any confusion in the log entry...
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    strange traffic out the WAN port of Mesh system

    System is Asus mesh ZenWiFi AX XT8 AX6600 Firmware is version 3.0.0.4.388_23285 The Asus is not directly connected to the Internet. While setting up and testing, its WAN port is connected to a LAN port of my existing router. This lets me monitor was the Asus mesh system is doing. The...
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    Question on Asus provided tech support

    OK, thanks
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    Question on Asus provided tech support

    Hello, I recently purchased an Asus ZenWiFi AX (XT8) AX6600 mesh system and Asus offers tech support by email at networking_support@asus.com Is it worth my time to ask them questions or for help with problems? It seems like this Forum may be a better source. Thanks.
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    Advice on VLAN organization

    To start at the beginning a VLAN is just a group of devices on your LAN. When using VLANs, there is still a "home" LAN called an untagged LAN. Some VLANs are isolated while other VLANs can communicate with either the untagged LAN or another VLAN. You get to decide this for each VLAN. Within a...
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    Ubiquiti network or all-in-one router?

    The consumer oriented Ubiquiti stuff does not require controller software. Their early Amplifi mesh systems, for example, did not require it. Also, their Alien line does not require standalone controller software.
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Question about the Velop. The list of features on the second page of the review has UPnP enable/disable as not available. Is it enabled or disabled by default?
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    Router conneted to main router via VPN

    I would not trust a consumer router for this sort of thing. Look into the Pepwave Surf SOHO. Its a professional grade router for roughly $180 with WiFi. It does site to site VPNs. For more see http://routersecurity.org/pepwavesurfsofo.php
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    Recommendations for router with decent firewall - maybe DrayTek?

    Ars Technica had a couple articles recently about building your own router. Cost is higher than a consumer router, and requires a networking and/or Linux background, but the performance is said to be great...
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    WiFi extender: is there one that uses 2.4Ghz for both input and output?

    The Hawking Technology Dual Radio Smart Repeater (HW2R1) might fit the bill. It doesn't say however that it uses a different channel for the repeated network, but it is 2.4GHz in and out. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SYUP60/?tag=snbforums-20 It begs the question as to the difference between a...
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    WiFi extender: is there one that uses 2.4Ghz for both input and output?

    Interesting idea. Perhaps I could also use a single band WiFi extender that has an Ethernet port. Then ignore the output WiFi from the extender, plug a router into the Ethernet port and have the router broadcast 2.4ghz on another channel. Whew :-)
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    WiFi extender: is there one that uses 2.4Ghz for both input and output?

    I used to think that the best WiFi extender would use 2.4GHz for the router connection (backhaul) and 5 GHz for talking to my devices. But, not all devices talk 5Ghz and, of course, range can be an issue. So, it now seems to me that an extender that can connect to the router (backhaul) on one...
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