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Asus warranty question
As per ASUS Warranty Policy: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RT-AC86U/HelpDesk_Warranty/ "Asus guarantees that the Asus Products that you have purchased are free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal use during the Limited Warranty Period. The Limited Warranty Period...- Val D.
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- Forum: ASUS AC Routers & Adapters (Wi-Fi 5)
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pfSense computer bulid
I'm going back to original setup with WD Black HDD. At least HDDs don't die in an instant, usually. In most cases SMART monitoring shows issues before the drive needs replacement. I don't really have another use for this HDD, so let it do something. Power efficiency is not my priority. No... -
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Home Firewall: pfSense On Untangle Hardware? (u150)
Have you ever run OpenWrt, Untangle, pfSense, Sophos, OPNsense, etc. firewalls? Could you share some own experience with this "less incomplete downloads" thing? Thank you! ODROID H2 with Realtek NICs... really? -
Wireless Bridge Recommendations
I don't know what the AP is, but I would expect very good signal strength on this distance. Check what the AP is first, there is no point to buy 4x4 bridge if the AP is 2x2. And what Internet speeds are we talking about? Because 2x2 AC is good for >300Mbps throughput already (well, if no much...- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Wireless Bridge Recommendations
Is this a metal screen on your window? I couldn't find detailed specifications, can't say if it will install/run pfSense.- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Which routers?
You don't have much of a choice. The best Asuswrt-Merlin supported router is RT-AX88U (from $270). The firmware contains closed source components though, not under Merlin's control. Some SNB members reported weak 2.4GHz band with the latest WiFi drivers...- Val D.
- Post #15
- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Create aiMesh system
@maghuro, look at the pictures gallery, it shows the difference between the two: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RTAC66U/gallery/ https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RT-AC66U-B1/gallery/ The one you need is thicker, with non-removable antennas, with one USB 3.0 port at the front.- Val D.
- Post #33
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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Troubleshooting Slow LAN Speed on RT-AC68U
I remember even many part numbers used, back to times when memory chips had glass windows. Master in electronics engineering and industrial automation, I know some things inside electronics. But feel free to flash, reset and reboot as many times as you like, if you feel better. We had this...- Val D.
- Post #23
- Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
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Troubleshooting Slow LAN Speed on RT-AC68U
Stuck in the flash chip? Interesting chips those manufacturers use.- Val D.
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- Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
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Dream Machine Pro or pfsense
In my opinion RT-AC86U is not a router to count on. Not good reliability rating (mainly dead radios complaints), unresolved intermittent bugs (soft reboot issues), not enough RAM to run many things in the same time (killed processes), etc. Read the usual complaints here on SNB, there are many. I...- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Netgear router security flaws if only used as access points
And it does the job very well. Don't worry about the access points.- Val D.
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- Forum: NETGEAR AC Routers and Adapters (Wi-Fi 5)
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Need to update ac66 firmware...
I told you already, read above what the final goal of the project is.- Val D.
- Post #35
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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Need to update ac66 firmware...
He'll need 50 laptops perhaps, not one.- Val D.
- Post #33
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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Need to update ac66 firmware...
That's not it. Read above what @Joshua Price final goal is.- Val D.
- Post #31
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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Netgear router security flaws if only used as access points
What the firewall on this ER-X is used for? I'll give you both public IP of a common consumer router and the internal IP of an attached device. You want to try?- Val D.
- Post #4
- Forum: NETGEAR AC Routers and Adapters (Wi-Fi 5)
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Dream Machine Pro or pfsense
I use Omada setup at the moment, just with a different pfSense box. The WiFi performance is excellent for the price. The software is not as nice looking as UniFi, but stable and functional. You're not going to "work" much with this software anyway. OC200 takes care about roaming and offers some...- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Looking for secondary router/AP for guest house (w/ guest network feature)
A locked door with a key under the floor mat. If you want true isolation with no VLANs involved, then you'll need another cable to the guest house. If you have more than one public IPs from your ISP, the ISP device runs as a modem (bridge mode) and you connect 2 routers to it (this is what I...- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Which routers?
With R7800 you have better chances of success, popular hardware. If something is broken you'll know quickly, many users in forums. Voxel's and Merlin offer the best hardware compatibility, made for specific models only. Both went a long way in development, you may not need anything extra. I...- Val D.
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- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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Which routers?
You don't need to, but you also don't know if the version you plan to upgrade to will be working properly. OpenWrt is the only one I had no major issues with, but I also have the least experience with (used for educational purposes mainly) and on popular model routers. Tomato and DD-WRT were...- Val D.
- Post #10
- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice