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    ASUS XD6

    Been looking at the ASUS XD6 new “2 pack kit” for a friend that needs a simple turn key system for a house just a little too big for one device. House is already hardwired ideally for two devices (APs) and would use a wired backhaul. Looked at the triband ASUS offerings but have no need for...
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    App to test home WiFi signal strength

    +1 I’d use the Apple airport utility too to see RSSI values.
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    r7800 and open source

    I migrated from DD-WRT to OpenWRT. Bigger community and a greater diversity of developers all helping each other. The r7800 is very popular. I have three R7800s running hynman’s latest master 5.4 build- has all the features you are looking for. Hynman’s builds are an easy way to get in to...
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    Tricky network planning across two buildings

    I’d put the line in the ground between the buildings. Easy to put switches / access points at your green dots to blanket your building. Nothing beats a hard line.
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    Home setup with no ethernet cabling run

    If it was possible to run Ethernet before, it sounds like is still possible now. Forget all the wifi backhaul options. Well worth it to either fish the Ethernet lines yourself (two person job, easier with a friend) or hire an electrician to help you. I was able to fish one line solo. One...
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    Apple Watches and Wireless

    The watch clones the 2.4ghz wifi details from the phone. For non LTE models - if you turn on wifi calling on your phone you can use that feature to call with your watch when connected to wifi (but not within Bluetooth range of your phone). I’ve not seen that the watch stays connected with...
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    Another new member looking for buying advice

    I have about the same number of devices all running behind a r7800 on hynman master openwrt. Works great! For internet (76 down/20 up) via ADSL modem a top level consumer router like a r7800 is plenty. If you want to distribute the wifi load you could put another hardwired 4x4 access point on...
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    Any experience with the Linksys WRT 32X?

    If you are noticing lag with your internet use it could be worthwhile to see if there are any further tweaks with voxel’s build or trying something like OpenWRT that has good QoS to take the edge off that bufferbloat. This is with SQM QoS turn on (I put in settings similar to your WAN speed)...
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    Any experience with the Linksys WRT 32X?

    Yikes! That is a ton of bufferbloat. 20 wifi clients shouldn’t be a big issue with a r7800. If that is what you are consistently getting with a wired computer I’d check your computer (better results with another computer?), cable modem (what type, how old, good signal on the modem webpage...
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    Any experience with the Linksys WRT 32X?

    OpenWRT offers more customization / advanced features and is based off the linux 4.14 or 4.19 kernel. OpenWRT allows smart queue management QOS on the r7800 and dramatically lowers your bufferbloat (you can see this on the dslreports speedtest). OpenWRT on a r7800 typically will cap out at...
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    Any experience with the Linksys WRT 32X?

    Running the r7800 with hnyman openwrt. He has both stable 19.07 builds and master “bleeding edge” beta builds. First post here has all the features: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/build-for-netgear-r7800 download site: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ew0gap0crn30wyk/AADQLCBF5All8wc8RXmxisqAa?lst=...
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    Looking to update setup of Asus RT-AC3200 with 3x RTN66-U as AP's

    I’d upgrade your RTN66U access points. They are only able to use wireless N. AX devices are still immature - I’d stick with a consumer AC router. AC routers offer great speed especially since your area is blanketed with access points. Any of the above mentioned wireless AC devices will be...
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    Netgear R7800 vs Synology RT2600AC (precise needs)

    If you are putting the new router in the same place as your old router know that range will only be minimally improved. Range is primarily a radio physics issue. If range is a concern - the fix is to add a hardwired AP to cover your weaker areas. Parental controls are best done with OpenDNS...
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    Netgear R7800 is amazon’s deal of the day

    $120 for a brand new netgear r7800 is a killer deal. Just picked up two to upgrade my entire network. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0192911RA/?tag=snbforums-20
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    How Many Types of QOS Are There?

    I wish! :) Broadcom doesn’t play nice with open source. :(
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    How Many Types of QOS Are There?

    OpenWRT has one of the more mature open source QoS options....they call it “SQM”: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/sqm piece of cake truly is very easy to use and just works. For the readers of this forum (power users generally) - most appreciate both the decrease in...
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    Advice on NAT Gateway Router for Home Use

    Your current hardware is great for your speed. Makes sense to hang on what you have for the next couple years.
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    Advice on NAT Gateway Router for Home Use

    Cable speeds vary throughout the day and vary dependent on your neighbor’s usage patterns. Speeds are always quoted as “up to”. With your current modem anything between 300-500 is probably reasonable depending on the time of day. Buying a DOCSIS 3.1 modem *might* squeeze out a couple more...
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    Advice on NAT Gateway Router for Home Use

    Cable companies typically over provision their speeds so the whole argument comes down to money. On a 300/30 plan, without upgrading my internet plan....upgrading from a docsis 3.0 modem to a netgear CM1000 (docsis 3.1) moved me from the rated speed up to the full over provisioned speed (near...
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    Help with Network Layout for 2-story home

    There will be a little overhead so you’ll never get full gig speed. Here is good reading on wan to lan (the r7800 bug in this article has been fixed): https://www.duckware.com/tech/router-wan-to-lan-throughput-test.html
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