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  1. R

    Non wireless router?

    Hi all, so I’m redesigning my network and running some Ethernet cable throughout the house. I have my fiber coming in to the ONT and it originally went to an 8 port Linksys wireless router. What I’m going to be doing is hard wiring a couple WiFi access points in the areas of the house that...
    • RLD
    • Thread
    • fiber router switch
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Routers
  2. A

    installing TDS 1 Gbit fiber, what equipment and prep work do I need?

    I live in southern New Hampshire, in a house built in the 1970s. Up till now I've had Internet service through the local cable TV company, Charter Spectrum (www.spectrum.com). Their co-axial cable comes off the telephone pole into my house. I've been overall pretty happy with Spectrum's...
  3. D

    Running AiMesh nodes through a fiber switch/converter - what worked for me.

    I recently switched from a wireless AiMesh to a partially wired AiMesh setup using fiber optic to ethernet converters. I ran into some issues which I finally worked out so I thought I would share the experience here for others to find. The key point here would probably apply to any switch be...
    • DTM
    • Thread
    • aimesh fiber fiber switch mixed wired and wireless unmanaged switch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
  4. K

    Tutorial Distributel (Bell) PPPoE passthrough/bridge without SFP, using Nokia ONT

    Big news... Bell acquired Distributel... and likely due to the CRTC ruling, is allowing Distributel to use Bell fiber lines FTTH. Very good prices ($55/month for 1Gbit) on promotion for 2 years, get that black Friday discount, at least here in Ontario, Canada! Not much documentation on the...
  5. rmiller1959

    Download speed is consistently lower than upload speed on one PC (Lumos Networks fiber Internet)

    I have had great luck with the smart people on this forum before, and maybe you can help me figure this out. We just had a Lumos Networks 2 Gbps fiber Internet service installed, and the speeds are incredible - on one computer: This desktop system is connected via Ethernet to a Zyxel 2 Gbps...
  6. I

    RT-ACRH18 WAN port VLAN tagging?

    I have FTTH from my ISP supplied through custom ONT device and I am trying to replace the router. I bought a new 3rd party ONT device which connect to my ISP Fiber cable and allows me to connect with ethernet bridge mode (I've already connected it to my Windows machine and did the setup with...
  7. S

    Lower bandwidth when using GT-AXE16000 with CenturyLink Fiber

    Hello! I have CenturyLink gigabit fiber. When using the provided modem/router unit (C4000XG), I get the proper bandwidth (symmetrical 940mb/s). However, when I remove the C4000XG and use my Asus GT-AXE16000 as the modem/router, I do not get the full bandwidth (wired and wireless). Asus...
  8. M

    New router suggestions please. AES-Ni? VPN

    Hi everyone, I need to buy a new router since i'm moving, i've been using a AX86U for the past couple of years and it has been solid. I have to leave that at my old place and wanted some recommendations for newer/better models if available. Currently dont have any wifi 6e devices, so can save...
  9. K

    RT-AX88U w/ Centurylink ONT -- Persistent Disconnects (HELP?)

    Hi friends, I'm posting in hopes of getting some help to find out what other troubleshooting may be helpful. I don't have a... strong networking background. I'm happy to make a donation via Venmo to show my gratitude for your time. I have an Asus RT-AX88U that worked perfectly fine before a...
  10. W

    How many types of the fiber Optic cable?

    There are 2 types of fiber. 1) Multi mode and 2) Single mode Multimode fiber handle the multiple light rays at the same time by having different optical properties at the core. A single-mode optical fiber (SMF) is an optical fiber designed to carry only a single mode of light
  11. flyingwolf

    Solved Can I use AIMesh with a managed switch handling the DHCP and other main network management?

    Currently, I have a number of AC68U's running my network. All run the latest version of Merlin. Router 1 handles the incoming fiber line and does the heavy lifting for the firewall, DHCP, and AiMesh master node. The other 3 act as nodes and do their thing. I would like to replace Router 1...
    • flyingwolf
    • Thread
    • ac68u aimesh fiber gigabit iot managed switch mixed switch wired backhaul
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  12. M

    Did I make the right choice? ...buying a new AC wireless standard router now?

    Hello. Nice to meet you! I ask you – Did I make the right choice? Please read and please respond with a simple yes or no answer and if you could explain why you feel I did or did not and what you would have done. Last week, I purchased a new router from Amazon.com. It is the TP-Link A6 V3...
    • montecarlo1987
    • Thread
    • 500 mbps ac standard ax standard fiber future-proof gigabit non-gigabit purchase router tp-link
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
  13. M

    RT AX86U - Help me improving my latency please! Bufferbloat?

    Good afternoon! First of all i want to say sorry for my english because it isnt my native language. As the title says, I would like to ask your advice to improve the latency of my connection. I have decided to change the router + ONT HGU GPT-2541GNAC of my ISP (Movistar Spain) precisely...
  14. Z

    GeForce NOW QoS setting on fiber?

    Do any of the GeForce QoS settings make sense to enable on fiber connections if you use GeForce? I know QoS is actually detrimental on gigabit connections but what do the GeForce settings do? There is GeForce NOW QoS mode under QoS which you need to enable QoS for, so I'm guessing I don't want...
  15. T

    Any experiences or reviews on Gigabit POF kits?

    I recently got an upgrade of my Internet connection to 300Mbps symmetric and my current Wi-Fi extender setup (4x4 AC) can't cope with it (in Europe we only have one 80Mhz channel without DFS). Routing a CAT5e cable to the AP might be doable but would require pulling out ~25meters of coax or...
  16. M

    Best Mesh Router with Pi Hole very old (thick walls) and multi floor apartment

    Hi, I have a bidirectional 1 Gbit fiber connection and the current router doesn't even cover half of the apartment, because it's a very old building with very thick walls. I decided to purchase a mesh network, I looked at the Asus XT8, I also looked at the Orbi RBK53 (I know one is Wifi 6 the...
  17. T

    Dual Wan-1 ISP, 2 Lan lines into Wan & Wan/Lan

    Does this setup actually help? I'm running one gig fiber line into modem. Then two Lan lines into an rt-ac88u one Wan and the other Lan as the dedicated dual wan port. I did some custom routing and other testing, things seem quicker, but I'm not sure if there's any actual real world load...
  18. ChappyEight

    What Am I Looking At? (New, to Me, Home On-Q Box)

    I moved into my current home roughly two years ago. In that time, I've begun creating my network (primarily Unifi products). I'm not ready to tackle the more difficult jobs of moving all the existing Cat5e cables away from the installed On-Q box and over to my Unifi switch. Secondarily, I...
  19. J

    Orange FTTH vs ipv6

    Hello, I know you dont want to introduce full vlan support for good reasons. In Poland we have Orange FTTH service being probably the most popular fiber provider. I managed to get Funbox 3.0 (router with built in ONT) with separate ONT (so i can replace Funbox 3.0 with my RT-AC88U FW 384.15)...
  20. L

    Fiber IPTV settings on N66U without ISP router

    Hi everyone, just wondering how I might setup my Merlin N66U for TV (currently I have it running ONT>N66U with PPPoE no TV yet)? Here is the ISP router WAN setup for TV (VLAN6) and internet (VLAN4): Here are my current settings for Merlin-N66U (internet works perfect): Would all I have...
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