Thanks You, appreciate everyones infoOn the Asus side, any of their AC1900 models would be an improvement: RT-AC68U/P, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC1900P, etc...
The RT-AC88U and RT-AC3100 are great products as well, but they can be a bit expensive if you don't really need their faster CPU.
Why not just buy/add a cheap switch to your existing setup to get the extra LAN ports you want?Jumping in herer since its the same thing. Im looking into the same routers, and i just bought a Qnap NAS 4 BAY TS-453A with 4 lan ports and intend to use all lan ports. I now run Lan cable on stationary PC, xbox one and TV for gaming/streaming purposes. Have disconnected TV to WIFI so i can use 2 lan ports on nas for now. . Thinking the AC88U is my best choice? Any ideas?
Why not just buy/add a cheap switch to your existing setup to get the extra LAN ports you want?
Wont the switch connection to router be a huge bottle neck? instead of 4 streams going directly to router it will only be my internal Lan that will benefit the speed on the switch. Also everything that is connected to internet will share 1 connection to the router through the switch. Might be wrong thinking thou.
LAN to LAN traffic does not need to go through the router at all. Ideally, I would connect all your devices on the external switch, and only connect the switch to your router. That way, the only traffic that will go through the link between the router and the switch will be Internet traffic, wifi traffic, or any traffic to a USB-connected HDD. The last two won't get anywhere near to saturating a full 1 Gbps link.
That's how I have it setup at home.
approx 10 other units will be connected to Wifi. If i connect everything to 1 switch with 1 cable to the router will not this make a good bottle neck?
No, since your Wifi's max throughput is lower than 1 Gbps anyway.
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