ASUS RT-AX86U Pro PORTS

[freddyjuarez]

Did y'all know this if you switch to using the 2.5 port only for wan the other port still functions, my brother in law didn't pay attention to what port he connected his ps5 but his been gaming router settings page even shows Sony, see screenshots his not connected to any outgoing Ethernet ports...

 

[bennor]

Did y'all know this if you switch to using the 2.5 port only for wan the other port still functions,

Yes.
There is some discussion elsewhere on having 5 LAN 1GB ports when using the 2.5GB port as the WAN port.
PS: See this discussion, including my post in it which shows having 5 x 1GB LAN ports on the RT-AX86U Pro:

AX86U Pro - Testing with 2.5Gb WAN

Just testing my new AX86u Pro connected to ISP (Rogers) cable modem using the 2.5 Gb WAN port with a CAT6a cable. I get about 1800 Mb/s on the router's speed test (firmware 388.24199). From my desktop on the 1 Gb wired connection I get about 850-890 Gb/s using SpeedTest app. In this...

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[freddyjuarez]

Yes.
There is some discussion elsewhere on having 5 LAN 1GB ports when using the 2.5GB port as the WAN port.
PS: See this discussion, including my post in it which shows having 5 x 1GB LAN ports on the RT-AX86U Pro:

AX86U Pro - Testing with 2.5Gb WAN

Just testing my new AX86u Pro connected to ISP (Rogers) cable modem using the 2.5 Gb WAN port with a CAT6a cable. I get about 1800 Mb/s on the router's speed test (firmware 388.24199). From my desktop on the 1 Gb wired connection I get about 850-890 Gb/s using SpeedTest app. In this...

www.snbforums.com

WAN set to 2.5GB:
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This is awesome let me guess this is not even in the manual huh lol

 

[bennor]

This is awesome let me guess this is not even in the manual huh lol

FYI Its right there on the RT-AX86U Pro Asus Tech Specs page:

RT-AX86U Pro - Tech Specs｜WiFi Routers｜ASUS USA

AX5700 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router, Mobile Game Mode, AiProtection Pro, WPA3, Parental Control, Mesh WiFi support, 2.5G Port, Gaming Port, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding

www.asus.com

 

[Twiglets]

It is not uncommon for routers that have more than one WAN port to allow the other port to be used as an 'extra' LAN port.
This has been around on many brands for many years.

BTW: It should read Four(4) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports + one (1)
[That is 5 in total ... There are 4 x LAN ports + 1 x (1Gb) WAN/LAN port]