I have been reading for a while , but first post... thank you all!
I am about to replace a ac66u that is almost 2 years old. One of the antenna "connections" is damaged from a fall, it is working ok but i have replacement warranty from Staples so I figure it is time to upgrade.
I have been running Merlin's firmware on it and have been very pleased. It is easy and reliable. I have recently dug into DD-WRT and flashed the R7000 as a possible replacement (Kongac dd-wrt-sp2 build 24865M) and I have found it is a lot more work that I expected but I can see some advantages.
I like the idea of the ac68u because I can run Merlin or DD-wrt but the ac68u seems to run very hot. This is a concern because I have it located in a very central location in the house with limited airflow. Whereas the R7000 gets very good reviews, has a better processor and runs much cooler and happens to be cheaper. After playing with the R7000, I am having trouble getting the NAS working reliably and I am losing my internet connection occasionally .
So I am wondering should I take the time to figure out the issues with the R7000 and dd-wrt and give up the option to take the easy way with merlin. Yes, Merlin's software is what is keeping me in the asus ring!
Features I can not live without: OpenVPN, FTP, Samba Server. (faster file transfer rates would be nice but my main devices are hard wired)
What are your thoughts, thanks.
I am about to replace a ac66u that is almost 2 years old. One of the antenna "connections" is damaged from a fall, it is working ok but i have replacement warranty from Staples so I figure it is time to upgrade.
I have been running Merlin's firmware on it and have been very pleased. It is easy and reliable. I have recently dug into DD-WRT and flashed the R7000 as a possible replacement (Kongac dd-wrt-sp2 build 24865M) and I have found it is a lot more work that I expected but I can see some advantages.
I like the idea of the ac68u because I can run Merlin or DD-wrt but the ac68u seems to run very hot. This is a concern because I have it located in a very central location in the house with limited airflow. Whereas the R7000 gets very good reviews, has a better processor and runs much cooler and happens to be cheaper. After playing with the R7000, I am having trouble getting the NAS working reliably and I am losing my internet connection occasionally .
So I am wondering should I take the time to figure out the issues with the R7000 and dd-wrt and give up the option to take the easy way with merlin. Yes, Merlin's software is what is keeping me in the asus ring!
Features I can not live without: OpenVPN, FTP, Samba Server. (faster file transfer rates would be nice but my main devices are hard wired)
What are your thoughts, thanks.