I'm current running an Asus RT-N66U with Merlin (376.45) as my router. For wireless APs, I'm using two Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 flashed with dd-wrt.
I originally bought the N66U because of its high rankings for wireless coverage, but I've found the G54s provides better bandwidth at greater distances. Obviously, I'm not after n300+ type wireless throughput but the 2.4GHz throughput of the N66U quickly drops to unusable. So, I disabled the N66U radio and reinstalled the G54 as a AP. At the same distances, the G54 is still providing good usable bandwidth.
The N66U is my 3rd router since converting the G54 to a straight AP. Previously, I had a RT-N16 (now dead) with dd-wrt, Netgear wdhr3700 v2 (now dead) with dd-wrt and now the N66U with merlin. All were admirable as routers, but the wireless coverage of those routers was weak compared to the G54.
The G54s are going to give out eventually and I would also like to get better coverage out in the yard. So I was considering the Ubiquiti UAP-LR to replace my old G54s. After reading the reviews though, I'm not convinced that the wireless coverage of the Ubiquiti will be any better than the ASUS or previous routers.
I guess I'm looking for some advice about how to maximize wireless coverage with a decent bandwidth. Or, whether I should expect noticeably better coverage from the Ubiquiti then the ASUS.
I originally bought the N66U because of its high rankings for wireless coverage, but I've found the G54s provides better bandwidth at greater distances. Obviously, I'm not after n300+ type wireless throughput but the 2.4GHz throughput of the N66U quickly drops to unusable. So, I disabled the N66U radio and reinstalled the G54 as a AP. At the same distances, the G54 is still providing good usable bandwidth.
The N66U is my 3rd router since converting the G54 to a straight AP. Previously, I had a RT-N16 (now dead) with dd-wrt, Netgear wdhr3700 v2 (now dead) with dd-wrt and now the N66U with merlin. All were admirable as routers, but the wireless coverage of those routers was weak compared to the G54.
The G54s are going to give out eventually and I would also like to get better coverage out in the yard. So I was considering the Ubiquiti UAP-LR to replace my old G54s. After reading the reviews though, I'm not convinced that the wireless coverage of the Ubiquiti will be any better than the ASUS or previous routers.
I guess I'm looking for some advice about how to maximize wireless coverage with a decent bandwidth. Or, whether I should expect noticeably better coverage from the Ubiquiti then the ASUS.