General Best Router to Use with Home Hub 3 - Page 5

Kushan · 19-09-2018, 15:26

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

The spring in the routher is stronger than bloody duct tape.

Just had to near wrap the dam thing, in it

Interesting, the exact same thing happened to my N66-U as well. I thought I'd maybe knocked it or dropped it by accident, but like yourself I just used a chunk of tape to sort it.

EDIT: I googled around and it seems to be a common issue on all of Asus' routers from around that era: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/br...-button.13601/

Disappointing, really.

Paulie · 23-09-2018, 17:37

Hi guys
Been watching this thread with interest, and have today successfully installed my asus AC68U

One quick question ... What does the 802.1 authentication do, and should I be using it? It`s default set to "none" and if I hit the drop down box, two more fields appear. Am I correct in assuming it needs my log in details etc?

General Maximus · 23-09-2018, 17:43

If you are talking about 802.11x it is for large enterprises and to do with their network credentials and how they log onto stuff so you dont need to worry about it. You want wpa2.

Paulie · 23-09-2018, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by General Maximus

If you are talking about 802.11x it is for large enterprises and to do with their network credentials and how they log onto stuff so you dont need to worry about it. You want wpa2.

Great stuff. Thank you

Hom3r · 24-09-2018, 18:23

Ok so the RT-AC88U's is broken and I got no or intermittant 2.4GHz, and the Amazon chat confirmed this and it was returned.

So I what a router that I could still get a strong 2.4GHz/5GHz 2 miles away

You know what I mean.

I was looking at the netgear nighthawk x6 or anthing better?

Budget is whatever I can get but not silly/wasteful cost.

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I'm on VM cable (Not DSL)

General Maximus · 24-09-2018, 22:47

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/ne...n-test-1090523

tweetiepooh · 25-09-2018, 09:54

The top range Netgear Nighthawks are not reported in some sources as best for wireless. From dim memory the R7800 (I have R7000) is one of the best bang for buck in the range. The R8000 is a little cheaper but may not perform as well is some circumstances.

You are best looking at what you need then finding out what best fits, some are better at some "features" than others e.g. range through walls, performance at range etc.

Hom3r · 25-09-2018, 10:12

I need one that can give a strong wifi signal.

My Asus RT-N66U has a strong wifi signal downstairs.

So want one that a equal or stronger

Paulie · 25-09-2018, 22:37

I`ve just got the asus RT-AC68 U and today got the PCE-68 card. Three bed 1930`s semi with router upstairs, and pc downstairs.
This is what I`m getting, and very happy

ianch99 · 26-09-2018, 11:42

The RT-AC68U is a good unit. if you have a couple (or more), you can use their AiMesh firmware to give you continuous, full speed coverage through the house with the use of repeaters. You have a choice of Ethernet or 5GHz backhaul although, for the best speeds, Ethernet is better.

I have 3 units, one on each floor and I can get good speeds from Wifi everywhere e.g.

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General Maximus · 28-09-2018, 19:04

Subsequent to the previous conversations in this thread the router I use downstairs as a wireless access point died last week so I have had to replace it. I bought an Asus AC53 which arrived today. The gui is exactly the same as my AC68u minus the advanced options but I put it in access point mode and hooked it up in a few mins and it works a treat. It is a great router for the price. The only you need to beware of is that it wouldn't make a great primary router because it only has 2 lan/switch ports and not the traditional 5. It works out fine for me because I only needed 2 anyway for where it is but a primary router it ain't good.

crowarth · 04-10-2018, 12:49

I use a pfSense install (virtualized) with a Meraki MR33 access point and a few Meraki MS220-8P POE gigabit switches (the latter devices obtained free via their webinar program, with 3 year licences on each device).

Granted, after the free 3y licence is up, it'll cost a fair bit, but for me 3 years is a decent enough time with the kit before I ditch it for something less expensive.

The VM for pfSense is running off the free VMWare ESXi hypervisor which in turn is running off an old computer with 16GB of RAM. Total cost almost nothing as it's what I had lying around.

Hom3r · 04-10-2018, 20:54

I bought the Netgear Nighthawk X6.

Its a triband router.

The only issue I had was 2 devices had the same IP.