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expired Posted by Doggy99 • Sep 21, 2021
Sep 21, 2021 8:48 PM
ASUS ZenWiFi AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (XT8 2PK) $392.16
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or ONE PK $232.00 ASUS ZenWiFi AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (XT8 1PK) - Whole Home Coverage up to 2750 sq.ft & 4+ rooms, AiMesh, Included Lifetime Internet Security, Easy Setup, 3 SSID, Parental Control, White https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...ite=1
But you get a multi gig port, you get a fully non DFS 160Mghz channel, which is a complete let down on the Asus, you get speeds almost double the Asus both wired and wireless so you can support up to 2Gig fiber internet speeds. Not to mention the units are pretty beefy so they got some great range.
But you get a multi gig port, you get a fully non DFS 160Mghz channel, which is a complete let down on the Asus, you get speeds almost double the Asus both wired and wireless so you can support up to 2Gig fiber internet speeds. Not to mention the units are pretty beefy so they got some great range.
Thanks,
-Guru
Thanks,
-Guru
This process causes a lot of conflicts on clients and pretty much can lead to a lot of disconnected items and instability on your network.
This process causes a lot of conflicts on clients and pretty much can lead to a lot of disconnected items and instability on your network.
-Guru
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I think it is still over priced.
-Guru
Thats why I was saying earlier for $280 if still on sale at costco the TP-LINK AX5700 which is a mesh triband 2pack and even faster makes it a much more excellent deal if you dont need the customization of a full feature router and built in VPN.
I think it is still over priced.
Try turning off smart connect and roaming assistant and only enable Wifi Agile Multiband (WAM) that should help a lot with your disconnects.
-Guru
Big pros for me:
-2.5gb port for future expandability
-blazing VPN performance thanks to cpu with AES support
-Confidence that Asus will release regular updates long term
-Merlin firmware support to add some great features (VPN director and QoS)
-Price (Best Buy recycle program gets you 15% off with trade in of older modem or router)
But you get a multi gig port, you get a fully non DFS 160Mghz channel, which is a complete let down on the Asus, you get speeds almost double the Asus both wired and wireless so you can support up to 2Gig fiber internet speeds. Not to mention the units are pretty beefy so they got some great range.
Not that it matters.. 25-30FT between mesh points should bump you down to 80mhz QAM rates.
I think it is still over priced.
You're not losing anything.
Edit: Mesh Routers tend to drop out...Especially with gaming or anything that requires consistent bandwidth. Just the nature of such device, especially with interference.
If you're looking for consistency, get a high end 12 stream qualcomm router with teamed 4x4 + 4x4 radios on 5G (8x8). It will only run "80mhz" (unless you disable one of the radios for 160mhz), but it will be the best alternative to "mesh" in regards to distance/performance over range.
Netgear claims their variant is good for 3500 sqft, but I think they're overcompensating.
I work remotely, and this is a big improvement over my older Linksys WRT32X in terms of coverage and simultaneous device streaming.
A word of warning - I updated to the latest firmware after my initial install and hit some really bad latency to the point where my remote desktop connection to a work computer was unusable. I Googled around and found that the latest firmware (version 3.0.0.4.386.43181 [asus.com]) seemingly caused this. As instructed on multiple websites, including in this Asus Zentalk forum post [asus.com], I downgraded to version (3.0.0.4.386.42095 [asus.com]) and things are rock solid. I'm still within my return window, so I'm waiting for a couple of weeks to see if I should keep it or not given the multitude of reports about instability.
Here's a link to the firmware [asus.com] for those of you who don't want to use the direct download links above.
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I set up the router & the mesh node together. I used the same SSID i had on the old router so I wouldn't have to connect all the devices again. Everything went well as planned. However, my sonos speakers wouldn't connect to the network. Upgraded the firmware & still no luck. A factory reset helped with the newer speakers. But the old play 1's wouldn't connect. In one of the forums they suggested to set up the main router first & then add the mesh node. I did the same & the sonos speakers connected without any issues. Hope this helps anyone running into similar issues
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