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I work for an ISP. My biggest complaint for this line of routers is that it triggers BPDU guard. Netgear updated the software to fix this, but for our customers this router doesn't work out of the box.
Here's an article from Netgear's forums detailing an issue with a similar router:
IIUC this thing can't integrate into Orbi meshes. Idk why they make a product line that's standalone-only instead of something like AIMesh from
Asus that allows all their routers to be meshed. Seems like a software nerf.
I work for an ISP. My biggest complaint for this line of routers is that it triggers BPDU guard. Netgear updated the software to fix this, but for our customers this router doesn't work out of the box. Here's an article from Netgear's forums detailing an issue with a similar router: https://community.netgear.com/dis...rt/2405193
Interesting that a consumer router is doing this, thanks for insight. Also, digging a little deeper into BPDU and STP for those interested ... https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/t...bpdu-guard
IIUC this thing can't integrate into Orbi meshes. Idk why they make a product line that's standalone-only instead of something like AIMesh from
Asus that allows all their routers to be meshed. Seems like a software nerf.
It's not a nerf. It's targeting different segment of users. They make the standalone version a more powerful router for people with small house/apartment. The Orbi mesh node covers about 200-2500 sqft each. The high end nighthawk router can cover up to about 3300 sqft each, if I remember correctly. But I agree, asus routers are more flexible. But their mesh technology sounds good on paper, but not as strong/powerful as Orbi from my personal experience.
Last edited by noctshadow March 25, 2026 at 02:12 PM.
It's not a nerf. It's targeting different segment of users. They make the standalone version a more powerful router for people with small house/apartment. The Orbi mesh node covers about 200-2500 sqft each. The high end nighthawk router can cover up to about 3300 sqft each, if I remember correctly. But I agree, asus routers are more flexible. But their mesh technology sounds good on paper, but not as strong/powerful as Orbi from my personal experience.
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Here's an article from Netgear's forums detailing an issue with a similar router:
https://community.netge
Asus that allows all their routers to be meshed. Seems like a software nerf.
Asus that allows all their routers to be meshed. Seems like a software nerf.
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