RT-AC68U

What else is in front of the AC-68u? The ISP speeds you’re talking about (1,000 —> 1,200 Mbps) sound like DOCSIS cable speeds, so is there a cable modem (or ISP router in bridge mode) sitting in front? For simplicity, I will call this device a modem (even though it may be an ISP gateway device) sinc

Ive had one for a while too - until area offered 2Gig Fiber - so i needed to upgrade the router since ports were only 1gig (and everything else in the house also eneded refreshing to support to at least 2.5g) to achieve advertised speeds;So I ended up getting into pfsense on a minipc with dual SFP+

What's your opinion on using two older ASUS routers with AiMesh? Getting EBOX in a few weeks and wondering if AiMesh using a RT-AC86U and RT-AC68U will get the job done, or is simply outdated.

For your setup (3300 sqft, 2-story, gigabit, 40+ devices), I’d look at the ASUS RT-AX58U or the RT-BE58U. The AX58U is a solid Wi-Fi 6 router that handles a lot of devices well and supports AiMesh if you ever want to expand. The BE58U is Wi-Fi 7 and more future-proof but still comes in under $100. B