RT-AX1800S

I decided to go with ASUS RT-AX1800S instead. Turns out this router is rock solid with stock firmware and provides all the features I need. It has up to 3 separate guest networks, one of which I set up as IOT. It also allows me to use a custon DNS server (I use Pihole for DNS) and it is super good a

asus is usually solid. had the rt-ax1800s for a while, no issues. firmware updates keep it secure. worth a shot if you're switching from tp-link.

It definitely is not IMO. Mikrotik is a lot of fun and you get a ton of hardware for the price, but it's like being dropped in a foreign land without knowing the language and it doesn't act like any other common router interface, even with regards to verbiage, so online guides will be more scarce. Y

I own the ASUS RT-AX1800 and RT-AX3000. I like them both. I don't use either of them as my gateway anymore though. I upgraded to a sg-1100 pfSense gateway recently and have both the routers running in AP mode now. One for upstairs coverage and one for downstairs coverage. I, as others have said, enc

Based on needing a full router for less than $100, Asus is generally pretty great and fully featured OS with nearly the same functionality across all their hardware level tiers. The RT-AX57 for example can have 6 SSIDs, 3 on 2.4Ghz and 3 on 5Ghz. Asus supports their routers for far longer than most

Even FTTC should be getting you better available speeds than what you got. It's hard to imagine they're running DSL from the fiber on the curb to your home. You should get a decent router regardless of your Internet speed, for a few reasons. First, longer term firmware support. Buying a NEW WiFi 5 r

I have about the same size house. I had a lapse in coverage downstairs so I put an ASUS RT-AX3000 upstairs which connected to my modem in the office, then I also have an ASUS RT-AX1800 downstairs in mesh mode to provide coverage for devices downstairs. I configured it to assign devices based on whic