RT-AX86U

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RT-AX86U

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KUB Fiber - Modem?

Asus RT-AX86U Pro. There are better ones out now that will do a better job. I got this on a black Friday deal

Electrical_Chard6926 in r/Knoxville

March 30, 2026 9:35 PM

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How do I route this

The way to maximize speed or maximize the Internet connection would be to use the GT-BE98 with the 10Gbs WAN connection going to the 5gbs Modem (assuming the 10Gbs port will negotiate downward to 5Gbs). You'd then connect the RT-AX86 to one of the 2.5Gbs LAN ports. If you want a device to actually u

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mlcarson in r/HomeNetworking

August 2, 2025 5:14 AM

2

Upload latency

Yeah - with SQM you should get it down to almost nothing... Interestingly I had an Asus RT-AX86U before and with that router even on wired the upload bufferbloat looked as bad as your wireless picture shows... For me the real world difference up and down is that I can now hold a VoIP call, video cha

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geobernd in r/QuantumFiber

April 20, 2026 6:17 PM

1

FTTC to FTTP for gaming?

Yes streaming 4k shows. Apparently that takes 25mpbs and yet we only have 5? Not sure how that works lol. And yeh I replied to another comment here about QoS stuff. Really messed with everything else when we tried QoS with Asus ac86u. The next step was ax86u but I'm hoping we won't need that with th

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hopelesscase789 in r/UKISP

February 19, 2026 8:53 PM

1

Founders Plan 2GB speed tip (QOS)

Thanks for the tip OP. I got the 2Gbps plan and I am still waiting for my new router to arrive that will handle it, a Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max. For now I am stuck with my Asus RT-AX86U that only supports 1Gbps and it wasn't even getting that with QoS enabled.

i8SuspiciousCheese in r/Metronet

December 19, 2025 4:42 AM

1

Enabling access to VLANs from Main Network to PiHole?

I did but still not allowing traffic to the VLANs unless I enable access intranet. After some digging it appears you can’t allow only port specific traffic on this RT-AX86U router unless I flash to Merlin

FloranceMeCheneCoder in r/pihole

December 7, 2025 1:21 AM

1

My overwhelmingly positive experience with Aquiss

The router is a ASUS RT-AX86U Pro and has the speed test feature on it, so I do my tests direct from the router. Just done one now, download is 893 upload is 850. This is where it becomes an issue. Its using Ookla and connects to the 20i Ltd Nottingham server. I just did a scan a min later and now i

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steviefaux in r/CityFibre

July 10, 2025 8:31 AM

1

My guide on configuring BGW320 for your own router

!!! UPDATE !!!: If you have an ASUS RT-AX86U Pro router (or something similar), as of July/August 2025 they have pushed out a firmware update that includes a bunch of new features and security settings. One of those settings is WAN > Prevent client auto DoH. Set that to No!!! This is what was causin

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SawkeeReemo in r/ATTFiber

August 1, 2025 10:56 PM

1

TELMEX, Solución Doble NAT (Modo Puente) y CG NAT

Mmmm, vi el comentario sobre cambiar el tipo de input de password a texto y se me hizo muy simple, y pensé q no había manera de q eso funcionará en 2025 con un ONT del 2024 (HG8145V5V3). Y pues al parecer, si. Tengo una serie de números y letras. Todavía no intento hacer la conexión desde mi router,

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electricgnome in r/mexico

September 10, 2025 3:03 AM

1

Best Router for Fios

Depends how much you want to spend, what speed you're looking for, what your usage is like, what features you want, how big your house is, etc. First, almost any router with a gigabit WAN port and wifi 6 or higher is going to be on par or better than the one Verizon rents out. My last two routers we

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FikoReborn in r/Fios

September 23, 2025 2:46 PM

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