RT-AX86U

ASUS

RT-AX86U

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14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns - Ars Technica

I've had to replace the ASUS RT-AX86U Pro (AX5700) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Gaming Router twice at one location for odd behavior that I couldn't get rid of after being used for a few months. It was being used strictly as an Wifi AP behind a different brand firewall but it wouldn't let any of the

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Darkk_Knight in r/hacking

March 13, 2026 4:16 AM

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What is a rock-solid affordable router for an average family?

I have built a 5-node mesh system with those Asus routers (RT-68U + RT-AC66U B1 + RT-AX86U) for my house, garage and guest house, works great!. Bought them all for around 25€ per unit on Facebook Marketplace :-)

oskich in r/HomeNetworking

June 4, 2025 10:50 PM

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Has your home network ever been hacked or compromised? What actually happened?

My Asus RT-AX86U was hacked by some sort of malware last year (seems to have been the "Kadnap botnet"), because I had AiCloud, AiDisk, DDNS, and SSH enabled. Never again will I enable that stuff — supposedly those Ai utilities have known insecurities. Never again, not worth it! I knew it was hacked

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timnphilly in r/HomeNetworking

March 18, 2026 11:53 PM

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How do yall game on this thing?

It’s definitely your network setup. I play everything on my AVP flat games with Moonlight and PCVR with ALVR using PSVR2 controllers. My Quest 3 is officially retired. ( my router Asus RT-AX86U )

metaversodazoeira in r/VisionPro

November 10, 2025 11:58 PM

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Greenlight!

When I got Greenlight four years ago you had to buy your own router. I bought a Asus RT-AX86U and nearly choked on the price, But it has been worth the money. It has been very reliable, can handle the speed, has great WiFi range and has lots of really useful features that cheaper routers don’t have.

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RocMaker in r/Rochester

October 27, 2025 3:03 AM

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Optimum - have you purchased your own modem?

Yes. If you are unaware how to set it up, it’s not too difficult with a little research. You will need to have optimum activate it, but I believe you can do this online without calling anyone. It depends on what speed you have which modem /router you’d want. But I’d highly recommend not getting an a

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reinfected in r/hudsonvalley

November 2, 2025 2:44 PM

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NBN upgrade has made me find out how many bad cables I have

I'm loving my Wifi6 Asus RT-AX86U. The signal is strong across the entire house (where I used to need multiple access points) and I can use all the bandwidth of my new 500/50 plan almost everywhere.

SuitableFan6634 in r/australia

September 17, 2025 5:39 AM

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What are some good WiFi 6 routers at the moment?

Asus RT-AX86U pro. I switched from an orbi system back to this single router and it has been great so far. It can either be plug n play or you can tinker with some settings to personalize it. I had an asus router in the past that I didn’t like, but I gave them another try after reading reviews on Do

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ccycling in r/smarthome

January 23, 2026 4:05 PM

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Help us tune our modbot

Bell like Asus router ax86u pro. I like big b and I cannot lie

EZzO444 in r/ebox

November 29, 2025 1:59 AM

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Finally got own router installed and ditched Hub Pro

A lot of youfibre customers could do themselves a massive favour by simply ditching the supplied router, as they are barely adequate. Middling performance. I have two ASUS RT-AX86U Pro, for full house coverage, and they perform flawlessly.

SiriusBlack99999 in r/youfibre

October 12, 2025 7:06 PM

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