ZenWiFi AX (XT8)

I've been using MoCA for 11+ months, zero hassles in that time. It's cheaper than running Ethernet too. See https://github.com/Preston-Landers/MoCA-setup-guide for an overview of the typical process. He estimates up to $500. I spent $132. Saved by getting Frontier FCA252 MoCA adapters off eBay (boug

Nice job repurposing old hardware, but one thing to keep in mind is security. Be very sure that the router (your interface between the internet/outside and your intranet/inside network) is still receiving firmware upgrades and is supported by the manufacturer. This ensures any exploits/bugs/etc. tha

TL;DR: Get any mesh system for easy setup. ASUS sells easy to install systems that include all security features for free. For your home size and design (wired backhaul) I think the BT8 (aka ZenWiFi BE14000) would work well for you. It has 2.5GB ports and is tri-band (includes 6ghz) WiFi 7. If you d

I bought an Asus RT-BE92U recently to replace (sort of) a pair of Asus ZenWiFi XT8 in an AiMesh. It's WiFi 7, 4 x 2.5Gbps LAN ports and 1 x 10Gbps WAN, Tri-band WiFi (very important for AiMesh imho) It's now my router and master node for my AiMesh, with the old XT8s now being (actually quite good) n

Glad your ASUS is working well! I am staying with WiFi 6 (ASUS XT8) for now. This article is a good read, if folks are on the fence and unsure about upgrading to WiFi 7: https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/blog/wifi-7-worth-it-2025.html

If you’d like Asus XT8 could be an option

Thanks it both the original poster for posting this and a bunch of the replies that are talking about some super constructive stuff. As someone who isn’t sure what all of these things (upnp and vlan) are and how they should be set up (I have bulbs connected to Alexa, and some Echo devices like doorb

Asus xt8 is brilliant

we have the same scenario (but different setup). dalawa bahay namin mga 5 meters apart lang, tapos yung ISP modem namin is nasa House#1. Ang ginawa ko is bumili ng mesh router ASUS AX6600 XT8, ang main node is sa House#1 then ang second node is sa House#2. tapos ni-connect ang dalawa through etherne

Nova has 10/100 Mbps ethernet ports so it is most likely the bottleneck. Any mesh that has 1G / 2.5 Gbps ethernet port should work fine. Just make sure you use the proper ethernet cable too. As for me I’ve tried Deco M4R, TP-Link HB710 and Asus XT8. They work great. Make sure your ONT/ONR/modem is i