Nighthawk R7000

Power user or not, the biggest advantage of going FT on your router is that Asus declared it EOL beginning of 2024 and there will be no more firmware fixes or updates. Even though Asus did in fact release firmware security fix last year for it, it's not a guarantee. Many old, EOL routers are still u

That's a Broadcom device, wifi will be shit, at best. https://openwrt.org/toh/netgear/r7000

You could set up an independent router, something like a Netgear Nighthawk. Put password/PIN numbers on each Shelly - they already have a TLS cert. I’d even go on eBay to get an older R7000 (the Nighthawk) and install DD-WRT - the Shelly network will be far more secure than the existing one.

Like others have already mentioned, unless the Router is receiving updates, then it's time to look into a replacement. OR, change out the firmware from the vendor to an open source project that supports the Router AND is being regularly updated. Checking the most popular firmware replacements I foun

I'll be downvoted to hell for this but you shouldn't be playing competitive games in college, go talk to girls, join a club, expand your horizons. Don't waste the best years of your life on counter strike. You'll regret it immensely. Anyway grab a netgear r7000 off ebay, install freshtomato or ddwrt

If you’re happy with Netgear overall, I’d take a look at the RS200 or RS300. If you’re open to other brands, TP-Link and ASUS also have some really solid options under $200. For a 1-bedroom apartment, you definitely don’t need anything too crazy, and pretty much any modern Wi-Fi 6/6E router will be

Thanks! This looks like the one that will finally retire my Netgear R7000. By god it's been such a workhorse! I've lost track of how many different custom firmwares I've run on it. Freshtomato is my current one, and it's absolutely amazing that I have access to pretty well every modern feature you c

I have no idea what's going on with your R7000, but just offering a tip, if you want a secure up to date and not too difficult UI for it put FreshTomato firmware on it. Then ask AI if you get stuck doing anything you need, they know what FreshTomato is. Make sure you find and carefully follow the Fr

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

Dit. Bekabeld. En als je niet teveel aan een access point wil uitgeven, koop een router die dd wrt ondersteunt. Ik heb zelf drie access points verspreid door het huis, allemaal op Netgear R7000 routers die met dd wrt firmware als access point voor de wifi werken. Die R7000 koop je voor 2 tientjes op