>All this consumer-grade bullshit Just get an enterprise access point desu
Aiden Jones
We actually need a new router, our old Cisco E4200 is losing its shit.
For a WAP, I've been eyeing the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-SHD, but I'm not quite sure how it works. I've read about PoE, and I don't think any of our devices can do that. We've got Optic Fibers if that might help. Or does it simply just need A/C power and a normal Ethernet cable?
PoE does what it says. The only wire you'll need to run is ethernet. But the device the WAP connects to will need to support it.
For a router, why not set up a pfSense box? Just about any computer with two NICs will do.
Brody Carter
Welp, I don't think our shit supports PoE. Would an PoE adapter suffice for Enterprise-grade devices?
We don't have a spare computer unfortunately, I would be willing to try otherwise. Another factor is that our ISP is pretty tight on controlling our own network (and in general), so its very difficult to have such a custom setup.
I can't run wires, I would have to nag my landlord. In the worst case, would running a powerline into a WAP be reasonably acceptable?
Routers: 2921, pretty much all fancy routing features, PBRs, VRF-lite, NAT, etc.
Switches: Used 3750x. PoE versions will cost a fuck ton but you can use injectors instead, 3750x is goodamn solid and has L3 features too. You can even use these as routers if you don't want some features like NAT
Lincoln Baker
Moving in a week and will probably need to pick up my own modem and router. Never had to do my own networking before. It's just going to be my desktop and a few wireless devices on a moderate
Recently picked up the Asus rt-ac68u and am happy. Flashed Merlin into it. 3 fairly heavy household users with at least 15 devices + home server
Dylan Cox
Sounds nice, would the RT-AC88U be an acceptable upgrade? I hope it can be used with custom firmware too.
Sebastian Torres
I would assume it's the same, except better. That being said the newer revisions of the 68u are upgraded to essentially the 88u specs, so I need to use the 88u firmware NOT 68u firmware. Not sure if the 88u also got an upgrade though.
Josiah Morgan
I think I bricked by Asus RT-N66U. I tried flashing the LTS fork of MerlinWRT via the Firmware Restoration Tool, it went all the way through uploading the .trx and "System Recovery" only to tell me at the end that it couldn't connect with the router and that it wasn't in Recovery Mode. I tried the miniCFE WebUI, tftp, still nothing, it just boots right back into recovery mode and doesn't accept images. What do?
If you're using wireless, that's probably why. The speed from your router to the test site is fine, but the speed from your computer to the router is shit. Try doing a speed test when you're connected with a cable and see if it's closer to what you would expect.
Wyatt Lewis
I am, and that makes sense. Thank you.
Jordan Reed
I upgraded from a DIR-828 B1 to a RT-AC68U with Asus Merlin.
It's pretty good, I run at least a TB of traffic through it monthly. Couple thousand BT and server connections at any given time, and over 10 wireless clients.
Couldn't afford the 8X series as those are fing expensive.
Brody Ramirez
1 Mbps = 1 megaBIT per second = 1/8th of 1 MB/s (megaBYTE per second).
