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ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router $167.20 + $9 Delivery (Free C&C) @ Bing Lee eBay
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And what was good about Superloop again? Definitely not the price, right?
Australian based management and support staff
24/7 max speeds regardless if it's peak or off-peak
The fact that they have $400m of their own fibre infrastructure…
They also have $20 off any of their plans at the moment, which are all no contract and no setup fee.
Is super loop better then Aussie broadband?
I’m on superloop they are awesome but they won’t give me the new promo as I’m existing customer
Actually it was the price. Took advantage of the $20 a month off for 6 months.
Is this a router only? Not a modem router?
Only a router.
Asus devices have a model name starting with RT if they are only routers.
You can get a modem/router version of it as well, its a bit more expensive but from the research I've done on that, it apparently its not as good as the router only version.
Here is the link to it:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Asus-DSL-AC68U-Dual-Band-Wir…
Just do some research if it will work with your NBN provider. My sister had this modem router. It was bought during the time she still had ADSL2. NBN FTTN came in and it doesn't work. Her provider is TPG.
will it work with TPG HFC ? anyone?
@vovka: Yes the NBN modem … Came from the NBN not isp … wall - socket to NBN box which have only 1 Lan cable to WAN of this Asus
@clandestino: No. The DSL-AC86U does not support VLAN tagging required by a TPG service. The RT-AC86U does.
For FTTN turn off all radio on the TPG box, LAN cable connection from the TPG box to the WAN port of this router, Connect all device to this router and put this router in the DMZ of the TPG box
@vovka: If that the case from TPG box LAN to WAN off the Asus, connect all device to the Asus turn off radio on the TPG box (you can still connect device to TPG box but it will be under different IP Range. And put the Asus in DMZ of TPG box.
Eg your TPG box is 192.168.0.1 then assign the Asus 192.168.1.1…
@huu: WHAT FOR? Really, why would you install ASUS anyway?
Huawei routers aren't great but if TPG gave TP-Link Archer VR1600 it works perfectly fine.Since TPG replaiced our faulty Huawei with TP-Link I sold my RT-AC68U because there was no need in it at all.
@vovka: I want the Asus because it have a VPN server, I can connect to home network when out, depend on what ISP give you, i found this Asus alot better then the Telstra v2
@huu: With Telstra - maybe, but I was answering originally to clandestino about TPG HFC. In his situation I believe ASUS is redundant.
@vovka: I find the Asus router has a better wireless range than the supplied TP-Link VR1600 supplied by TPG for NBN. I couldn’t get the Asus to work as a router but use it as an access point and use the TP-Link to perform the router duties.
@Cheap Rich Guy: I did have an Asus RT-AC68U router and after 6 months using it couldn't justify its price (bought for ~$220). TP-Link VR1600 is capable of streaming 4K movies over WiFi. For any WiFi dead spots I use Ethernet over Powerline wireless access points. It is an overkill to use a router for WiFi only.
I have the ASUS DSL-AC68U moden/router and it can work as a router only for FTTP, it just uses one of the LAN ports as the WAN port, so then you only have 3 LAN ports left. Also has a USB port for plugging in a hard drive and sharing movies/files to all devices on your home network.
Brilliant router. Excellent range and speed, very stable, awesome control via the Android app, including parental controls, so I can control when each device in the home gets internet, even while I am away from home (the kids hate it!). I had a TP-Link Archer C7 before this and this is a HUGE upgrade.Actually it works with FTTC also as I have that and the DSL-AC68U and use it no problem. Awesome router I would agree…
@Savitar: Would it be possible to use the TP-link vr1600 as a modem connected to a phone and the DSL-AC68U as a router at the same time?
Whatever you do, don't get this modem/router expecting to be able to bridge it with another router. It doesn't have the functionality. Even though I've been happy with it as a modem/router for ADSL connections, it's very old now and can't do some of the more advanced stuff the newer ones can do.
Also has the limitation of not working for certain NBN connections, specifically TPG and iinet. Also can't install Merlin software on it - only the RT version can do that.
What's a new modem/router that has better wifi connectivity range similar to the DSL-AC68U? Looking to replace the TP-link vr1600 that I got from TPG
Just got one as a freebie from a friend, great router, can't recommend it enough.
Gutted.
Didn't think it would come on special anytime soon, so jumped on the TP-LINK Archer c9 deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/tp-link-archer-c9
Ha ha - same here. At least the Archer C9 seems to be performing ok.
Great router, but not really gigabit.
The CPU can't handle more than ~300mbps, despite the interfaces all connecting at 1000
Any sources for that? CPU is fine for local routing and switching.
I was easily averaging 100 Megabytes/s downloads on devices connected to router. That's 800Mbs while other devices were also on the network.
If you are talking about limits on WAN with QoS, traffic analysis, routing rules VPN server etc turned on then it doesn't matter much since your internet bandwidth will be the first bottleneck.
Speak for yourself, I have well over 100mbps: https://www.speedtest.net/result/6565408726
That test was using my ISP supplied router, with the RT-AC86U download speed is capped to ~250mbps.
Sure and there's plenty of people who are getting over 500mbs with the 68U (slower CPU than your 86u).
Blanket statements about CPU and gigabit limits are just misleading. You have a specific reason why you don't get the speeds.. what's the troubleshooting being done?
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/performance-issue-with-1-g…
It can go up to 940Mbps with Gigabit internet. There's probably something wrong on your side, as even people having issues got up to 500Mbps with their Gigabit internet.
WTF the snb guys tested speeds over the internet and wondered why the speeds varied
I have gigabit internet.through the ac68 I got around 300mbps.
Direct to modem, same cables 9xxMerlin firmware.
Then look at my link, your issue is likely in there.
It's definitely gigabit, maybe you got flaky cable/switch somewhere?
Don’t forget to flash it with Merlin!
I've been meaning to look into this. What's the key benefits?
Had mine for 5 years and it's still going strong !
THis or Tenda Nova MW6?
Great router got this in the last deal perfect for apartments and mid sized home. Stock firmware is great but Merlin gives you so much benefits, really solved a lot of my disconnection issues I’ve had with my previous router
I've got an existing RT-AC68U from 4 years ago (still works great). Can I pick up a second RT-AC68U and set up a mesh network at home? How easy is it to setup?
yes. super easy to setup. put both on the latest firmware and click the AiMesh Node button on Router 1. It will auto detect Router 2 and setup AiMesh. You don't need to set up anything on Router 2.
I have one of these, had it for ages. Always find port forwarding a PITA. Specially because of the built in FTP consuming port 21.
I wanted to get a 2nd or 3rd and start building up an AI mesh before realizing these are in high demand. Still not sure why. UI certainly isnt the greatest.
Pretty pleased about my 4-5 year ago purchase of this thing. Purrs like a kitten, I don't even think about an upgrade.
Edit: nvm
Or this Asus RT-AX88U deal? - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Asus-RT-AX88U-AX6000-Dual-Ba…
What's the $420 getting me over my TP-Link Archer C3150 v2?!
Better firmware to play with. C3150 is so boring I only use it for wifi and keep AC68U for routing.
Our old girl's been running faithfully for years - I'd seriously be hard pressed to remember when we bought it, I think it even pre-dates us moving from the TPG ADSL2+ to the Telstra HFC, and that would have been 5 years ago.
Best device, ever since I got this, the internet has been a dream.
Thank you for this OP. Time to upgrade the trusty RT-AC66U. It will now live out the rest of its days at the shack. It's certainly earned it
I've had this router for two years on another deal here. I have lost interest in looking for new routers and never need to restart it. Just works flawlessly and covers three floors with great throughput on my FTTP Telstra 100/40 - get 95/35+ in each room. It's an IT hardware classic, just works.
weak wifi signal if you have think walls. even for a small apartment you'll struggle to get good + fast speed signal
i must have the opposite of think walls because mine covers my entire 700sqm block, across the road, and along the footpath in front of my neighbours place on either side. It's in the centre of my 2 storey place. Only place it doesn't cover is in my car out on the road out the front with the windows up. Put the window down and it's fine. I give it some slack though as that's a good 30m through several walls and a fence.
I've got this and its been such a pleasant experience using it. no problems so far and easy set up
If anyone is looking to upgrade their wifi only, I recommend buying a Ubiquiti wifi access point instead. You plug it into your existing router and it will replace your wifi.
Those access points are enterprise-grade wifi, so they will do better than any retail router/wifi package. They are the same price as this router.
ubiquiti aren't enterprise grade. Ruckus and meraki etc is enterprise grade. Ubiquiti is commercial grade, just above residential grade at best. Ubiquiti is our low end solution when customers just can't bear the price of enterprise grade equipment. Sometimes, because the ubiquiti has a much worse range, it ends up nearly as expensive because you need a higher density of access points than when you use ruckus. I'll grant you it's better than most residential products but i wouldn't call them enterprise.
Thanks for the correction. I've been getting =into networking recently so I'm just learning.
Overall, the Ubiquiti AP has been rock solid for me.
yeah theyre reliable enough for most customers. But in enterprise grade you're looking for different features like the ability to make changes without having to reset all the time (think about 100's of staff being down when the equipment is reset vs just a few with ubiquiti). Anything that requires a restart every time you change a setting is unlikely to be enterprise grade. That's not to say it isn't good quality or the right fit for its intended market. Generally we work out if you can put up with replacing the ubiquiti 3x and still come out ahead on the upfront cost, after including also the loss of business for those 3 outages, then you're better off with the ubiquiti. As you can imagine in enterprise when you've got 100's of staff, even the one outage becomes expensive enough to work out that the top quality gear is actually cheaper.
Does anyone know if I can plug this into the Netgear M1 nighthawk? Want to setup mobile broadband at home but I know that the nighthawk is pretty fussy when it comes to sharing it’s internet via the Ethernet port. I can’t get it working with my Apple Time capsule
Been waiting for someone to drop a price on it. Got one now to do exactly like you said in your post, this router and Superloop in 2 weeks time.