[olug] OTish - What is the best WiFi access point

[Justin Reiners]

I have the ASUS RT-N56U, I really like it. I will be sticking with ASUS for
a while, there is a custom firmware that is supposed to be great, but I run
a VM firewall distro, and just let the Wifi run in access point mode.


On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> On 05/29/2014 11:23 AM, Aric Aasgaard wrote:
>
>> So far I have had a good experience using Asus routers in access point
>> mode.
>> Doesn't anyone have a better suggestion?
>>
>> Is there an access point that performs better than the Asus RT-AC68U
>>
>> or
>>
>> has the same performance and durability as the Asus RT-AC68U and costs
>> less
>> due to it not needing router functionality?
>>
>
> A friend of mine speaks very highly of the Asus RT-N66 and RT-N12 models.
>  I've not tried them myself, but I may go that route when I build my new,
> larger house this winter.
>
> My current Netgear N300 is pathetic.  Poor range, and in the default
> configuration, it doesn't play nice with Nexus mobile devices. Turning off
> the QoS on the N300 helps.  You can read more here:
> http://tech.PrairieRim.com/2014/05/nexus-devices-dont-play-nice-with.html
>
> I think any dedicated AP-only models (no router) are probably going to be
> MORE expensive than the combo units because only industrial uses buy them,
> so they're built a little tougher.
>
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