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  1. Open-WRT or Asuswrt-Merlin compatible.
  2. 50+ devices
  3. At least 500MB of ram.
  4. Good range or mesh satellites

Right now I am using a Nighthawk with two satellites. Works good but the UI is terrible and it tries to phone home all too often. Because of that I use the Nighthawk in AP mode behind an Asus AC-1900. The Asus is nice and all, but it's getting kind of outdated and doesn't have much onboard ram. Looking to upgrade so I can get rid of the extra hardware. Any suggestions?

1. Open-WRT or Asuswrt-Merlin compatible. 2. 50+ devices 3. At least 500MB of ram. 4. Good range or mesh satellites Right now I am using a Nighthawk with two satellites. Works good but the UI is terrible and it tries to phone home all too often. Because of that I use the Nighthawk in AP mode behind an Asus AC-1900. The Asus is nice and all, but it's getting kind of outdated and doesn't have much onboard ram. Looking to upgrade so I can get rid of the extra hardware. Any suggestions?

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[–] • 2 pts

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. I have an old Asus router that's probably getting close to 10 years old now. I've updated the firmware a few times, but that's it. I'm going to keep using it until it stops working.

[–] • 4 pts

Same philosophy here. Running an ancient Mikrotik (they still update w/major security fixes) and it's been going strong for 11 years now.

It's just now getting to the point where I could replace it because incoming speed is outstripping it's ability to serve.

[–] • 4 pts

Microtik is teh win

[–] • 1 pt

It's like juggling running chainsaws to set up, but once I got it in the correct state it's been 24/7/365 since it was turned on, save power outages and network maintenance.

[–] • 2 pts

I've updated the firmware a few times

First thing I do is put OpenWRT/DD-WRT on it. The manufacturer will abandon old models while you can still get updated *-WRT builds with more modern features. Also gives all your routers the same UI.