The best powerline adapter should manage to offer a reliable alternative to the traditional Ethernet wiring, allowing the user to extend the network using the home electrical lines without worrying about the weaknesses of the WiFi signal (distance, number of walls and other type of interference). Since the networking market is overcrowded in almost every … Read more
The Asus RT-AC68U is most likely the most iconic wireless router that Asus has released so far and the manufacturer knows it which is why it is still supporting this model even after almost a decade after its release. So why did I decide to test the RT-AC68U now, when WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E … Read more
The Asus RT-AX55 and the RT-AX56U are, currently, the only entry-level models that Asus has made available for the consumer public and, while some other manufacturers have simply re-released the same router twice with a different design (to artificially overcrowd the market – check out the Netgear AX10 and the AX20), the RT-AX55 and the … Read more
Asus seems to be on the roll with the AX technology and besides the myriad of models from last year, it has now also released the RT-AX82U and the RT-AX86U, the latter being the successor to the RT-AC86U and both routers are focused towards improving the online gaming experience. I managed to get my hands … Read more
If you own a gaming console, be it a PS5, a PS4 or an XBox and if you have connection problems, you may have wondered how to change the NAT type in an attempt to fix all of these issues. Be aware that frequent disconnects or high ping rates are rarely attributed to the NAT … Read more
The Asus RT-AX88U and the RT-AX86U are two of the most powerful dual-band WiFi 6 routers from the Taiwanese manufacturer and while there are a few radically different aspects, after I tested both devices, I came to the conclusion that they’re really not that different. And this seems to apply to far more WiFi 6 … Read more
The Asus RT-AX86U was launched a few months back along with the RT-AX82U in a bid to dominate the mid-range WiFi 6 consumer market and while I wouldn’t say they managed to leave their competitors behind, I’ll just mention that it’s difficult for most to offer a package of features that’s just as compelling. ASUS … Read more
The Asus RT-AX88U is one the first WiFi 6 router released on the market and it’s also one of the few to be WiFi 6 certified, so Asus wanted to make a lasting impression. And it did, since it was able to showcase some of the newest technologies from the 802.11ax standard, such as OFDMA … Read more
The Asus RT-AX55 is currently, the most budget-friendly WiFi 6 router that Asus has to offer and it’s essentially an RT-AX56U that’s been stripped by some of its features. There is less RAM and flash memory, there are no USB ports, so you can’t connect any external storage devices, there is no support for WPA3 … Read more
Asus has recently released the RT-AX68U WiFi 6 router and with it, a new feature was added called the Instant Guard which comes in the form of a separate app on the mobile device and as integrated part of the web-based user interface, but only for the status info. The idea behind the Instant Guard … Read more