It's so FAST!!! - ASUS ROG GT-AX6000 WiFi 6 Router

[@TaimatCR]

You guys should do a video comparing cheaper regular consumer routers, to these types of "gaming routers" and other ones like ubiquity, would be interesting to see if they(gaming routers) are now better than they were before

[@willsoe]

Throw in pfsense on some varied hardware in the mix of comparisons and I'm in

[@Festivus_Miracle]

Throw in default router/modem combos that internet providers give you (with a rental fee of course) as well since that one is the most used option

[@DozIT]

@@Festivus_Miracle With a rental fee if you are lucky... here in Ontario they are "included" in your monthly rate. I have 4 Bell Home Hub 2000's sitting unused on a shelf (as they are included with all Business connections that are not BID) -.-

[@cloud819]

Also add a PFsense DIY router. I have an HP T620 Plus. I'd be really interested in seeing how those fair.

[@D3M3NT3Dstrang3r]

Love my Synology router. The SRM Firmware is a treat to use, Fully featured enterprise grade solution at a consumer price. Unfortunately I guess it just wasn't a money maker for them so they aren't making anymore but it still gets regular security and firmware updates. I think the Asus has enough features and good enough reliability (base on older model experiences) to be a good candidate to replace it with, That is unless I find a steaming good deal on a Ubiquity. UPDATE: I just went to see if there was a good video on the SRM Firmware and found this... Synology RT6600ax WiFi 6 Router and SRM 1.3 Coming Soon Gonna have to check this bad boy out.

[@TheBlueKnight502]

From someone who works internet support this is a god send for us. Also felt some real happiness hearing Linus say "Your Internet is fine, the port is just blocked!"

[@reenox8642]

can you explain that to me because to me (normal game consumer) my wifi peaks and its rlly slow like 150ms all the time and i dont understand what port is blocked and how to fix it

[@nilleftw]

@@reenox8642 Firewall ports has nothing to do with bandwidth or latency. WiFi sucks for anything latency dependent like gaming. Speed = bandwidth. Delay = latency (ms)

[@cowenthusiast4046]

Aye I’m confused can you tell me how this router works is it a one time purchase for the router our do you have the pay a monthly subscription along with the router

[@gscman10]

Port blocking applies to a switch port or a MAC address. It either prevents a device from connecting to a network at all through ethernet or it blocks a switch port all together.

[@cantaimcj]

Idk I’m literally having internet issues. My latency is 350 and I’m having 20% packet loss lol

[@carsonrichards4428]

I liked the explicit, in script, audio clarification of “Sponsored Unboxing”

[@Phillip1220]

Yes, thank you LTT.

[@l3v1ckUK]

My biggest question with wi-fi routers is always "How does it cope with brick walls?" I guess that's a very British question as most houses here (except new ones) have brick internal walls.

[@cbeomjun]

The best solution is to get something like ubiquiti stuff and have an access point on each side.

[@l3v1ckUK]

I'm thinking of going mesh when I finally get FTTP later this year.

[@Flodhesten]

Same problem here, solution was to my surprise asus based mesh, also means I can cheap out in less important areas.

[@YoutubeLover-np9lu]

Isn't it just an American thing to have walls you can hit through

[@Plastic0Demon]

For 5g wifi is sure an issue, but 2.4 not really, in my house I had to buy a tp link router, to fix connectivity for the other side of the house opposite to the ISP router, over 20 meters and at least 3 concrete walls away from the ISP.

[@goldcd]

I know it's sponsored, but I've got a soft spot for Asus gear. Hangover from them picking up the Abit team (if you're old school) - Always performs well and their support of Open Source means I got a few more years than I owt to out of my last router.

[@RickMyBalls]

owt

[@fthorsen]

Create a combined 2.4/5GHz for your main network, then create a dedicated guest network for IoT devices for increased security. There is an option to allow access from your main network to guest networks. This is a much better solution

[@ukdanjones]

You should always have a dedicated 5GHz SSID. That’s what you want all your 5GHz capable clients using.

[@fthorsen]

@@ukdanjones Five / ten years ago - yes. Nowadays it works like a charm with combined 2,4 and 5 GHz SSIDs. The clients will prefer the 5 GHz band if they're in range. For me when I move outside my house, at the lawn for instance, my mobile phone won't drop wifi connection but rather switch to the 2,4 GHz band

[@ukdanjones]

@@fthorsen they don’t always choose 5GHz though… especially if you haven’t balanced the cell sizes by reducing your 2.4GHz cell by reducing power by 6/7dB. 6dB = 100% more power so some clients are likely to join the 2.4GHz radio rather than the 5GHz and you don’t want that. I’d rather have an external AP for my garden so I can use 5GHz or get my phone to failover to cellular whilst I’m outside.

[@LiveType]

Always have a dedicated 5/6ghz SSID. Always. Doesn't matter how much companies talk up their access points being able to prioritize the connection and make sure it's optimal. Does it work? Sort of, yes. I find it doesn't occasionally and separate SSID's ensures that it always stays at what you expect. Pro tip: If you have multiple access points, set the transmit power to low. The handoff works so, so much better.

[@ukdanjones]

@@LiveType agreed! It all depends on the client you’re designing for but for me (apple user) iOS has a trigger threshold of -70dBm for it to start looking for another AP and needs to find an AP that’s at least 8dBm louder (if they’re using data). Apple will prefer a 5GHz connection but even they will flip to a 2.4GHz if it’s much much louder.

[@MattFowlerBTR]

I've swapped both the routers in my life to Asus (non-ROG) ones recently and I have been deeply impressed with the general level of competence and useful features (both VPN-server AND VPN-client options, perfect for the place where my only decent-speed connection option is over 4G but I don't want to be stuck behind the mobile phone company's CG-NAT). Oh, and reliability compared to a previous hunk-of-junk that needed a DIY watchdog-rebooter to ensure the stupid thing would get auto-reset when it went stupid and stopped routing traffic roughly once a month. Zero stupid issues on my Asus routers means I am now brand-loyal to them (unless they fail me in the future, of course).

[@lostMAYHEM]

I've personally been comtemplating doing the same for awhile now. After reading your experiences I think Ill pull the trigger and get it. Too many issues that just seem to pop up at the worst possible times. Thanks for sharing.

[@slaaneshgod]

I personally feel the asus router I bought last year showed the most improvement I have ever gotten from a router. Usually its just a matter of its getting old or new signal types or connections.

[@zedboiii]

wait do you mean the router has a 4g modem?

[@freakinschweeet]

I'm in the same boat, using 4G/5G as primary internet for my home. I have an Asus RT-AC3100 with Merlin firmware loaded. I was able to get my 5G RM500Q-GL running, but the lack of a dedicated AT term is the limiting factor for me. If I ever needed to switch bands or set an APN, I'd have to unplug the USB sled from the router, run Huawei modem terminal on my laptop to run the AT commands, then hook the sled back into the router and hope that everything worked. As my connection isn't very stable, I decided to go the MikroTik route, which offers all of the LTE/5G features I can ask for. Those devices are not without their own issues, but once they are set up they offer greater accessibility for me.

[@D3M3NT3Dstrang3r]

I bought a Synology router as a replacement for a dead Nighthawk. The only router I think this will get replaced with is an Asus, they seem to be rock solid performers. The Synology is not as configurable with custom firmwares but it is a well featured enterprise level router with consistent update and is rock freakin solid. I wish they would have kept making them. The reason I mention it is I believe the only router that could possibly improve upon its reliablilty is an Asus or of couse a Ubiquity witch I believe it was made to compete with. UPDATE: I just went to see if there was a good video on the SRM Firmware and found this... Synology RT6600ax WiFi 6 Router and SRM 1.3 Coming Soon Gonna have to check this bad boy out.

[@dhavidcg]

Asus router is actually really good. The firmware, reliability, usability and feature and they keep updating the firmware of the older router also making the lifespan of the router to another level. Not to mention the wifi mesh support with older asus router.

[@obvious_humor]

firmware can be buggy in my experience but everything else stands

[@Ebalosus]

Totally agree. In terms of non-ISP routers, they’re usually the ones I go for, especially now that Apple no longer makes routers.

[@ilkerYT]

That wifi router might be fast but the real question is if my internet provider can provide me more than 10mb per sec

[@ilkerYT]

@MINI DIVA nty

[@MohamedHussein-lp9uo]

You wanna go to space or something

[@MysticStarFloof]

I feel you, in the UK we have a broadband/internet provider called gigaclear, with their routers and plans you can get up to 500mbs. It does wonders if you can afford their steep price

[@GroundUpDesigns]

I pay for 1gb and get around 200… perks of having a house from 1980😃

[@ptec2694]

The struggle is real.

[@Goodgu3963]

I love the focus here on power users. I've screwed around with a bunch of different routers and messed with settings and firmware. I'm sure there are super expensive business solutions out there somewhere but I've found very little that has both polish and features like this one does.

If it becomes supported by RMerlin firmware I’ll instantly buy it. So far it’s the only router that looks like it will get that support along with multiple multi-gig ports (I need one for WAN as my ISP can offer over 1Gbps fibre, and one for LAN to my 10Gbps core switch).

[@DopePhizh]

if you get 1Gb/s to the 10Gb/s switch?

[@scottsmith2173]

He might want to shift files over his local network faster????? Irrespective of his WAN speeds

[@nickgames1892]

@@DopePhizh Local File's. To nas or something.

[@nepnep6894]

For an internet connection over 1gbit get something like a mikrotik rb5009

[@DopePhizh]

@@nickgames1892 Why not connect the NAS to the 10Gb/s switch?

[@TerrifyingBird]

My best bet for the port forwarding on the router - other than your security software configuring a firewall on your pc - is that you did not put the router in your dmz. (hence it is not "on the Internet" but behind the firewall and cannot open ports unless you forward them on your modem to the router first) Not getting a static (!) real public ip on a business connection is basically impossible. It can happen on a residential line, though.

[@yuanchiwang]

I got my ASUS tuf ax5400 2 months ago.It worked fantastically with all the features and the range I want. With ipv6 and firewall exclusion i can finally open the port I need.

[@10101smiles]

You're part of the SentinelOne family!! 😍🥳 I know it's a corporate product but you should see if they want to do a feature on it as I reckon loads of people would be interested. It's an absolute kick ass product 👌👌

[@Ryuga117]

no shit

[@dtemp132]

Would be good when mentioning WPS buttons that no viewers should ever use them, ever, and WPS should be the first thing you disable on a router. It basically makes it trivial for someone with widely-available tools to get into your LAN, as long as they are within range. (To be clear, it's not enough to not use the WPS button, you have to disable it in the router settings)

[@Yaren2580]

Can you provide details? I thought only the PIN method is a problem.

[@volkingdeath5312]

Yaren2580 as far as I know, I think WPS has vulnerabilities and is unsecure, allowing you to connect to the network

[@Bratfalken]

That depends on where you live, without or with a few known neighbours there isn't a problem, in an apartment complex, yes, then I fully understand you!

[@MeepMeep88]

Widely-available tools as in, a 20ft extender arm to press the button? Or is there some kind of hack that people can do to wireless connect?

[@kylereis7854]

@@Yaren2580 However having WPS enabled at all requires the WPS pin method to also be enabled.

[@SirSmilie]

I personally would like to see a breakdown of some popular ax routers and how they perform in higher congested conditions. I live in an apartment complex and everyone around me now has wifi that blasts everywhere creating ridiculous interference patterns, at least 20+ networks. I legit am on my 3rd router and pulling my hair out. Im tempted to just go back to wired and be done with it.

[@johnbuscher]

In an apartment, I would 100% wire everything, as messy as that is. It makes life so much easier. If you were in a less dense living space, wireless can be convenient but wired will always just work.

[@nilleftw]

5 GHz or wire. No specific router will help with this, it's basic physics. If the 2.4 GHz bands are congested, you're fucked. What you CAN do is lower the antenna gain. Your WiFi signal will be weaker, but it will also be less sensitive to other wireless networks.

[@lukewoodside9420]

I'd definitely consider one of these if OpenWRT supported it. The 2.5 gb ports and raw processing power would be the main attraction to me

[@TitusandTesla]

What’s open wrt ?

[@TMTFish]

@@TitusandTesla custom router OS technically. Very customizable, can run scripts. Super awesome to use if you’re a little tech savvy.

[@chrisbenn]

You seem to know a lot! :) Is the ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 not just better? How come there is not WIfi 6E in all of the new expencive routers?

[@lukewoodside9420]

@@chrisbenn I suspect it's down to demand. There would be very little demand for devices like this. I would be a special use case as I have access to very high speed fibre optic connections and run a server farm at home, even I would never use this. Most homes do not have this access and need nowhere near this speed. In the case of 802.11ac, it tops out at 1.3-1.6 Gbps, for reference the fastest broadband speed available to residential customers in most areas considered "very high speed" would be 1 Gbps. ) At that point people willing to pay that much would almost certainly be hardwiring anyway if they haven't already. There's also the issue of penetration, with 5ghz you have to be very close to the access point. With 6E (6ghz) you would probably have to be right beside it. Only works in meshes which are very expensive and require hard wiring yet again. The other issue I suspect is no end user device actually supports WiFi 6E yet, and likely won't for a while. It doesn't penetrate walls, is probably an absolute hog on battery life. If I won't need to use it .... Good chance virtually nobody will. It's like 5g Vs 4g, nobody needs gigabit on their phone, there just isint anything that needs that much bandwidth, and it eats battery life. 5g is pointless when 4g is capable of up to 100 Mbps but coverage is still patchy, 4g goes 25 miles where ,5g goes 300 feet.kk. More expense, for more basestations, for more bandwidth that you will never in a million years use, unless you suddenly get emails that are 100gb + that is. I think more geographic 4g coverage would be a better idea, more cost effective, and will actually be useful to the customer. Same concept applies with WiFi where you get speed you will never use at a huge detriment to coverage and battery life. That's my educated guess as to your question, I hope it answers it. If someone has a more factual answer please let me know.

[@datboijdope]

If that's what you're interested in, you could build your own router for way cheaper than any consumer router that offers that. LTT has a video in that.

[@steelfalconx2000]

Everytime Linus throws shade at the idea of being your family's IT guy I think about the time he upgraded his parents wifi. Also the time he installed point to point wifi antennas to the house on that island. Also about the time he taught his grandpa how to use a phone.

[@defiantgg9201]

He doesnt throw shade at it like that, he means it can be a hassle, being your familys tech guy.

[@grimliver3498]

I have the previous version of this router and I'm very impressed with range

[@Insanitation420]

Odd.. I HAD the previous version and I returned it because it was garbage.

[@BlacklistBill]

Today, Linus reviews networking equipment made for regular human beings. A huge departure from the usual reviews of enterprise equipment he installs in his home. I poke fun, but... PLEASE KEEP DOING THIS.

[@sreeharylaiju]

Opened the incognito tab. A man of culture

[@CoolJosh3k]

A video on GPNs would be great. Especially testing it vs already great connections.

[@InventorZahran]

What's a GPN? Gaming Performance Network?

[@Jf179_]

@@InventorZahran gay private network

[@cavedon.felipe]

I've got a Rapture AC 5300, it's a hell of a beast. A pretty nice upgrade from an RT-3100.

[@jakejake1253]

But how does it work do i have to get an internet provider and pay monthly or how does it work?

[@r.j.bedore9884]

Since most people's home internet connection isn't likely to saturate a 1Gbps Ethernet port, the second 2.5Gbps WAN port would likely be intended for something like a NAS and/or media server rather than a "preferred PC" since the extra bandwidth wouldn't help that PC connect to the internet any faster. However, it would help a media server that is try to stream a movie to the living room, another movie to the kids playroom, music to the kitchen while you're cooking, and do a backup of your home office PC all at the same time.

[@heeerrresjonny]

It's for both. Xfinity has offered 2Gbps connections for awhile and availability of that will increase in the next couple years (they even offer up to 3gbps now). A lot of fiber optic providers will likely release 2.5gbps options soon. Without the 2nd port, a single client wouldn't be able to make use of the full bandwidth on those connections.

[@AndrewGulick13]

Linus telling an employee "I don't think the adult filtering is working, but you can try it if you want" 😂😂

[@RickMyBalls]

So?

[@marthastewart8262]

1. Isolated physical interface for IoT would be a nice new feature to get everyone on board with. And an option to isolate network of IoT would be nice. IoT devices are a constant security risk. Also IoT devices love to renegotiate the hardware into slower baudrates. It is overhead we should just assume is there and mitigate in a user friendly consumer way. Everyone serious about it already does it manually with additional routers ect. But making it an industry standard. That would be nice. 2. Activate your windows you drill bits.

[@joeblow5214]

This security concern is why I actively avoid IoT devices on critical functions.

[@marthastewart8262]

@@joeblow5214 100% I feel like in the consumer space. It's a missed opportunity to capitalize on marketing.

[@matekovacs2696]

USB port is also for printers, you can use a regular USB printer as a network printer

[@nakulgoel5875]

can you please tell how?

[@dataterminal]

@@nakulgoel5875 plug the usb cable from the printer, into the router.

[@matekovacs2696]

@@nakulgoel5875 I don't know the specifics regarding this router in particular, but some routers can do it. Maybe with alternative firmware like OpenWRT, once it is supported

[@nakulgoel5875]

@@dataterminal thanks :D

[@Ebalosus]

@@nakulgoel5875 plug the printer into the router, and in the router admin page, make sure the router knows that it’s plugged in and that it’s available to connected clients.

[@Holy_Hobo]

Would love to see a comparison on throughput and latency with various distances/obstacles and games of this, their AXE11000 model, TPlinks AX model, Netgear's, and Xaomi's. As well as their specific "latency reducing" software and if there's any real advantages to say pairing asus routers with asus motherboards like they claim. I think that would make for an interesting video.

[@javiTests]

Only $400? Yes, of course... I'll go and buy 10 right now 😂

[@gamechaser002]

Actually....using the 2.5 gigabit port for your NAS/Plex box is an ideal use case, as that would allow everyone else on the network, in theory, to connect to it, and dump data to/from it simultaneously with no observed hiccup in the network connection.

[@alexatkin]

Personally I'd say 2.5Gbit is not enough for a NAS, a single HDD can almost saturate that if you're copying a file to the NAS. If you have RAID or SSDs it will bottleneck. I do think its fair for a router though, anyone who has a serious NAS should have a proper Multi-Gig switch.

[@RogueCylon]

Assuming your device has a multi-G NIC…

[@crmb]

Linus: "I like pickles" Router: "I don't like that password" Its confirmed. Router doesn't eat pickles lmao

[@97JoMiller]

I have this router, it’s fast yes… has good range, but struggles to stay active more than a few days before needing rebooted. I’ve tried all sorts of different firmware and it’s just not great, I’ve had to schedule reboots with this router to get it stable. This has been a point of frustration so much to the point that I’ve recently purchased a dream machine with APs to get a stable network.

[@Turskaify]

Fast wi-fi is cool and all but I'd be very interested in LTT testing 4G/5G connections and speeds with different routers, a ton of people still can't get or can't afford a cable or fiber and have to use wireless solutions which aren't perfect for gaming.

[@nilleftw]

With LTE (4G) it's all about antenna placement and direction. Doesn't matter if you have a $20 or $2000 router if you place it nowhere near a window facing towards your closest antenna.

[@GrumpyWolfTech]

A good router doesn't need port forwarding, upnp and pat working properly and it just works. Did networking support for xbox for years, and devices with proper upnp were the best. Also as far as a isp not providing a public ip I only ever saw that on satellite connections.

[@miawgogo]

CG-NAT is becomming rather common on home connections especially from new ISPs or ISPs with a large customer base, as the ISP can not buy(or its too expensive for them to) IPv4 addresses for their customers. Its a bit hit or miss on whether they deploy v6 to help customers not entirely be hit by the problems of shared addresses, and even that needs support from the Games, servers, and other ISPs to be useful. On Mobile, You almost always behind CG-NAT, although a lot of the bigger ones deploy v6 as it can save them costs on CG-NAT. Its not just on satellite where CG-NAT is becoming common

[@GuardedDragon]

I wonder how they tested port forwarding. I know my ISP won't let anything come in to 80/443 on consumer connections.

[@hariranormal5584]

@@GuardedDragon Same here, 80/8080/443 are blocked in my ISP. It is an dynamic IP (both on v4/v6)

[@chrisconley3579]

I'd be curious the difference between commercial AP's vs these. I gave up on consumer devices and bought an entire ubiquity setup, its been insanely stable.

[@nilleftw]

Yeah, it's definitely more stable an the coverage is insane. I have one UniFi AP AC Lite and it covers my entire 70 m^2 apartment. It also handles 4K HDR streaming easy peasy.

[@jeebugorn]

i just upgraded from a TP Link ax3000 router/AP to a dedicated pfsense router with a netgear business class ax3600 AP and a netgear business class PoE switch. its night and day. the new setup is smoooottthhhh. ethernet speeds are faster than the built in switch on my old router. my..........."downloads"............are now capable of maxing out my internet connection, also something i was never able to get with the old router.

[@chrisconley3579]

@@jeebugorn oh man, isn't it amazing? Its been amazing getting better gear. Plus PoE is doooope.

[@ecromancer]

I want to see routers again with 8 LAN ports. My GT AC5300 is one of them and I use all 8 of them.

[@Timothy003L]

ASUS: We made a router with 2.5 Gbit/s ethernet ports! Linus: _plugs in 1 Gbit/s internet connection and uses WiFi_

[@JareBareXP]

I would love to see if these actully make difference in gaming could you please explain what a regular person to competitive gamer should be looking for for an ideal home/family set up

[@rustyshackleford5166]

You wanna troll your teenage siblings? Block adult sites at the router level. When they complain it doesn't work, show em a regular site working perfectly and play dumb. When they continue to complain, be like "well which site are you trying to use?" Then watch them turn bright red and struggle to make something up.

[@the4xgamer765]

As great as that is what If you want to watch pron?

[@rustyshackleford5166]

@@the4xgamer765 since you'd still have access to the router, just exempt your device.

[@kharkaroto9486]

Got this router shortly after this review. Best router Ive had so far. I had the ROG Rapture AC 5300 before this one. That was almost double in price too and not as reliable and stable as this one has been.

[@ryrydaisey]

What do you use for a modem?

[@kharkaroto9486]

@ryrydaisey ISP router which is a router/modem combo. I put it into modem/bridge mode.

[@poipoi300]

Steam downloads are affected so much by many factors other than your internet. The server you're connecting to and the number of other users downloading at the same time as you have a dramatic impact. Most of the time I won't get more than 20-30 MB/s despite my connection being 1.7 gigabits and my PC having a 1 gigabit port. I've found ubisoft's servers and other services to go much higher between 100-120 MB/s. I don't think I've seen anything higher than 80 on steam.

[@dapito7771]

I've personally gotten 1200Mb, maybe if you're using an hdd that might slow it down as they don't exceed the 1100Mb,speeds usually.

[@Scka]

@@dapito7771 the 1200 mbps is just an estimated speed calculated by steam, it happens when small pakets of data are downloaded in miliseconds.

[@dapito7771]

@@Scka no, I get throughout my download consistently 1100 to 1250 Mb

[@tormarod]

Steam downloads heavily compressed files. Your CPU becomes the bottleneck at one point.

[@Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson]

The other bottlenecks tend to be file decompression speed and disk write speed

[@DozIT]

Could always connect a 2.5 Gb Switch to the 2.5 GbE port, provided it is not the cheapest switch available the switching capacity of the switch should allow very very close to full 2.5 GbE speeds between the NAS and PC while also providing the max throughput from your WAN connection!

[@TheN8ism]

One interesting use of ASUS router USB ports is that they support being a central TimeMachine storage for multiple machines.

[@PotatoFi]

Oh, hey guys! Thanks for the shout-out!

[@arturm4558]

Linus, I want a SentinelOne review from your PoV. Product is great from a technical engineer standpoint, but I want to know your thoughts on usability etc. :)

[@arturm4558]

(and maybe a follow up by Anthony on the more technical part of the video.)

[@ganjariver2683]

6:20 to 6:48 Linus thank you for explaining that nuance, seriously

[@satishyadav-iz3cv]

10:49 i laughed that moment so hard and icognito modes on !! every a content haha

[@Braiam]

Your ISP from the router perspective is your internal router (Pfsense I think you have), so if pfsense is not playing ball with the router or you didn't set the router in a DMZ, it will not work.

[@Ultimaus]

Hey linus, I know this would probably be too much work for you and your editor but maybe in these reviews you could disclose what the maximum throughput on your wifi device is through a obs caption or something? As far as I've tested no laptop has a built in solution greater than 866mbps. I was kind of curious what the peak strength vs obtainable max was using that laptop.

[@LayerZeroDesign]

I have gigabit Verizon FiOS and my steam download peak is usually around 96-99 MB's, and there is pretty much always other traffic going on in my house. It rarely drops below 90 MB's, but sometimes it'll hover between about 85-95 MB's. All over wifi, with just the Verizon provided router. It is awesome. I can download 80 Gig games in 15 minutes.

[@ohioplayer-bl9em]

Metro net fiber was installed in my neighborhood. I got the 500/500 package for 60$ a month and my WiFi router doesn't support over 250 per client it seems. I think I'm going to turn my connection down to 250/250 and save the 10$ a month. I'm writing this 5 months late and inflation and gas prices are awful here in the future. Trust me... It's hot, it's dry, and gas is 5-6$ a gallon for the cheap stuff so people are looking to save gas anyway they can. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@_BlackSpectrum]

It costs freaking $399, please do some budget friendly routers around $50-$100!

[@skyemperor2357]

You can get ac1200 routers from Xiaomi, TP-Link, Huawei and D-Link in that range.

[@_BlackSpectrum]

@@skyemperor2357 thanks

[@skyemperor2357]

@@_BlackSpectrum above 100 Xiaomi dominates with ax3600, ax6000 and ax9000

[@shadowrainexia]

Changing 1 gigabit port to WAN in another ROG router is easy, not sure if it is the same here though. Go to WAN> Dual WAN> Enable Dual WAN> Set your Primary WAN and Secondary WAN and can select the gigabit ethernet and which port. Problem is I don't think you can change the main WAN port into a LAN port though.

[@mrclown7469]

I just want a router that looks like a router, not an alien spaceship 🤷‍♂

[@FleaOnMyWiener]

But GAMING!!!!

[@kbhasi]

There will probably be a normal ASUS router with the same or similar features released later on.

[@ayankhan-xz7xc]

how do you know it looks like an alien spaceship, have u seen one. and how do you know it doesn't look like a router , maybe it does.

[@amashaziz2212]

but why would u NOT want an alien spaceship? 🤷‍♂

[@soryuushi]

The AmpliFi Alien is a really good router though :(

[@adaboy4z]

Asus routers are legit. I've been using the RT-AC3100 for 6 years now and no complaints. 4 smart tv's, 3 cell phones, 2 tablets, Network receiver and 2 computers.

[@Deighvihd]

Would it be possible to show how it performs with wireless vr, airlink and virtual desktop?

[@GeminionRay]

Still using an old RT-AC68U I bought for like $50. Best upgrade I've had so far with my Internet.

[@darknessblades]

Depending on the price this might be a good router upgrade.

[@martinseal1987]

Almost £400 !!!

[@rattslayer]

Looks to be $400 usd.

[@chupacabra377]

that jumper is actually sick

[@justinedzard]

Me with my garbage ISP: "hmmm, this router will definitely help me"

[@prisonmike1063]

I just realised that WIFI ROUTER! has a better processor that what I have in a computer I have at home

[@SpiritOfTheHeretic]

This doesn't seem right because I can hit 950 Mbps with their RT-AX92U through three walls. Windows has a wireless setting you need to MANUALLY change to force it to use AX over AC when they are both present. Look into it.

[@matteocarraro7544]

Steam uses MBps not Mbps, they are two different units of measurements.

[@tristanwelsh2282]

@@matteocarraro7544 @Heretic Just to do a quick and dirty calculation, you can divide your 950Mbps by 8 to get MBps (the unit of measure that Linus uses in the video). Your 950 mbps would be equal to ~119 MBps. Pretty good considering the theoretical maximum of a 1 gig connection is roughly 125 MBps.

[@mcpeko]

Oh, dope! :) I have the Asus GT-AC5300 and need to set up some mesh or something to spread some Arlo Pro 4 cams around. Great video!

[@ChristianStout]

I feel like a noob all over again when Linus starts talking about internet infrastructure and network configurations.

[@swifty1969]

replaced my old tp-link ac-3200 router with the asus rt-ax58u ($89/Amazon renewed). It's truly incredible how good it is. My good'ol tp-link served me well for many years until the company decided not to support it and also couldn't upload large files to hard drives attached to it anymore. My new Asus however, is working flawlessly so far (knock on wood)

[@fafardh]

I'd love to see some testing in real-world conditions though. Say, 2 or 3 real walls (as opposed to dry-walls, sometimes also jokingly referred to as cardboard walls), multiple devices on the WiFi (about 1 PC, 2 Laptops, 3 Smartphones, and a tablet should do it, maybe throw smart-TV streaming Netflix et al. into the mix), a couple neighbors with their own WiFis running interference, interference from other devices that happen to emit EMI, humans (aka. living sacks of water) walking around, etc. You get the point... Obviously, if it's not even getting to 1000BASE-T speeds in such a simplified environment, it won't be able to compete with it in the real-world, let a alone compete with SFP+, but I'd still be curious to see how far WiFi technology has come in the past few years. "Consumer-Grade" WiFi equipment (and to some extent "Enterprise Grade as well) always produce awesome results in labs and cursory "let's fool around with it a bit and see what it can do"-tests like you just did. And then when you want to use them in the real world, it turns out, they actually suck.

[@pauljuvin]

I love how you basically just told all your staff at LMG that they should use their corporate VPN to game from home 😁

[@GFG2gifted]

PSA for Novice Users. This router will NOT increase your ability to eliminate your First Person Shooter enemies over cheaper options. If you already have a router, searching online for guides to improve the quality of your existing connection. Coupled with researching port forwarding for your device will vastly improve your latency and wifi connection durability(if applicable, wired is better).

[@crashgamesuhd]

let me appreciate the 8k yule log video running in the background 0:52 I watched it through. Damn CS courses.

[@IntoxicusFreeman]

Does it still have the bug that causes random disconnects? Various ASUS routers are plagued by that bug and ASUS refuses to admit they're the problem. ASUS has terrible support. It was insane how clueless they were about it. I wound up forcing a return on them and getting a full refund.

[@Cohors1316]

Yeah, I have this issue with an asus router. Every now and then wireless just stops, but still reports that everything is fine. Only fix is a restart.

[@Indictedheart]

I just got one For myself. Can't wait it comes in 2 days.

[@tubastud06]

The reason why adult filtering didn't work is because your phone can use it's cellular DNS servers to find, and effectively, bypass the filtering done on the router.

[@abhishekrathod246]

thats a point

[@Catsrules1]

Yeah content filtering at the router level has become extremely hard to do. Everything is encrypted now, so your kind of stuck with DNS and that is super easy to bypass. And DNS is starting to be encrypted as well.

[@hollymolly518]

I thought he just didn't press apply, he turned on but didn't press apply..or he cut it out.?

[@Supp0rterKun]

Yo this dude is so cool he knows so much, I don’t even need this but it’s nice learning about stuff like this!!!

[@apefu]

I actually would like some wifi router content. It is actually pretty hard to get decent review information. there is always something suspicious in comparisons. Also reviews seem to never cater to anything else than "what is a router again?" people. I'm not even talking about the "I always use openwrt from the command line" level.. In case someone reads this, and yes - this is probably not normal, I am interested in a home solution that can do certificate authentication from devices with a local CA that are not OpenWRT. Any ideas? I do use OpenWRT but at home I am not the only user.

[@npham1198]

Never would I have thought LTT using S1! Amazing!

[@bigbronx]

That is a lot of plastic for just a router. I would love if you guys could push manufacturers like Asus to go in the right direction and consider reducing the amount of plastic used in their packaging. Watching every single one of those antennas in a bag that is going directly to the garbage is really sad.

[@aimgod29]

7:28 Ping is mainly for games like Fortnite or Call of Duty. Ping means the delay you are getting from the server of your game. 6 ping is actually really good. The average ping I have is 20 to 38 ping, and I am a competitive gamer.

[@freazyknight]

Hell yeah i want this in my new home, however the home i am building will be using access points will this be good as the modem that will feed the 24 port switches that will feed the access points (all unifi at 1gb)

[@TMade193]

Ah yes commenting a question 2 minutes after a 13 minute video came out. Wonder if your answer is maybe in the video?

[@coledeko]

@@TMade193 they didn’t ask a question?

[@freazyknight]

@@TMade193 Done watching the video now. I like sometimes to ask the question and after finishing i put answer or remove it =P. i actually know about the AX11000 so this one might give good answers because i am in process of making a home and now making access points and port and going to choose a modem that is good for all.

[@TMade193]

@@coledeko they did ask a question they just didn’t use a question mark. Holy shit him asking a question to try and gather replies while he watches i understand. But you didn’t even take the time to read and fully process one comment? How lazy are you?

[@user_anthony]

9:00 I genuinely felt excited when it finally did it. Like hitting the dvd rom logo into the corner level satisfied 😂👌

[@Yokina]

10:44 Linus Sex Tips

[@ShrikantSonone]

1:17 like the transition

[@Masterrunescapeer]

That 80MBps is not that special? I've had it in routers years ago. What makes it special in WiFi 6 is that it should stay at that speed no matter the number of clients due to multiplexing. This entire video seems like Linus hasn't used a modern route in the last 5 years.

[@vollkerball1]

thought the same. My wifi with 4 clients as a good speed

[@scottsmith2173]

The most I have had with a WiFi5 client is around 500Mbps tops after dumbing down the encryption.

[@vollkerball1]

@@scottsmith2173 i actually don´t remember the speed but is good enough for 4k streaming on the devices

[@Masterrunescapeer]

@@scottsmith2173 depending whether receiving device is 2x2 or 4x4 MIMO, and even normal 802.11ac routers with 1300Mbps gave about 800Mbps. I did some file copies and was too lazy to plug in a LAN cable back in 2016 I think it was, was getting around 90MBps copy speeds, since only phones on WiFi and those were all on the other access point other side of the house, so no issue with sharing.

[@hariranormal5584]

@@Masterrunescapeer I had one system on LAN, another handheld device on the 5Ghz. Transferring a file through it got me like 45MB/s, almost.

[@AmirAM06]

Now I can say "Your router is faster than my PC" with confidence.

[@hangman4011]

Seems cool, but not $400 cool.

[@romankadlecek4606]

What is so crazy? My OLD Netgear AC1750r2 send to my laptop 500mbit too. And this router costed 100dolars. And it is 3 years OLD !

[@evolution1565]

I know this is a ShortCircuit video, but many features or information is not mentioned. Things like if the router has any bufferbloat control (such as cake). How “WAN aggregation” works, if it can do load balancing over unequal WAN connections. If it has VLAN support. I know you can get most of these features by using OpenWRT, but it would be nice to have them in the stock firmware. Also, there is no easy way to find out if the features are present, since there is no detailed documentation.

[@obitwokenobi9808]

Just bought one. Can't wait!

[@ThatGuyAlon]

How do you like it?

[@Conza]

8:43 - what a time to be alive!

[@Sasoon2006]

I replaced WiFi card in my cheap Lenovo laptop with Intel AX200, and I can now transfer files from NAS to laptop with 105MB/s (840mbps) over WiFi. Router is Asus AX86U.

[@redknight4]

great to see it can be used as a wired to wireless bridge.

[@patton3338]

Still really like my Asus AX-58u. Its only '3000' Mbs, but still provides heaps of speed for a 2 person household and the dozen or so devices that we run.

[@meach_alot]

Is this good for gaming?

[@rxyan_]

It is interesting to watch a futuristic high end router unboxing video on grandmother's 1b/s speed 1G router 😂😂

[@GHUMGHAMCANADA]

thank you for great review. it helped me to make decision. Could you let me know what video aspect ratio did you use for this video?

[@DH-rt3fk]

Pro move by Linus throwing on the incognito mode.

[@mcgo0097]

ASUS is really solid in the router game. I am getting phenomenal speed from the RT-AX88U.

[@AutoAbsolute]

My Unifi setup is lightning fast - need to compare this gamer stuff to other utility type brands

[@GumikoVT]

I had to set up port forwarding and static IP for my plex and komga servers, and my basic tp link router made it super easy to set up.

[@stevenlilly]

I see a lot of people complaining about the Asus AX models having total wifi drop outs and needing to be rebooted quite often.. I'm running an old RT-AC68 model. It has been flawless and was recently looking at possibly going to the AX86 or better.. Lots of complaints.. Too many to make the jump for just my laptop, phones, IOT devices.. Everything else is hardwired throughout the house..

[@PrairieDog]

I have the AX-3000 model and the problems people are having stem from some of the WiFi6 specific settings. I had to disable the WiFi agile multiband feature as it was causing issues with non WiFi6 clients.

[@stevenlilly]

@@PrairieDog thank you for the response.. Seems like in home usage, you aren't really losing much benefit with it turned off.. I gave up on upgrading.. True my phone could take advantage of new tech, but do I really need it to be better than 650Mbps, probably not.. Why break what's not broken..

[@PrairieDog]

@@stevenlilly True. I mainly bought mine to replace a truly old Linksys Xbox router that was failing. I do have WiFi6 on my desktop and it allows for PC game streaming to my Xbox downstairs with good performance so that it doesn't lag playing pc games on the bigger screen.

[@realramo]

you have a very nice pixelated fireplace. :)

[@mazz85-]

Been satisfied with Asus modems in the past. Looking for reliability over top speed.

[@LanceMcCarthy]

I'm spoiled by UniFi, can't imagine going from a UDM Pro to a consumer router/AP. Though, I am thinking about different family members who might need this so I can play with it.

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

Does unifi have 6E WiFi routers with WAN and LAN ports that are greater than 1Gbps?

[@LanceMcCarthy]

@@pr0jectSkyneT yes 10 and 25GBs. Check out Linus's new home upgrade series. He is using it there too