lol this might take a while…
Started at 5/31 11am ET. We’ll see how fast this baby moves on a 12yo #MacMini using #ProtonVPN & gigabit #fios through a #glinet #AXT1800 router, a CAT6-connected AP, a #MoCA -connected AP, & finally CAT6. It’s a circuitous route, I know, but these are the limitations of a 74yo house.
FWIW speeds right now are slower than usual: 174 Mbps down, 178 up. Usually in the 500-600 range. Maybe it’s the age of the #Mac, or I’m splitting between the #Ente & speed test?
I'm a #linux geek and a security enthusiast. Also, I'm a cheapskate. Last time our family was out and about, the hotel offered paid wifi, priced per device and I wasn't having it. Cue the TP-Link RE650 - a "range extender" capable of running the #OpenWRT router firmware. Performance and stability was crap when doing wifi-to-wifi bridging and the device didn't have enough juice to run #WireGuard #VPN, which is the way I connect safely to my home rack. A couple of weeks ago, I discovered the #Slate AX (#AXT1800) travel router from GL-iNet. Same concept, but half the size, a lot more juice, USB-C powered, SD slot and USB connector and so far rock solid and powerful enough to run WireGuard with cycles to spare. I'm a very happy customer! 🙂
Just ordered a #GL-iNet #AXT1800 travel router. It plays nice w/ #ProtonVPN & claims 550Mbps on #WireGuard. I’ll insert this as my main router to give my whole home #VPN coverage & use my 2 Verizon FiOS #G3100 routers as APs linked by #MoCA.
I’ll likely upgrade to the #Flint2 (#MT6000 gets 900Mbps on WireGuard 👀) when it’s released & use this travel router when I *ahem* travel for work, but it should tick the boxes I have in the meantime 🤞✅
Chris Geoghooligan ✊
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