Alternative to Netgear R7800

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
1

Hello all,

I need to replace my wireless infrastructure .


The suggested Netgear r7800/ ZyXEL NBG6817 are doing what I need.


I'm not able to find them online is there some available alternatives?

2

This has been asked a few times recently. Recommend you search. My personal suggestion is the Belkin RT3200 as it is 802.11ax vs ac and it has excellent OW support.

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3

Netgear XR500 is the direct successor for R7800 (otherwise identical, but with double flash and without eSATA).
Supported by OpenWrt master and 22.03

4

You can usually find Archer C2600s pretty cheap, on ebay.

5

Xiaomi AX3200/AX6S.

6

Thank you all for the answers.

Some of the suggested devices are wi-fi6, should I favor this new
technology?

I realy appreciate the help.

7

depends on your client's capabilities, but generally, yes, you should.

8

Agreed, no point in buying obsolete technology particularly when the one with the latest standard is so well supported/stable.