D-LinkM15/2 Eagle Pro AI Mesh WiFi 6 Router System (2-Pack) AX1500 - Multi-Pack for Smart Wireless Internet Network, Voice Control

I was a little worried about this router (AC2600) after reading some reviews. I have stuck by D-Link products and sole use them if I can and this router has been the best D-Link router I have ever used. It was time to upgrade from my previous D-Link router since it reached end of life and this was a no brainer. It has never caused any connectivity issues, is solid as a rock, and offers ridiculously blazing fast throughput. I have read others state that the configuration settings have been pared down but for me, that is a good thing! The previous D-Link settings were so vast that the configurations were endless and if one small setting screwed everything up, it was a nightmare to troubleshoot and often meant I would need to reset and start over. I like the interface and again cannot stress how little I have to think about or maintain this router. It just works and works well!

Even though I have Fios, my internet connectively was terrible. The issue was clearly the Verizon router (that I was stupidly renting from them) because when I connected directly via Ethernet cable, the speed was fantastic. It took some finagling as my ONT data port was for Coaxial only, so I had to call Verizon and get them to switch it over to Ethernet. But once I did that, the setup on this router took less than 5 minutes, and as you can see in the speed tests, this router is awesome. The test was run from a room away from the router with several other devices connected at the same time. Yay!!

At first, I was really dissapointed with the extremely poor performance of this wireless router. Every single firmware ( I even tried with DD-WRT) made it worse; except version "WPA2 Security (KRACK) Patch (1.02B02 BETA)". Don't forget to do a 10 second reset after successfully uploading the firmware to the flash memory. Also, if you're having trouble with webpages not loading images or taking forever to load, try changing the MTU value (take a look at the troubleshooting section of the manual) in Settings>Internet>Advance.Finally, the UI is too simple, making things like QoS (which is the main feature in a gaming router) way too basic. It also lacks features like LAN segmentation (VLAN), which is very useful when you have IP cameras and/or a NAS.If you are a gamer and your ISP uses HFC (Cable) Internet connections, don't expect this router to improve your Internet connection by lowering your ping or giving you some extra bandwidth. The only thing that gives you a low ping and low jitter, is being close to the server and switching to a fiber connection (FTTH). Besides, the best for a gaming console or PC is a wired connection, so make sure that whatever network equipment you plan to buy, at least meet these 4 basic requirements:1. Decent ethernet cables (Cat6 and above)2. Gigabit ethernet ports3. High throughput (WAN>LAN/LAN>WAN)4. Advance QoS features that allow you to prioritize traffic not only by device, but also by protocol or even application.If you are looking for a solid gaming router, keep looking, this woudn't be your best choice. If you can get one of these at 50% off (I got mine at $72) and somehow you can make it work, then it's alright. It gets the job done for most use cases.Edit: If you are troubleshooting the missing images, slow webpage loading, and overall lagging; check the color of the Internet connection LED (the second from left to right). If the LED is amber, then there's some kind of problem or limitation with the Internet connection. Try changing the MTU number (in my case, 1500 was the right value). When the LED changes to a green color, the problem is fixed.

Last year, I got tired of my TP-Link Archer AC1750 and decided to 'upgrade' to a pair Google OnHubs to take advantage of Google WiFi's supposedly great mesh network system. I have never owned a more disappointing, piece of garbage, feature-less router than Google WiFi. This past weekend was the last straw, so I decided to look elsewhere. Most of these mesh systems attempt to be very consumer friendly in that they only offer apps for management rather than a web admin page. I *need* a web admin page. I do port forwarding and use DHCP reservations, which are frustrating to do on an app, and I flat out hate using my phone to administer my router.My house is 2350 sqft, and 2 stories. I was initially concerned that the D-Link AC2600 EXO (DIR-882) wouldn't cover my whole house and back yard, but those concerns were unfounded. I placed the router upstairs in the front of the house, and speed tests are still excellent in the backyard.The web admin page is clean and uncluttered, and updating the router didn't wipe the settings, which may seem like an obvious feature, but tell that to TP-Link. The only thing that was difficult to find was where to do DHCP reservations (the home menu, click on the device list, then on a specific device). Everything else was pretty straightforward.I did turn off the smart connect feature (or whatever it's called) on the Wireless page, because my iPhone was connecting automatically to the 2.4 GHz network instead of the 5 GHz network. That might've been because of something I did on my Mac, though (changes sync across iCloud...yadda yadda), so possibly not the router's fault. Anyway, overall, I'm happy with this router so far. The price point for the feature set seems pretty hard to beat.