Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8

I'd consider the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor. It is pricey for an "outdoor" unit, but you could always install it indoors. The RT-BE96U is one of Asus' Extendable Routers with AiMesh, so if you stay with

Thanks - this is kinda what I was looking for. BT10s are more than likely going to be my choice due to price point, and my setup with be identical to yours. I'm not all that well versed in networking

This is a great overview of how to select routers for a great AiMesh setup: https://dongknows.com/tips-and-rules-on-picking-the-best-asus-aimesh-combo/

I'm going to let this bake for a day and see how stable it is, but my nodes are back online now. The gist though, as advised somewhere in this post, is to just update the nodes. Went here to get the

I was having a hard time with AiMesh recently, but things went back to normal after rollback the firmware.

Yes, I did - removed it from AiMesh, reseted it to the factory settings and then added back. 0 clients after all. So, I reverted everything back.

ASUS sells WiFI 7 routers that AIMesh. I would imagine that if you wanted WiFi 7 in a limited location in your home you may be able to retain your other routers.

ASUS includes all security features with router purchase. So even though TP-Link is often initially cheaper than ASUS for router hardware, you will spend more over time with the TP-Link product if you

Yeah, the cables in the Asus AImesh setup look like something designed by AI :P

I have a mixed setup, AiMesh is pretty smart now, and everything is controlled by the main router, I think you should try it out.

AiMesh works great as long as all the nodes (router and other mesh nodes) use the same WiFi standard. Your nodes are all WiFi 6 so should work quite well.

The issue was due to a corrupted or stuck ARP/MAC association inside the ASUS router (main node of a 3-unit AiMesh ZenWiFi AX setup).