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AjTrek1
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That said if you want a single piece of kit here's what I use: https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AC5300/

Cheers!

Yes indeed a very nice router AjTrek1...and similar to the top spec Netgear Nighthawks. I am rather envious, as I too would like that router, as i believe it supports OpenVPN Server and would be ideal for tunnelling home to my LAN when on holiday.

Thanks for the vote of approval :)
Funny you should mention the Netgear Nighthawk series. I actually tried the Nighthawk AC4000-X6S and the Nighthawk AC5300-X8 before settling on the ASUS RT AC5300. Yes it does support Open VPN.

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Thanks gents: I will research these.

What I have simply loved about the 2011 TC is that I have not had to do anything to it in any manner since the day it was installed. Truly fit and forget. Adding IP reservations for Sonos was the only intervention I did in 2014, and via the utility, that was a breeze. And yes, the hard drive was not up to multi zone play of different music streams, I had to fix latencies in that by adding a WD NAS to the set up.

If I need anything in performance improvement now it would be more grunt to eliminate the two AEX extenders at either side of the TC, in rooms a brick wall away. Otherwise all I need is something that will do the rinse and repeat thing; no extenders would be nice, but not a must.

And the only reason to change is in anticipation of failure and the chance to get a router cheaper in the US than in India - at about half the price. On the other hand, the TC may even soldier on for a few more years, so there is that option to also consider.
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And the only reason to change is in anticipation of failure and the chance to get a router cheaper in the US than in India - at about half the price. On the other hand, the TC may even soldier on for a few more years, so there is that option to also consider.
Fwiw, my wireless network infrastructure also includes a Time Capsule (4th Gen) and an Airport Express (2nd Gen). Both have been easy to use and trouble-free, rather more so than the ISP-provided cable modem / router that is also part of the set up. Although Apple appears to have ended new product development for network equipment, it's still selling devices and I would expect a 3-5 year support window for significant security issues from the point at which a device is discontinued.

Not very exciting, I know, but I'd be minded to keep your exisiting devices if they are meeting your needs. I certainly have no urge to replace mine.
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The WAN port of my Time Capsule seems to be close to failure causing internet stuttering, although Sonos net + NAS based music play is not affected, with a Boost and NAS wired to the LAN ports of the TC.

I am looking at cheaper solutions available in India that will involve a modem+router, with perhaps some WiFi extenders. With such products of today, are there any compatibility issues one needs to look for vis a vis Sonos, where the same set up will be used for Sonos - with the NAS and Boost wired to the LAN ports of the router?
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