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Hi all. So I need some advice.

I just got my fiber installed. Ita gona be a 200/200 Mbps line

Now I have some criteria for a new router and I thought I found one that would work. It was a Tenda AC10. But the one I got from geewiz was a revision 3 and not 1 so it did not have a pptp vpn server on it that I was looking for.
I'm sending it back and have found 3 potential routers I could use but want some input.

Criteria.
Needs to be gigabit network points.
Needs to have a pptp vpn server on it(not the client vpn).
Having bandwidth utilization monitoring is preferred.

The other 3 I found that mostly match this is the following.

Tenda ac21 or tx3 (second-guessing the brand but has everything I need)
Tplink archer c6 or a6 (documentation states the c6 is better but has less features can't conform and don't knownif it has bandwidth monitor)
Asus ac52u (not sure exactly what versionthis one is on the site so I don't know if it's gigabit or 10/100 also I don't knownifnit has bandwidth monitoring)

I can post links to them all if that help.

If anyone has any of these please can I also have feedback

Also I am on a budget and can't spend more that R1200

EDIT

Here are the links to them all.

ASUS RT-AC52U

TP-Link ARCHER C6

TP-Link Archer A6

Tenda TX3

Tenda AC21

 
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I would love to get the higher end router but yes budget is a problem. Also I'm not to phased about 802.11ax as I don't have any devices that use it. I might upgrade the router in 3 years time and then by then only our phones would use it. But a better router would be nice
 
Asus RT68U, definitely worth while. If you intend adding a new AP the AI mesh function is great even if the second router is going to be connected via ethernet.
 
I think I have a busted DSL-AC68U which has a broken DSL port, but rest should be working

if you pay for shipping you can take it and see how it runs

can use it till you can maybe up that budget to get an RT-AC68U

PM me and I will check if I still have it around here somewhere
 
Budget restrictions, but a 200Mbos fibre was selected..... Why by a Ferrari and only have R500 a month for 93 unleaded fuel?

Might as well use the isp given router then. And I really hope you don't plan on wasting time and using a paid vpn service to connect directly via router too it.
 
Budget restrictions, but a 200Mbos fibre was selected..... Why by a Ferrari and only have R500 a month for 93 unleaded fuel?

Might as well use the isp given router then. And I really hope you don't plan on wasting time and using a paid vpn service to connect directly via router too it.
So I'm sharing it with my father that lives in the house next to me there is about 3 families on this network all together.

Also I getbthe fiber from my place of work as we have a new isp section. It's R900 for a 200/200 line. So spilling it with my dad is R400 for me for a 200/200 line witch is amazing

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So I'm sharing it with my father that lives in the house next to me there is about 3 families on this network all together.

Also I getbthe fiber from my place of work as we have a new isp section. It's R900 for a 200/200 line. So spilling it with my dad is R400 for me for a 200/200 line witch is amazing

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We have a 200/100mb line here at home/office. We share it with the nieghbours. Office pays R800, nieghbour pays R800, I pay R0. LOL
 
UPDATE.

Thank you to @Off-The-Chart for giving me the opertunity to borrow his router. Fortunatly i was able to sell my Ubiquti AP-AC-LR to @tman that is a very nice persone.
With that i has enough money to buy myself a Asus RT-AC86U

Thank you all for the recomendations and support.

Im glad i went with a better choise.
 

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