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Linksys EA9500 Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
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23
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
63 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
5 %
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62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
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9 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports841
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports22
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
White
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width10.41 in11.63 in2.28 in
Height12.53 in8.93 in3.5 in
Depth2.62 in2.15 in3.5 in
Weight3.81 lb2.43 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnonono
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2166.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesno
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOyesno
N/A
Number of antennas86
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
6to4
N/A
no
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
806.4 Mbps100.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyesno
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
Routing protocol
N/A
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
< 3.2

Security

DMZnoyesyes
VPN clientnoyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP

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