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  1. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Yes I tried AiMesh mode. Same performance under the same conditions.
  2. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Thank you! It was driving me crazy too. I’ve relegated the AC1900P to AiMesh node for now to extend the coverage at home.
  3. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Update: finally reverted the AC1900P to STOCK Asus firmware. The media bridge performance is no better. FreshTomato has at least 5x faster throughput. @RMerlin, to bring you up to speed: a third-party firmware project forked from TomatoUSB has somehow managed to get significantly better 5GHz...
  4. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    I installed FreshTomato on the AC68U AC1900P and saw a massive throughput increase to about 600Mbps in both directions. Same as the Netgear R7000 running FreshTomato. So now I'm going to revert to the stock firmware to see if the speeds are consistent. If they are fast on stock firmware...
  5. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    So... does anyone else have any thoughts about why the wireless bridge throughput would be so slow (50-70Mbps) compared to the R7000 (600Mbps+) despite having similar signal strength, similar placement, and similar specs between the two devices? Both routers have a 1 GHz dual core A7 Cortex ARM...
  6. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Thanks for the tip!
  7. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    So I did a full factory reset of the Asus RT-AC68U and then configured it for Media Bridge from the setup wizard. Now it shows 5GHz, RSSI -35 dBm, and 1300MHz. However, the results from www.speedtest.net did not improve much. 80Mbps down, 59Mbps up. On the plus side, my smart hubs work...
  8. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Yes.
  9. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    That wouldn’t explain an 8x improvement in performance. The routers are in the same position. The Netgear has a weaker RSSI than the Asus but 8x the speed. The antennae are similar in length on both devices and similarly oriented. As the previous commenter indicated, it seems the Asus was...
  10. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    Update: I swapped to a different make/model... I had a Netgear R7000 lying around that I hadn't used in a while. The Asus RT-AC68U and Netgear R7000 are very similar under the hood: Dual Band 2.4GHz & 5GHz 802.11n @ 600Mbps, 802.11ac @ 1300Mbps Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 CPU @ 1GHz 128MB flash...
  11. theirongiant

    RT-AC68U in Media Bridge mode won't go faster than 288.9 Mbps. Main router = AX-88U. RSSI @ AC-68U is a strong -35dBm.

    I have an RT-AX88U in the main office and an RT-AC68U / RT-AC1900P serving as a media bridge about 15 feet away, through one layer of drywall in a wood frame house. It's in a hallway broom closet where I added an electrical outlet to convert it into a server closet. I added active ventilation...
  12. theirongiant

    Recommended Wi-Fi settings for IoT devices that randomly disconnect / reconnect? Doorbells, bulbs, TVs, thermostats, etc.

    Ouch. Did you try segregating the IoT devices / smart things into their own 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network ?
  13. theirongiant

    Recommended Wi-Fi settings for IoT devices that randomly disconnect / reconnect? Doorbells, bulbs, TVs, thermostats, etc.

    Google has a comprehensive KB about dealing with "Nest is Offline." They also have an article with recommended Wi-Fi settings, and a list of incompatible routers. My old router was similar to one of the ones listed. As soon as I replaced it, the problem went away. I believe the problem was...
  14. theirongiant

    Recommended Wi-Fi settings for IoT devices that randomly disconnect / reconnect? Doorbells, bulbs, TVs, thermostats, etc.

    It sounds like separate networks might be the most sane way to go here without killing performance for every other 5GHz device. I have very few devices left that only use 2.4GHz, and all of them are smart things / IoT. It will be mildly annoying to reprogram them. Did anyone else have a...
  15. theirongiant

    Recommended Wi-Fi settings for IoT devices that randomly disconnect / reconnect? Doorbells, bulbs, TVs, thermostats, etc.

    I have only found a couple of posts here related to smart home devices connected to Wi-Fi that like to randomly disconnect and reconnect. The device that prompted me to investigate this was my Logitech Circle View Doorbell. Apple HomeKit helpfully notifies me that the doorbell goes offline...
  16. theirongiant

    Router lockup: "can't fork" on command line

    It looks as though someone else asked Mr. Wizard this question seven years ago. And some new guy revived it from the dead with a list of some services he dug out of the source code.
  17. theirongiant

    The "service" command and how does it work?

    Holy smokes. I was just asking about this over in another thread, completely unaware of this one's existence.
  18. theirongiant

    Router lockup: "can't fork" on command line

    Could an enterprising sysadmin peek around in /etc/init.d or /etc/rc3.d and figure them out?
  19. theirongiant

    Router lockup: "can't fork" on command line

    Thanks. I tried the “service” command first, but the internal --help info is very sparse, and it doesn’t have an obvious “list” or “--status-all” argument like Ubuntu or RedHat. Is the list of services documented somewhere?
  20. theirongiant

    Router lockup: "can't fork" on command line

    Thank you. I think I edited my comment after posting the reply, so you might have missed the change I made. The cronjob now reads as follows: 0 0 * * * rm /var/log/strongswan.charon.log; /usr/sbin/ipsec restart
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