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  1. Klueless

    Wireless backhaul for two Asus RT-AX86U - good idea?

    With regards to fine tuning the positioning of your existing AX this Forum Stickie might be of some interest? With regards to using a wireless backhaul between two (2) AX86Us the bigger issue comes to play when a user connects to the same radio that is backhauling to the router. Let's call the...
  2. Klueless

    Multiple routers or mesh?

    Trip always comes up with the best solutions. Me? I come up with cheap. If it's just two wireless nodes (wireless router and AP) I usually just go with an AP. If it's three or more nodes I start looking at MESH. If you were happy with the powerline (save for the backhaul) you could keep the...
  3. Klueless

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    Congratulations! Now I'm left wondering; Can you connect to the Draytek using, say, the 2.4 GHz radio only thus leaving the 5 GHz radio / SSID for clients only? (I've set up repeaters/extender before but never the Asus version.)
  4. Klueless

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    That is unfortunate. The Asus is a "Router". AP, Repeater, etc. are simply tweaks, configuration alternatives. As such I'm not surprised that they didn't clean up the main GUI to reflect their limitations. I am a little surprised you bought a router to dumb down to serve as an AP when one...
  5. Klueless

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    With the Asus in "Repeater" mode you will connect to one of the Draytek "guest" SSIDs. The Asus will then broadcast a SSID for clients. I "think", by default, the client SSID will have a slightly different name but can be renamed to the SSID name you prefer. If/when you get that working we...
  6. Klueless

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    Uh oh. ISP Router? I mistakenly assumed you were using an Asus Router which allows multiple SSIDs, some guest and some not. Does your ISP router allow similar? If so then yes to a, yes to b and yes, I do believe the vernacular would be "repeater mode".
  7. Klueless

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    I've observed the same. An Asus in "router" mode: Ethernet - Full Access Main SSID - Full Access "Guest" SSID - Optional Isolation An Asus "AP" simply inherits the attributes of its connection into the router thus a simple solution is to connect the AP wirelessly to the router's guest SSID...
  8. Klueless

    Mesh Wi-Fi - What's the best for me and for 2019?

    Kinda curious how things went for you?
  9. Klueless

    iPerf results from WIFI6

    "About" 137 & 90 Mbps respectively ...
  10. Klueless

    Cable Modem Puchasing Help

    I stand corrected. First time I've seen pricing done this way. (Hope it doesn't catch on : -) "EQUIP, TAXES & FEES: Free standard installation with online orders. Modem-lease will be charged $10.00 a month. Free Smart Router available with leased modem. Limit 1 router per household. A $3.50...
  11. Klueless

    Cable Modem Puchasing Help

    I'm surprised. I've never seen a "modem" rental fee. I have seen "wifi/router" rental fees. Sometimes the vendor provides an all-in-one "modem/wifi/router" so there's a fee for that. I've had vendors remove their routers, replace "all-in-ones" with a modem only and even bridge an...
  12. Klueless

    Mesh or second router?

    Or ... you could hardwire a device such as the ol' Netgear 6150 to your router for garage / side-yard access? It's cheap (as compared to using mesh or a router), doesn't take up much space and is easy to set up. It will allow you to use up to two existing SSIDs but, using hardwire, will not...
  13. Klueless

    A New Door Opens

    But you provide this amazing service to all of us for Free! Is that not charity : -)
  14. Klueless

    News Game On for Wi-Fi 6E

    Well that is good news but how does that work? Wouldn't, for example, beacons have to be sent at a mere 10 Mbps to be backwards compatible?
  15. Klueless

    News Game On for Wi-Fi 6E

    Good point. Now when I check the "N Only" box under 2.4 GHz do I eliminate that liability? If so when will we see a similar feature under 5 GHz (to eliminate backward compatibility for A)?
  16. Klueless

    News Game On for Wi-Fi 6E

    I agree. Ethernet also started off as a single cable half duplex shared medium and it took many years to evolve to full duplex. Simply adding the 2nd wire didn't do it as they were still collected at hubs, Layer 1, multi-port repeaters, also half duplex by definition. It wasn't until the...
  17. Klueless

    [Help] 5GHz radio dying on RT-AC66U_B1 running Merlin 384.18 firmware...

    I doubt this will help but I was having a similar problem with 5 GHz for awhile. I tried a few things (reboot, reset, turn on and off radio, etc.) but the problem kept coming back. Then I narrowed it down to a "bad client device" on 5 GHz that compromised the entire Asus 5 GHz service. It was...
  18. Klueless

    What router stat should I look for if I want 4 clients to be able to stream 1080p content simultanously?

    That was a great catch. It was also almost three years ago. Even so THiggins noted that two 1x1 clients achieved 63% increase with one of the MU-MIMO routers. That would be my design goal, MU-MIMO sharing airtime more effectively with low end (1 x 1) clients. Maybe things have gotten better...
  19. Klueless

    What router stat should I look for if I want 4 clients to be able to stream 1080p content simultanously?

    I know you so you are probably right but, in my defense, I lifted this directly from the Asus Website; Antenna External antenna x 3 Internal 3dBi antenna x 1 for Wi-Fi Transmit/Receive MIMO technology 2.4 GHz 3 x 3 5 GHz 4 x 4
  20. Klueless

    About that flat black Ethernet patch cable that ships with Asus Routers ...

    Thanks. I think that's actually good to hear. Since flat is cheaper the change back to round might suggest "flat" wasn't the best choice? My cable path took me past three printer/copier/scanners, perhaps it really was noise related? I did a search. Flat does have its fans but some prefer...
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