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  1. Ian B

    RT-AC66U - During heavy download CPU maxes & WiFi fails - is this normal?

    I've done some work so I'll share my results. I removed the USB pendrive, wiped the Asus and updated to Firmware:380.65_4 while I was at it. I swapped it into my network instead of the Sophos UTM and started testing. I found that in it's default set up I can download 'to the max' and the CPU...
  2. Ian B

    RT-AC66U - During heavy download CPU maxes & WiFi fails - is this normal?

    Thanks mstombs, I have not tested with changes to hardware acceleration. I searched these forums a little more deeply and it seems I am not alone with this issue, it seems that USB disk or various other services can cause the CPU to max out. I also discovered posts that said that if hardware...
  3. Ian B

    RT-AC66U - During heavy download CPU maxes & WiFi fails - is this normal?

    Maybe I wrote too much ... TL;DR = Surely somebody can comment on whether their Merlin/Asus AC66U can handle a heavy download at the same time as WiFi on a fast connection? Edit: I checked and I am on 380.65 FW
  4. Ian B

    RT-AC66U - During heavy download CPU maxes & WiFi fails - is this normal?

    I bought this RT-AC66U from eBay in Dec 2015 and it's been my main router and WiFi in my house. I used in for a few weeks on the standard Asus FW before installing Merlin on it. I've been generally very pleased with the router. I have set up parental controls to stop internet for certain...
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