Menu
What's new
By:
Filters Better Search

n66u

  • SNBForums Code of Conduct

    SNBForums is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

    Please be tolerant and patient of others, especially newcomers. We are all here to share and learn!

    The rules are simple: Be patient, be nice, be helpful or be gone!

  1. knecke

    What router should I buy?

    Hello! I currently have the old Asus RT-N66U, in a 3 room apartment with thick walls that disturb WiFi connection. I wanted to get Adguard Home etc for my router and realized how old it was, it seems its not possible to install on old Merlin firmware (?) 380.70 So I think my best option...
  2. S

    RT-AC66U with RT-N66U PSU & Antennae

    I currently have an ASUS RT-N66U which I used as a switch & access point combo with wired backhaul. It recently died but the PSU is confirmed still working. I am looking for a replacement and I have seen an ASUS RT-AC66U going cheaply because it does not have a PSU or antennae. Does anyone here...
  3. R

    Help me choose nice router for parental control

    Hi folks, my internet service is CGNAT (jio,india) and their crappy GPON modem refuses to allow bridging so i end up with what you call.. triple NAT my primary requirement is parental control and i've a working Asus N66 with tomato FW i tried content filtering with OpenDNS but its not working...
  4. G

    Move from N66U to AC86U or AX68U or AX86U?

    I need to replace a dying N66U. I have a new in the box never used AC86U, manufactured in 2018, with hardware version R1.5 and firmware 3.0.4.384, that I can use. But I'm also wondering about going right to an AX68U or an AX86U instead. I just can't decide which of those two would serve my needs...
  5. L

    Fiber IPTV settings on N66U without ISP router

    Hi everyone, just wondering how I might setup my Merlin N66U for TV (currently I have it running ONT>N66U with PPPoE no TV yet)? Here is the ISP router WAN setup for TV (VLAN6) and internet (VLAN4): Here are my current settings for Merlin-N66U (internet works perfect): Would all I have...
  6. L

    Tagged VLAN ping router but no internet

    Hi - Can anyone help me with this configuration. I have an L2 tagged VLAN (20) which can ping all it's peers and the router @ 10.1.1.1, it can even resolve DNS via the router but it cannot connect to the internet, I'm at a loss as to why. All my devices connect through port 1 on the Asus N66U...
    • law1213
    • Thread
    • asus n66u tagging vlan vlan tagging vlan tagging internet access
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
  7. B

    New AC laptop slow on N66U

    I have an ASUS RT-N66U with Merlin 380.70, the last version for this router. My Rogers package is 150Mbps. My old Dell laptop was getting ~80Mbps. I bought a new Dell laptop with an AC 7265. It is getting ~15Mbps. I have read "old router, old cpu" in other threads, and I am looking at new...
  8. M

    HELP: Setting a router between N66U internet modem

    My end goal is to split traffic on two routers. Router 2 (a N66U is not directly connected to internet and is running a VPN client). Router 1 (a LinkSys) would be simply connected to the internet modem (while Router 2 would be connected to Router 1 to get internet connectivity ). Is that even...
  9. SmallASUSNetworkBuilder

    N66U printer repeatedly going offline

    On all my PCs all running on Windows 10 every once in a while I noticed my HP Deskjet 1000 J110 had gone permanently offline, and the Printer.exe program ("EZ Printer" official download from ASUS) cannot detect the printer after that; it just stalls when it is attempting to detect it. Power...
  10. A

    N66U Failing? rebooting itself

    Hello folks, I recently discovered my router is rebooting itself, I believe. I've read the log but could not find anything out of the ordinary, here are a few things that might help: The lines that are in blue is because I run syncthing on my desktop (192.168.11.5) and in my phone...
  11. crobs808

    Cannot Do USB to USB Backup on AC86U Like I Did With N66U?

    Hi everyone, I just replaced my N66U (running Merlin FW) with the better AC86U (running Asuswrt-Merlin 384.7_2), but I cannot find out how to do USB to USB backup like I had configured with the N66U router. Basically, I have 2x 4TB drives (one named "Primary" and one "Secondary") both hooked...
    • crobs808
    • Thread
    • ac86u asus backup local backup n66u replication samba smb storage usb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  12. M

    Triple or more WAN on 380.70

    Hi, I am a bit new for networking and linux. I have a question: Is it possible to set up more than two WAN on 380.70 ASUS N66U? I know it is not possible to do that through UI, but is it possible to set this up with some user scripts? If it is possible please direct me to the manuals or at...
    • mattz
    • Thread
    • dualwan merlin n66u tripplewan wan
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  13. D

    RT N66U does not stay in rescue mode

    I recently tried to update the firmware for my RT N66U router. Off course it made the router stop working and after some research I discovered that it was in rescue mode. I am now trying to use the firmware restoration utility from Asus web page. I can put the router in rescue mode (turning it...
  14. G

    RT-N66U and VPNFilter - Firmware?

    Today the RT-N66U was added to the list of routers known to be affected by the VPNFilter malware. What are folks doing about updating firmware for the RT-N66U to deal with VPNFilter? It appears 3.0.0.4.382_50470 with a date of May 15, 2018, is the most recent firmware but I haven't found much...
  15. B

    StopHammer Script on N66U

    Hello, I have a question about the scripts I can run using asuswrt-merlin. I have an old Asus WL500gP V2 router with dd-wrt, but I just got an Asus N66U that'd I like to flash with asuswrt-merlin. However, I am a bit concerned about not having access to my favortite Optware script, Stophammer...
  16. jaros85

    RT-N66U reset with Huawei E3372s

    Hello everyone. I have my ASUS RT-N66U with merlin firmware 380.68 In USB I have Huawei modem E3372s HiLink When I set dual wan as a load balancing, router is rebooting when I more saturate my internet connection. The same problem is with failover mode with E3372s I test loadbalancing with...
  17. ergoProxy

    client isolation rt-n66u

    I need to isolate my old devices (1 tablet, 1 kindle) from the other devices (pc, mac, smartphone) inside my home network without using the wireless guest network. They should only be able to connect to the internet. What is the most effective way? I tried with Firewall - Network Services...
  18. J

    RT-N66U nmp_client_list won't stay deleted

    Hey Everyone, This is my first post. I have an RT-N66U running 380.65_0 and I've been having trouble for the last couple of months around my iDevices and windows computers not being able to use the web UI without crashes and freezes of the respective web browser. The router is in a coffee shop...
  19. hifiwifi

    N66 to 1900P - reuse config?

    Upgrading to a 1900P. Is it advised to use the same saved config, or is this even possible? Risks? Thanks.
  20. tamalero

    ASUSWRT DualWAN loadbalance question

    Hello guys! I'm currently having an issue with 2 different isps (one cable and one adsl). and I'm wondering something. Since one of my isps is heavily throttling anything from instagram and facebook (no... seriously, 5 minutes to load a SINGLE IMAGE is outrageous). What is the correct way to...
Top