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  1. sfx2000

    Clever Hack - Router on a board - old machine and wifi

    Somebody used one of these to connect a Classic Macintosh (SE/30 with a Dayna ethernet card) to WiFi... This is basically a router/bridge on a card - Mediatek Router SOC w/802.11 b/g/n with a fast ethernet port on the other side - runs an old version of OpenWRT under the hood. But the fun...
  2. W

    [Official Beta release] Lyra series AiMesh beta support

    Hi Everyone, This is the 1st beta release of Lyra series models for AiMesh support. Release note: - First beta release (based on 9.0.0.4.384 branch) - Work with all ASUS models with AiMesh supported. - Lyra series covered: Lyra(MAP-AC2200), Lyra mini(MAP-AC1300), Lyra Trio(MAP-AC1750) -...
  3. thiggins

    Quantenna and Plume Buddy Up With 5x5 MIMO AX

    Quantenna and Plume on Monday announced they are integrating Plume’s Adaptive WiFi "AI driven" mesh solution with Quantenna's Wi-Fi chipset portfolio. The announcement focused on Quantenna's QSR5GU-AX PLUS chipset, which was announced Sept 12. This is the first draft 802.11ax device to support...
  4. cdysthe

    No "Smart Connect" on the NETGEAR R7800.

    Hi, I've been working on my home network after my old R7000 died and could not be resurrected. In another thread here I've been advised to step up my game and get a R7800 which is more likely to utilize my gigabit connection through my NETGEAR CM1000 modem. I have ordered a R7800 so I can test...
  5. sfx2000

    New Science Project - WiFi/BT scanner and Security Tool

    Inspired by the article here.... floating out an idea... As part of the poll - some options are below the price to develop, some break even, some give me a bit of profit.... I can do it - handheld and battery powered, with a local display, and a couple of buttons to change modes, totally...
    • sfx2000
    • Thread
    • bluetooth kickstarter scanner scienceproject security wifi
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Other Discussions
  6. thiggins

    NETGEAR Debuts An Expensive Gaming Router

    NETGEAR announced the Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR700 WiFi Router at IFA yesterday. The XR700 takes a path similar to the NETGEAR's XR500, by reskinning an existing router and powering it with DumaOS. This time, it's the AD7200 class R9000 that gets gamified, bringing along a 60 GHz 802.11ad radio...
  7. thiggins

    TP-Link Introduces Intel-based Router

    TP-Link today announced it will be shipping a four-stream router based on Intel technology later this year. The Archer C2700 is a four-stream AC2600 class router supporting maximum link rates of 1733 Mbps in 5 GHz and 800 Mbps in 2.4 GHz. It follows Phicomm's K3C and ASUS' Blue Cave to market...
  8. R

    RT-AC5300 all wifi networks reverting to 20MHz bandwidth

    Hi all I'm having a problem where all wifi bands (2&5) are reverting to 20MHz and performance is basically non existant. Rebooting the router puts them back at 80MHz for 5 and 40MHz for 2 and performance is temporarily restored. I seem to be able to trigger this bug by making small changes to...
  9. R

    Rt-Ac 5300 5G-1 network >10dBm lower than 5G-2

    Hi all Trying to fix a weird problem. My 5G-1 seems to always be at least 10dBm lower (sometimes 15-20 lower) compared to the 5G-2 network. I can't work out what's going on. This is perhaps related to another problem I am trying to fix with Wi-Fi...
  10. thiggins

    Devolo Debuts Mesh WiFi System With Powerline Backhaul

    Devolo will announce its Magic Wi-Fi system at IFA 2018. The system pairs dual-band Wi-Fi access points with second-Generation G.hn powerline to produce a Wi-Fi mesh system that uses powerline for backhaul instead of Wi-Fi. The company said the product provides mesh Wi-Fi with fast roaming...
  11. R

    ac68u wifi wan throughput

    my setup is ONT <-PPPoE-> AC68U(using Merlin, 800Mhz cpu, NAT acceleration CTF (Cut Through Forwarding) is enabled.) ISP speed is 600Mbps I did basic test with iperf, run iperf server on PC connected to ethernet and mbp 15” 2016 connected to wifi(ac 5gh) transfer speed was about 650Mbps All...
    • ressac
    • Thread
    • iperf throughput wan wifi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
  12. S

    Help me build a Top of the Line Setup

    Hi there, I have spectrum 1 gig internet and a 15-20 year old really crap router currently and I am looking to redo my entire setup. Currently I have many devices hard wired (cat6) which are going to a switch that is set up in my networking closet (My tv's, desktop, and some cat 6 jacks are...
  13. U

    New attack on WPA/WPA2 using PMKID

    Source: https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-7717.html Clientless improvement to brute force, offline dictionary attacks on WPA/WPA2 PSK (Pre-Shared Key) passwords. Begin Quote This attack was discovered accidentally while looking for new ways to attack the new WPA3 security standard. WPA3 will...
  14. B

    Upgrading to new router advice

    Hi everyone, I've been going back and forth trying figure out what wifi router I should by. Any advice is gratefully accepted. Okay, I live in a 2 storey + basement house. About 2800sf. I currently use an Asus RT-N16 router with stock firmware in the basement and this handles all wifi...
  15. cammelspit

    VLAN Guest WIFI isolation, AP Mode

    Hey guys, I am in need of some help here. I am in a situation where I have a large number of rommates/guests connected to my WIFI. I am using an ASUS AC5300 as my access point. DHCP and everything is handled my a pfSense instance running on my unRaid server. Here is my problem. When I set the...
  16. S

    RT-AC68U latest official firmware slow wifi-lan transfer rate

    Hi all I have an RT-AC68U that I like to keep updated on the latest firmware, however the last 2 official firmware builds has caused the transfer rate from my MyCloud NAS (GigE) to my laptop (AC wifi 866Mb/s) to drop significantly. On previous firmware builds I consistently got 60MB/s and on...
  17. thiggins

    Better News About WPA3 Device Support

    (Image credit: Actiontec) The WPA3 Certification announced yesterday revealed that only one of the four mechanisms described when WPA3 was first announced earlier this year is included in the Certification. The mandatory Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) method replaces WPA2's...
  18. D

    Slow Wi-Fi Speed on AC88U Specifically

    I have an issue with the Wi-Fi speed on my AC88U running real scenario tests. So for the purposes of the test I'm running 4 devices: ASUS AC88U (runs around 60 degrees C during testing (with cooling) - 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz, around 6 WiFi devices reported on Merlin) Macbook Pro 2016 (Wireless AC &...
  19. Grisu

    Feature request WiFi 2.4G g/n-mode

    @arthurlien: Could you please kindly ask Asus to implement a WiFi 2.4G g/n-mode, where all 802.11g and 802.11n devices are allowed and only those very very old 802.11b devices are not allowed to connect. Reason: g and n use newer modulation and have no problem together. But b can slow down as...
  20. HuskyHerder

    SSH exposed commands

    I have my RT-AC5300 (merlin powered) setup as my primary devices connected to my modem, I have used one of my RP-68U in a wired AP mode setup. The 5300 provides WiFi and LAN capabilities to family devices and the 68U is used to provide WiFi to the kids, which also allows me to toggle off the...
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