374.40 ac66 users wifi test

[Chrysalis]

can any ac66 users try this test.

5ghz
select channel 36 manually.
select either 80mhz or 20+40+80mhz
wpa2 personal

after is set please tell me if the top right wifi logo shows 36 + 42 or just 36, thanks

and what connection speed AC wireless clients get.

thanks.

 

[krum]

Running Merlin .40, 5GHZ / 20+40+80mhz /Mine shows straight channel 36
Client Running wireless N gets Rate 450 Mbps, (E4200 Media Bridge Running Tomato)

Chris

 

[Chazall1]

When I am set with 20-40-80Mhz with channel 36, I see (channel 36 + 42 )

 

[RMerlin]

If it only shows one channel, it could be your router that downgraded to 20 MHz due to the presence of another router sitting on a conflicting channel.

 

[krum]

If it only shows one channel, it could be your router that downgraded to 20 MHz due to the presence of another router sitting on a conflicting channel.

yup I see 36+42 found the conflict..
thanks

 

[Chrysalis]

Krum how did you get 42 to show?

The reason I asked for this post.

Is on the firmware in my sig I see 36 + 42, or eg. if I choose 40 I see 40 + 42.

On 374.40 It just shows 36 (regardless of control channel picked) and no extension channel. Plus my connection speeds plummet, I think merlin given he is frustrated had not commented on this issue so I wanted to check if other user's have the same issue or its an issue my side.

 

[WaVeR]

Hi Folks,

For me it's impossible to have 2 channels. I'm stuck with channel 36 even if I choose another one manually.

Anyone know how to fix this issue that I have with all firmware versions.

As you can see, the routeur choose 36 even if there's another SSID that don't belong to me. So if router take care about conflict why he don't change the channel and stay on the same as my neighbour

Thanks

 

[L&LD]

Try setting the wireless mode to Auto instead of N+AC.

 

[WaVeR]

Hello,

Thanks for your answer, but it's the same result with Auto :s

Also on the wireless log, I can see that my 5Ghz is downgraded to 20Mhz

SSID: "Jupiter"
RSSI: 0 dBm SNR: 0 dB noise: -89 dBm Channel: 13
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Capability: ESS ShortSlot
Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54 ]
HT Capable:
Chanspec: 2.4GHz channel 13 20MHz (0x100d)
Primary channel: 13
HT Capabilities:
Supported MCS : [ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ]

Mode : AP Only

Stations (flags: P=Powersave Mode, S=Short GI, T=STBC, A=Associated, U=Authenticated)
----------------------------------------
MAC IP Address Name RSSI Rx/Tx Rate Connected Flags
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx7 Mars AU
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:14 192.168.XX.X Mars AU
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:C9 192.168.XX.X Mars AU
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:38 192.168.XX.X Mars AU


SSID: "Jupiter5G"
RSSI: 0 dBm SNR: 0 dB noise: -92 dBm Channel: 36
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:2C Capability: ESS
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
VHT Capable:
Chanspec: 5GHz channel 36 20MHz (0xd024)
Primary channel: 36
HT Capabilities:
Supported MCS : [ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ]
VHT Capabilities:
Supported VHT (tx) Rates:
NSS: 1 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 2 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 3 MCS: 0-9
Supported VHT (rx) Rates:
NSS: 1 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 2 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 3 MCS: 0-9

Mode : AP Only

Stations (flags: P=Powersave Mode, S=Short GI, T=STBC, A=Associated, U=Authenticated)
----------------------------------------
MAC IP Address Name RSSI Rx/Tx Rate Connected Flags
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:CA 192.168.XX.X5 -75dBm 104/52 Mbps 00:05:19 PAU

I checked the country if it's set correctly and everything looks good (I should not be blocked only on channel 36):

ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AC66U_3.0.0.4 Fri Mar 7 01:35:36 UTC 2014
admin@NetService:/tmp/home/root# nvram get wl1_country_code
CH
admin@NetService:/tmp/home/root# nvram get pci/2/1/ccode
CH
admin@NetService:/tmp/home/root# nvram get regulation_domain_5G
CH
admin@NetService:/tmp/home/root# nvram get pci/1/1/ccode
CH
admin@NetService:/tmp/home/root# nvram get regulation_domain
CH

Just for info even if nothing is related to my network card but I have an Asus PCE-AC68:

pci@0000:04:00.0 eth1 network BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter

description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: eth1
version: 03
serial: xx:ca
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl0 driverversion=6.30.223.141 (r415941) ip=192.168.xx.xx latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
resources: irq:16 memory:fbbf8000-fbbfffff memory:fb800000-fb9fffff

 

[Chrysalis]

ok I fixed my issue.

resetting to defaults wasnt fixing it, but when I did a emergency recovery it now works.

so now using 374.40 and wifi is now actually better than before.

So now the extension channel works properly and am using 20+40+80 mode with N+AC set (not auto).

 

[WaVeR]

Thanks Chrysalis for your feedback.

Is it really needed an emergency recovery? I hate resetting my firmware because I'm forced to redo everything manually.

I'll wait until Merlin and others have a look at my issue and I'll collect feedback and solutions

 

[Chrysalis]

No idea, I would think a reset should be enough but I think my config got corrupt and wasnt been reset properly when issuing a reset from the gui.

I agree on resetting as have to do the wizard etc. again.

 

[WaVeR]

ping Merlin.

No other ideas how to solve my issue?

 

[ANJ9686]

ok I fixed my issue.

resetting to defaults wasnt fixing it, but when I did a emergency recovery it now works.

so now using 374.40 and wifi is now actually better than before.

So now the extension channel works properly and am using 20+40+80 mode with N+AC set (not auto).

What do you mean Wifi is even better than before as in is this firmware the best one for range?

374.39 build was the best one until I upgraded to 374.40 which has decrease the range in my house. Any solution or just revert?


Sent from my iPhone

 

[Chrysalis]

I mean before only channel 36 gave me max speed on my AC dongle, now channel 40 does as well, so seems a slightly stronger signal.

My previous issue I believe was nothing to do with signal strength but the fact the extension channel wasnt working.

 

[Chrysalis]

an update (I want to update my other thread also but I think ti got deleted as I Was attacking the FCC).

After some testing here is what was happening.

On default EU this happened.

when set to 20/40/80 mode phones all only connected at 20mhz, 72mbps. throughput also was less reliable than 2.4ghz with random stalls.
when set to 40mhz fixed width phones connected at 150mbps but throughput put was no faster than 20mhz.
when set to fixed 80mhz phones only connected at 20mhz, so I concluded issue is with 80mhz mode.
In addition channel was forced to channel 36 with no extension channel, it ignored the channel I chose in the GUI when using either 80mhz or 20/40/80mhz modes.

On GB, same as above but with less stalls so more consistent throughput.
On IS same as above but got bit higher speeds and noticebly higher signal strength. (full bars)

Unregulated, the 20/40/80 and 80 is fixed, they work properly my channel setting works and I get the extension channel as well. Speeds are actually significantly higher than 20mhz mode as well. Although still not quite as fast as the hh5 achieved.

It does seem asus routers are in a mess, is very volatile wifi and ipv6 code at the moment, and they are trying to lock down these routers which seems to have broken things quite badly.

 

[W500]

I am in the Netherlands(Europe). I use 374.42 on ac66. Country code is set to #a and regulation to 0.

2.4 Ghz power is set to 32 mW and 5GHZ power is set to 80 mW.

I don’t care to much about 2.4 Ghz. There are just a few printers and some data logging equipment on that band.

At a distance of 30 feet I still get 380 Mb/s on the 5 Ghz with Intel 7260ac as clients and the latest firmware.

The channels I use in combination with the power settings comply with regulation in my country.

SSID: "XX"
RSSI: 0 dBm SNR: 0 dB noise: -90 dBm Channel: 13
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Capability: ESS ShortPre ShortSlot
Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54 ]
HT Capable:
Chanspec: 2.4GHz channel 13 20MHz (0x100d)
Primary channel: 13
HT Capabilities:
Supported MCS : [ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ]

Mode : AP Only

SSID: "XX"
RSSI: 0 dBm SNR: 0 dB noise: -89 dBm Channel: 100/80
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Capability: ESS
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
VHT Capable:
Chanspec: 5GHz channel 106 80MHz (0xe06a)
Primary channel: 100
HT Capabilities:
Supported MCS : [ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ]
VHT Capabilities:
Supported VHT (tx) Rates:
NSS: 1 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 2 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 3 MCS: 0-9
Supported VHT (rx) Rates:
NSS: 1 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 2 MCS: 0-9
NSS: 3 MCS: 0-9

Mode : AP Only