5G channel 128+132 and 136+140 on RT-AC86U - SOLVED !!!

[Grisu]

Is there a reason that asus uses this for me very strange 40MHz channels?
Seen on two RT-AC86U with EU-setting shown in the last 2 rows.

What I read till now in 5G they should only use channel combinations in steps by 2 (in brakes for 80MHz).
100+104 (+) 108+112
116+120 (+) 124+128
132+136 (+) 140+144

But they use different overlapping ones 128+132 or 136+140 , so leaving channels out what will give same troubles like in 2.4G if someone uses ch. 2, 3 or 4.
Never seen a recommendation to combine channels it in this way!

It is not a question of what is allowed but more what makes sense!
Or even is it a bug?

 

[kfp]

132: 5650–5670
136: 5670–5690

Doesn't look overlapping to me?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels

 

[ColinTaylor]

@Grisu I think you're correct, something is wrong there. 136+140 is not a valid channel assignment for 40MHz. But also a link speed 1733.4Mbps is only applicable for 2 spatial streams at 160MHz bandwidth.

I suspect that Acrylic is not reporting things correctly. What is your router set to (channel and bandwidth)? What does it say on the router at System Log > Wireless Log?

 

[Grisu]

they both had been set to auto-bandwith 20/40/80 and channel 136 and 132 other router.
can repeat this on both units with old 16466 and new 21045 firmware and settings vice versa, allways the same it takes 40MHz with wrong additional channel.

If set to ch. 140 it stay single 20MHz channel, 136 will take 140 too for 40MHz.
132 takes 128, but 128 I am not even able to set manually.


Now took my mobile wifi-analyzer and it is even much more weird!!!

Mobile showing for first router set to 132 usage of 132+136 what would be a correct combination.
and for second router set to 136 it shows 100+104 completely different, termiated and restarted app - same channels 100+104 ?!?!?

Now I look at router Wifi-logs and they will show correct combinations but both using 132+136 with different primary channel:
1. router: Chanspec: 5GHz channel 134 40MHz (0xd886), Primary channel: 132
2. router: Chanspec: 5GHz channel 134 40MHz (0xd986), Primary channel: 136

Now changed setting for both routers and mobile Wifi-analyzer showing for BOTH 132+136, so seems to be correct on mobile now.

Acrylic still wrong, but when I go to spectrum visualization it shows for BOTH 132+136 too like mobile now.

So definitely something wrong with Acrylic and mobile analyzer too for first time showing ch. 100+104!!!

Thanks for clearing this up!

Here a picture saying more than 1000 words ..

 

[Grisu]

Acrylic found the bug and will be solved in next update.

Has been wrong with ALL 5G-40MHz channels even showing non existing ones:
36@40MHz: list 36+32 graph 36-40
40@40MHz: list 40+44 graph 36-40
44@40MHz: list 44+40 graph 44-48
48@40MHz: list 48+52 graph 44-48
52@40MHz: list 52+48 graph 52-56
56@40MHz: list 56+60 graph 52-56
60@40MHz: list 60+56 graph 60-64
64@40MHz: list 64+68 graph 60-64
100@40MHz: list 100+96 graph 100-104
104@40MHz: list 104+108 graph 100-104
108@40MHz: list 108+104 graph 108-112
112@40MHz: list 112+116 graph 108-112
116@40MHz: list 116+112 graph 116-120
120@40MHz: list 120+124 graph 116-120
124@40MHz: list 124+120 graph 124-128
128@40MHz: list 128+132 graph 124-128
132@40MHz: list 132+128 graph 132-136
136@40MHz: list 136+140 graph 132-136
140@40MHz: list 140+136 graph 140-144
144@40MHz: list 144+148 graph 140-144
149@40MHz: list 149+145 graph 149-153
153@40MHz: list 153+157 graph 149-153
157@40MHz: list 157+153 graph 157-161
161@40MHz: list 161+165 graph 157-161

 

[Grisu]

New version of Acrylic WiFi solved this issue and showing correct channels now!