ASUS RT-AC68U DDNS 'Unauthorized Registration Request!'

[ethancyd]

That's quite hot. My AC56U hovers at around 72C here at the same clock. I have no idea what's a normal temperature for the AC68U however.

I'm not sure whether the temperature reading is correct, now I am back at stock, it is 90 degree celsius.

However, physically it is that hot(two hands covering the front and back of the router). Thus, the readings may not be accurate at all. Well, I'll try again tomorrow then.

But is it okay to overclock both CPU and RAM freq(1000MHz and 667MHz respectively) ?

 

[RMerlin]

I'm not sure whether the temperature reading is correct, now I am back at stock, it is 90 degree celsius.

However, physically it is that hot(two hands covering the front and back of the router). Thus, the readings may not be accurate at all. Well, I'll try again tomorrow then.

But is it okay to overclock both CPU and RAM freq(1000MHz and 667MHz respectively) ?

As always, overclocking is a risk. It might work, it might make the router unstable, or it might shorten its lifespan. Up to you. But I would recommend checking the documentation as I mentioned to see the Turbo option that should have been implemented by Asus rather than manually playing with the CPU+RAM clocks.

Personally I overclock my desktop PC, but I don't overclock those small embedded devices such as routers or phones. With such compact devices, cooling can quickly become a limiting factor.

 

[reallynotnick]

He's talking about the AC68U, not the AC66U. Totally different architecture.

I'm aware, hence why I made a comparison to computer parts instead as it was something I was familiar with. Is it normal for things like this to run at 85C+? As I'm used to that being pretty hot in the desktop CPU world, I'm not familiar with normal wireless router temps.

 

[ethancyd]

As always, overclocking is a risk. It might work, it might make the router unstable, or it might shorten its lifespan. Up to you. But I would recommend checking the documentation as I mentioned to see the Turbo option that should have been implemented by Asus rather than manually playing with the CPU+RAM clocks.

Personally I overclock my desktop PC, but I don't overclock those small embedded devices such as routers or phones. With such compact devices, cooling can quickly become a limiting factor.

Hi, thanks for the quick response.

I think I will be sticking to stock frequencies.

Where can I get the documentations? Since the features and specifications are not up on the official website, where else can I enable the turbo option?

I am aware that you do not have the actual unit yet, so if you do not know yet I'll just wait around till you get the unit first. I really appreciate all the help I have gotten through this forum

 

[RMerlin]

Hi, thanks for the quick response.

I think I will be sticking to stock frequencies.

Where can I get the documentations? Since the features and specifications are not up on the official website, where else can I enable the turbo option?

I am aware that you do not have the actual unit yet, so if you do not know yet I'll just wait around till you get the unit first. I really appreciate all the help I have gotten through this forum

Usually routers ship with a CD which contain a PDF manual.

 

[far]

As a side point in case it's of use to anyone else, my network cupboard gets very hot, so I drilled about 30 x 5mm ventilation holes through the sides and top of my current wifi box (only through plastic case nothing metal, and removed covers from box prior to drilling). Plus the network boxes are stacked with 20mm wooden spacer blocks between them.

Under normal conditions there shouldn't be any need for this, but I'd lost a couple of wifi routers after warranty expired and presumably to heat going because there were discolourations that would indicate that. I'll be repeating this when I upgrade to AC68u. Dust isn't an issue in my network cupboard, but heat sure is. I'm not too concerned about warranty.

 

[Sky1111]

I was able to overclock my AC56 (which has the same CPU) to 1200/800, but I do have external cooling - and if you feel that your router is getting hot (90+ degrees is very hot for any silicon), I suggest you to add fan... USB fan will do.

1000MHz is very safe for your CPU (manufacturer spec), but I saw the biggest boost in performance when pushed the memory to 800 MHz.

NOTE: you do want to dig out what exactly memory chips are used on your router - that will define how far you can go. I would not suggest to go beyond memory specs - hard if not impossible to overclock memory without changing voltages and timings...

I am however concerned with one thing - what does this mean in the event log (I have the same entry):
Dec 31 20:00:09 kernel: Machine: Northstar Prototype

 

[RMerlin]

I am however concerned with one thing - what does this mean in the event log (I have the same entry):
Dec 31 20:00:09 kernel: Machine: Northstar Prototype

That string is what the kernel will report when it detects the BCM4708. Looks like Broadcom simply never updated that string in the kernel (or Asus hasn't updated their kernel to anything newer yet), so nothing to worry about.

 

[maylyn]

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[Sky1111]

Hi Maylyn, do you know what chip ASUS used for 2.4GHz in AC68U?