ASUS RT-AC87R New Settings Screenshot + My Feedback + 2 Issues

[IAAI]

5 GHz LED Blinks all the time . When 2.4 GHz dose not at all

I have clients connected to each one of them but the 5 GHz acts strangely

 

[KGB7]

Your lan Speed test is not correct. You did a local loop test on your PC and not on your network. 15,500Mbps is just not possible with that router.

You need to be connected to any pc to a shared folder on your network, by lan or wifi.


Here is an example of my speed test that is did from a laptop with a 100Mbps LAN NIC and to a desktop PC with a 1Gig LAN NIC card.
I used a 2,000MB sized file.

 

[IAAI]

Your lan Speed test is not correct. You did a local loop test on your PC and not on your network. 15,500Mbps is just not possible with that router.

You need to be connected to any pc to a shared folder on your network, by lan or wifi.


Here is an example of my speed test that is done from a laptop with a 100Mbps LAN NIC and to a desktop PC with a 1Gig LAN NIC card.
I used a 2,000MB sized file.

My bad , i will retest it again

 

[IAAI]

New Bug

Jul 21 15:43:19 miniupnpd[788]: sendto(udp): Operation not permitted
Jul 21 18:36:47 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:48 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:49 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:51 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:53 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:54 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:56 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 18:36:58 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:36 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:37 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:38 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:40 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:41 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:43 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:45 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address
Jul 21 23:36:47 kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address

 

[IAAI]

Unfinished product . Stay away

 

[Stynger]

5 GHz LED Blinks all the time . When 2.4 GHz dose not at all

I have clients connected to each one of them but the 5 GHz acts strangely

Same problem here and also the "kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address" issue.

Hoping a workaround can be found or a firmware update soon to fix.

 

[IAAI]

Same problem here and also the "kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address" issue.



Hoping a workaround can be found or a firmware update soon to fix.

Wait until Asus issues fw update this week

 

[RMerlin]

Same problem here and also the "kernel: br0: received packet on vlan1 with own address as source address" issue.

Hoping a workaround can be found or a firmware update soon to fix.

I've seen similar messags in the past with other routers, often it's caused by having a client connecting to both Wifi and Etherhet at the same time, or the client switching between the 2.4 and the 5 GHz band. Try using different SSIDs if that's not already the case to ensure that clients don't hop back and forth.

Also look for any network loop if you have a switch on your network.

 

[RMerlin]

Also if anyone has any weird issue, I recommend going to the Switch Control page, and downgrading HW acceleration to Level 1. This is currently required for people whose ISP use a VLAN for VoIP/IPTV.

 

[Stynger]

I've seen similar messags in the past with other routers, often it's caused by having a client connecting to both Wifi and Etherhet at the same time, or the client switching between the 2.4 and the 5 GHz band. Try using different SSIDs if that's not already the case to ensure that clients don't hop back and forth.

Also look for any network loop if you have a switch on your network.

Thank you, it was coming from me jumping back and forth from 2.4 to 5. Due to the poor speeds on the 5 GHz band. I am assuming the 5 GHz problem is a firmware upgrade fix? Or possibly a bad unit, for exchange?

 

[RMerlin]

Thank you, it was coming from me jumping back and forth from 2.4 to 5. Due to the poor speeds on the 5 GHz band. I am assuming the 5 GHz problem is a firmware upgrade fix? Or possibly a bad unit, for exchange?

That depends. The 5 GHz band will always have shorter range as it's more severely affected by obstacles, so it depends on how you are actually testing or using the 5 GHz band. If you are trying to connect through a couple of walls, then this is just a normal limitation of the 5 GHz band - you will have to either reposition the router, or use the 2.4 GHz band from those locations.

If your house only has one single floor, try keeping all antennas completely straight on the router. That's the optimal configuration when covering a single floor.

Within the same room as the router I was able to get well over 300 Mbps of actual throughput on the 5 GHz band - quite similar to what I was getting with the RT-AC68U in the same location.

 

[Poseidon]

Thank you, it was coming from me jumping back and forth from 2.4 to 5. Due to the poor speeds on the 5 GHz band. I am assuming the 5 GHz problem is a firmware upgrade fix? Or possibly a bad unit, for exchange?

I was going to purchase this router to replace my AC68U and all of my devices connect through 5GHz but reading this concerns me a bit. Is anyone else who owns the AC87U having issues with 5GHz?

Also would you recommend it as an upgrade over the 68?

 

[usmarine0622]

I was going to purchase this router to replace my AC68U and all of my devices connect through 5GHz but reading this concerns me a bit. Is anyone else who owns the AC87U having issues with 5GHz?

Also would you recommend it as an upgrade over the 68?

I haven't had any problems with 5Ghz besides the fact that if you try to disable WPS it will reset your wireless network settings. Hoping the firmware update addresses that. The range on it is pretty good, I have my router on the 1st floor and I get good the excellent coverage on the 2nd and basement. In fact I have coverage across the street.

 

[KGB7]

I was going to purchase this router to replace my AC68U and all of my devices connect through 5GHz but reading this concerns me a bit. Is anyone else who owns the AC87U having issues with 5GHz?

Also would you recommend it as an upgrade over the 68?

My ac68 is on the 1st ground floor and it reaches the 4th floor of the townhouse just fine.

But the townhouse is built out of match sticks and paper. So if you have an older house that uses better materials, then the signal will suffer no matter which router you buy. I'm sure the 4th antenna helps a bit on rt87, but it won't bend law of physics and give you better signal through walls made out of lead.

My friends house was built around 70s, his walls are made up of brick and cinder blocks, thus the range of ac68 drops to half. His house is a bit less then half the size of our straw townhouse.

At the end of the day, location of the router in your home, can and will make a huge difference.
There is an old saying in RealEstate industry: location, location, location. It applies to WiFi routers just the same.

 

[nagle3092]

I haven't had any problems with 5Ghz besides the fact that if you try to disable WPS it will reset your wireless network settings. Hoping the firmware update addresses that. The range on it is pretty good, I have my router on the 1st floor and I get good the excellent coverage on the 2nd and basement. In fact I have coverage across the street.

If you hide the SSID's it will disable WPS. That was something I noticed as well but there is a workaround for getting it disabled.

 

[usmarine0622]

If you hide the SSID's it will disable WPS. That was something I noticed as well but there is a workaround for getting it disabled.

good to know I'll give it a try

 

[jim769]

If you hide the SSID's it will disable WPS. That was something I noticed as well but there is a workaround for getting it disabled.

What if you dont want to hide your SSID's ??

 

[nagle3092]

What if you dont want to hide your SSID's ??

Then you need to wait for a firmware update to fix that, easy enough.

 

[jim769]

Then you need to wait for a firmware update to fix that, easy enough.

Ok sounds like there are alot of issues that need new firmware with this router. Have to admit this is a strange issue.

 

[nagle3092]

Ok sounds like there are alot of issues that need new firmware with this router. Have to admit this is a strange issue.

It is strange but its not a deal breaker. You can still turn it off. I honestly haven't had any issue with it besides that. It blows my 68U out of the water in terms of signal strength and range. I feel like there is a larger jump from 68U to 87R in terms of wireless performance than N66 to 68U.