I just find out the RT-AC66U Firmware is out already, Since they use the similar Hardware other than wireless chipset, is it possible to make it useable on the RT-N66U ? Since the firmware is 3.0.0.4.140, Will it work better than the .130 ? Thanks A Lot ~~~!!
Those are all generic questions unrelated to this custom build.
For 2.4/5 GHz, some wireless adapters (like my Centrino 6230) have an option if you edit your device settings in Device Manager that lets you set a band preference. By default it's set to "no preference", so it can connect to either band. You have to set it to "Prefer 5 GHz" if you want to connect to it by default.
For the performance issue, all the usual caveats apply: make sure it's set to 40 MHz on the 5 GHz band, that you are using WPA2-AES for security and encryption, make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your wireless interface, etc...
Hey again Merlin, I wonder if would be simple enough to remove the limitation imposed on the VLAN ID values one can put at http://192.168.1.1/Advanced_IPTV_Content.asp when using ISP Profile > Manual?
For some reason it only allows 2-4094. I wonder why not 0-4094?
Recently I've found that, ie LAN3 seem to work as normal when using ID 0 (at least according that what it shows when selecting Singtel-Others > Apply > selecting Manual).
It would probably help with Selpix's problem as well, who needs to input VLAN ID 1 for Internet.
Jumbo Frames would only help with wired ethernet - your bottleneck is more on the wifi side at this point.
You might be able to improve streaming performance by using a DLNA streamer (like Mezzmo/Serviio) instead of a regular Windows File Share (if that's what you were using).
Any VLAN expert has any idea why Asus would limit it to 2-4094? If nobody can think of any reason, sure, I can probably remove that from the webui.
However, for the curious, I started looking at the AC66U sources. There's a new build option in there for the N66U, that is enabled by default:
NVRAM_64K=y
So if that option works correctly (better than in their 9.0.0.3.128 beta), I expect we'll be getting the 64K fix sometime this month as expected.
Interesting fact: the AC66U ALSO has that option enabled...
Hi,
Just installed the latest version RM9 and there are several things I can't get to work.
1. It's not possible to chose a MAC address or Unit name in the drop down box of the manual set of IP number actually I can't set a fixed IP at all since activate or add (+) doesn't seem to do anything.
2. Pressing 3G/WIMAX In the USB program menu brings you the WAN setup page not the 3G page.
3. It's not possible to enter the Download Manager after it's installed. It's not possible to upgrade it either since you get an error "Application upgrade fail. It may result from incorrect file or error transmission." trying to do so.
1) Works for me. Make sure you did enable "Manual assignment" on that page. Also try a different browser, make sure you aren't blocking Javascript, etc...
2) That's because I enabled the new Dual WAN support. There's a whole tab devoted to dual wan instead of the old limited 3G support. Dual WAN support can handle all types of connections now, not just USB/3G.
OK, however it is not possible to set provider or apn so I think it pretty useless unless you live in china and can use the preset ones.
I agree... Thanks for the appreciation though all the work has been done by you so far . I'll be more than happy to make any minor contributions that I do to your github repo[*]Moving the github repo. I really appreciate what Shantanugoel has done so far by setting up the repo on his github account, but I think it would make more sense that I host my project under my own name on Github rather than someone else, now that I am more familiar with Git
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