john9527
Part of the Furniture
Can only speculate...there may be some other supporting hardware or hardware rev level that must be in place.Why would that be if both have the same CPU?
Can only speculate...there may be some other supporting hardware or hardware rev level that must be in place.Why would that be if both have the same CPU?
They probably have different CPUs. The AC68P has a BCM4709 and the old AC68U has a BCM4708A.Why would that be if both have the same CPU?
Interesting it doesn't show up in cpuinfo.....wonder if there is a way to check the CPU without opening up the router and looking?There probably have different CPUs. The AC68P has a BCM4709 and the old AC68U has a BCM4708A.
The AC66U_B1 has a BCM4708C0.
I think that other thread relies on tear-down reviews from various web sites and information like the old wikidevi.Interesting it doesn't show up in cpuinfo.....wonder if there is a way to check the CPU without opening up the router and looking?
It would be interesting to know how much of an impact this has, i.e. what the maximum download speed is before it hits the limit of the CPU.It's just a bit disappointing, but I guess that's why the AC66U_b1 is under 80 dollars on Amazon.
Interesting it doesn't show up in cpuinfo.....wonder if there is a way to check the CPU without opening up the router and looking?
int get_fa_rev(void)
{
int fd, ret;
unsigned int rev;
struct ifreq ifr;
et_var_t var;
fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (fd < 0) goto skip;
rev = 0;
var.set = 0;
var.cmd = IOV_FA_REV;
var.buf = &rev;
var.len = sizeof(rev);
memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, WAN_IF_ETH);
ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t) &var;
ret = ioctl(fd, SIOCSETGETVAR, (caddr_t)&ifr);
close(fd);
if (ret < 0)
goto skip;
return rev;
skip:
return 0;
}
Parental Control > DNSFilteris there a recommended way to redirect clients traffic to DNS servers on port 53 to the DNS servers selected in the Merlin LTS GUI?
The password requests are annoying, usually occurring at the worst time.So I got rid of my Hotspot internet service and got Cable internet.
Flashed my AC68 router to latest 44EA firmware.... and... no internet.
After almost an hour trouble shooting everything, calling ISP support, reseting the cable modem, restarting half a dozen times. I mean we have gone through every possible steps we could take.
My dumb butt, kept plugging in the CAT cable from the modem, in to routers LAN ports... /facepalm
Moved the cable from LAN port to WAN port and internet started working.
2 small issues I see at the moment;
1. Router asks for password every 10-15 seconds and doesn't save password. I think I've mentioned it before?
2. It doesn't properly detect PS4 in Wireless log. it just shows it as *. In System Log - Active connections, it says: undefined.hostname.localhost for PS4.
On the PS4 go to [Settings] > [Network] > [Set Up Internet Connection] > [Use Wi-Fi] > [Custom] > [Automatic] > [DHCP Host Name] > [Specify]. Enter a host name and then carry on with the rest of the network configuration.2. It doesn't properly detect PS4 in Wireless log. it just shows it as *. In System Log - Active connections, it says: undefined.hostname.localhost for PS4.
I greatly reduced password prompts by setting this variable:1. Router asks for password every 10-15 seconds and doesn't save password. I think I've mentioned it before?
nvram set http_disc_timeout=900
nvram commit
service restart_httpd
On the PS4 go to [Settings] > [Network] > [Set Up Internet Connection] > [Use Wi-Fi] > [Custom] > [Automatic] > [DHCP Host Name] > [Specify]. Enter a host name and then carry on with the rest of the network configuration.
I greatly reduced password prompts by setting this variable:
Bash:nvram set http_disc_timeout=900 nvram commit service restart_httpd
The value gets saved to nvram. Just run it once.Do I have to re-enter it every time I reboot the router or it will get saved in to JFFS?
This is a failure of the PS4 to automatically report its hostname. As you have identified, the router can see the hostnames of other devices. Hence @ColinTaylor suggestion to manually set a hostname in the ps4.My PS4 has internet connection and I can play games online, but the router doesn't see it as PS4 in the logs. The router sees my Apple devices as; iPad, iPhone, etc. But not PS4.
It doesn't bother me one way or another, but there seems to be a bug or missing information in the Firmware code.
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