new to merlin.. help with rtax88u please

[redbeard916]

considering upgrading from stock asus firmware to merlin for a little better performance and stability. I see 386.5 is out now , is it any good for the ax88u or is 386-2-3 better? i only ask because it seems some have said they went back to that 386-2-3 and it was better? looking for people with experience on both firmwares and this router. need ipv6 to work, and i have one 2.4ghz printer. thanks

 

[joegreat]

...for a little better performance and stability. I see 386.5 is out now , is it any good for the ax88u or is 386-2-3 better?

I run 386.4 & .5 without issue on my AX88U (main router) - I have the feeling the last 386 versions are the best ever firmware I had on this router!

...looking for people with experience on both firmwares and this router. need ipv6 to work, and i have one 2.4ghz printer. thanks

I have some devices (IoT) on 2.4 GHz without any issues across the last Merlin firmware versions.
But I do not use IPv6 as it was to much hassle in the past - as long a I get a full IPv4 stack from my ISP (incl. semi private public address), I have no reason to mess around with IPv6...

 

[redbeard916]

appreciate the response.. just worried about ipv6 and also stability with it and with 2.4ghz devices.

 

[redbeard916]

any other feedback is very much appreciated..

 

[Tech9]

for a little better performance and stability

Save your stock Asuswrt settings and test Asuswrt-Merlin. See how it works for you.

 

[redbeard916]

Save your stock Asuswrt settings and test Asuswrt-Merlin. See how it works for you.

what router and firmware do you run?

 

[Tech9]

I don't use Asus routers on my network, but I have a few to play with. Performance will be the same. For stability - I abuse the routers when testing and stock Asuswrt 386 base is holding better in my tests, especially is you use AiMesh. Asuswrt-Merlin gives you more configuration options, if you need that.

Of course, you may get different opinions on the subject. Test, see for yourself, run what you like better.

 

[redbeard916]

may i ask what routers you daily use?

 

[Tech9]

I use Netgate firewall running pfSense and Ruckus AC Wave 2 access points.

 

[Treadler]

appreciate the response.. just worried about ipv6 and also stability with it and with 2.4ghz devices.

IPv6 + 2.4 devices working fine here.
As always, the solution is to try these things for yourself.

Welcome to the forum……

 

[redbeard916]

IPv6 + 2.4 devices working fine here.
As always, the solution is to try these things for yourself.

Welcome to the forum……

386.5 im assuming ?

 

[Treadler]

386.5 im assuming ?

Yes.

 

[redbeard916]

is it possible to get an A score bufferbloat without the use of QOS? mines currently a B without qos

 

[Tech9]

Don't rely on online bufferbloat tests. You may not have bufferbloat at all below line saturation speeds. Many folks are trying to fix non-existing issue. What's your ISP line speed?

 

[redbeard916]

940/40 cable.

 

[Tech9]

What you worry about?

 

[redbeard916]

latency variation when other devices are doing things on the network... duh

 

[Tech9]

The other devices must be uploading or downloading full speed. How often does it happen?

 

[redbeard916]

enough for me to complain about it.. if it was every other week i wouldn't even say anything.

 

[dave14305]

Try just adding fq_codel and see if it helps. Run these commands:

tc qdisc add dev br0 root fq_codel limit 1000
tc qdisc replace dev eth0 root fq_codel limit 1000