ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 (Owners)

[madhatter01]

No, not you. Vant did in his post.

Thank you. Just making sure I am following the rules. Will you be working on your firmware for the GT-AC5300? Also what do you think about this router, hardware and software.


Here is my question for everyone. Under the cpu specs it says 2.5G Ethernet connectivity. Is that for 802.3bz?

802.3bz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2.5GBASE-T_and_5GBASE-T

CPU
https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/wireless-lan-infrastructure/bcm49408

 

[snakebite3]

Woke up this morning and it was dead. The power light was on and no other ones. I powered it off and back on and nothing but power light. So I tried to factory reset it and the power light blinks but nothing else. So I am guessing it died after 2 days. I will exchange it later today.

I still had my RT-AC5300 there and I put it back in until I get it swapped.

Did you use the lastest FW?

 

[madhatter01]

Did you use the lastest FW?

I was on FW_GT-AC5300_300438210766, it looks like it got pulled.

I cant get back in to the router at all. I am sure I can do an flash recovery, but at this point its already packed and my wife is on her way to bestbuy.

I see there is a FW_GT_AC5300_300438210767, I will flash it to the new one.

 

[RMerlin]

Thank you. Just making sure I am following the rules. Will you be working on your firmware for the GT-AC5300?

Not in the short term. No decision has been made for the long term.

Also what do you think about this router, hardware and software.

Hard to say since I don't have one, and there's still very limited information online. The new Broadcom platform looks nice on paper, but I have no idea how well the new hardware acceleration (like its hardware NAT) work, how they restrict the use of various features the way CTF prevents the use of anything dealing with iptables, etc... Flow Accelerator turned to be pretty much useless/unreliable with the previous generation, only time will tell how well the new improvements will work out.

Not a fan of the fact it has a highly customized webui however versus the other Asuswrt models.

Here is my question for everyone. Under the cpu specs it says 2.5G Ethernet connectivity. Is that for 802.3bz?

It means that a router using that CPU could offer 2.5 Gbps Ethernet support. They don't provide enough details however to report whether the built-in switch actually supports it or not. Broadcom are borderline paranoid when it comes to providing technical details on their products.

 

[madhatter01]

Not in the short term. No decision has been made for the long term.



Hard to say since I don't have one, and there's still very limited information online. The new Broadcom platform looks nice on paper, but I have no idea how well the new hardware acceleration (like its hardware NAT) work, how they restrict the use of various features the way CTF prevents the use of anything dealing with iptables, etc... Flow Accelerator turned to be pretty much useless/unreliable with the previous generation, only time will tell how well the new improvements will work out.

Not a fan of the fact it has a highly customized webui however versus the other Asuswrt models.



It means that a router using that CPU could offer 2.5 Gbps Ethernet support. They don't provide enough details however to report whether the built-in switch actually supports it or not. Broadcom are borderline paranoid when it comes to providing technical details on their products.

Lets hope they turn on the 2.5GBbps ethernet. I personally like the new ROG webui, to each his own. Too bad Asus does not hook you up. I do want to say thank you for all your work you put in here. I dont personally use your firmware, but I know lots who do. Your advice is always solid. As an Systems Admin myself, it always good to have someone who knows more then you, to ask for help. So thank you RMerlin.

 

[Pathfindercod]

So new modem today from charter. Plugged all up. The second Asus ROG router and new modem, router does not detect Ethernet cable plugged into wan. I can log into the router with pc plugged in port 1. GUI says no wan cable detected. Moved the cables over to the old ac5300 and bam right on internet no issues. Not sure I'm going to try a third one at this point.

 

[madhatter01]

So new modem today from charter. Plugged all up. The second Asus ROG router and new modem, router does not detect Ethernet cable plugged into wan. I can log into the router with pc plugged in port 1. GUI says no wan cable detected. Moved the cables over to the old ac5300 and bam right on internet no issues. Not sure I'm going to try a third one at this point.

I have charter and I am using their modem no issues. Did you try the new firmware from yesterday? Also have you tried a different network cable from the router to the modem? The router could just not like the cable. What modem are you using from them?

Try this.

1. Turn off everything.
2 Replace the cable between the router and modem.
3. Turn on modem and wait 5 mins.
4. Turn on Router, then set it up.

 

[RMerlin]

Too bad Asus does not hook you up.

To Asus's defense, I didn't ask for one either.

 

[Pathfindercod]

I have charter and I am using their modem no issues. Did you try the new firmware from yesterday? Also have you tried a different network cable from the router to the modem? The router could just not like the cable. What modem are you using from them?

Try this.

1. Turn off everything.
2 Replace the cable between the router and modem.
3. Turn on modem and wait 5 mins.
4. Turn on Router, then set it up.

Have tried new cable. Same cables from original ac5300 as well. Had Motorola surfboard that was great with my 5300 and 3100 router but not the router. They gave me a arris.

So weird......

 

[madhatter01]

I have an arris I believe. Could you take a screen shot of your WAN internet connection tab (there is no sensitive settings in there). Post it here please if thats ok with you.

 

[lilstone87]

I'm curious to just how well this router will work gaming wise. I'm a gamer myself, and after spending a good amount of money on routers the last couple years. I want to know a bit more before I spend $400 on this router. I have read the info they have provided about it to this point. However I just wonder how well it handles giving priority to gaming devices, and not allowing things like torrent p2p traffic from hogging bandwidth, to the point its still causing latency spikes, and such. Because honestly it can give gaming devices highest priority, but if it is allowing other devices to saturate your overall connection. Say goodbye to a decent, steady connection when it comes to gaming.

Also I literally laugh to myself when I hear "Well since you have a 300/30 connection, things like QoS won't really matter for you." That's so off based imho, as I mentioned above. You can have one device on your network running a torrent client, and easily affect your overall connection. Even at these higher rates like 300/30. All it takes is someone in your home using half of your 30mbps upload, and I can put money on it your latency will increase decently, and jitter itself will become a factor. Anyways I want to like a router like this, and it would be nice if ASUS actually did there homework, and spent time designing this router to help improve GAMING for people.

Ultimately it comes down to the QoS your ISP is providing you, first, and foremost. As there's no features in the world a router can provide, to fix poor service you might be receiving from your internet provider.

 

[madhatter01]

I'm curious to just how well this router will work gaming wise. I'm a gamer myself, and after spending a good amount of money on routers the last couple years. I want to know a bit more before I spend $400 on this router. I have read the info they have provided about it to this point. However I just wonder how well it handles giving priority to gaming devices, and not allowing things like torrent p2p traffic from hogging bandwidth, to the point its still causing latency spikes, and such. Because honestly it can give gaming devices highest priority, but if it is allowing other devices to saturate your overall connection. Say goodbye to a decent, steady connection when it comes to gaming.

Also I literally laugh to myself when I hear "Well since you have a 300/30 connection, things like QoS won't really matter for you." That's so off based imho, as I mentioned above. You can have one device on your network running a torrent client, and easily affect your overall connection. Even at these higher rates like 300/30. All it takes is someone in your home using half of your 30mbps upload, and I can put money on it your latency will increase decently, and jitter itself will become a factor. Anyways I want to like a router like this, and it would be nice if ASUS actually did there homework, and spent time designing this router to help improve GAMING for people.

Ultimately it comes down to the QoS your ISP is providing you, first, and foremost. As there's no features in the world a router can provide, to fix poor service you might be receiving from your internet provider.

You will love this. There is a SOLO mode for gaming that kills all over connects except 1 and focus on that one to lower the latency and maximize the throughput. I will never use this mode, but its funny. There are tons of gaming settings. I have never seen anything like this. There are multiple tabs with different programs that tune the connections for games. When I get my new one setup tonight let me know what screen shots you want or questions you have. The entire GUI is made for gaming. Even the Android app changes when it detects you are connecting to a ROG router and gives to different setting and GUI on it.

 

[Pathfindercod]

I have an arris I believe. Could you take a screen shot of your WAN internet connection tab (there is no sensitive settings in there). Post it here please if thats ok with you.

Be glad to .. daughter is doing homework right now so I have my ordinal 5300 plugged in so she can use the internet for homework. When she finishes I'll hook thebother up. Thank you!

 

[Pathfindercod]

Soon as I figure out how to post images lol

 

[lilstone87]

You will love this. There is a SOLO mode for gaming that kills all over connects except 1 and focus on that one to lower the latency and maximize the throughput. I will never use this mode, but its funny. There are tons of gaming settings. I have never seen anything like this. There are multiple tabs with different programs that tune the connections for games. When I get my new one setup tonight let me know what screen shots you want or questions you have. The entire GUI is made for gaming. Even the Android app changes when it detects you are connecting to a ROG router and gives to different setting and GUI on it.

I would love for you to post as much as possible gaming wise via the gui, and all its offers as far as settings, and such. I know at one time they use to have live demo's of the GUI you could look around in, but I doubt they have one for this. Like I said I will buy this router, if it's worth it. I just want to wait a bit before spending another $300-$400 on a router. Have done that far to much last couple years.

Currently I run a Netgear R9000 as my main router, and have the Asus RT-AC3100 running in access point mode on other side of house to keep wifi strong for all the wifi devices in the home. Ultimately, I'm a gamer at heart, so when I kick back, and want to enjoy gaming online. I like for it to be optimal as possible, while everyone in the house is doing who knows what on there phone's, and tablet's. I know the little running around it's tablet, and youtube video's 90% of the day LOL

 

[Pathfindercod]

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[snakebite3]

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Did you try a different cable?

 

[Pathfindercod]

2-3 different cables, yes. Same cables work from modem right to the pc and to my other routers.

 

[maylyn]

I'm curious to just how well this router will work gaming wise. I'm a gamer myself, and after spending a good amount of money on routers the last couple years. I want to know a bit more before I spend $400 on this router. I have read the info they have provided about it to this point. However I just wonder how well it handles giving priority to gaming devices, and not allowing things like torrent p2p traffic from hogging bandwidth, to the point its still causing latency spikes, and such. Because honestly it can give gaming devices highest priority, but if it is allowing other devices to saturate your overall connection. Say goodbye to a decent, steady connection when it comes to gaming.

Also I literally laugh to myself when I hear "Well since you have a 300/30 connection, things like QoS won't really matter for you." That's so off based imho, as I mentioned above. You can have one device on your network running a torrent client, and easily affect your overall connection. Even at these higher rates like 300/30. All it takes is someone in your home using half of your 30mbps upload, and I can put money on it your latency will increase decently, and jitter itself will become a factor. Anyways I want to like a router like this, and it would be nice if ASUS actually did there homework, and spent time designing this router to help improve GAMING for people.

Ultimately it comes down to the QoS your ISP is providing you, first, and foremost. As there's no features in the world a router can provide, to fix poor service you might be receiving from your internet provider.

There are Triple-Level Game Acceleration based on the information that i have from ASUS TW.

Acceleration Level 1: Gaming Ports Connect a PC or laptop to the dedicated Gaming ports (LAN 1 or 2). For handheld (mobile) games, connect your wireless device to Wi-Fi SSID: ASUS_XX_5G_gaming. (Note: XX refers to the last two digits of the 2.4 GHz MAC address)

Acceleration Level 2: Game Boost Log into the ROG Gaming Center and enable the Game Boost function. Path: ROG Gaming Center => Game Boost

Acceleration Level 3: Game Private Network Path: ROG Gaming Center => Game Private Network
Create an WTFast account for free. Visit: https://www.wtfast.com/

From ASUS TW testing, they are able to achieve lower latency over several games even their Fiber Internet connectivity bandwidth is > 80% saturation.

I have yet to verify the information out neither have try it out as impeding PC parts incoming + overhauling my rig setup.

There is fourth acceleration which is enabled by default. It's called Runner (Hardware NAT acceleration with Flow Cache)





You guys can try it out whether the triple-level gaming acceleration works for you.

 

[IAAI]

I was going through the comments and read that some were unable to detect wan . I used to have this problem with twc and verizon, here is what i did.

Turn off router
Turn off isp modem
*If you have otn turn it off by unplugging the inside unit from the wall.
Keep all of them off for 2 hours
*Plug the inside unit back
*Wait 10 mins
Turn on modem
Wait 5 min
Turn on router
Configure

Add *** to the process if you have verizon/fiber with a unite inside the house