Rt-ac68u

[apenney]

Quick question in case anyone knows (I can't test it myself as I don't have an ethernet dongle for this laptop to fix things if I break it). I wanted to enable mac filtering on the guest network (so I can limit the kids) but it seems like I have to enable mac filtering globally per channel.

Does it default to block all? I didn't want to filter anything on my main ssid, just on the guest network. I may try and iptables it by hand as I think you can do mac blocking at the iptables level.

 

[RMerlin]

I found the actual problem. The port forwarding works from external networks. However, when you're on the local network and use the external address as if you were away (for uniformity) the request is delivered to the machine and port but the reply is never received. This is a weird problem and is most likely somewhere in iptables. This used to work fine on N66U.

Asus's NAT loopback is a bit quirky. They flat out NAT any LAN connections, while my implementation (actually Phuzi0n's from the DD-WRT forums) will tag traffic that has to get through the NAT loopback specifically.

Maybe that's the reason why you get different results between my firmware and the original firmware on the AC68U.

 

[geops]

Asus's NAT loopback is a bit quirky. They flat out NAT any LAN connections, while my implementation (actually Phuzi0n's from the DD-WRT forums) will tag traffic that has to get through the NAT loopback specifically.

Maybe that's the reason why you get different results between my firmware and the original firmware on the AC68U.

But it worked fine with the original ASUS firmware on the N66U. They have changed something in this new firmware for the AC68U. I have submitted a support ticket. Hopefully they will take this into consideration for the next firmware.

I saw the local to local masquerade rule for br0 and removed it manually. The problem persists. I changed the other masquerade rule to be any to any -o eth0 and the problem persists. Can't find the exact source of the problem. The connections are not dropped, they just timeout. I think the ports are actually forwarded correctly but the response is not masked and de-masked correctly to be received.

And there is one more issue: As soon as I add an ipv6 tunnel I start getting these mesages constantly in the system log:
Oct 10 17:12:51 kernel: pch ==NULL.

P.S. RMerlin, did you get an AC68U and are you planning on releasing your firmware for it anytime soon?

 

[chamberc]

Asus's NAT loopback is a bit quirky. They flat out NAT any LAN connections, while my implementation (actually Phuzi0n's from the DD-WRT forums) will tag traffic that has to get through the NAT loopback specifically.

Maybe that's the reason why you get different results between my firmware and the original firmware on the AC68U.

That makes sense. I have various devices on the LAN that have subdomain addresses that can be accessed via subdomain.domain.com. I can access them fine externally, but not internally on 68 vs the ac66.

If I use the IP's while on the LAN, I reach the devices just fine.

 

[luckiweeman]

.217 Firmware

Weird..After being missing for a day or so the .217 firmware is back on support site. Only listed under Win 8 64bit. Still missing for other OS's listed.

 

[reallynotnick]

Weird..After being missing for a day or so the .217 firmware is back on support site. Only listed under Win 8 64bit. Still missing for other OS's listed.

I tried downloading it an hour ago but the link was dead. It seems to be gone again. Personally I am going to wait for a newer revision as I think there is clearly something wrong with .217 if they pulled it.

Otherwise initial impressions of the router are great, mind you I came from probably one of the cheapest D-Link single band one stream N router. I know the 68U was complete overkill for me, but living in an apartment with tons of 2.4ghz devices it is nice not having to worry. Though I'm sticking on 5Ghz for devices that can support it as there is less interference as no one seems to be using 5Ghz here vs the 25 2.4Ghz I can pick up.

 

[speedbucket]

Anyone is having issue with their AC68U's USB 3.0 port?

I have a 3.5" 2TB HD in an external enclosure with USB 3.0. When I plugged the HD in the USB 3.0 port .. nothing happen, the USB3.0 LED doesn't even turn on.
It works when I plug it in the USB 2.0 port.

So I thought it was the USB 3.0 port but it works fine when I plugged my 2.5" 1TB WD USB 3.0 external HD.

 

[greggy101]

Anyone is having issue with their AC68U's USB 3.0 port?

I have a 3.5" 2TB HD in an external enclosure with USB 3.0. When I plugged the HD in the USB 3.0 port .. nothing happen, the USB3.0 LED doesn't even turn on.
It works when I plug it in the USB 2.0 port.

So I thought it was the USB 3.0 port but it works fine when I plugged my 2.5" 1TB WD USB 3.0 external HD.

Same problem here. I have 256GB SSD on USB3.0 - was able to get it mounted once and than it dropped after an hour or so.
Works fine on USB2.0

 

[RMerlin]

P.S. RMerlin, did you get an AC68U and are you planning on releasing your firmware for it anytime soon?

No ETA at this time.

 

[MaX PL]

So i'm getting my AC68U delivered today from amazon.
Like others have said, reading some of the reviews on amazon is leaving me slightly disappointed, but only slightly. It seems like alot of people are putting alot of weight in the SNB ranking and going with the R7000.

I actually prefer the look of the R7000, but will keep the AC68U as I have more faith in ASUS firmware upgrades and community support for the router.

But I do hope ASUS does something big in my first few weeks of ownership, because if this thing crashes as often as some say, I may jump to Netgear.

Hi All,

There will be a firmware update soon that will address some of the issues users have experienced on the RT-AC68U, such as slow USB 3.0 performance and inconsistent 2.4ghz connectivity. The update may be available as early as next week. If anyone has any concerns or feedback regarding the RT-AC68U, please feel free to contact us at Networking_support@asus.com.

-Asus Networking Support

and i just found this post over in the comparison thread on the front page, so it'll be interesting how this firmware improves things.

 

[whsbuss]

Same problem here. I have 256GB SSD on USB3.0 - was able to get it mounted once and than it dropped after an hour or so.
Works fine on USB2.0

Well with all these recent issues I will delay getting the 68U.

 

[RMerlin]

But I do hope ASUS does something big in my first few weeks of ownership, because if this thing crashes as often as some say, I may jump to Netgear.

Early adopters always have to deal with initial stability issues, regardless of the brand. I'm sure the R7000 also has its share of issues that will require a firmware update or two to be sorted out.

If you want stability, give a few weeks for the new products to have issues found and (hopefully) resolved, regardless of the brand.

Speaking of which, did anybody confirm that the R7000 properly enabled both CPU cores and the whole 256 MB of RAM BTW? An R6250 owner was telling me this week how Netgear still hasn't fixed this on his router.

 

[boxst]

Any idea when this will be released in the UK?

I can't find any details (or the R7000 come to that).

Thanks,

Steve

 

[JGrana]

Same problem here. I have 256GB SSD on USB3.0 - was able to get it mounted once and than it dropped after an hour or so.
Works fine on USB2.0

I as well... I plugged a Western Digital My Passport 1TB drive into the USB 3.0 on my new AC68U. The router started to cycle what appeared to be off, then on. It was as though there was a current limit problem.

Odd, since I had this drive plugged into the USB 2.0 port on an AC66U...

 

[whsbuss]

I as well... I plugged a Western Digital My Passport 1TB drive into the USB 3.0 on my new AC68U. The router started to cycle what appeared to be off, then on. It was as though there was a current limit problem.

Odd, since I had this drive plugged into the USB 2.0 port on an AC66U...

Its most likely a hardware issue. That's why the UI has a enable/disable USB 3.0 setting.

 

[geops]

Its most likely a hardware issue. That's why the UI has a enable/disable USB 3.0 setting.

I would really doubt it being a hardware issue. Are you all using the same firmware? Are the external drives you're using drawing power from the port? There might be many factors to consider.

I just did some testing on the USB 3.0 port. It works fine with a USB 3.0 flash drive. The drive usually does 70MBps/100MBps write/read but through the router with samba I get 25MBps/30MBps write/read speeds which is consistent with reviews of the router. I don't have a USB 3.0 enclosure to test it with a HDD/SSD sadly.

 

[whsbuss]

I would really doubt it being a hardware issue. Are you all using the same firmware? Are the external drives you're using drawing power from the port? There might be many factors to consider.

I just did some testing on the USB 3.0 port. It works fine with a USB 3.0 flash drive. The drive usually does 70MBps/100MBps write/read but through the router with samba I get 25MBps/30MBps write/read speeds which is consistent with reviews of the router. I don't have a USB 3.0 enclosure to test it with a HDD/SSD sadly.

If you read the review you see that Tim had issues with copying a 1GB file on the USB 3.0 port. The chart shows lower read/writes because he had to disable the UI. I've read elsewhere users are having similar issues with drops on the 3.0 port.

I'd love to believe a software fix can fix it but I doubt it.

 

[geops]

If you read the review you see that Tim had issues with copying a 1GB file on the USB 3.0 port. The chart shows lower read/writes because he had to disable the UI. I've read elsewhere users are having similar issues with drops on the 3.0 port.

I'd love to believe a software fix can fix it but I doubt it.

I couldn't copy a file over 1GB to the usb 3.0 port either. This is most likely software issue. There are many software issues with this router right now. In a few more firmwares those should be cleared. My biggest issue right now is that the local loopback of the nat (port forwarding relay) doesn't work. I woud never use an underpowered router as a file storage or file sharing device. If you have the $220 to drop on a wifi router, you should have the money to buy a decent NAS.

 

[PCTools]

Really Difference From Asus RT-N16?

Well, I am a power user. I download around 600Gig a month, with 22Meg down/ 2.2 Up with a ping from 5 - 10ms from www.speedtest.net.

As an owner of the RTN-16, I changed the firmware to DDWRT, and get the same download speeds as my wired connection. However, the ping does increase to 35 - 40ms.

1) My home is small and simple structure, and wonder what would be gained with upgrading my system to either the Asus or Netgear R7000?

2) If I am already achieving the speeds of what my ISP is providing me with my laptop where is the gain, if the signal is fine?

3) Now, I did notice that Netflix does take a tad longer to load and when viewing a HD film, and displaying the properties while watching, you can see that it does fluctuate from 244SD, 480SD, 780HD and then to 1080HD. So, it is not perfect 1080HD all the time. It does vary once in awhile.

4) If you look at the score from INSSID, I noticed my link score is sometime only around 63 - 75, which I am wondering if this is a problem.

5) The trusty RT-N16 is a "reliable" unit.

So, the big question is "What would be gained for a user like me who is probably only 35 ft away from the router and achieves the same thruput as a wired connection when performing the speedtests?

Thanks for any feedback...

 

[PCTools]

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