Two RT-AX1800S AiMesh question

[PowerDr]

I am new to AiMesh and really don't know what I am doing, but I am trying to learn. I have two RT-AX1800S's setup AiMesh with a wireless backhaul. I am connecting my PC to the node LAN port, and when I run a speed test it shows ~200 Mbps. My ISP is set at 400 Mbps and I get ~470 Mbps on my PC connected to the main router's LAN port, is there a reason why I can't get the full 400 Mbps on the node wired connection? I have the wireless backhaul setup on the 5GHz channel. I used the easy setup for the AiMesh so I don't know if there is anything I can tweak in the settings. TIA.

 

[glens]

The client getting half speed is on the node's 5GHz radio? If so, that's what you'll get as the radio is doing double duty with the same traffic. You'll need a wired backhaul to get full speed that way.

 

[ColinTaylor]

I am new to AiMesh and really don't know what I am doing, but I am trying to learn. I have two RT-AX1800S's setup AiMesh with a wireless backhaul. I am connecting my PC to the node LAN port, and when I run a speed test it shows ~200 Mbps. My ISP is set at 400 Mbps and I get ~470 Mbps on my PC connected to the main router's LAN port, is there a reason why I can't get the full 400 Mbps on the node wired connection? I have the wireless backhaul setup on the 5GHz channel. I used the easy setup for the AiMesh so I don't know if there is anything I can tweak in the settings. TIA.

200Mbps is too low. Check the wireless link speed (PHY rate) between the router and the node. You want it to be 1201Mbps.

 

[glens]

200 is half what's available, as expected.

 

[ColinTaylor]

200 is half what's available, as expected.

No it isn't. Read his post again.

 

[OzarkEdge]

I am new to AiMesh and really don't know what I am doing, but I am trying to learn. I have two RT-AX1800S's setup AiMesh with a wireless backhaul. I am connecting my PC to the node LAN port, and when I run a speed test it shows ~200 Mbps. My ISP is set at 400 Mbps and I get ~470 Mbps on my PC connected to the main router's LAN port, is there a reason why I can't get the full 400 Mbps on the node wired connection? I have the wireless backhaul setup on the 5GHz channel. I used the easy setup for the AiMesh so I don't know if there is anything I can tweak in the settings. TIA.

The wireless backhaul connection should be listed in the router's Wireless Log by MAC address of the node 5.0 WLAN. Those connection details indicate the strength of the backhaul connection.

Example log of ax phone client connection details...

... strong -49dBm signal, 2 streams, 80MHz bandwidth, full ax link rate of 1201Mbps for 2 streams.

What does your log show for your wireless backhaul connection?

OE

 

[glens]

No it isn't. Read his post again.

Copy that. I see your point.

 

[PowerDr]

The wireless backhaul connection should be listed in the router's Wireless Log by MAC address of the node 5.0 WLAN. Those connection details indicate the strength of the backhaul connection.

Example log of ax phone client connection details...
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... strong -49dBm signal, 2 streams, 80MHz bandwidth, full ax link rate of 1201Mbps for 2 streams.

What does your log show for your wireless backhaul connection?

OE

Here is what my Wireless log shows, there are two sets of details, the MAC address of the top set (first one listed below) is the MAC address of the main router, the next one is below that and the MAC address last digit is different (2nd pic) My node router's MAC address is not on either of the lists, however the highlighted one's below are all the same numbers as the node's except for the first two in each list. I hope this make sense of what I am looking at.

 

[ColinTaylor]

You don't need to hide MAC addresses, it just makes things more difficult to diagnose.

If you go to AiMesh in the router's web interface and click on the node's icon, then click on "Network" on the right, what do you see for "Connection Quality", "Uplink Type" and "PHY rate > Transmit and Receive rates"?

 

[OzarkEdge]

Here is what my Wireless log shows, there are two sets of details, the MAC address of the top set (first one listed below) is the MAC address of the main router, the next one is below that and the MAC address last digit is different (2nd pic) My node router's MAC address is not on either of the lists, however the highlighted one's below are all the same numbers as the node's except for the first two in each list. I hope this make sense of what I am looking at.

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You'll have to figure out if those MACs are your node WLAN MACs and backhaul connection. The top is the 2.4 band; the bottom is the 5.0 band... as is listed in the Log.

OE

 

[PowerDr]

You don't need to hide MAC addresses, it just makes things more difficult to diagnose.

If you go to AiMesh in the router's web interface and click on the node's icon, then click on "Network" on the right, what do you see for "Connection Quality", "Uplink Type" and "PHY rate > Transmit and Receive rates"?

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I don't see PHY rate on my screen,

 

[PowerDr]

You'll have to figure out if those MACs are your node WLAN MACs and backhaul connection. The top is the 2.4 band; the bottom is the 5.0 band... as is listed in the Log.

OE

If I am reading this right my MAC address of the 2.4 GHz radio is :40 and the 5GHz is :44 at the end but my node shows the 5GHz connection to :40 and not :44
This is my main Router;

this is the node, does this mean that it is connected to the 2.4GHz radio and not 5GHz?

 

[OzarkEdge]

Your wireless backhauls should be listed in the Wireless Log... at best 2 ax streams for ~1200Mbps, but cut in half to share the radio with client connections, and minus WiFi overhead, and half-duplex only... all cuts into your overall throughput.

OE