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Home Networking N Router By Asus RTN-66U / Asus RTN-16 / RT-N56U, Asus RT-N Series Supported Unifi
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HiT-AbLe
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 Mar 16 2013, 01:53 PM
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Currently I'm using DIR615, got it when I subscribed to Unifi when it launched about 2-3 years ago. I think it's starting to wear out coz I can't surf and play online game when I torrent, along with PPS with another PC, obviously it can't handle heavy duty and many connections at once.
So I'm hunting for new router, and Asus routers look good, need you guys for input. Here're the things that I need for the router that I'm going to get.
1. Can handle heavy duty internet activities, can handle torrent, d/l, PPS, online gaming at the same time with 2-3 PCs with no lag whatsoever, flawless connection.
2. Wireless signal strength must be stronger than DIR615.
3. No need to reboot router after certain period of time. One thing I hate about DIR615 is that I need to manually reboot the router after using 2-3 days, or else it'll perform poorly, can't even load the admin page.
So any good Asus router recommend?
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HiT-AbLe
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Mar 18 2013, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE(ASUSmy @ Mar 18 2013, 09:58 AM) Hi HiT-AbLe, You can try on the RT-N66U, RT-N65U To handle torrent download, PPS and online gaming without lag is not possible unless you set the bandwidth priority for each for each of them or you have a very good Internet speed. For ASUS we have what it called Traffic Manager. It allow you to set the priority of each connection type. It has better wifi signal compare to normal router. Thank you Both RT-N66U and RT-N65U have dual band, is this feature really important if I want to have good or almost lag free performance under heavy duty? RT-N16 is a bit cheaper but without dual band feature, but it can support up to 300,000 sessions for P2P download with super speed, is it good enough for my case? The thing I'm concerning the most is online gaming, it's pretty much unplayable when there're torrent and PPS running at the same thing(at different PCs), I just need a router that doesn't effect my online gaming experience. |
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HiT-AbLe
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Mar 18 2013, 04:09 PM
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QUOTE(ASUSmy @ Mar 18 2013, 03:54 PM) Hi HiT-AbLe, If you don't have control on the bandwidth, programs like the PPS will most likely occupy all the Internet connection. RT-N16 will have fixed predefined QoS. But you can still select the preferred QoS. Thank you Yeah I really need a router that can let me do QoS. What did you mean by "But you can still select the preferred QoS"? Are you talking about flash to 3rd party firmware? |
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HiT-AbLe
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Mar 18 2013, 05:48 PM
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QUOTE(ASUSmy @ Mar 18 2013, 05:17 PM) Hi HiT-AbLe, Just check with the RD it seen like after you updated the firmware on the RT-N16 to the latest you can define the priority by your self :-). Below is the interface of how the QoS are look like. http://event.asus.com/2012/nw/dummy_ui/en/QoS_EZQoS.htmlThank you Thanks. One more question, do I need to restart the router after using certain period of time, just like DIR615? |
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HiT-AbLe
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Mar 18 2013, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE(ASUSmy @ Mar 18 2013, 06:30 PM) Hi HiT-AbLe, I cannot promise you on that because you should note that there are many possible reasons for a slow connection, so you shouldn't immediately assume the router has a problem (although it's a place to start). Oftentimes, your router can just get bogged down by too much traffic coming through. This is especially common with things like BitTorrent and Usenet, which achieve high download speeds by making multiple connections at one time. If you make too many, your router will stop working and need a reboot. Thank you Ok, how does dual band work btw? I don't know whether it's worth to pay more for this feature over RT-N16? |
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HiT-AbLe
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Mar 30 2015, 07:50 PM
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Is RT-N18U better than RT-N56U? I saw someone listed down the comparision between these 2 routers and RT-N18U looks like better deal.
CPU:
RT-N56U - Ralink 500MHz
RT-N18U - Broadcom 800MHz
RAM:
RT-N56U - 128MB DDR2
RT-N18U - 256MB DDR3
Flash:
RT-N56U - 8MB
RT-N18U - 128MB
USB:
RT-N56U - 2 x USB 2.0
RT-N18U - 1 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 2.0
WiFi Antennas:
RT-N56U - Non-upgradeable internal antennas
RT-N18U - Upgradeable external antennas
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