I'm confident the first test your network card was connected to 100mbps full duplex instead of 1000mbps

why are you angry? even in enterprise grade gear, you probably will not achieve that speed unless under 'optimal' environment..
regarding S9+ hit the 1Gbps speed, i think it was on the 4G Speed instead of wifi.

try enabling the NAT acceleration? 2nd, try using different/newer cable

any known disadvantage/problems when flashed to asuswrt on this router? i think i read about weaker 5ghz signal compared to original tenda firmware. any other caveats?

This post has been edited by neuromancerx: Oct 5 2018, 12:17 PM

thanks, good to know that. just walked in to ookas to get this thing and just powered it on, don't bothered to test tenda default firmware, going to flash merlin now

ok i just flashed with 380.66_6, cleared the nvram and managed to see asuswrt page. can i directly update to latest merlin or do i need to flash some version beforehand?

sorry, just reading this post, was busy doing performance baseline before switching to tenda
BTW, i directly jump to 384.6 from 380.66_6. im not sure what is the effect, hopefully nothing bad happen. Since i'm not using koolshare, i do not have webshell option, i think webshell is only use for configuring the nvram value (Nvram setmodel=RT-AC68U & Nvram set HW_ver=170)

i have strong feeling that i'm officially bricked this router. going from 384.6 to 384.7_beta3 then downgrade to 380.69_2, after that all way back to 384.6. so frustrated that asus app unable to detect this router, i decided to clear the nvram or reset the router from the UI (not button), clicked the initialize button then after reboot SYS & LAN led no longer lit

bricked the router after 6 hours owning it

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/382-18547...itialize.42139/

i observed below things when flash to merlin (compared to my existing Huawei WS880 with Merlin):
1. Traffic Analyzer, not showing clients under statistic
2. DDNS not working, showing ddns unable to connect to internet. I'm using the same hostname on asuscomm.com --> happened in all merlin version
3. Case 1 and 2 above could be related to Asus is blocking the functionality when you turned on this feature, there is a message saying they will collect some router data including model version when you clicked agree (Administration -> Privacy). MAYBE when some parameter is difference from the expected value, ASUS classify this unit as rogue/unofficial (since some feature are using trend micro proprietary engine).
4. Performance wise, not much difference compared to WS880. The reason I bought AC18 is because it having double RAM, 256MB.
5. Most annoying, ASUS app stopped working. Hopefully someone will be able to find the workaround.
6. Entware-NG confirmed working fine.
7. Ad-Blocking from AB-Solution is working as expected.

This post has been edited by neuromancerx: Oct 5 2018, 11:56 PM

this may be the workaround for the router to be detected on ASUS App:

1. Get router base MAC address:
admin@WS880-D1B5:/tmp/home/root# ifconfig | grep HWaddr
br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B4:30:52:38:D1:B5
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B4:30:52:38:D1:B5
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B4:30:52:38:D1:B5

2. Set this value to nvram:
admin@WS880-D1B5:/tmp/home/root#nvram set asus_device_list <3>RT-AC68U>192.168.1.1>B4:30:52:38:D1:B5>0>OpenWrt>255.255.255.0>1

*change the bold to your settings,
192.168.1.1 is my router ip
B4:30:52:38:D1:B5 is my router base MAC address
OpenWrt is my 2.4Ghz SSID
255.255.255.0 router subnet mask

Try on your own risk, i wish i have my ac18 now

im aware about that, but under impression of dont poke the physical reset button

yes, asus app worked out of the box

great findings bro

just received my RMA from tenda, and decided to sell it (already bought AC86U)
-brand new, sealed
-warranty started 5th oct

RM200

What the fuss about temperature? The chip is proven to run at 125 C as per datasheet.

Read more about temperature debate in SNB forum.

Confirmed asusdns not working, you may refer my initial findings here

but at least asus app is working now.

In the latest official asuswrt (and merlin's) release, freedns.afraid.org DDNS is now supported. I've been using afraid dns for almost 5 years without any issue (just need to login to portal once a year to ensure account remain active)

Sometimes server overloaded right? Imagine you alone already consume 800mbps, if there're 20 people doing the speedtest to the server at the same time, sure you will be getting fluctuated results. Especially right now ppl are very excited to perform speedtest.

Unifi 800? Acceptable to me.

if you have prior experience in flashing merlin firmware, the steps are all the same. In brief, get to CFE page, upload your firmware and clear nvram.

the tutorial steps are quiet lengthy because of the detailed steps (how to connect, what ip to set etc)

Yes and No. First and foremost, please select Telekom Malaysia as your speedtest server, this is proven to get consistent result as your test is conducted internally within the network (not going through MYIX).
I said yes for typical bandwidth measurement, it is true that you will not be getting 100% of your subscribed bandwidth, it is because you need to take into account of TCP overhead in your test. You can get your "promised" bandwidth by using this TCP Overhead Calculator.

Read more about tcp overhead here

Based on my testing to TM server, I always get extra 5% of upload and download speed.





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pretend stupid, dont show your knowledge.

Itchy hand? 😂

Confirm rip, check post #370 page 10

Clearing the nvram is a big no, same goes to pushing the reset button.

This post has been edited by neuromancerx: Jan 19 2019, 06:27 PM