If you use browser to download it might be slower, try using Internet Download Manager and open the connections number to 32, can hit full speed but will affect the entire network bandwidth

By the way guys, do I need to turn off DHCP at main router/controller if i'm using another router as wireless repeating???

Seems like there are no options for me to turn off DHCP at the mesh router as it is being shown under bridged mode.

Trying to set local ip for the mesh , but cannot.

While setting fix local ip for wireless repeating router, is possible, but if I set Static IP address under the repeater, seems like slower internet loading.

Any guides on how to set up fix ip for the entire network?

I read somewhere that it is better to disable DHCP once under mesh network, or just leave it as it is? So far no overlapping IP addresses, so all devices connect to the network will be automatically assigned with an IP to access the internet.



This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 08:16 AM

Ok, then best i leave it as it is, setting up network is not my expertise and since everything is working fine, better dont fix it.

check your router and ethernet cable. could be either one.

This new speed really made me discovered a lot of new stuffs about mesh system as I wasn't really active in reading up about Wifi6 and mesh and the latest technology.

After thorough consideration, this mesh thingy is not cheap to replace.

And not all Easy mesh certified by TP-Link or Mercusys can be pair with ethernet backhaul.

Initially, I thought by simply purchasing a good TP Link router and another 2nd hand used tp-link or mercusys router (function as satellite/AP) I will be able to pair up with ethernet backhaul with any easy mesh router or any AX rated router will do the job but unfortunately , after much reading, not only does it not support but is a case to case basis and firmware dependent kind of thing

So in the end, I choose to look at TP-link deco series, but also found out, those deco models doesn't link back with a TP-link router .

And with a budget of RM300, i think Fiberhome is my best option of a router/satellite/mesh with ethernet backhaul support for now.


TLDR;

Initial plan, get a new Mercusys Mr70x or TPlink Ax53, pair it up with AX10/20/23 with ethernet backhaul under EASYmesh to create a mesh network so that I can enjoy roaming and self healing. But ax20 doesn't supports easymesh on firmware, ax10 seems to be fairly limited and some commented when link up with ethernet will cause the device to hang.

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 12:14 PM

yeah, in my situation, not really practical for now currently, just that I want to have a taste of the latest techs like BSS, ODFMA and TWT, but at the end of the day, is about whether the devices I'm using is getting full speed.

So for now, better not look at those anymore, the more I look, the more poisoned I get.

Hopefully by next year, AX1800 and above devices will drop price or those Wifi6 mesh 3 packs will be cheaper.

no 2nd hand in the market for ax mesh devices yet..if got i will take up

But when I login into my fiberhome satellite/mesh mode wont allow me to turn off dhcp



This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 01:53 PM

I see, thanks for the sharing insight ,this is my first time trying out mesh system, hence really new terms and jargons from it.

Yes infact ,i actually read your thread first before deciding to go for SWU 3.0, so much so I thought I got a better mesh router which is Fiberhome .

but again both dlink and fiberhome lack the latest tech in it.

my only option now is halo h70x , but a 3 pack is really crazy ,600+

So does this means all those new jargon of roaming protocol k/v/r all of it are gimmicks ?? self healing etc?

but lets say if i set up AP mode with same SSID , wouldn't my phone show up two network wifi with same SSID?

and won't the additional network interfere with each other fighting for the same channel ?

I read your blog lately for the reviews , so does that means you are indirectly dissing at Tx Lxxk??

from your words i can assume that every brand own deco/mesh series (2packs/3packs unit) are way better than setting up router satellite mode?

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 10:47 PM

Also just found out that older phone devices with even support to wifi5 standards, can not utilize max speed download even standing near to router side by side while connecting to a Fiberhome wifi6 grade 5ghz .

Where else my current phone which can receive wifi 6 has no issue hitting close to 500mbps.

Now I'm starting to suspect that the high speed being transmitted out by wifi6 router is too much for the old devices to handle.


Speed test download (fast.com)
Poco F1 (connected to WiFi6 fiberhome 5ghz)- max out around 230mbps

Poco M3 (connected to Fiberhome 5ghz)- max out around 200mbps

Realme Narzo 20 pro- cant even connect at all and the phone will just keep crashing but when connected to my Wifi5 ap router , cant even hit 180mbps above on 5ghz network while the others can hit around 200+

having speed above 100mbps is also a challenge , you need newer supported and supporting devices. what a challenge .

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 11:01 PM

no idea why, even set on the fiberhome to adapt to old network card on, but i dont think that is the real cause for bottleneck speed.

am trying out your method right now by disabling the "multi-ap" mode on my router and manually instruct it to be an independent AP point. Once turned off multi-ap mode, some new options opened up when checking out advance option such as roaming, beacon interval, maximum clients, DTIM interval, and WMM APSD.

Through googling up, just realized this router has basic sets of Target Wake Time function but not sure whether it applies consistenly or realistically on Fiberhome routers.

Yes, my SSID is working under a single network, but with band steering still set at on, no issues for now roaming around. I also tried to set every router channel, to a specific non-overlapping channel base on my area scanned.

And miraculously , my other phone which previously lags badly when connecting to Fiberhome network, works flawlessly now and can connect. Guess it was that multi-ap mode that might be causing issue.




Also why is that, under "Choose SSID", there are a few options?

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 4 2023, 08:07 AM

After turning off the multi ap mode really does help a lot

Now no more issue on hitting 500mbps on my poco f1



This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 4 2023, 08:18 AM

child node you mean AP ?

yes, standing next to it with ethernet wired backhaul though.

Been going from dir850l, to tenda ac10u then add tenda extender , before 100mbps, i only had below 100mbps, but now with 500mbps, i have to use ethernet backhaul as my fiber only reaches ground floor

need to walk into a TM point (not the authorized dealer/agent) and do thumbprint scan with the register person name and details to change.

Within 1-2 hours to change the package done.

Some managed to get luckier and contacted through their live chat and changed it.

Heat ventilation, lightning strikes will degrade the router over the time, even though it may not show faulty or weakening signs, but as usual, even electronics have wear and tear, and heat drives it down very fast.

If I were you, I would do this first to try do what I can best to salvage the remaining juice out of it:

1) Check the ethernet cables first, whether is Cat5 or Cat5e, and make sure they are not faulty.
2) Upgrade/reset the router and reconfigure everything as per TM method
3) Set in google/cloudfare/open dns into it.
4) Plug in LAN cable to your laptop to do a direct speed test.

That's the only way to test once and for all, if it still gives you that result same no improvement speed, high chances is the router that is acting up. for 100mbps speed, you can just go get Tenda Router ac10u, very stable, I was using it before my 100mbps got upgraded, serve me well since 2019. A used one can be found for below rm100. And good coverage for a single floor, although 2nd floor signal is not that fantastic, but does it job.

definitely can get SWU.

This one was the bomb back in streamyx days, so I think is high time you got to retire that DIR-842