Anyone Using an Asus DSL-AC68U

michty_me · 29 Jun 2015 at 23:12

If you send a log can you add notes to it? I should really send some info showing a loss of sync speed when using this device. It actually looks like the G.INP issue on the ECI but I can change my sync by making adjustments. With the Asus, I lose around 5-7Mb off my sync.

RedBull2k · 30 Jun 2015 at 00:50

in gui can add notes to feedback.
set Rx AGC GAIN Adjustment (VDSL) High Performance, this restored lost sync for me.

michty_me · 30 Jun 2015 at 00:58

RedBull2k said:
in gui can add notes to feedback.
set Rx AGC GAIN Adjustment (VDSL) High Performance, this restored lost sync for me.

I think I tried that. It did infact give me back my sync but also multiplied my errors by who knows what factor. I had 250 CRC's over a week with factory settings but with a few adjustments it gave me 2,500 after 22hrs.

I think I'll flash back to standard settings and try ESNP and Rx AGC GAIN to high performance and monitor. If this still gives high errors, The device will be sold on.

RedBull2k · 30 Jun 2015 at 11:34

thats fair enough. ive read though although your CRC maybe high it doesnt matter because DLM doesnt take CRC into account. Have you been getting negitive changes to DLM with your high CRC if so then some CRC are also SES that do get taken into account.

michty_me · 30 Jun 2015 at 12:10

To be fair, when I saw that after conducting tests with other settings and other devices, I swapped back to my hg612. Mainly because I was away for a month and needed a stable connection when I was away.
I'll try again with the settings you suggested and see how I get on.

Ayahuasca · 30 Jun 2015 at 12:14

Think mine will be getting sold regardless as soon as that new Netgear D7000 lands, unless it has serious problems.

michty_me · 30 Jun 2015 at 12:44

If the D7000 is out over the next month, I'll be putting it straight up against my Asus dsl-ac68u with the settings above.

Ixel · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:16

CRC errors cause ES or SES, which in turn is what DLM looks at. Monitoring the number of CRC errors is not meaningful for DLM's algorithm. If only ASUS had made ES/SES values known on the UI.

RedBull2k · 1 Jul 2015 at 09:34

chriscatt said:
The most recent f/w pans the connected drive and it can't see all the stored folder/files correctly. Quite important if you are a photographer, didn't get to try it as a single box solution as I had to get the connected drive back up asap...

can you send them feedback please

spacemonkey · 2 Jul 2015 at 07:37

RedBull2k said:
can you send them feedback please

There appears to be new firmware available from Asus for this device.
Version 3.0.0.4.378_6553-g2c78186
I have just upgraded although mine has been running fine for the last 50 days on fastpath at 75 down and 19 up with the old firmware.

spacemonkey · 2 Jul 2015 at 07:45

It appears that with the new firmware ESNP is no longer settable but
it fixed and set at Stable.

michty_me · 2 Jul 2015 at 07:46

I'll give this a try and see how it compares now seeing as 5007 gives me a good chunk of performance loss. I won't be able to test until next week though.

michty_me · 2 Jul 2015 at 07:50

I gather they sent you it as it isn't listed on their website. Nice up time though btw.

spacemonkey · 2 Jul 2015 at 08:47

It's not on their website yet but you get a warning via the gui admin
interface that you should upgrade for greater stability.
I found it needed a factory reset after the upgrade.
After the reset I found that ESNP is now set to default (which I assume is Stable) and is not settable.
For some reason I have also noticed my SNR Down setting has got better and
gone from around 7db to over 10db

michty_me · 2 Jul 2015 at 08:59

Ah right, I always forgot about that bit. I'll give it a whirl anyway and see what happens. I'll report back after some uptime with the new firmware.

Ayahuasca · 2 Jul 2015 at 09:19

Updated mine, hopefully see an improvement.

RedBull2k · 2 Jul 2015 at 09:23

is there anything new in the dsl log, like 2 lots of pathmodes, as i was told they are splitting pathmode up into down and up paths.

Ayahuasca · 2 Jul 2015 at 09:27

Don't think so, here's a screen capture of dsl log on newest firmware:

cuke2u · 2 Jul 2015 at 09:38

spacemonkey said:
There appears to be new firmware available from Asus for this device.
Version 3.0.0.4.378_6553-g2c78186
I have just upgraded although mine has been running fine for the last 50 days on fastpath at 75 down and 19 up with the old firmware.

Anyone tried it with a connected USB drive, and can you see all the files/folders ok? If not I'll give it a whirl myself..

spacemonkey · 2 Jul 2015 at 10:40

chriscatt said:
Anyone tried it with a connected USB drive, and can you see all the files/folders ok? If not I'll give it a whirl myself..

I just attached a usb drive and configured the ftp server and ftp'd in and I
can see all files and folders.
Haven't checked any further than that though and haven't checked samba