Anyone Using an Asus DSL-AC68U

You be as well get the billion 8800axl of your list as that has been announced as end of life. They are due to release an all singing and dancing AC modem router shortly.
 
Ixel said:
I don't believe any of those allow you to control much more than the SNR Margin sadly. I can confirm this is the case for the Fritz!Box 7490, and the adjustment for SNRM is based on offset and is pretty limited too.
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I suppose it's stability over control then.. that's a shame.. if only the Asus has a bcm chip :(

michty_me said:
You be as well get the billion 8800axl of your list as that has been announced as end of life. They are due to release an all singing and dancing AC modem router shortly.
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o0 definitely worth the wait then.. I heard a lot of good stuff about the billion but it definitely lacks some features the Asus has.. hopefully this bridges the gap

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2 days uptime with and I have a whopping 3 crc down. I must be lucky with the line.
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Yep..
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G.INP is controlled ultimately by the DSLAM, even if you enable it on this this device it won't be G.INP unless the DSLAM has it enabled for your port as well. Enabling it on the device just means it has the capability to support G.INP when it becomes enabled on the DSLAM's port(s).
 
I've taken another go at the newest firmware and it does seem to have improved, does any one know how many crc errors are seen as normal? In other words how many before DLM would kick in?
 
I've given up on it again.

It works ok for a while 60-90 minutes, only gaining 30-50 CRC during this time, and then all of a sudden it goes crazy, knocking up hundreds of errors in seconds, I've tried an unlocked HG612 and that does not experience the same issue.

Just waiting now on my D7000 when its shipped, got to to be an improvement on this piece of ****!
 
Strangely enough my errors seem to have cakmed down. I had a spike within an hour of starting it but seems to have calmed down a lot! Still missing sync speed though.
 
Port Fowarding: Hoping I can get some advice. I have setup a CCTV wireless camera at home using a fixed IP on a port and placed those settings into the port forwarding section of the Asus router so I can access from wherever I am. I still cannot see the camera online from a external internet access though so is there something else I need to do, or is it because I am behind the OR modem, not the Asus one? I'm new to this so any help will be of use.
Cheers...
 
Did the camera specify a particular port (guessing so but just checking). I would try:

1. Setting DMZ to temporily point at the camera IP, at least if that works you'll know its to do with wither port numbers or the TCP/UDP settings

2. If you are accessing from a Windows PC turn the Windows firewall of briefly, see if that makes any odds - if it works you'll just need to set a rule in the windows firewall.

3. Have you set up DDNS using the free Asus service or something else? You'll need that or else use the public IP of th router which will change periodically.

You've probably done all this but worth checking - I never had any issues with port forward on the AC68U, and I don't thing using the OR modem would affect the routing side. I ran mine with an OR modem for a while and the port forward all carried on working with no tinkering.
 
Thanks for your reply, yes its the camera's designated port which has to be put in after the ip in browser. I will try points 1-3 but I don't think it is the windows firewall as it works ok on all the windows pc's in the house through the browser. Should I be able to tracert the ip from an external pc?
 
The windows firewall will allow mostly everything at LAN level but will kick in if you attempt to allow traffic through the internet.

On the DDNS - the 68U has a free feature built in that will let you link the dynamic WAN IP of the router to a fixed hostname (like [email protected]). If you don't use a service like that you would need to use the current WAN IP of the router (e.g. 86.87.88.123). If the camera used port 12345 then the target would be something like

[email protected]:12345 or 86.87.88.123:12345

I'm sure this is solvable, but temprarily disabling all possible obstacles then reintroducing is a good tactic.

Good luck any road
 
Sorry and the DMZ will forward every unassigned port to the Camera if you put the camera IP in the DMZ settings. Not a good permanent idea but good for diagnosing. If that works then I'd look at whether the port forward rule is allowing UDP, TCP or both (try "both")

With the windows firewall off and DMZ on, hopefully it will work and then a process of elimination.....unless you are accessing from work where the port may be blocked.
 
Ok thanks, I will persevere as eventually I want to stream the camera to a website. I have put in the settings again and tested the port with this http://www.checkmyports.net/ and it tells me that the post is open on my ip address. Just need to test it externally tomorrow now
 
Good luck - if it works from say a friend's house or mobile internet but not from work, you might need to either reset the camera port if you can, or if not set the port mapping to use a work-friendly port on the WAN side (e.g. map port 8080 on the WAN side to port 12345 on the LAN side and connect as hostname-or-ip:8080

ports like 80,81,8080 and 443 are normallyunblocked in corporate land
 
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Ok thanks, it might also be my proxy at work blocking, or though I can bypass all the filters and run the internet unfiltered. Port 8080 is in the proxy setup at work for the internet but can I telnet the cctv port from work to see if it is open?
 
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Not sure on the telnet capabilities of your setup - it probably needs its own port forward (different to the viewing port).

Easy to test a specific port though, you can use a service like this:

http://ping.eu/port-chk/

You can use your ddns hostname (as set on the router) or the current public ip of your router.

Try from a non-work internet connection (away from home) as well....if that works and it fails when you try from work, you'll have to use a "friendly" port and map it to the appropriate camera port as per earlier post.

Good luck!
 
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