asus RT 86u mesh 1gbsp

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George23ed

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Hi

I have got 1gbps from Virgin media and have tested in directly from the superhub 5 and the speed is over 1gbps all the time wired.

I have two asus rt 86u on ai mesh and I kind of know what I am doing but since I upgraded to 1gbps, the wireless speed on 802.11ac is maxing out around 450-500mbps next to the main router. I am using ai mesh with two rt 86u's.

Now when I do a speed test from the router GUI its is maxing out at 600mbps as well and I am using a CAT 6e cable to the modem.

If the speed connecting to the superhub 5 wireless, when changed to roiuter mode can hit 900mbps upstairs using wifi 6 on my laptop, why can the speedtest in the modem not get over 600mbps when its wired?
 
Right, understood. But shouldnt the actual speedtest within the router GUI under the QOS section (qos is off) get to 1gbps considering the ports are all 1gbps and its wired test?
 
George23ed said:
Right, understood. But shouldnt the actual speedtest within the router GUI under the QOS section (qos is off) get to 1gbps considering the ports are all 1gbps and its wired test?
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I typically see maximum speeds of around 940Mbps on a 1Gbps connection. You could worry about the missing 60 - 100Mbps or you could just accept that’s what you get because of lots of reasons - losses in the line back to the cabinet, a poorly executed Speedtest routine in the router, an imperfectly terminated CAT6 cable etc. Personally I would let it go and move on.
 
I dont think its a case of letting it go, something is wrong and I am trying to work out what that is.
Connected to the superhub 5 directly wireless, I got 1160mbps to their server and 900mbps to my laptop upstairs on wifi 6 using this speedtest https://samknows.com/realspeed/.

After repeated speedtests from the router gui the maximum is 650mbps. The speed to the router should be a lot more.

That means something is slowing the speed from the superhub 5 to the asus router. if it was a small amount, OK, who cares but thats a huge amount of speed missing for some unknown reason.
 
the asus router has a speedtest within the GUI in the qos section that is meant to test the speed that the modem is giving the router wired. The superhub is getting well over 1gbps but the router speed is lower.

also wireless speeds are not getting past this speed on devices that can handle it as if the router isnt getting the full speed, the wireless will be slow as well.
 
where is that setting on the superhub as thats in modem mode, no other settings changed....?
or is that setting on the asus router

I did notice turning off ai protection and traffic analyser allowed the internal speed test to goto 750-800
 
George23ed said:
where is that setting on the superhub as thats in modem mode, no other settings changed....?
or is that setting on the asus router

I did notice turning off ai protection and traffic analyser allowed the internal speed test to goto 750-800
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Yeah turning off things like traffic analysers and all the gubbins that may give pretty graphs and usage is always a good shout as that will add overhead. I'd personally keep the AI protection on (that's the anti-virus side of things isn't it?) but for testing purposes I can agree with having it disabled.

So yeah passthrough, or bridge mode, or modem mode is what you should pop the Virgin Superhub into. Sounds like you've done that already - nice one. :)

Are the Asus routers up-to-date firmware wise as well - just in case that could eek out speed improvements.
 
Another thing to consider is if you're using wireless backhual for the mesh, a portion of that wireless bandwidth will be dedicated to keeping the two nodes connected which could also halve your maximum wireless speed.
 
Yea i have noticed things attached to the node seem to be slower, the ones that can handle higher speeds so seems the node does balance out a lot of devices and allowes them to connect well on 2 floors but it does effects speed but its better overall with it.

I shall try tm to disconnect it and try an internal speed test
 
thats true, as using the superhub directly to the laptop on wifi 6 I can get almost 1100mbps wireless, just seems something is wrong as the main asus router in the same room maxes out on wireless at around 600mbs ..surely using a gaming laptop with 802.11 ac (802.11ax as well I know it wont use it to the router) and it says atm... 585/866 (Mbps) link speed .. does this mean ac will max out at that speed on the laptop...I always thought it could do more,,,the wireless card is https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www...93/intel-wifi-6-ax201-gig/specifications.html ... so basically intel ax201
 
good point.... I think as my first internet speed was through a phone line and its was and im serious...1mbps max 1.5 mbps... this is the first time I have had serious speed at over 1100mbps even though all my devices are solid (60 devices 2 floors) I am thinking about changing my two ac86u asus to wifi 6 routers as Im not going to lower my speed package now as with virgin media o2 VOLT its a really cheap deal.

Is this the answer...would I need to change both routers or can I just change the main one and leave the other ac asus on mesh?
 
To get more from those routers on AC you'd need a 3x3/4x4 laptop card, think there are some dell etc that have 3x3 or a mac book pro. other wise for more from 2x2 you need a router that supports 160Mhz channels to match what your wifi card can do.

Some explanation here, section 3 and 4 explains the client device issue.


Question you have to ask your self though is does every device in the network need it. I just have fast connections in the main rooms that connect to NAS etc, the rest, coverage is more important, most devices don't need the bandwidth.

As some one alluded to above the on board router speedtest might not be reliable, plug a wire from your laptop to the asus port you'll likely see full speed.
 
I would say that all devices work solid using the 2 routers with one on mesh, got rid of the ps4 which was a joke upstairs and the router downstairs on 2.4ghz and got rid of the xbox one x changed to ps5 and xbox series S recently

Most new devices use the 5ghz and hold solid speeds , i have about 5 ip indoor cameras and 6 wifi celing lights but I know they need puny speeds. so I dont think I need it just as soon as I got 1100mbps I was not expecting these routers to be this slow although tbf I dont need it. Think its more of a " lets see the fast numbers" thing for me....
I find the mesh does balance the upstairs and downstairs really well compared to crappy wireless extenders and plugs all day long
 
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