asus RT 86u mesh 1gbsp

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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?
 
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
 
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?
 
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
 
sandys said:
They are actually routers though, they can be switched to an AP mode.

If running off of virgin Super hun in modem mode, one of the will have to remain a router still :p
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exactly... It is a wireless router ,just because it can be changed for another purpose doesnt change that fact initially! I just thinks its not anything to do with the original topic and also incorrect, but thats IMO.
 
Orcvader said:
While that may help with speeds for devices near the router, other devices on the other nodes will still be limited. It's an expensive investment though, do you really need gigabit speeds on WiFi? If you do, I would say you're better off properly wiring the upstairs node to the main router (Asus's mesh can do ethernet backhual) so all the wireless bandwidth can be focused on your devices instead of the main router and second node communicating with each other.
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well this is exactly the issue. In my house, I dont want to run any wires even to the node I want everything wireless for the neatness. I have someone who wants to buy both my asus 86u right now thats the only reason I was thinking about it just to future proof it as I know i will be on 1100mbps now and not change it. but ai mesh is amazing, solved all my issue upstairs but the node speed is slower although much more stable for devices that dont need the speeds...
 
distance is only one floor, the main router is front of the house dining room. and the node is upstairs in a bedroom, almost directly above each other.
Maybe 10m directly line of sight max 12m.... passing through one floor and one wall.
Most of the speed hungry devices though are upstairs...so ps5. xbox series s. 4k netlfix/4k tv, gaming laptop.

Nothing has any issues dropping out on speeds I just want to consider upgrading as I went from 350mbps to 500, stayed with 500 for 6 months and just now got 1gbps from virgin...
Wired I am getting 1100-1150mbps all day .stable .
 
I had a look at those, little out my price range atm but I was thinking being as someone wants my two asus rt ac86u ,right now at a good price, I was thinking about getting two asus rt ax82u ....using one as a mesh and one as a main router ...Or two asus rt ax86u.... Am i right it saying and, yes I dont know that much , that the ax86 is better overall than a ax82u for this purpose of mine...?

also Backhaul Connection Priority, I have that on 5ghz first, is this right as Im not going to use ethernet or is it meant to be on auto?
And the LAN switch control jumbo frames is on, is that correct

I noticed on 2.4ghz if i have the modulation scheme set to MCS 7 then not many things on 2.4 connect to the node, if i have it on MCS 9 turbo qam 256, then the node will take a lot of the 2.4 devices from upstairs where the node is..


On 5ghz the modulation scheme is MCS 11 nitro qam 1024, that seems to be best speeds overall

This really gets complex with all these setting so I just experimented to get best balanced speeds/connections?

any ideas on these points?
 
laptop has an intel wifi 6, this laptop I use most of the time...that connected to the superhub 5 on wireless gave me around 900mbps and I wasnt even in the same room.

the wired speed test was done by my mate who checked my downstream channel power levels as they were way too high so we had an attenutor fitted to bring them down, he knows more than what I do , I dont get too much into the details I just want the quicker speeds... he used some type of usb ethernet adapter with 2.5gbps ethernet port ....the speedtest was over 1gbps wired...

I know sometimes these speedtests are not accurate but im looking at this from a basic angle
I have 1100mbps plus and I want to get the wireless speed here increased just because I feel like it. If i use it or not is not important at this stage at all.
 
I would add that I had a very good deal with virgin after a complaint that they investigated and agreed with my issue and I may be no wireless expert but I spent years working in consumer/customer complaints ...
so basically after it all I got 500mbps for £34 for 18 months ....then when I combined o2 with Vm , the o2 data got doubled ( o2 and vm can be different names now same address though) and 500 went to 1gbps

If it wasnt so cheap and the VOLT benefits werent here, no way would I have this speed and pay the usual £60 per month as I dont need it...no devices are really using that speed here, im not big internet user but atm I have now 67 devices 10 wifi lights 6 ip cameras so it adds up.

so due to all this IM thinking why not upgrade...considering leaving one asus 86u as a node upstairs and changing the main router to a ASUS RT-AX82U, I know someone selling one mint for £110

OR other option is to get a asus rt ax86u and again leaving the asus 86u upstairs on mesh

Wiring the two routers together isnt an option here at all, no chance...IM not in full control of what wires go where.

The speed upgrade did show me 802.11ac wireless isnt as fast as i thought...
the router names are misleading... eg asus rt 68u ...I had 2 of them before but at first glance years ago I thoght.. Hey 1900mbps.
obviously not the case.
 
OK, makes sense...but if I am losing speed by using wireless to connect the routers, then what if I used a decent powerline adapter to connect the two..or is that not a good idea?
 
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