Link to Asus product page.
So after my D-Link DIR855 did a suicide run and killed both itself and a fuse, i had to buy a new router.
From the reviews i had read the Asus RT-N66U looked like a good performer so i went with that, and so far its been good.
No issues with choking up when under heavy stress and the wireless performance is good on both 2,4 and 5 GHz band.
But it could do better on the upload part.
Heres a bunch of speedtests i did to show you what i mean.
Direct connection from PC to my FiOS modem:
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Same cable from my FiOS modem to router, then cable to PC:
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Changed cable from router to PC:
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Same cable from my FiOS modem to router, then wireless 2,4GHz N to PC.
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Pingtest from 2,4GHz N:
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I could use my other wireless router, a D-Link DIR825 but it chokes on high load.
So anyone know what could be the issue causing the slower upload speeds?
My firmware is v3.0.0.3.112 on the Asus router.
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You could try installing TomatoUSB or DD-WRT and see if that makes a difference.
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Seems like a sweet gui from the YouTube vids i have seen. -
Downside of 3rd party firmwares is that they offer more features at the expense of lower throughput.
While this is indeed a good way to go to troubleshoot the issue you might end up with lowered performance in other departments.
I'm afraid that is a downside of buying Asus- they were never the best at firmware support. -
It was either Asus or D-Link and i dont really want to buy that again.
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Haha, good call imo, i've had bad experiences with D-Link in the past as well.
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Yeah I wouldn't go for D-Link either...
Asus RT-N66U slow upload
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by DEagleson, May 15, 2012.