seke1111
Occasional Visitor
Hey, as the title states i'm pretty new when it comes to Networking.
I've been using Asuswrt-Merlin for a while now with my RT-AC68U but never had the time to study it the way i'd like to, so now i take some time to do that.
What i have done so far on a clean firmware install:
- Enabled DoT
- Enabled QoS unfortunately with Device Priority. Did testings with and without multiple times, result gives me less Bufferbloat and no particular loss in speeds even with my 500/500 fiber. Should be better to not use it in my case from what i've read but apparently not, might be due to a lot of devices connected?
(want to use FlexQoS to be able to use fq_codel if i remember right but i haven't been that smart to understand how to properly set it up or even begin. I got Dyscalculia (opposite of Dyslexia) that makes me suffer particularly in the math/calculating area so no matter how many times i try to re-read guides i have a hard time organizing in my head. I also am unsure with how to start and continuing the setup with scripts even after reading.)
- Enabled AiProtection, nothing tells me to not use it and i haven't been impacted by it
- Disabled UPnP
- Disabled WPS
- Disabling services i don't use such as AiDisk etc (rule of thumb, don't use it? disable)
- USB Mode in 3.0 (default, was unsure if it should change it to 2.0 in regards of EMI?)
That's about it.
I would love to know more about what the actual common recommended settings to change for Security, Performance and Bufferbloat are.
Got to start somewhere and where's better than asking you guys for advice and recommendations for a newcomer?
Once i learn the basics, i'll learn more and more advanced things.
EDIT: Decided to settle on these settings on RT-AC68U
- Enabled DoT
- Disabled QoS (500/500 fiber, works better from different testings with multiple devices)
(wanted to use FlexQoS to be able to use the fq_codel but it's not worth using for me)
- Disabled AiProtection (protected through other means and this did indeed reduce hardware load when testing) - shoutout to Tech9 for pointing that out
- Disabled UPnP
- Disabled WPS
- Disabling services i don't use such as AiDisk etc (rule of thumb, don't use it? disable)
- USB Mode in 3.0 (still complexed with finding an accurate answer from trusted sources so i'm leaving it at default)
I've been using Asuswrt-Merlin for a while now with my RT-AC68U but never had the time to study it the way i'd like to, so now i take some time to do that.
What i have done so far on a clean firmware install:
- Enabled DoT
- Enabled QoS unfortunately with Device Priority. Did testings with and without multiple times, result gives me less Bufferbloat and no particular loss in speeds even with my 500/500 fiber. Should be better to not use it in my case from what i've read but apparently not, might be due to a lot of devices connected?
(want to use FlexQoS to be able to use fq_codel if i remember right but i haven't been that smart to understand how to properly set it up or even begin. I got Dyscalculia (opposite of Dyslexia) that makes me suffer particularly in the math/calculating area so no matter how many times i try to re-read guides i have a hard time organizing in my head. I also am unsure with how to start and continuing the setup with scripts even after reading.)
- Enabled AiProtection, nothing tells me to not use it and i haven't been impacted by it
- Disabled UPnP
- Disabled WPS
- Disabling services i don't use such as AiDisk etc (rule of thumb, don't use it? disable)
- USB Mode in 3.0 (default, was unsure if it should change it to 2.0 in regards of EMI?)
That's about it.
I would love to know more about what the actual common recommended settings to change for Security, Performance and Bufferbloat are.
Got to start somewhere and where's better than asking you guys for advice and recommendations for a newcomer?
Once i learn the basics, i'll learn more and more advanced things.
EDIT: Decided to settle on these settings on RT-AC68U
- Enabled DoT
- Disabled QoS (500/500 fiber, works better from different testings with multiple devices)
(wanted to use FlexQoS to be able to use the fq_codel but it's not worth using for me)
- Disabled AiProtection (protected through other means and this did indeed reduce hardware load when testing) - shoutout to Tech9 for pointing that out
- Disabled UPnP
- Disabled WPS
- Disabling services i don't use such as AiDisk etc (rule of thumb, don't use it? disable)
- USB Mode in 3.0 (still complexed with finding an accurate answer from trusted sources so i'm leaving it at default)
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