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    Rt-ac68u

    Ok, the #s you've tossed out are 30, 60, 100, & 200 MB/s? How about just running Helios test on wired & wireless, grabbing screenshots of those results (and another screenshot of holding down option & click airport menubar icon) so we can be super clear on the wifi connection at time of test...
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    Rt-ac68u

    If it was simple why can't you give us a hardwired test from same machine so we have a basis for comparison? The file copy dialog box? On a Mac?? Let's see a screenshot of that calculating on the fly transfer speeds. It you're on a MAC try Helios free speed test. It uses fixed 300MB file...
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    AFCI and powerline updates?

    Regardless, Eaton & Square D, the non-capacitive AFCI brands, are the ones to stick with.
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    Not getting expected throughput

    You didn't mention what size files you're using to test, what method you're using to push/pull files back and forth between MacBook & your server, and what utility or process you're using to measure your speeds. It would be hard to compare without that info. Also, at very high transfer speeds...
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    Network upgrade advice

    I don't believe he can, IIRC the EA-N66U just has one wired port on it. I very much agree, I'd get that hub the heck out of there and replace with an unmanaged gig switch. I don't own a Sonos, nor am I intimately familiar with their operation, (so take this worth a grain of salt) but if any...
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    Windows Backup issue with NetGear ReadyNAS

    Sorry I was trying to go back in my head, I had one Win7 64 machine that also gave me intermittent difficulty backing up over the network. I looked up your error though and saw you did most of the first line troubleshooting. I agree with the commenter who suggested Acronis True Image, that...
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    WD Red 4TB NIB & FS, $180 @ Newegg w/ code

    This is $20 off the Newegg price yesterday, and $40 under list for the 4TB model. Coupon code good through 11/6/13. Puts the cost per GB within a few tenths of a cent to the 3TB model (ie negligible).
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    R7000 & Netgear = Worthless. Next steps?

    I'm sure one could analyze the content of these forums and find a significant correlation between the frequency of requests to Tim to review a new piece of hardware (or Merlin to do a f/w for it) and the # of complaints there are once the hardware/firmware is in the hands of people. It's a...
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    RT-AC68U -3.0.0.4.374.291 available!

    Who made you pay the money and made you get a model with lots of nascent technology based on a (still) draft 802.11ac spec?? That's the person you should talk to. Only you can rip money from your own wallet, no one makes you do it. This isn't a lord of the flies situation where the newest...
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    I don't like my RT-N66U

    You mentioned in a litany of posts how your current N16 was working great for you and you didn't think there was much room for improvement and then you mentioned/suggested to others that they should get the new Netgear R7000 from Newegg @ $179 because that's where you would put your money ("on...
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    Windows Backup issue with NetGear ReadyNAS

    Do you have any Win7 machines that are backing up successfully? Are the two machines in question 32 or 64 bit win? Have you tried opening up task manager prior to initiating backup and killing every process not essential to the OS, and then attempting?
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    RT-AC68U -3.0.0.4.374.291 available!

    So you're speculating with the "you could see..." statements or are you trying to bring more info to the table? Not that I'm trying to buy one, but I was just echoing some specifics that although they were in stock earlier with some major e-tailers but that there is limited to no US...
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    RT-AC68U -3.0.0.4.374.291 available!

    I understand where you are coming from in terms of wanting to get your dollar/kroner :) worth, everyone is entitled to that. At the same time, it would go against over a century of "modern industrialization" and decades of consumer electronics development for the universe to fold in on its...
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    Rt-ac68u

    2.4ghz is so sensitive to surrounding RF and also what else is going on in your own network (not that 5ghz is less sensitive, there's just far less RF and much more widely spaced, non overlapping channels). You didn't mention the device you're testing with, (both examples @ 5ghz) but at 20'...
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    External Antennas

    Amen. When multiple stream transmissions are sent back and forth between a client & AP that are both multi stream & multiple antenna, you get into RF principles that are significantly more sophisticated than the terminology and measuring techniques used to describe more simple singular antennas...
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    NTP alternative setting in AC66 and 68U

    Did you try listing multiple NTPs with comma/s? I'm not in front of my router now but almost certain it worked on my N66. OSX & Win allow you to list multiply entries separated with commas and will round robin it as well. Edit, here's a screenshot from my N66 w/ 3.0.0.4.374.32 MW, with...
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    RT-AC68U -3.0.0.4.374.291 available!

    It is weird that after a couple days of selling them that Newegg now lists it as a "pre-order" for 11/11/13 arrival and Amazon lists it as out of stock (only some 3rd party reseller on Amazon actually has them and he's trying to get $279..good luck!).
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    Are there any tools to detect sources of WiFi interference?

    You could run some throughput tests and manually try every single channel. You might want to try different corners of your house/apt for the test since you can have something that is specific to a particular spot/client location. Off the top of my head I have a few clients (DD-WRT bridges...
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    Untangle Version 10

    @coxhaus, happy bday. ;) Question - do those of you that use Untangle at home pay the $8xx list annual subscription price for the 11-50 clients size? Or are there resellers or other discounts out there that sell it less then full retail?
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    External Antennas

    Using the router charts on the main site, you could compare Asus N & AC models w/ external antennas to their internal antenna alternatives in the Asus lineup. I'm not sure it'd be a totally apples to apples comparison w/ SoCs, radios, and amps not being consistent across the N56 & N66, for...
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