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    [Release 382] Asuswrt-Merlin 382.1 is now available

    After 12 hours I am now seeing 900 Mbps up and down. Looks like it just needed a little time to settle down and be happy with the PPPOE Centurylink implementation.
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    [Release 382] Asuswrt-Merlin 382.1 is now available

    I have an RT-AC86U running this firmware connecting to a CenturyLink (Calix) ONT. PPPOE performance is pretty poor WAN-LAN at 420 Mbps versus my 1 Gbps fiber speed. Anyone else seeing bad PPPOE performance?
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    HomePlug AV500 Adapter Roundup

    Phase Jumping? Most houses in the US have 220V in that is split in the breaker box into two 110V phases. Did you try any tests across phases? Generally I have seen huge performance drops for PLN gear when they have to jump across the phases.
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    The Dirty Little Secret of Today's Networks

    Power Draw What has happened over the last twenty years is the POTS network has shifted from a very simple and low power analog system to a very complex and high power digital one. Think of the neighborhood box where your phone line ends - it probably has 24 to 144 DSL modems and gigabit fiber...
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    Extremely Disappointing: Apple Airport Extreme Reviewed

    Nice to know that MIMO is just marketing hype. One thing on your testing. Could you add in something like a VOIP adapter (via a wireless bridge) in addition to the streaming test? I'm curious if these wireless access points have any QOS capabilities that actually work. Moving big files is...
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    More MoCA: D-Link DXN-221 & Actiontec ECB2200 Reviewed

    MoCA is actually like hubbed ethernet (10base2) in its multiplexing (multiple nodes) ability instead of token ring. In token ring packets received by a node and not addressed to the node are retransmitted to the next node. If a single node fails the whole network fails. With hubbed ethernet...
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    Test Methodology for Multi-Drop Technologies

    I have been a long-time reader of your site and greatly value your objective testing of home networking gear. One thing I have noticed recently is that you are testing more and more multi-drop networking technologies like MoCA, HPNA, HomePlug and 802.11n. These technologies all multiplex...
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