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What latest version of Merlin is currently (November 6, 2015) most stable for the RT-AC68U? Thanks.

A Samsung Galaxy S5 capable up to 802.11ac, connected to a RT-AC68U with latest stock firmware in October 2015 about 25 feet away and one wall separating them, reported speeds around 200Mbps on 2.4 Ghz and around 300Mbps (up to 370Mbps once) on 5.0 Ghz.

Good point, Texashoser. I guess I failed to mention that the laptop is about 10 years old and is running XP. The owner doesn't want to invest anymore money in it. Not too long ago, they acquired a desktop with an Intel i7-4770 processor, 12 GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD. He now has his sights...

First, thank you to all who have taken the time to contribute thus far. After the latest efforts, I think it's now safe to conclude that the RT-AC68U does not perform as well as the TP-Link Archer C9 when it comes to performance in the legacy 802.11a mode, at least when running stock firmware...

Drabisan: My apologies, I should clarify. When I indicated "up to G mode", I was actually trying to infer 802.11 a/b/g. The client adapter is based on the Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. I have separate SSIDs for each band. As a result, I'm going back and edit my original post. Thank you.

Brand new RT-AC68U router doesn't have consistent signal strength and transfer speeds on the 5 GHZ band when connecting with an older HP dv5163cl laptop capable of only up to G mode (EDITED: 802.11 a/b/g via Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG). Approximately 25 ft. away, with only one wall separating...

Notwithstanding the RF modulation scheme and methodology employed, generally speaking ERP makes a difference. Case in point, two years ago Netgear sued ASUS and charges were brought forth by the FCC, to which ASUS pleaded guilty and paid a fine because the apparent higher power on an N and AC...

Points well taken, Stevech. However, that doesn't pose a problem for me as I don't access their secured router. My point was that, if I can get 3 out of 5 bars 100 ft. away with 2 walls separating the client and the router, imagine then what is seen by the clients on their premises for under...

For under $20, you might want to consider the TP-Link TL-WR841N. I get 3 out of 5 bars from this 2.4 Ghz N300 router located about 100 ft. away at a neighbor's house across the street.

My reason for asking was because the TP-Link tech support rep indicated that they could exchange it for a Version 2 model and I didn't know the performance differences, if any, between the two versions. However, at their website, download for the Version 2 firmware is still not available; only...

Having an issue with a brand new TP-Link Archer c9 v1 whereby the front panel Internet indicator lamp turns from blue to orange to indicate trouble with the Internet connection. There are corresponding "LED controller" messages recorded in the SYSLOG. There was some S/N ratio issues with the...

Actually, I should have said that the WAN to LAN throughput is reduced by 50%. It wouldn't let me edit my post.

I'm currently attempting to make the same decision. The only thing that concerns me about the C9 is the NAT Boost feature. When NAT Boost is disabled, throughput is reduced by 50%. However, with NAT Boost disabled, you can control the bandwidth manually.