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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    Sorry for the confusion. Yes, that was what I was trying to say. I will use the ActionTek as a router and my Asus as the router Here are the instructions from the ISP website I followed: On ActionTek WAN Transparent Bridging VLAN Untagged ON ASUS ROUTER: ISP protocol : PPPoE PPP username...
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    Sorry, I have switched topics. I will start a new thread. Ronald, I am attempting to use the ActionTec as solely a router and connect it via Ethernet to my own router.
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    UPDATE: Switched CL routers (long story) to ActionTek c3000a. Followed the instructions on ISP website for the ActionTek modem/router to set to bridge mode. They also gave me settings for my router that I will hook up to that modem. It didn't work for me. For some reason the Wi-Fi signal was...
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    Yes, thank you, that makes sense. I thought I could just "turn off" the radio for the modem/router and it would act like just a modem! Unfortunately, this modem/router combo (ZYXEL C3000Z) isn't as user-friendly as the Asus to switch to bridged mode ( It's called Transparent Bridging). I...
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    I did not change the new modem/router to bridge mode. However, I switched off the radio on the new modem/router because I hooked up the Asus to use it as the router
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    No, it's multiple times slower. It shot up quite a bit when I adjusted the QoS, but it was still under 100 Mb/s for both uploading and downloading.
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    ASUS RT-AC66U-New Modem caused Drop in Speed

    I have had a Cable internet connection for years. The AC66U did just fine. Fiber optic internet became available and I just switched over. That meant a new modem/router combo. The modem router combo runs n as it's fastest wifi. However, after testing with and without my AC router, my speed...
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