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  1. Steve M.

    RT-N66U How to connect to Guest Network on Repeater?

    I'm no longer at the site where I have access to these RT-N66U routers otherwise I could be more specific. I recommend running the Merlin Fork in these forums and searching this site or Google. There's plenty of good info and really, it's mostly a matter of just logging into the web interface...
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    RT-N66U How to connect to Guest Network on Repeater?

    If I recall, the repeater has both the 2.4GHz & 5GHz channels but when configured in Repeater mode it only connects to one SSID over either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz channel but not both. You can however look at the difference between WDS & Repeater Mode. In WDS mode I think you can share the...
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    RT-N66U How to connect to Guest Network on Repeater?

    The repeater connects to one SSID, the network and channel that it's repeating. Unfortunately, the repeater doesn't pass other SSID's like guest networks through the primary Wireless Router. In my case, I setup the Repeater to connect to a guest network on the Wireless Router. I was then able...
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    RT-N66U (Merlin Fork) - Schedule Times with Bandwidth Limiter?

    Greetings SNBForums: Is it possible to set the bandwidth limiter on a MAC address according to a time schedule? I have a Satellite Internet connection and from 3am to 8am service is unlimited (19Mbps down / 3Mbps up) and doesn't count against the ISPs metered connection. After that we are...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Thanks, I read that article earlier today along with about a hundred other posts! I wish I would have known in advance that it's impossible to connect the repeater to the guest network on the main wireless router. There went my whole day in frustration and exhaustion -- DOH!
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Perhaps I can statically assign IPs by MAC address to the few computers that need unlimited bandwidth and then set DHCP scope of IPs that are dynamically assigned to a bandwidth limiter by IP Range? If that's possible then no guest network is required. Will that work? If not can anyone please...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Thanks L&LD, well I tried; glad to know!
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Dear SMBForums: Why can't I see the 2.4GHz Guest Network on my Repeater? I have two new Asus RT-N66U routers flashed with the latest merlin fork firmware here (374.43_2-19E1j9527). The primary router is configured in "Wireless router mode" (Default) & the second router is configured in...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Thanks for clarifying that John9527, now how do I enable bandwidth limiting on the entire 5GHz guest network? I have the primary router in wireless router mode (default / WDS AP Hybrid mode) and the secondary router in repeater mode. I created a 5GHz guest network on the primary router and...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    I have two asus rt-n66u running the latest merlin fork. How do I simply enable bandwidth limiting (either via web gui or ssh) for the main 5GHz Asus SSID (wl1)? I tried enabling the QoS - Bandwidth Limiter as per John9527's advice here but no dice (my imgur screenshots below)...
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    RT-N66U How to connect to Guest Network on Repeater?

    Greeting SNBForums, I have two Asus RT-N66U Routers running the latest Merlin Fork firmware (amazing!)... I have the primary router in wireless router mode (default / WDS AP Hybrid mode) and the secondary router in repeater mode. The thing is, I would like to be able to add a guest network on...
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    2x Asus RT-N66U (Merlin Fork) - Traffic Monitor Log Size?

    Thanks, it's working great!
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    2x Asus RT-N66U (Merlin Fork) - Traffic Monitor Log Size?

    Is it recommended to format this small 256MB USB Flash Drive I have as FAT or Ext2? I can use either Windows or Linux for this. Also, out of curiosity, can I SSH (currently enabled) into the router for this purpose? I found this guide on formatting and partitions UFDs for Asus WRT but I think...
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    2x Asus RT-N66U (Merlin Fork) - Traffic Monitor Log Size?

    That's awesome; thanks so much for the speedy reply!
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    2x Asus RT-N66U (Merlin Fork) - Traffic Monitor Log Size?

    Greetings SNBForums: I have two Asus RT-N66U Wireless Routers (in WDS) and I'd like to enable detailed traffic monitoring so I can see exactly which nodes are sucking up the bandwidth (Wild Blue Satellite <30GB / Month). I'd like to use a 256MB USB Flash Drive (UFD) dedicated to storing...
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