Just purchased a ac86u everything seems to be great except a few devices like my ps4 and xbox getting really low speeds compared to my ac88u , wireless and hard wired and my Chromecast with google tv. All seem to show poor wireless speed and hard wired speed I mean 20-30 mb when they used to test at around 300/down ,30-50 up. I factory reset it made no difference, updated the stock firmware with no difference, running latest Merlin no difference , tried messing with Qos which made no difference so I left it off all other settings are untouched. When I plug in the ac88u wired speeds on those devices back to normal it's to the point my Chromecast can't play 1080 or 4k from my Plex server on the ac86u, just not enough speed. When I plug back in the ac88u all is back to normal speeds . What's weird is my linux system and my windows system speed test at 925 down / 50 up which is normal from my isp .
The router is definitely stronger than my ac88u but for some reason those devices are not able to be at full capacity.
Also after I updated firmware to Merlin before and after I factory reset .
I don't think this a problem with Merlin firmware but maybe a setting I'm missing
Any suggestions ?
The router is definitely stronger than my ac88u but for some reason those devices are not able to be at full capacity.
Also after I updated firmware to Merlin before and after I factory reset .
I don't think this a problem with Merlin firmware but maybe a setting I'm missing
Any suggestions ?
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