ASUS RT-AC68R Question

[DrumSTW3]

I have an ASUS AC68 Router, and I am connecting to my ASUS N76 Laptop. I replaced my wireless card in the laptop to a 802.11AC/BT4.0 combo, and loaded the drivers with no issues. I am running Win 8. My 2.4GHz Network indicates 802.11n, while my 5GHz network shows 802.11abgn sometimes and 802.11n other times. Any reason why windows doesn't see it as 802.11AC on the 5GHz?

 

[ikoul]

It's possible that whatever software is displaying the network type doesn't recognize AC networks. I've never seen Windows 8/8.1 try to do it, but maybe I never looked in the right place.

 

[L&LD]

Did you fully uninstall the old wireless drivers? What model WiFi AC card are you running now and what driver version?

Is Windows managing the wireless or did you install a program that takes over that process?

What firmware version are you running on the RT-AC68U?

Regardless of what is indicated - what link speeds do you achieve and more importantly, what throughput do you get?

 

[DrumSTW3]

Did you fully uninstall the old wireless drivers? What model WiFi AC card are you running now and what driver version?

Is Windows managing the wireless or did you install a program that takes over that process?

What firmware version are you running on the RT-AC68U?

Regardless of what is indicated - what link speeds do you achieve and more importantly, what throughput do you get?

I uninstalled the old drivers through Device Manager. The Card is an AzureWave AW-CE123H, the same one ASUS uses in the G75 Laptop. Driver version is 6.30.95.29

Windows is managing the wireless

RT-AC68R is running firmware 3.0.0.4.374_542

I am not sure. I have used Lan Speed Test Lite and it is giving me 20000+ Mbps Write (upload) speed and 670ish Read (download) speed.

 

[L&LD]

Depending on the wireless card (not familiar with yours) uninstalling the drivers through device manager may not be enough. See if there is any software related to the AzureWave card to be uninstalled in Programs and Features in Control Panel.


20000+ Mpbs write speed? I don't think you have a problem! (Or you may have mistyped that number)?

 

[DrumSTW3]

Depending on the wireless card (not familiar with yours) uninstalling the drivers through device manager may not be enough. See if there is any software related to the AzureWave card to be uninstalled in Programs and Features in Control Panel.


20000+ Mpbs write speed? I don't think you have a problem! (Or you may have mistyped that number)?

No, 20000 Mbps is the result I've been getting consistantly (for upload). I have been using packet sizes of 100Mb and 1000Mb, and it ran the test almost instantaneously, and I'd get results of 16000-20000 Mbps up and 500 - 700 down. I decided to stress out the connection a little and ran a test at the max packet the program would allow, 9000Mb. I am running these tests from my laptop (wireless) to my desktop (wired), both connected to the router obviously. When I ran the test at 9000Mb, the result seemed a bit more realistic. 760.4 up (95 sec) and 738.5 down (97.5). I have double checked the network adapters, and the only one installed is the 802.11ac on the laptop. There is nothing indicated in Programs and Features, unless it is included in something ASUS has on here that is not network related. I also checked through regedit and there is no indication of any remnants of previous network hardware drivers. I am an absolute networking dunce, so excuse any ignorance on my part.

 

[DrumSTW3]

The real question becomes, is that the right speed I should expect, and why when I go to my wireless connections and hover over the 5Ghz network, does it indicate 802.11n?

 

[KGB7]

No, 20000 Mbps is the result I've been getting consistantly (for upload). I have been using packet sizes of 100Mb and 1000Mb, and it ran the test almost instantaneously, and I'd get results of 16000-20000 Mbps up and 500 - 700 down. I decided to stress out the connection a little and ran a test at the max packet the program would allow, 9000Mb. I am running these tests from my laptop (wireless) to my desktop (wired), both connected to the router obviously. When I ran the test at 9000Mb, the result seemed a bit more realistic. 760.4 up (95 sec) and 738.5 down (97.5). I have double checked the network adapters, and the only one installed is the 802.11ac on the laptop. There is nothing indicated in Programs and Features, unless it is included in something ASUS has on here that is not network related. I also checked through regedit and there is no indication of any remnants of previous network hardware drivers. I am an absolute networking dunce, so excuse any ignorance on my part.

20,000Mbps is not possible on this router. Thats 2,500 MB/s. No single 2.5" Hard drive or SSD can read or write at that speed.

Not only that, 1,000Mbps ports on your router simply CAN NOT provide a 20,000Mbps through out put. Unless you have found a way to bend the Laws of Physics, either you not reading the results correctly or the program is faulty.


Perhaps its 20,000 Kbps?

http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/?input_amount=20000&input_units=kilobits&notation=legacy