pandawooper
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Asus RT-BE86u unstable connection vs RT-AC87u
Noob at networking and wifi.
House is 1500sqft. 400Mbps downloads. Previously had an Asus RT-AC87u and before that the Xfinity xb8 modem/router mode. Signal strength was always 3 bars of wifi though I didn't have exacr RSSI numbers. Throughput was decent while it was on. There was occasionally times of quick disconnect and reconnects. Little hiccups that were just annoying throughout the day even while I am in the same room right next to the router.
Now I recently got the Asus RT BE96u with smart connect on all bands. Even tried separating them out too, a 2.4ghz ssid and a 5/6ghz ssid. At the same area of the house where the ac87u was, I notice I get 2 bars on the be96u.
RSSI is around -67db on the 2.4ghz and will occasionally show 2 bars even when I'm not moving. House has some drywalls and typical insulation, no brick or metal. 2.4ghz is 20mhz on channel 11. 5ghz set to 80mhz with auto channel select+dfs channels. 6ghz doesn't matter at this range but it's set to 160mhz psc on.
Wife has an iPhone 13 pro that says she's been having issues with wifi and connectivity. Honestly the best stable connection was with the xb8 modem/router but I don't want to have to rely on that.
Is there something I'm setting up wrong where both of my routers have a worse stable connection than Xfinity XB8?
Noob at networking and wifi.
House is 1500sqft. 400Mbps downloads. Previously had an Asus RT-AC87u and before that the Xfinity xb8 modem/router mode. Signal strength was always 3 bars of wifi though I didn't have exacr RSSI numbers. Throughput was decent while it was on. There was occasionally times of quick disconnect and reconnects. Little hiccups that were just annoying throughout the day even while I am in the same room right next to the router.
Now I recently got the Asus RT BE96u with smart connect on all bands. Even tried separating them out too, a 2.4ghz ssid and a 5/6ghz ssid. At the same area of the house where the ac87u was, I notice I get 2 bars on the be96u.
RSSI is around -67db on the 2.4ghz and will occasionally show 2 bars even when I'm not moving. House has some drywalls and typical insulation, no brick or metal. 2.4ghz is 20mhz on channel 11. 5ghz set to 80mhz with auto channel select+dfs channels. 6ghz doesn't matter at this range but it's set to 160mhz psc on.
Wife has an iPhone 13 pro that says she's been having issues with wifi and connectivity. Honestly the best stable connection was with the xb8 modem/router but I don't want to have to rely on that.
Is there something I'm setting up wrong where both of my routers have a worse stable connection than Xfinity XB8?
