GT-BE19000AI Issue

[AlphaGator1]

I set up a new GT-BE19000AI, and it has the latest firmware.

Client speed over wifi is great. We have 1 Gbps to the house, and get 1 Gbps wirelessly to the PC over 6 GHz...except for a particular streaming website. I can switch between the modem's Wi-Fi router and the GT-BE19000AI to test, with the modem's wifi snappy and fast, while the BE19 just spins and takes forever. Had a GT-6 before this and never had this issue.
- AIMesh (but PC is connected to the hub)
- QoE is off (I've tried on and off)
- AIProtection is off (it's never been turned on)...all AdGuard is disabled

The website in question does have NSFW content, so not sure if that has anything to do with it. No issues with any other websites.

Is there some type of content throttling going on? Is there a way to create a rule for this URL to prevent any throttling?

What setting am I missing?

Thanks!

 

[Poseidon]

Pornhub giving you problems?

 

[jzchen]

It's difficult to say what is going on from some missing information that may help clarify why it is like that:

ISP? Service type? Gateway is required or not?

You left out the website, what is it? Is it a paid site or unpaid?

Initial concern would be that the website sees your new router's MAC address, but your subscription is paid for on the gateway MAC address, believes this is an unpaid attempt at accessing the site, and blocking it. Possible solution is clone MAC from gateway to AI router.

Not sure if it matters any but please share which latest firmware version specifically....

 

[AlphaGator1]

It's difficult to say what is going on from some missing information that may help clarify why it is like that:

ISP? Service type? Gateway is required or not?

You left out the website, what is it? Is it a paid site or unpaid?

Initial concern would be that the website sees your new router's MAC address, but your subscription is paid for on the gateway MAC address, believes this is an unpaid attempt at accessing the site, and blocking it. Possible solution is clone MAC from gateway to AI router.

Not sure if it matters any but please share which latest firmware version specifically....

Thanks for the reply!

The site is chaturbate.com...no paid subscription. I don't mind sharing for the sake of science and progress but don't judge ya'll!

ISP is AT&T fiber with a BGW320-500 gateway/modem/router. For now, I have the gateway/router's wifi network on "SID_ATT", and the site works fine while connected to that SID, but as soon as I switch to the BE "SID_BE" it crawls. It works, it's just extremely slow.
Regarding the MAC address, again, no paid subscription...everything works, it just loads VERY slowly. If I switch to _ATT, everything is fast, back to _BE and it crawls again.

Firmware is 3.0.0.6.102_40290-g91598a9_1480-g472e1_BB0B

 

[jzchen]

For a couple of days you could get 3.0.0.6.102_40383 from the app, (not sure of the Web GUI), so next would be to update and try again. (It is now on the ASUS site)...

 

[jzchen]

I think I don't recall ever going there, to that website...

 

[jzchen]

I have the exact same BGW320-500. AT&T uses it's own 68.94.156.8 and 68.94.157.8 DNS servers. For IPv6 (I haven't been able to set that up yet as main router.

Did you successfully set up IP Passthrough? One has to check every once in a while if the BGW assigned a 192.168.1.xxx address to the WAN of the Ai router...

 

[bennor]

Firmware is 3.0.0.6.102_40290-g91598a9_1480-g472e1_BB0B

There is newer firmware, out today, for the GT-BE19000AI:

ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI | Gaming Networking｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global

World’s first AI WiFi 7 tri-band gaming router with 19Gbps speeds, dual 10G + 4×2.5G ports, AI Game Booster, ASUSWRT 6.0, up to 5 VLAN & SSID, and AiProtection.

rog.asus.com

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_40383 2026/01/19

Might want to try it to see if it fixes your issue.

PS: Also a new thread started on the new firmware in the ASUSWRT - Official subforum:

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...e-version-3-0-0-6-102_40383-2026-01-16.96595/

 

[Tech9]

The site is

I see no information about DNS servers used on your ASUS router. In case you have something with filtering upstream - set it to Google or Cloudflare unfiltered and try again.

From the changelog of the latest firmware:
- Fixed an issue where deleted DNS servers persisted despite showing as successful.

After you make changes test your DNS servers here:

DNS Leak Test

The DNS Leak Test is a tool used to determine which DNS servers your browser is using to resolve domain names. This test attempts to resolve 50 randomly generated domain names, of which 25 are IPv4-only and 25 are IPv6-only.

browserleaks.com

 

[AlphaGator1]

For a couple of days you could get 3.0.0.6.102_40383 from the app, (not sure of the Web GUI), so next would be to update and try again. (It is now on the ASUS site)...

Thanks! Just updated the firmware. We shall see.

The other weird behavior is that during the day (US EST) everything is fine, but at night it begins to crawl. So it seems as though there is a weird bandwidth limited at a url/domain level (sorry, I am no networking expert).

 

[Tech9]

but at night it begins to crawl

Residential ISP lines are shared. Some ISPs oversell capacity in greater than 10:1 ratio causing network congestion in high traffic hours, usually 6PM-11PM. Not necessarily your equipment issue.

Read updated post #9 again.

 

[jzchen]

Thanks! Just updated the firmware. We shall see.

The other weird behavior is that during the day (US EST) everything is fine, but at night it begins to crawl. So it seems as though there is a weird bandwidth limited at a url/domain level (sorry, I am no networking expert).

That is on both gateway and AI router WiFi? You essentially have my dream router... I've been suggestion ASUS make a 5-band router for a while now... But anyways you have dual 2.4 GHz and dual 5 GHz.

Don't know the "WiFi population density" at your location but first suspect everyone comes home and jambs up the airwaves...

 

[jzchen]

Residential ISP lines are shared. Some ISPs oversell capacity in greater than 10:1 ratio causing network congestion in high traffic hours, usually 6PM-11PM. Not necessarily your equipment issue.

Read updated post #9 again.

This happens to fiber?

EDIT- My SFP is on steroids, almost always consistently ping is in the 2.xx range:

 

[AlphaGator1]

I see no information about DNS servers used on your ASUS router. In case you have something with filtering upstream - set it to Google or Cloudflare unfiltered and try again.

From the changelog of the latest firmware:
- Fixed an issue where deleted DNS servers persisted despite showing as successful.

After you make changes test your DNS servers here:

DNS Leak Test

The DNS Leak Test is a tool used to determine which DNS servers your browser is using to resolve domain names. This test attempts to resolve 50 randomly generated domain names, of which 25 are IPv4-only and 25 are IPv6-only.

browserleaks.com

Test Results Found 46 Servers, 1 ISP, 2 Locations

 

[Tech9]

This happens to fiber?

Of course. You have "up to" throughput and some ISPs have fair share policy on "Unlimited" plans in small print. Ratio 10:1 is okay, but after promotions some customers find network degradation. Then responsible ISPs upgrade the capacity, others just manage complaints and give explanation of lower price offer.

 

[AlphaGator1]

That is on both gateway and AI router WiFi? You essentially have my dream router... I've been suggestion ASUS make a 5-band router for a while now... But anyways you have dual 2.4 GHz and dual 5 GHz.

Don't know the "WiFi population density" at your location but first suspect everyone comes home and jambs up the airwaves...

I have test this with controlled usage on our network...no additional devices/traffic. Also, if I run a speedtest on my PC it's super fast (unchanged), yet this one website drags terribly when on the BE_SID. That's what made me thing there is something metering/governing this specific domain.

I've updated the firmware and will test again tonight.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Tech9]

Test Results Found 46 Servers, 1 ISP, 2 Locations

Very nice... And what exactly upstream DNS services is your ASUS router using?

 

[AlphaGator1]

Very nice... And what exactly upstream DNS services is your ASUS router using?

Looks like an AT&T DNS (68.94.156.11 and 68.94.157.11)

 

[Tech9]

Quoting myself:

set it to Google or Cloudflare unfiltered and try again

If you make minimum efforts to resolve the situation we can't really help much.

 

[AlphaGator1]

Quoting myself:



If you make minimum efforts to resolve the situation we can't really help much.

I changed the DNS to Google, confirmed by the link you sent. Thanks for that!
What's very strange is that this website works fine during the day (EST), but only starts crawling at night. If I switch to the ATT wifi, it loads instantly...switch back to the BE19 and it drags. I have tested this with just me as the client (no others jumping on and taking up bandwidth in the evening).