I have just setup my ASUS XT8 system. I have the router in my basement and a node on the next floor up. Everything appears to be working fine and performance is good.
I am using wireless backhaul to connect the two nodes. My question is, how can I specifically measure the performance of the backhaul connection? The web interface to the router tells me that the node connection quality is "Great". Well, that's Great!, but what does it mean in real performance numbers? The manual says the LED will be white when the connection is strong. Hmm, maybe it is, maybe not. It looks kind of pink to me.
The node has two hardwired ethernet clients--a Tivo and a 4K Apple TV. I used Speedtest on the Apple TV and it does support my internet bandwidth of 100 mbits/second. But I want to verify that the backhaul handles higher bandwidths.
I have used iperf3 running a client on my iPad Pro, and a server on my Mac mini to measure wireless speeds around the house. The Mac mini is hardwired ethernet directly to the XT8 router in the basement. With the iPad next to the basement router, I get about 700 mbits/second. With the iPad upstairs next to the node, I get similar results.
However, how do I know that the iPad is connected to the node, rather than to the basement router? I think it is, but can I verify this somehow?
I have also though of taking my wife's iMac upstairs and connecting it to the node via ethernet. Then I know the connection and can test using iperf3.
Any built-in tools I haven't found to do this? Or other clever suggestions?
I am using wireless backhaul to connect the two nodes. My question is, how can I specifically measure the performance of the backhaul connection? The web interface to the router tells me that the node connection quality is "Great". Well, that's Great!, but what does it mean in real performance numbers? The manual says the LED will be white when the connection is strong. Hmm, maybe it is, maybe not. It looks kind of pink to me.
The node has two hardwired ethernet clients--a Tivo and a 4K Apple TV. I used Speedtest on the Apple TV and it does support my internet bandwidth of 100 mbits/second. But I want to verify that the backhaul handles higher bandwidths.
I have used iperf3 running a client on my iPad Pro, and a server on my Mac mini to measure wireless speeds around the house. The Mac mini is hardwired ethernet directly to the XT8 router in the basement. With the iPad next to the basement router, I get about 700 mbits/second. With the iPad upstairs next to the node, I get similar results.
However, how do I know that the iPad is connected to the node, rather than to the basement router? I think it is, but can I verify this somehow?
I have also though of taking my wife's iMac upstairs and connecting it to the node via ethernet. Then I know the connection and can test using iperf3.
Any built-in tools I haven't found to do this? Or other clever suggestions?