Speed tests results with AP

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Except passing traffic/routing/NAT is accelerated by a hardware ASIC assuming you don't have features enabled that disables that. Generating traffic (and most other software functions like aiprotection, parental controls, QOS, VPN, etc) are either partially accelerated or not at all.

Routing typically will use a different CPU from applications too.

My AC1900 can pass close to 1Gbps with all those features disabled, and around 500 with aiprotection etc enabled. In the second scenario, NAT acceleration is enabled but hardware/routing is not.

Remembering I’m in AP mode.

 

[drinkingbird]

Remembering I’m in AP mode.

Then the CPU has little to no involvement in forwarding (there is no LAN or WAN, the WAN port is just another LAN port in AP mode). I would actually use one of the LAN ports, on some models it is reported the WAN port does not get as good throughput in AP mode. I don't think it applies to yours but can't hurt.

Your throughput will be strictly based on the wireless and switch chipset. The switch chipset should have no issue pushing full speed. Wireless will vary.

But I believe you were using a USB 2.5G dongle for some of the testing, in that case the CPU will be involved and could certainly be a bottleneck. Depends how good the onboard chipset is in the dongle and how good the USB controller in the router (AP) is.

You should have no issue connecting 2x1G devices to the AP and 2.5G uplink (all onboard ports, not USB) and getting 1.8 to 1.9G of throughput via wired. Its just the switch at that point, no CPU or wifi chipset involved.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

You should have no issue connecting 2x1G devices to the AP and 2.5G uplink (all onboard ports, not USB) and getting 1.8 to 1.9G of throughput via wired. It’s just the switch at that point, no CPU or wifi chipset involved.

Which it does not.

 

[drinkingbird]

Which it does not.

Then you likely have bad cabling or your PCs/NICs can't push that much.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Then you likely have bad cabling or your PCs/NICs can't push that much.

Like I said, I I use a rt-ax88u I get great results. It’s not the cabling.

 

[drinkingbird]

Like I said, I I use a rt-ax88u I get great results. It’s not the cabling.

You previously said you were seeing 1.5% loss on the link. When in AP mode you're just using the switch for wired devices, no CPU, no NAT, no routing. Should have no issue pushing 2 gigs. I would check the wiring between the AP and router.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Ok here is another situation.

All devices are 88u pro units…

All devices are using spdMerlin

Connected to my cable modem is

192.168.1.110, gets 1905mbps

Access point 192.168.1.111 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.112 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.113 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 vis 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.115 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Bridge point 192.168.118 gets <500mbps,
In bridge mode to 192.168.1.11, wirelessly connected at >3000 mbps, using 160mhz channel at -43dbm

Any suggestion what is going on?

I originally was not using 160mhtz, but rather 80

I thought I would get betteer speeds thank this.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

 

[drinkingbird]

Ok here is another situation.

All devices are 88u pro units…

All devices are using spdMerlin

Connected to my cable modem is

192.168.1.110, gets 1905mbps

Access point 192.168.1.111 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.112 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.113 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 vis 2.5 gbe

Access point 192.168.1.115 gets 1905mobs, teathered to .110 via 2.5 gbe

Bridge point 192.168.118 gets <500mbps,
In bridge mode to 192.168.1.11, wirelessly connected at >3000 mbps, using 160mhz channel at -43dbm

Any suggestion what is going on?

I originally was not using 160mhtz, but rather 80

I thought I would get betteer speeds thank this.

Wireless consumes a lot more CPU power than wired. So running spdmerlin on the device at the same time it is trying to push all that data over wireless may be too much. Try from a wired PC, you should be able to get the full 1G over the wireless backhaul (or if you have a PC with 2.5G, even more).

Always use a wired PC for accurate speedtests (keeping in mind there can be a bottleneck in the PC too but it should be much more capable and consistent than the router).

If still capping at 500M try changing that USB device to USB 2, or disconnecting it completely. Shouldn't matter on 5ghz but never know.

Also you have 135 devices connected to that media bridge?

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Wireless consumes a lot more CPU power than wired. So running spdmerlin on the device at the same time it is trying to push all that data over wireless may be too much. Try from a wired PC, you should be able to get the full 1G over the wireless backhaul (or if you have a PC with 2.5G, even more).

Always use a wired PC for accurate speedtests (keeping in mind there can be a bottleneck in the PC too but it should be much more capable and consistent than the router).

If still capping at 500M try changing that USB device to USB 2, or disconnecting it completely. Shouldn't matter on 5ghz but never know.

Also you have 135 devices connected to that media bridge?

135 is the current total across the whole lan.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Any one else have a rt-ax88u pro they could try out in bridge mode?

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

I saw this else where.

Still doing more research.

https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/5ia2xn

 

[L&LD]

Never seem lower speeds when modem is bridged.

Reddit and 'tech support' don't belong in the same sentence. Except the previous one.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Never seem lower speeds when modem is bridged.

Reddit and 'tech support' don't belong in the same sentence. Except the previous one.

Not the cable modem, the router. It was a poor judgement on my part to post it.

Tomorrow I’m going to buy another Rt-ax88 pro for testing the other rt-ax88u pro in bridge mode. Say tuned.

 

[drinkingbird]

Reddit and 'tech support' don't belong in the same sentence. Except the previous one.

Not true, buried in the 10,000 replies there is 1 right answer sometimes.

Yahoo answers - now that's a great source of info. Quora too. My two go-tos.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Wow more testing.

Bridge mode with ASUS rt-ax88u pro sucks

1. I know that an rt-ax88u (192.168.1.19) pro can go 1905 mbps easily, using a speed test via spdMerlin, in access point mode on the LAN

2. I moved the rt-ax88u pro (192.168.1.19) from the lan to the rt-ax88u pro (192.168.1.18) in bridge mode using the 2.5 ethernet.

What a let down.

Why? 1500 mbps

And the upload speed is about 34mbps from 50 mbps.

So, my conclusion, bridge mode must have a lot of over head considering the wireless connection is 3200 mbps.

 

[L&LD]

Are you talking about Media Bridge mode?

If so, your client device may be the issue, not the router.

 

[Nas.CloudBusinessPortal]

Wow more testing.

Bridge mode with ASUS rt-ax88u pro sucks

1. I know that an rt-ax88u (192.168.1.19) pro can go 1905 mbps easily, using a speed test via spdMerlin, in access point mode on the LAN

2. I moved the rt-ax88u pro (192.168.1.19) from the lan to the rt-ax88u pro (192.168.1.18) in bridge mode using the 2.5 ethernet.

What a let down.

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Are you talking about Media Bridge mode?

If so, your client device may be the issue, not the router.

Yes,

Are you saying the 135-150 clients are causing additional traffic for the bridge?