tehdesolate
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So I purchased a 2 pack of the ZenWifi XT8 (AX6600) and have it configured as such:
Router 1: Configured as a Router and main hub for the mesh node. WAN1 connected to Verizon FIOS ONT box. LAN1 services one low-usage endpoint.
Router 2: Configured as a mesh node and connected to the main hub (Router 1) via wireless backhaul (5GHz-2). I have a simple gigabit TP-Link switch attached to LAN1 that services multiple endpoints.
From Router 1's built-in speed test: ~850mbps down/up on a 1gbps FIOS connection.
From an endpoint wirelessly connected to 5GHz-1 on Router 1: ~600mbps down/up
Here's my problem: From an endpoint on the switch attached to Router 2 or from an endpoint wirelessly connected to Router 2: avg 260mbps down/up on 5GHz and avg 40mbps down, 20mbps up on 2.4GHz. This was 0.09mbps down/up earlier today on the 2.4GHz radio, which choked out my entire battalion of IOT devices hanging off of this router.
The routers are situated approx. 50 feet away from each other separated by one wall and a floor. I've disabled support for a/b/g and am only using N/AC/AX on all radios. QOS, Smart Connect, and all of the other useless bells and whistles are turned off. These routers are running fairly lean at about 5% CPU usage and 70% RAM usage. CPU usage spikes to about 15% during a speed test. Obviously these routers are not being taxed and aren't gasping for additional compute resources like I gasp for another hour of sleep when my alarm clock goes off in the morning. I've ruled out potential bottlenecks other than the backhaul link as well. All devices on the gig switch have 1gbps rated NICs. The routers are advertised as having a 5GHz-2 (EDIT: radio) rating of 4800mbps, but I'm barely squeezing out 5% of that on my 5GHz-1 net and a laughable 1% on my 2.4GHz net despite signal strength between the routers being rated as "Great" from the main hub's homepage. Firmware on both routers are current as of this posting. Based on this backhaul connection spec and lack of compute usage, I should reasonably expect parity between both routers at ~600mbps down/up, but this is not the case.
I've included the Wireless Log as well for review.
Has anyone else had this problem with the XT8 and have found either a workaround or a solution to this?
I'm eventually going to run CAT6 to both routers and connect them to a Catalyst 2960S so this issue will become OBE, but it would be nice to know if there was firmware available or a configuration change(s) I can make to fix this in the months between now and then.
Router 1: Configured as a Router and main hub for the mesh node. WAN1 connected to Verizon FIOS ONT box. LAN1 services one low-usage endpoint.
Router 2: Configured as a mesh node and connected to the main hub (Router 1) via wireless backhaul (5GHz-2). I have a simple gigabit TP-Link switch attached to LAN1 that services multiple endpoints.
From Router 1's built-in speed test: ~850mbps down/up on a 1gbps FIOS connection.
From an endpoint wirelessly connected to 5GHz-1 on Router 1: ~600mbps down/up
Here's my problem: From an endpoint on the switch attached to Router 2 or from an endpoint wirelessly connected to Router 2: avg 260mbps down/up on 5GHz and avg 40mbps down, 20mbps up on 2.4GHz. This was 0.09mbps down/up earlier today on the 2.4GHz radio, which choked out my entire battalion of IOT devices hanging off of this router.
The routers are situated approx. 50 feet away from each other separated by one wall and a floor. I've disabled support for a/b/g and am only using N/AC/AX on all radios. QOS, Smart Connect, and all of the other useless bells and whistles are turned off. These routers are running fairly lean at about 5% CPU usage and 70% RAM usage. CPU usage spikes to about 15% during a speed test. Obviously these routers are not being taxed and aren't gasping for additional compute resources like I gasp for another hour of sleep when my alarm clock goes off in the morning. I've ruled out potential bottlenecks other than the backhaul link as well. All devices on the gig switch have 1gbps rated NICs. The routers are advertised as having a 5GHz-2 (EDIT: radio) rating of 4800mbps, but I'm barely squeezing out 5% of that on my 5GHz-1 net and a laughable 1% on my 2.4GHz net despite signal strength between the routers being rated as "Great" from the main hub's homepage. Firmware on both routers are current as of this posting. Based on this backhaul connection spec and lack of compute usage, I should reasonably expect parity between both routers at ~600mbps down/up, but this is not the case.
I've included the Wireless Log as well for review.
Has anyone else had this problem with the XT8 and have found either a workaround or a solution to this?
I'm eventually going to run CAT6 to both routers and connect them to a Catalyst 2960S so this issue will become OBE, but it would be nice to know if there was firmware available or a configuration change(s) I can make to fix this in the months between now and then.
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