Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 14:50 Post subject: Re: Issue with UNC and wireless
RMerlin wrote:
phrequency wrote:
All can access the internet just fine. The problem is that the ethernet connected devices can access each other via UNC paths, while wireless clients cannot.
I've had a few reports of SMB-related issues with the 144 base. I suspect it's a new bug in Asus's code, I'm waiting for them to release newer GPL code to rebase my work on it, and hopefully resolve those issues.
The UPNP popup has to do with some weird change Asus did in newer firmwares, where they restart the upnp daemon every hour. No idea why, I haven't looked into that yet. Their latest betas (151 and 155) also have the same behaviour.
They are restarting it every hour to clear its table from nvram..... They added this restart to cron in this revision... UPNP and bit torrent create major problems with nvram and space as the # of ports can exceed into the thousands if you have multiple people doing it...
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 15:26 Post subject: Re: Issue with UNC and wireless
Fractal wrote:
They are restarting it every hour to clear its table from nvram..... They added this restart to cron in this revision... UPNP and bit torrent create major problems with nvram and space as the # of ports can exceed into the thousands if you have multiple people doing it...
So they fixed one problem by creating a new one. Not really an improvement That sounds more like a temporary band-aid than a real fix.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 16:55 Post subject: antenna signal strength (stock FW)
while I wait for a fix for the nvram issue.....i'm still running the stock Asus FW. I was messing around this morning and to my surprise found that the stock FW allows you to adjust the antenna signal strength. The menu shows that the value can be set as high as 100. It's currently set at 40, and when i try to change it i get a message that says it can't be set higher than 40?!?
Anyone else seen this before? Did ASUS just eff up the note that indicates it can be set as high as 100, or is there a setting I should change that allows for me to up the signal strength?
This is arguably the most important function for my purposes and if I can resolve this with the stock FW i'd be extremely happy.
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 17:04 Post subject: Re: antenna signal strength (stock FW)
furlonghokie wrote:
while I wait for a fix for the nvram issue.....i'm still running the stock Asus FW. I was messing around this morning and to my surprise found that the stock FW allows you to adjust the antenna signal strength. The menu shows that the value can be set as high as 100. It's currently set at 40, and when i try to change it i get a message that says it can't be set higher than 40?!?
Anyone else seen this before? Did ASUS just eff up the note that indicates it can be set as high as 100, or is there a setting I should change that allows for me to up the signal strength?
This is arguably the most important function for my purposes and if I can resolve this with the stock FW i'd be extremely happy.
Thanks for any help the folks can provide.
enable telnet in the stock firmware. then do an nvram show (in telnet).
find the power variable.. then do an nvram set _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 17:06 Post subject: Re: antenna signal strength (stock FW)
furlonghokie wrote:
while I wait for a fix for the nvram issue.....i'm still running the stock Asus FW. I was messing around this morning and to my surprise found that the stock FW allows you to adjust the antenna signal strength. The menu shows that the value can be set as high as 100. It's currently set at 40, and when i try to change it i get a message that says it can't be set higher than 40?!?
Anyone else seen this before? Did ASUS just eff up the note that indicates it can be set as high as 100, or is there a setting I should change that allows for me to up the signal strength?
Adjustable power has always been a known and documented feature of this router. The default value is 80mw. If you are in an unrestricted zone (like North America), you can boost 2.4 GHz up to 500 mw, and 5 GHz up to 250 mw. Those limits are lower in Europe.
Make sure you change those settings by using the Professional tab, not the Performance tab. The Performance tab has many bugs in it, due to the fact that it's no longer used by Asus - it's an artifact from the unreleased revision that had a fan.
There is also another weird piece of code in this router that forces you to click three times on Apply if you want to increase the output power beyond the default values. I removed that restriction from my custom RT-N66U firmware.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:09 Post subject: Re: antenna signal strength (stock FW)
RMerlin wrote:
furlonghokie wrote:
while I wait for a fix for the nvram issue.....i'm still running the stock Asus FW. I was messing around this morning and to my surprise found that the stock FW allows you to adjust the antenna signal strength. The menu shows that the value can be set as high as 100. It's currently set at 40, and when i try to change it i get a message that says it can't be set higher than 40?!?
Anyone else seen this before? Did ASUS just eff up the note that indicates it can be set as high as 100, or is there a setting I should change that allows for me to up the signal strength?
Adjustable power has always been a known and documented feature of this router. The default value is 80mw. If you are in an unrestricted zone (like North America), you can boost 2.4 GHz up to 500 mw, and 5 GHz up to 250 mw. Those limits are lower in Europe.
Make sure you change those settings by using the Professional tab, not the Performance tab. The Performance tab has many bugs in it, due to the fact that it's no longer used by Asus - it's an artifact from the unreleased revision that had a fan.
There is also another weird piece of code in this router that forces you to click three times on Apply if you want to increase the output power beyond the default values. I removed that restriction from my custom RT-N66U firmware.
yup, it was the 3 click thing.....so weird. Thank you very much for pointing that out so that I fixed it.
1) After flashing each firmware from the recovery tool and waiting the 10-15 minutes as recommended on the wiki, WHAT exactly is supposed to happen before I put it back into recovery mode and continue flashing? I'm pretty sure I've never gotten the browser to respond after the flash, but I can kick it back into recovery mode and continue along my merry way. I want to be sure I'm waiting the proper amount of time though.
So, in short, what am I waiting for? ping response? browser response? any LEDs on the unit?
2) How much nvram does the mini build take? I looked at the main matrix of features for each build and the mini is fine for me (e.g. I have a vpn setup on my linux box).
Shibby's 64K NVRAM fix included in 097 EN is working like a champ for my RT-N66U!
Before:
After flashing up to shibby's build with fix & clearing NVRAM:
Finally, after entering OpenVPN certs, settings:
Hell, feels like I got enough NVRAM now that I even enabled saving bandwidth usage into NVRAM (disregarding the pop-up under tomato that says its not a good idea):
Lets see if I can fill it up even more... _________________
I tried the Shibby Tomato 64K version out. Works good, but I really want to use virtual wireless on a separate lan. Virtual wireless didn't work so I switched back to the Merlin build. Funnily enough, my Samba host names resolve correctly no matter if I'm on wireless or ethernet now. Go figure.
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 14:55 Post subject: Re: antenna signal strength (stock FW)
RMerlin wrote:
Adjustable power has always been a known and documented feature of this router. The default value is 80mw. If you are in an unrestricted zone (like North America), you can boost 2.4 GHz up to 500 mw, and 5 GHz up to 250 mw. Those limits are lower in Europe.
looks like the stock FW is only allowing me to put in a value up to 100 for my main router.....but my secondary n66u which is setup in AP mode can be boosted to 500. What gives?
I tried the Shibby Tomato 64K version out. Works good, but I really want to use virtual wireless on a separate lan. Virtual wireless didn't work so I switched back to the Merlin build. Funnily enough, my Samba host names resolve correctly no matter if I'm on wireless or ethernet now. Go figure.