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Last edited by kt_haddock on Sat Feb 20, 2016 19:36; edited 2 times in total
Router: Archer C9
Firmware: 02-19-2016-r29134 std
Previous: 02-17-2016-r29114 std
Status: Working as Router (PPoE)
Reset: Yes
Errors: None
Kernel: Linux 4.4.2 #341 SMP Fri Feb 19 06:33:10 CET 2016 armv7l
Router: Linksys e4200
Firmware: 02-19-2016-r29134 mega
Previous: 02-17-2016-r29114 mega
Status: Working as AP
Reset: No
Errors: None
Kernel: Linux 3.10.97-rc1 #11657 Fri Feb 19 10:27:35 CET 2016 mips
Router: Linksys es6900
Firmware: 02-19-2016-r29134 std
Previous: 02-17-2016-r29114 std
Status: Working as AP
Reset: No
Errors: None
Kernel: Linux 4.4.2 #339 SMP Fri Feb 19 06:25:39 CET 2016 armv7l
Router: Netgear R7000
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r29134 std (02/19/16)
Kernel: Linux 4.4.2 #339 SMP Fri Feb 19 06:25:39 CET 2016 armv7l
Status: Working
Reset: No
Previous: 29085
Errors: No
Router: Buffalo WZR-1750 DHP
Firmware: buffalo-wzr-1750dhp-webflash r29134
Kernel: 4.4.2 #339 SMP armv7l
Status: Working, but unstable
Reset: No
Previous: r28647
Errors: after approximately 40 hours of uptime several router daemons go down including SSH and transmission and router eventually freezes. Router needs to be rebooted manually. This build is unstable.
Last edited by pokazene_maslo on Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:11; edited 2 times in total
Working on R7000, however, WAN speeds still crippled compared to 29020 w/3.1 kernel. Speed of even wired connections is cut substantially. See attached.
Mike
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Last edited by mchaney on Sun Feb 21, 2016 13:02; edited 1 time in total
Working on R7000, however, WAN speeds still crippled compared to 29020 w/3.1 kernel.
you mean kernel 3.10, not 3.1
+ you should reset your router after flashing build 29134 and set it up manually (don't restore settings). have you tried that ?
+ don't use AC/N-Mixed for VHT80. Leave it at the default Mixed setting and Channel 149 / Lower Lower.
+ set Preamble to "Short" on Advanced Wireless page
Working on R7000, however, WAN speeds still crippled compared to 29020 w/3.1 kernel.
you mean kernel 3.10, not 3.1
+ you should reset your router after flashing build 29134 and set it up manually (don't restore settings). have you tried that ?
+ don't use AC/N-Mixed for VHT80. Leave it at the default Mixed setting and Channel 149 / Lower Lower.
+ set Preamble to "Short" on Advanced Wireless page
Thanks. I did try a reset and manual setup, but on the prior 29059: still got the slow speeds. Didn't try a full reset on 29134 as it takes quite a while to set everything up. I can try the wireless settings but I assume that won't address my slow wired speed.
- Loaded 29134
- Did a factory reset via web GUI
- Ran the basic setup just to get wired working
- Tested my WAN speed (via WIRED gigabit to my desktop)
Doing that above, with no other setup (didn't set up my wireless, etc.), my wired connection starts out getting the full 229 down but by the end of the ~15 second download test, it has dropped to about 140. Run it again, and it starts at 140 and drops to about 80 by the time it's done. Run it a third time and it starts at about 80 and drops to about 40. It stays at about 40 for all subsequent tests. Restore Kong's 29020 rev2 with the older kernel, and I get the full 229 down every time.
Not sure what else to do. I don't know if an nvram reset, nvram commit would change anything but I'm scared to do that due to so many reports of that bricking the R7000. I would think the factory reset would be enough. For me, this is definitive proof that the 4.4 kernel is hosed WRT the R7000. It's like a bit bucket is filling up and then overflowing or too many threads are being created and they are backing up, causing the WAN download speed to get slower and slower.
- Loaded 29134
- Did a factory reset via web GUI
- Ran the basic setup just to get wired working
- Tested my WAN speed (via WIRED gigabit to my desktop)
Doing that above, with no other setup (didn't set up my wireless, etc.), my wired connection starts out getting the full 229 down but by the end of the ~15 second download test, it has dropped to about 140. Run it again, and it starts at 140 and drops to about 80 by the time it's done. Run it a third time and it starts at about 80 and drops to about 40. It stays at about 40 for all subsequent tests. Restore Kong's 29020 rev2 with the older kernel, and I get the full 229 down every time.
Not sure what else to do. I don't know if an nvram reset, nvram commit would change anything but I'm scared to do that due to so many reports of that bricking the R7000. I would think the factory reset would be enough. For me, this is definitive proof that the 4.4 kernel is hosed WRT the R7000. It's like a bit bucket is filling up and then overflowing or too many threads are being created and they are backing up, causing the WAN download speed to get slower and slower.
Mike
First, could you please make that screenshot smaller?
Router: TrendNet TEW-811DRU
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r29134 mini (02/19/16)
Kernel: Linux 4.4.2 #342 Fri Feb 19 06:36:04 CET 2016 armv7l
Status: Working
Reset: flash via telnet, erase nvram, reboot
Errors: Not yet
try to reset by pressing the reset button on the router for ~5 seconds
OK. Done:
- Installed 29134
- 5 second reset
- Router rebooted and settings reset
- Changed time zone to New York
- Entered my OpenDNS IP's into DNS
- Saved and applied
- Tested WAN speed
Speed starts off around 150, then chokes and drops to under 70. Ran it 3 times and does the same thing. Installed Kong's 29135 (without restoring any settings: just installed over top of 29134) and ran the same tests and everything back to normal: 228 down.
Looks like a valid bug, I would put in a ticket on svn if you're not already done so.
mchaney wrote:
GreyDoc wrote:
try to reset by pressing the reset button on the router for ~5 seconds
OK. Done:
- Installed 29134
- 5 second reset
- Router rebooted and settings reset
- Changed time zone to New York
- Entered my OpenDNS IP's into DNS
- Saved and applied
- Tested WAN speed
Speed starts off around 150, then chokes and drops to under 70. Ran it 3 times and does the same thing. Installed Kong's 29135 (without restoring any settings: just installed over top of 29134) and ran the same tests and everything back to normal: 228 down.
I want to say that I'm experiencing some sort of speed degradation issue with my Archer C9v1 as well
I have a 150/10 connection. HTTP downloads would start at full speed, but would quickly slow down to around 8mbps. I can't reproduce this with speedtest or some other applications like Steam.
I also seem to be having issues with video streaming. I rarely see the stream having to use 2mbps of bandwidth, but I do get buffering issues from time to time. I check with the other people viewing the stream, but they say they have no problems.
I want to say that I'm experiencing some sort of speed degradation issue with my Archer C9v1 as well
I have a 150/10 connection. HTTP downloads would start at full speed, but would quickly slow down to around 8mbps. I can't reproduce this with speedtest or some other applications like Steam.
I also seem to be having issues with video streaming. I rarely see the stream having to use 2mbps of bandwidth, but I do get buffering issues from time to time. I check with the other people viewing the stream, but they say they have no problems.
Already tried resetting to factory defaults
If I were you, I would try a build before 29000 (changes to 4.4.1 Kernel), or 28800 (changes to 4.4 Kernel) to see if results are better on the 3.x Kernel. _________________ R7000 Nighthawk - DD-WRT v3.0-r50308
R7000 Nighthawk - DD-WRT v3.0-r50308
~~~~~~~~~~Dismantled for learning opportunities~~~~~~~~~~
WRT54Gv2
WRT54Gv8.2
~~~~~~~~~~Other Settings~~~~~~~~~
https://nextdns.io/?from=2d3sq39x https://pi-hole.net/ https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy
