[TooMuchStarbucks]

Hello guys. I recently just bought a TP-Link WDR4300 to use as a wireless bridge for my desktop. I set it up around yesterday and while it is functional, it definitely isn't the "OMG" performance I was looking for (being told by an Overclock.net user to drop my TP-Link wireless adapter and go big with this). Hell sometimes I think my connection drops numerously.

The main router being used is an Asus RT-AC66U, so keep that in mind. I'd really appreciate some.. I guess advice or tips when setting this up.

Main Router:









Bridge:





















I'm incredibly new to this, and would really appreciate some help . Thanks!

[tatsuya46]

links in sig, both of them

[TooMuchStarbucks]

Could you please explain a bit more? I think I understand the QCA wireless settings are there for recommended settings, but what about that firmware page?

[tatsuya46]

go to it & ull easily see tons of builds far newer than what ur using..

update.

[TooMuchStarbucks]

Aaah alrighty. I've just updated to the newest one provided (Uploaded today). I.. think things are looking better? I'm still however getting some weird delays every now and then that seem like droppings.

Should I disable one antenna, only using 5 or 2Ghz? I think I followed that wiki's recommendations as close to them as I could while still trying to customize them for personal use.

[tatsuya46]

after looking at ur picture again i noticed both bands are in client bridge, why is that?

[TooMuchStarbucks]

I uhh.. always thought that was what I'm supposed to do? Both of the routers are dual band.

What would you recommend?

[tatsuya46]

one or the other, which ever gives more throughput (usually 5ghz), set the other to ap mode or if u dont need it, disable it. na/ng-mixed or mixed is usually better than n-only, n-only broke in weird ways i forgot how many times so far

i dont recognize that fw on the asus is that stock or something else? does it have any other wireless settings?

[TooMuchStarbucks]

Hrmm how would I disable it? Don't really see a mode for disabling that band.

And yeah this is their newest UI Firmware for this model. What other options do you want to see?

[tatsuya46]

wireless network mode setting, disabled. whatever other wireless settings it has

[TooMuchStarbucks]

After disabling the 2.4Ghz radio, and then afterwards disabling the 5Ghz radio (re enabling the 2.4Ghz one), I can't say I see that much of a change. There are still moments where it seems that my connection has dropped, and online matches still do drop mid-way into them.

In terms of more shots of the UI.















If you need anything else in specific feel free to ask, and thank you for the help so far.

[tatsuya46]

try disabling tx bursting & putting preamble to short or mixed, right after a drop happens what is the output of dmesg on the tplink?

[TooMuchStarbucks]

When saying that you mean to switch those on the Asus router right? Should I change those settings in the advanced options for on the bridge as well?

As for the output of dmesg I.. have no idea what you mean sadly hah, nor how I would get that info.

[tatsuya46]

on the asus yes, both routers for short preamble. dmesg is a command ran from telnet or gui, administration --> commands "dmesg", run command. right after a drop out happens

[TooMuchStarbucks]

Alright thank you.

After applying the proper settings to both devices, I actually used an online game with voice chat. When it seemed that my character wasn't moving properly and people stopped talking suddenly (like my connection dropped), I ran the command.