My WRT3200ACM WiFi speeds dropped to 1-3 MB/s versus the normal 100 after 6+ days on this release. Rebooted router and no change, rebooted modem and my speeds were back to 100+. Is there anyway this version caused my modem to slowdown? Never had this happen before. Complete outage of the modem yes but never a slow down. Connected wirelessly so I couldn't get wired speeds before it was fixed.
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 20:54 Post subject:
This build has been running great for me so far. No issues on WRT1900ACv2 _________________ Linksys WRT1900ACv2 - My new go to build: DD-WRT v3.0-r44048 std (08/02/20) - STABLE
My WRT1900ACv2 has now been serving me for more than 5years Most reliable router I have ever owned!
Anyone else having a problem when changing the 5ghz channel where it stops showing up to clients and only shows Channel: Unknown in the status? I can only make it work by setting to auto.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 1:01 Post subject: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 1:06 Post subject: Re: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
Bwalsh wrote:
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
Have you tried setting to factory defaults, and re-doing your setup? Dont restore from a backup either. _________________ Linksys WRT1900ACv2 - My new go to build: DD-WRT v3.0-r44048 std (08/02/20) - STABLE
My WRT1900ACv2 has now been serving me for more than 5years Most reliable router I have ever owned!
Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 1:09 Post subject: Re: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
doniNZ74 wrote:
Bwalsh wrote:
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
Have you tried setting to factory defaults, and re-doing your setup? Dont restore from a backup either.
I've been trying to avoid that since my openvpn is working so well
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 4:47 Post subject: Re: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
Bwalsh wrote:
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
If you are having the same type of issue as the person who posted above you, try a different build, backup your config first (as your VPN setup should be on it), and just restore it afterwards.
As far as ATH2, it is meant to detect radar so the 3200 can use DFS channels. You CAN use it as an AP if you want, but it is a 1 TX 1 RX antenna radio. _________________ Tutorial for flashing WRT series WRT Installation,Upgrade & Basic Setup–Cliff Notes
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Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 11:24 Post subject: Re: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
ATHF wrote:
Bwalsh wrote:
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
If you are having the same type of issue as the person who posted above you, try a different build, backup your config first (as your VPN setup should be on it), and just restore it afterwards.
As far as ATH2, it is meant to detect radar so the 3200 can use DFS channels. You CAN use it as an AP if you want, but it is a 1 TX 1 RX antenna radio.
I am aware of ATH2, my point was that since that was the only one working at all, perhaps the 88W8964 driver is an issue. And I'm thinking from what I discovered about the SSID not being populated, it might be as simple as a typo in the build. I haven't had time to try to look into it.
My WRT3200ACM WiFi speeds dropped to 1-3 MB/s versus the normal 100 after 6+ days on this release. Rebooted router and no change, rebooted modem and my speeds were back to 100+. Is there anyway this version caused my modem to slowdown? Never had this happen before. Complete outage of the modem yes but never a slow down. Connected wirelessly so I couldn't get wired speeds before it was fixed.
Was this on 5ghz or 2.4? Mine has only been up for 2 days and my 5ghz has gone from 90 to 10. 2.4 is still fine. I'm on fiber so don't have an actual modem to reboot. Wired is still perfect.
Was this on 5ghz or 2.4? Mine has only been up for 2 days and my 5ghz has gone from 90 to 10. 2.4 is still fine. I'm on fiber so don't have an actual modem to reboot. Wired is still perfect.
Mine was definitely on 5 GHz but I also switched to the 2.4 and that one was only creeping along so I started rebooting things. I rebooted the router first thinking it was the new build but nothing improved so I then rebooted my modem and tahdah it was all back. I've never had that issue where my modem lights indicated everything was fine while my speeds were snail slow, so I was wondering if there was any way the new release on my router could have effected the modem speeds.
I finally decided to install this build of DD-WRT on my WRT3200ACM after all the woes that were going on when I bought the router almost half a year ago.
I've been running this build for the last couple of weeks with no issues whatsoever. I do automatically reboot my router every day at around 5 am, before anyone in the house wakes up - a habit I got into when I still had a WRT54GL because this gives me such a hassle free setup that I almost forget I have the router running at home.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 22:14 Post subject: Re: WRT3200ACM WiFi Issues
Bwalsh wrote:
ATHF wrote:
Bwalsh wrote:
I have a WRT3200ACM installed and flashed build r35927.
I have used ddwrt on other routers with no issues, but seem to be having issues with wifi on this one. I'm sure I am going to pass on info that others already know but from what I can see..
ath0 and ath1 are using the Marvell 88W8964
but
ath2 is Marvell SD8887
I've been have persistent wifi issues so I used a wifi analyzer and I noticed that is seems that ath0 and ath1 are working but the SSID broadcast is <NULL> or blank. Trying to manually specify the correct SSID doesn't work either. Interestingly ath2 shows up correctly but connecting to it is somewhat erratic.
Also the wifi LEDs aren't working and I'm 95% sure that they did work for the first day or so.
I would appreciate any help or information because I'm going nuts (partially because my wife cant change the thermostat from her tablet currently).
If you are having the same type of issue as the person who posted above you, try a different build, backup your config first (as your VPN setup should be on it), and just restore it afterwards.
As far as ATH2, it is meant to detect radar so the 3200 can use DFS channels. You CAN use it as an AP if you want, but it is a 1 TX 1 RX antenna radio.
I am aware of ATH2, my point was that since that was the only one working at all, perhaps the 88W8964 driver is an issue. And I'm thinking from what I discovered about the SSID not being populated, it might be as simple as a typo in the build. I haven't had time to try to look into it.
Okay, over the holiday weekend, I took the time to investigate this further - including ssh into the router to check various things. Let me tell you upfront, I got everything working including the wireless lights.
Now, I will tell you all what I learned and did so others can benefit.
1 - I tried a couple different builds and that alone did not solve anything, but the build I am using in my working config is DD-WRT v3.0-r36006 std(05/23/1
2- The wireless is being handled by the 'mwlwifi' kernel module/driver - apparently written by Marvelland more informaton can be found here https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi.
3 - Management of all the wifi is being handled by hostapd. Here is the homepage for it http://w1.fi/hostapd/
After reading all the docs for all of the above I discovered the settings that will work. Images Attached below
