Topic 'Re: ASUS RT-N66U' in forum 'Canadian Broadband' - dslreports.com

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:00:20 EDT

damir posted : yes

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:58:44 EDT

pldube posted : The 5Ghz work with tomato and this router ?

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:52:35 EDT

silvercat posted : That's good to hear. Incoming QOS can come in really handy when downloading from Usenet :) (place it in the P2P class)

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:05:30 EDT

graniterock posted : After playing around with the default firmware and getting sick and tired of VOIP problems when my backup software is running (even if appropriately throttled) I decided to go to tomato.

I installed Shibby only because I was familiar with toastman on my older router and wanted to compare. After playing around tonight I can confirm inbound QOS settings are similar and seem as effective on Shibby as they are on Toastman. Jitter tests seem to show it works very well even when trying to max out the connection with lower priorty traffic.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:04 EDT

silvercat posted :

said by coaxguy:

Well I wouldnt have asked if I want interested. I well versed in networking, I just wanted to know of some benefits to put it on the 66U instead of using Asus's firmware.

I use Toastman's version of the Tomato firmware, and one of the features i really like about it is the Incoming QOS feature. It really comes in handy, and works very well. I do not know if the Shibby version includes this particular feature. I also like built-in OpenVPN support. Not sure if OpenVPN support is included in stock Asus firmware.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:07:09 EDT

Simba7 posted : I've heard several people rocking the dd-wrt firmware on their N66's. I'm amazed by the amount of flash/RAM on these routers.

»dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Asus_RT-N66U

EDIT: I noticed the N66U has in internal MicroSD Card slot. I might look into purchasing one of these.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:53:10 EDT

RobinK posted : I am not being elitist. I am being realistic.

How many people do you know who ask that question actually need or know how to take advantage of custom firmware? How many people do you know would even understand how to flash the firmware? Flashing the RT-N66U to a custom firmware requires use of the recovery mode flashing. It is harder than the old school "just load the custom firmware in the web UI" method.

If he is well versed in networking, he should have said so when he asked and I could have given him a more detailed answer. If not, I assume he would not understand a technical response and only confuse him more by trying to do.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:08:14 EDT

graniterock posted : For most, basically you have a bit more control over the QOS. Depending on what's important to you, you will need to pay attention what any particular version of tomato supports (ie USB drives/printers/4G sticks). The Asus firmware seems to support quite a few guest networks (4 for each spectrum) and I don't think tomato does that.

If you are happy it's probably unnecessary. Most make the switch because the router's native firmware is buggy or doesn't do QOS very well.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:57:33 EDT

coaxguy posted : Well I wouldnt have asked if I want interested. I well versed in networking, I just wanted to know of some benefits to put it on the 66U instead of using Asus's firmware.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:41:46 EDT

damir posted : I think he will get more confused now with your answers :)
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:28:43 EDT

TwiztedZero posted :

said by RobinK:

said by coaxguy:

Is it really worthwhile to put Shinnys Tomato on this router? Can someone tell me the benefit of doing so?

If you need to ask, then it is probably not for you.

Pffft... quit being elitist.
If one is really interested, one does ones own research into it. Then once you have all your information and done a little thinking on it you can better decide if its for you or not.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:03:50 EDT

RobinK posted :

said by coaxguy:

Is it really worthwhile to put Shinnys Tomato on this router? Can someone tell me the benefit of doing so?

If you need to ask, then it is probably not for you.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:24:18 EDT

coaxguy posted : Is it really worthwhile to put Shinnys Tomato on this router? Can someone tell me the benefit of doing so?

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:20:54 EDT

coaxguy posted : jackie999:

My router (this one) is in my basement with my modem and gaming gear and I get 94% signal strength 2.5 floors up at the top level of my house.

Has amazing range.

Couldnt recommend this router more. I tested the Linksys E4200, and a few others and this was by far the best. Worth the price for sure.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:55:21 EDT

cchhat01 posted : Sigh... this is probably the best out there and suits all but one of my needs.
I need to run OpenWRT on my routers, which is why I decided on the buffalo wzr-hp-ag300h instead.

If the n66u ever support any version of openwrt (which is a longshot because of the lack of opensource drivers for the broadcom ethernet drivers), I will jump on this baby.

Even tho i don't own one of these, I bet its quite the powerhouse.

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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:11:00 EDT

WhaleOilBee posted : I've looked at the various flavours of Tomato for the N66U. I haven't found any that explicitly state that they support the Hauwei E397 as a backup USB-3G. Actually, I haven't been able to find any reference to which 3G sticks they support. Has anyone using this router with Tomato found a list of supported 3G sticks?

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:39:48 EDT

jackie999 posted : Both of your suggestions had occurred to me..black friday (I'm also shopping for a backup usenet subscription) and staples coupon (yes I do get them)
I had also read on smallnet builders, when the 66U was introducted that the ram was 1/2 utilized..I see now merlins firmware corrected that.
When I was shopping in tiger for the cisco router that I just got for work - the saleman told me it has the 'superior' internal antennas - I think now he was feeding me a load of bull. That'll teach me for impulse buying.
Most importantly..the 66U is a nice looking router :)

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:31:33 EDT

damir posted : If you need Dual Band router that can be flashed with DD-WRT or Tomato (in MY opinion) this is the best router you can get for the money.

For sure other people recommend other routers too, but, if you do research you can see how many threads\reviews etc. are online about this hardware.

Current price @ CC was $159 + Tax, its not cheap, but ... if you need it, + - $20-50 bucks for me is not big deal really.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:31:03 EDT

silvercat posted :

said by jackie999:

Nice router though ...it's really holding it's value. The more I shop for a router the more I return to this one.
Thanks.

Wait for at least Black Friday. Cheapest you can get it now is for $156.50 (Direct Canada). Or maybe wait for a Staples e-coupon to come into your inbox (if you're subscribed to getting Staples special offers via e-mail).

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:24:04 EDT

jackie999 posted : Nice router though ...it's really holding it's value. The more I shop for a router the more I return to this one.
Thanks.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:22:25 EDT

damir posted : Shouldn't be much difference i think.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:11:25 EDT

silvercat posted : hi jackie999:

Check out the RT-N66U review at SmallNetBuilder:
»www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless···reviewed

The N66U is supposed to have one of the best ranges of all the wireless routers out there.

Personally, i run the Toastman flavour of Tomato.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:33:51 EDT

damir posted : I have RT-N16 sitting here, i was using it with Tomato shibby as well.

I am getting much better performance with RT-N66U.

I can't say that i wasn't happy with RT-N16, but, my parents needed new router, so, i am giving them my RT-N16 and i got this one for me.
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:31:46 EDT

jackie999 posted : Can I 'offtopic' for a second here..I was interested in one of these 66U's and was waiting for the price to drop. I currently have a cisco EA1200 and I'm disappointed with the wifi range - a smartTV about 20 feet away (in a separate building) gets a poor signal. Is all wifi range the same or do some 'reach' further than others? Would I get more 'bars' for my TV with the 66u?
Thanks for allowing me to interupt :)

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:28:45 EDT

RobinK posted : +4 for me

Shibby + N66U = Awesomeness

+5 for my dad's house internet
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:13:39 EDT

El Quintron posted : +3 Shibby is awesome on this one.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:55:55 EDT

damir posted :

said by Anonymous434:

I'm using shibby's tomato on the n66u, works really good.

yea me too from last night :)

this looks okay?
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:54:58 EDT

Anonymous434 posted : I'm using shibby's tomato on the n66u, works really good.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:41:47 EDT

MaynardKrebs posted : It's only GigaNit when government 'Policy Direction' documents are flowing through it.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:40:21 EDT

graniterock posted :

said by WhaleOilBee:

Why? Doesn't the included firmware ( 3.0.0.4.246 ) do everything you need?

If you want to upgrade beyond what Asus provides, have a look at Merlin firmware... »forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showt···p?t=7846

It is a great router and it does almost everything I need. QOS has glaring omission and that is to be able to QOS IP ranges (ie 123.123.123.1 - 123.123.123.254). I contacted tech support and it appears this functionality has been dropped since the original firmware. It's important to me becuase I have backup software I want to throttle when people use the net and it operates from a range like that but rotates ports.

Was debating Tomato USB (since it has worked for me great on my old asus router) but I am intrigued by the Merlin firmware. Thanks for sharing.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:05:24 EDT

damir posted : Thank you for that.

I am going to go with Tomato for now (Just flashing it).
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:35:36 EDT

WhaleOilBee posted :

said by damir:

thanks :)

I can unbox it and flash it with tomato?:D

Giganit == Gigabit if clumsy finger misses 'b' key.

Why? Doesn't the included firmware ( 3.0.0.4.246 ) do everything you need?

The only thing that I find disappointing about it is that the USB-3G back-up doesn't support the Huawei E397 stick that Telus provides. They only seem to support Rogers.

If you want to upgrade beyond what Asus provides, have a look at Merlin firmware... »forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showt···p?t=7846

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:55:43 EDT

damir posted : thanks :)

so, others can confirm this too, its not only me? :)

I can unbox it and flash it with tomato?:D
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:54:52 EDT

coaxguy posted : Its obviously a spelling error. Asustek is a chinese company.

Good choice on router by the way. Currently rocking the 66U myself, amazing router with powerful range.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:51:19 EDT

damir posted : DUDE here it is, smaller image ! :P

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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:46:58 EDT

damir posted : sorry about big image.

on the BOX it says GIGANIT. :)
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Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:36:57 EDT

balur posted :

said by Cloneman:

I like how your need to patronize his filesize choice superseeds you understanding what he's showing you...

Yeah it superseeded what he was trying to tell me because i couldn't find it on the image which was 2 screen widths long.

I assumed he put in a typo.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:31:20 EDT

silvercat posted : LoL... it says that on my box too.

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:30:15 EDT

Cloneman posted :

said by balur:

Dude, scale your pictures down before you post them, there is no reason why you'd need to post a 3264 x 2448 picture of anythingo n the Internet.

Gigabit LAN is normal in any high end router.

I like how your need to patronize his filesize choice superseeds you understanding what he's showing you...

Re: ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:28:48 EDT

balur posted : Dude, scale your pictures down before you post them, there is no reason why you'd need to post a 3264 x 2448 picture of anythingo n the Internet.

Gigabit LAN is normal in any high end router.

ASUS RT-N66U

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:18:10 EDT

damir posted : Just bought ASUS RT-N66U from Canadacomputers.

I noticed at the back of the box it says:

GIGANIT LAN? Is this normal?

:)
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