New Asus RT-N66U Router

[hggomes]

RT-N66U
Ultra Fast Dual-band Gigabit Router



Dual-band 5GHZ and 2.4GHZ speeds up to 450Mbps concurrently
Industry-leading CPU speeds at 600Mhz
Powerful online multitasking at up to 300,000 data sessions
Multi-funcionality with twin USB ports

Network Standard - IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n up to 450MBps
Ethernet Port - WAN x 1, LAN x 4 RJ-45 for 10/100/1000 Base T
Memory - 32MB Flash and 1GB DDR2 RAM

The rest you can see it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2Ti15B_d0

With this specs i really hope that will be a BROADCOM chip

Update:

I think i found it: http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/p...003-PB00-R.pdf or maybe not, this is a Network Processor and not a WLAN.

It could be a Marvell 600Mhz cause Ralink fastest CPU is a RT3883 500Mhz, but lets wait to see it

Update 2:

Finally i found it, router will use BCM4706 processor and wireless BCM4331:

http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s474934
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wir...utions/BCM4706

[Tamadite]

I read this on another forum (http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-256301/asus-rt-n76u):
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I contacted Asus support to have more information about the RT-N76u and here is what they told me:
"I got information from sales team that RT-N76U just change the name to RT-N66U ..."
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[wpte]

I read this on another forum (http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-256301/asus-rt-n76u):
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I contacted Asus support to have more information about the RT-N76u and here is what they told me:
"I got information from sales team that RT-N76U just change the name to RT-N66U ..."
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yes well... they always mentioned a special gaming router... and this looks just like a gaming router
600MHz is good news, hopefully it will actually be clocked at 600MHz and not lower due to stability issues like the RT-N16.

Update:

I think i found it: http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/p...003-PB00-R.pdf or maybe not, this is a Network Processor and not a WLAN.

It could be a Marvell 600Mhz cause Ralink fastest CPU is a RT3883 500Mhz, but lets wait to see it

It's the SOC (system on chip) with central mips core.
So what you get is what you see in the block diagram
so it shows you, just as usual: some different busses and connectors, build in qos and tcam and even 2 VoIP channels.
nothing wired or wireless yet

[hggomes]

That's a little weird from ASUS, RT-N76U => RT-N66U since they already announce it, but it could be. Since RT-N76U was Broadcom chip that means RT-N66U "has to be" Broadcom, i doubt its a real 600MHz cause they're chips are always underclocked so far, but 1GB RAM its really awesome

[wpte]

i doubt its a real 600MHz cause they're chips are always underclocked so far, but 1GB RAM its really awesome

Yes well... as far as you can clock it too 600MHz and it stays stable I'm ok with that
1GB is going to be a difficult upgrade... since they probably use 2 memory chips, so...

[Tamadite]

From Asus press release at CES 2011 (January 7, 2011):

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The RT-N66U dual-band wireless router from ASUS brings to the fore a new generation of super-fast connectivity with up to 450Mbps per band simultaneously.

This makes the RT-N66U the gamer’s choice, ...

...includes hardware NAT to alleviate overall system load by relieving the CPU of background netcode processing.
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[Plazek83]

Asus Germany reply that RT-N66U will be available in November... They also send me a German datasheet, you can see it here:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=...hlight=RT-N66U

I will ask them to provide an English datasheet and if I can get it, I will share here...

German Specs:

Hardware Features
Chipsatz Broadcom BCM4706 (600 MHz)
Speicher 256 MB RAM / 32 MB Flash (+ MircoSD Slot zur Aufrüstung)
LAN 4x Gigabit Ethernet
WAN 1x Gigabit Ethernet oder 3G/4G USB Stick
USB Port 2x USB2.0 für externe Festplatte, Drucker, 3G/4G Stick unterstützt bis zu 3A
Antennen 3x extern & 3x intern für 2,4G & 5GHz
Maße 350 x 270 x 150 mm
Aktive Kühlung dezenter Lüfter mit automatischer Steuerung
Schalter An/Aus, Reset und WPS

Wireless Features
Frequenzen Simultan 2.4GHz & 5GHz Datenrate 802.11n (2.4/5GHz): Bis zu 450 Mbits je Band
802.11a/g: Bis zu 54 Mbits
802.11b: Bis zu 11 Mbits
Ausgangsleistung Individuell einstellbar vom Benutzer
802.11n: 17~21 dBm
802.11a/g: 17 ~ 21 dBm
802.11b: Bis zu 23 dBm
Verschlüsselung Unterstützt 64/128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
Authentifizierung Wi-Fi geschützte Installation (WPS & PIN)

Software Features
Netzwerk Protokolle Automatische IP, Statische IP, PPPoE (MPPE Unterstützung), PPTP, L2TP, IPv4, IPv6
Dynamische DNS ASUS DDNS, DynDNS, TZO, ZONEEDIT
Firewall NAT und SPI, Einbruchserkennung DoS Schutz, Port Filter, MAC Filter
Zugriffskontrolle Zeitgesteuertes WLAN Modul, MAC Filter, Netzwerkservice Filter, URL Filter
Management Web-basierende Administration Traffic Monitor Leistungstuning
Telnet Server
System Log
Betriebsmodus Router oder Accesspoint Downloadmaster Unterstützt BT, NZB, HTTP, FTP Downloads
- Unterstützt Verschlüsselung, DHT, PEX und Magnet Link
- Upload und Download Bandbreitenkontrolle
- Download Zeitplanung
DLNA Server Bilder: JPEG
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, PCM, MP4, LPCM,OGG
Video: ASF, AVI, DIVX, MP2P, MPEG, MPG, TS, VOB, WMV, MKV, MOV
Print Server Unterstützung Multifunktionsgeräte, Drucker und Scanner
File Server Samba Server & FTP Server mit Account Management
VPN Server PPTP VPN Server
Gästenetzwerk Bis zu 3 Gästenetzwerke je Frequenzband mit zeitgesteuerter Zugangskontrolle
Sonstiges Wandhalterung

[wpte]

Thanks for the info Plazek83

I guess an english version is not required, a quick google translate makes it very well readable for anyone

Hardware Features
Broadcom BCM4706 chipset (600 MHz)
Memory 256 MB RAM / 32 MB Flash (+ mircoSD slot for upgrading)
4x LAN Gigabit Ethernet
WAN 1x Gigabit Ethernet or 3G/4G USB flash drive
2x USB2.0 USB port for external hard drive, printer, 3G/4G stick supports up to 3A
3x 3x External & internal antennas for 2.4 G & 5GHz
Dimensions 350 x 270 x 150 mm
Active cooling fan with decent automatic control
Switch On / Off, Reset and WPS

Wireless Features
2.4GHz & 5GHz frequencies simultaneous data rate of 802.11n (2.4/5GHz): Up to 450 Mbits per band
802.11a / g: Up to 54 Mbits
802.11b: Up to 11 Mbits
Individually selectable user output
802.11g: 17 ~ 21 dBm
802.11a / g: 17 ~ 21 dBm
802.11b: Up to 23 dBm
Supports 64/128-bit WEP encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
Authentication, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS & PIN)

Software Features
Network Protocols Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE (MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP, IPv4, IPv6
ASUS DDNS Dynamic DNS, DynDNS, TZO, ZoneEdit
NAT and SPI firewall, intrusion detection, DoS protection, port filtering, MAC filtering
Scheduled WLAN access control module, MAC filtering, network service filter, URL filter
Management Web-based administration traffic monitor performance tuning
Telnet Server
System Log
Mode router or access point Supports BT download master, NZB, HTTP, FTP downloads
- Supports encryption, DHT, PEX and Magnet Link
- Upload and download bandwidth control
- Download scheduling
DLNA server images: JPEG
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, PCM, MP4, LPCM, OGG
Video: ASF, AVI, DIVX, MP2P, MPEG, MPG, TS, VOB, WMV, MKV, MOV
Print server support multi-function devices, printers and scanners
File Server FTP Server & Samba server with account management
VPN server PPTP VPN server
Guest Network Up to 3 guests per frequency band networks with time-controlled access control
Other Wall Bracket

quite an impressive specs list.
I hope things like guest networks can also be implemented in oleg one day

[hggomes]

Yesterday i've seen the prices on your country and they're far from 135€, it was a typo?

[wpte]

Yesterday i've seen the prices on your country and they're far from 135€, it was a typo?

no... only 2 stores of... like I dunno, a lot have been indexed
the cheapest I've seen so far is still 135 euro including VAT/TAX

[wpte]

I mailed the store again, since I want router
aaaaand they say it should be at the supplier on 6-11-2011... well not a big delay which I feared, so I guess other stores in europe will start selling the rt-n66u soon as well

[hggomes]

Retail unpacking:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1qKZwhvLA

[pakiboy]

i cant wait for this to be released in US. would love to see more updates here.

[!gm]

the swedish user geraner, known for the unboxing video, shared his experiences with the webif.

It seems that there are bugs, if you change the language to english...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JB2CSK9SEA

[hggomes]

Thanks, the good part is that most of us will not use stock FW, so that's not a issue

the swedish user geraner, known for the unboxing video, shared his experiences with the webif.

It seems that there are bugs, if you change the language to english...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JB2CSK9SEA