New Asus RT-N66U Router

[wpte]

Yup. What do you think about the 1GB => 256MB ?

well... I'm not certain.
Perhaps asus realized that 1GB is a bit of an overkill for a router with just 600MHz cpu... Yet 128 is just plain old RT-N16 style and they notched it up to 256MB.
imho 256MB is still quite a lot for a router. I'm running so much on my rt-n16 yet I only manage to fill up 128MB of ram with a little on the swap.

[hggomes]

well... I'm not certain.
Perhaps asus realized that 1GB is a bit of an overkill for a router with just 600MHz cpu... Yet 128 is just plain old RT-N16 style and they notched it up to 256MB.
imho 256MB is still quite a lot for a router. I'm running so much on my rt-n16 yet I only manage to fill up 128MB of ram with a little on the swap.

Yeah 256MB it's quite alot like you said but i think we all prefeer 1GB.

Concerning the 600Mhz of the router, i just hope we can have a good improvement on the USB ports (transfer rate) over RT-N16, cause it's the same MIPS74K arquitecture, and i really don't know if 120MHZ are gonna make so much difference.

The router has 1GB RAM DDR2 according to ASUS, that's why im in doubt :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2Ti15B_d0 (1m15s)

[wpte]

Yeah 256MB it's quite alot like you said but i think we all prefeer 1GB.

Concerning the 600Mhz of the router, i just hope we can have a good improvement on the USB ports (transfer rate) over RT-N16, cause it's the same MIPS74K arquitecture, and i really don't know if 120MHZ are gonna make so much difference.

The router has 1GB RAM DDR2 according to ASUS, that's why im in doubt :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2Ti15B_d0 (1m15s)

True, I'd say you should expect a nice 9-10MB/s transfer speed with samba3
that's my guesstimate

[kitus_san]

Hi everyone,

If I'm not wrong, Q3 2011 seems to be the most accurate release date posted in this thread... September is getting closer and I wonder if anyone has updated information about this release.

Thanks a lot,

M

[thE_29]

Any updates for the router status/price/availability?

[hggomes]

Retailers in Europe point to October and price of 150€ plus taxes.

[Omega]

RT-N66U - ASUSWRT - 16/08/2011

ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless...6U_3001_38.zip

It seems RT-N66U is coming soon :-D

http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=235942&postcount=25

http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=234954&postcount=269



ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/ASUSWRT/

http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=27333



http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_...p?cid=WFA12169

[wpte]

thanks omega for posting a summary of the russian thread here

quite an exiting interface

can't wait tbh

[wpte]

Again a new look?

looks like 200-ish MB RAM is printed on the specs card.

also some older news I've read: http://translate.google.nl/translate...t-streamengine

I'm sort of... confused
they say the rt-n66u is not going to be released in europe because it won't stand out among the competition...
instead they will be building the rt-n57u for european markets with usb 3.0
why usb3.0? current routers hardly reach 10MB/s on some protocols

[nothinrandom]

If you zoom in more, you can see that it can't be 200ish mb as there are only 3 characters. I don't think they would write down 200...200 what? First is a 2, then comes a G...then B/b. I believe this is actually 2GB of DDR2 ram.

[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]

ASUS announced a product with 1GB RAM and releases it with 3 times less. That's really awesome, not!

Or maybe they're going release 2 products:

RT-N66U => 256MB
RT-N66U Dark Knight => 1GB

Who knows?

[wpte]

http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=235942&postcount=25

http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=234954&postcount=269 :

wait a second... omega, in the Russian thread, you posted this: http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=237534&postcount=38
do you mean there is a stylish "black diamond" and a ROG gamers version of the rt-n66u?

So...
Maybe the black diamond version has only 256MB ram, and the hardcore ROG version 1GB?
or is google translate confusing me?


edit:

ASUS announced a product with 1GB RAM and releases it with 3 times less. That's really awesome, not!

Or maybe they're going release 2 products:

RT-N66U => 256MB
RT-N66U Dark Knight => 1GB

Who knows?

what he said

[hggomes]

The value of it is too high in my opinion, i guess i will wait until a price drop.

ASUS RT-N66U ULTRA-THIN ROUTER, 802.11A/B/G/N, DUAL BAND SUPPORT [RT-N66U] - 239.56$

http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=35647

Just to compare:

ASUS RT-N16 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GIGABIT WIRELESS N ROUTER WITH STORAGE, PRINTER, MEDIA SERVER [RT-N16] - 94.22$

http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=23104