New Asus RT-N16 Router

[wpte]

4- Remove OC. 480MHZ (it's not the OC either, it's rock stable at 532MHZ)

@Wpte - I've tried OpenSSH some time ago and i remember a lag of a few seconds between the username and the password screen:

the overclock wasn't stable on my router

openssh uses bigger keys I believe, so it takes longer to do a handshake (verification)

[bef]

But since i installed i rebooted 3 times and i was all OK, offcourse it's not a real test, but i will do it tomorrow.

@Bef - What FW version are you using?

I'm using r1232 :/ i set the whole thing up just yesterday...
no overclock or similar.

[hggomes]

I'm using r1232 :/ i set the whole thing up just yesterday...
no overclock or similar.

But the problem continues? I rebooted 3 times today remotly and all OK with R1232.

[hggomes]

the overclock wasn't stable on my router

What you mean? What you noticed?
My router is the same at 480MHZ or 532MHZ works the same way, but faster

[bef]

But the problem continues? I rebooted 3 times today remotly and all OK with R1232.

the problem began with R1232 as i switched over directly from the orig. fw.

[bef]

From one extreme to the other...

i just upgraded the fw to 1262 (saving and restoring the flashfs through the web-if) and now the rebooting works somehow fine :P meaning ssh-connections get terminated and the power/wlan-leds go out. 10-15secs later i can reconnect.
But now the hdd stays on during the reboot as well as the internal switch and the wan-connection, or at least i think so as the wan/lan leds stay on during the reboot.

/me is therefore happy again and goes to sleep

[wpte]

What you mean? What you noticed?
My router is the same at 480MHZ or 532MHZ works the same way, but faster

wireless wasn't stable along with a lot of programs

[hggomes]

wireless wasn't stable along with a lot of programs

Hmm ok. Here is all working find. Don't understand why, CPU datasheet says 532MHZ, CPU & RAM are underclocked in RT-N16.

[Catalin]

Well, if you take a look at other routers from different manufacturers, that use the same CPU (Broadcom BCM4718), you'll find that all of them are underclocked. Why? Maybe some stability issues... Of course this is no excuse for Asus's false advertise...

[hggomes]

That issues maybe are caused by heating, cause the chip is ready to work at that speed. Datasheets dont lie.

My router works 24h/24 rockstable so...

[ofverstedt]

Hello!
How stable is olegs FW? I'm using dd-wrt now. Is olegs usable, because i want to get rid of dd-wrt.

[Catalin]

That issues maybe are caused by heating, cause the chip is ready to work at that speed. Datasheets dont lie.

My router works 24h/24 rockstable so...

I can say only one thing: DIG DEEPER!

[hggomes]

I can say only one thing: DIG DEEPER!

DIG DEEPER? Can you explain what you mean with that?

[wpte]

DIG DEEPER? Can you explain what you mean with that?

I guess he means that you're looking at the wrong specsheet?

there are a lot of things out there saying it's a BCM4718 cpu
but according to linux its a BCM4716 which actually runs on 480MHz

[hggomes]

I guess he means that you're looking at the wrong specsheet?

there are a lot of things out there saying it's a BCM4718 cpu
but according to linux its a BCM4716 which actually runs on 480MHz

I'm sorry but the CPU is BCM4718 (hardware) you can remove the heatsink and see with your own eyes, if not we would see BCM4716 in the chip, beside that 4716 model works at 300MHZ not 480 and uses DDR1 not DDR2. Asus overclocked BCM4716 (recorded BCM4718 in the chip) to 480MHZ? Don't think so.
http://www.datasheetdir.com/BCM4716+download

BCM4716/DDR-300MHZ
BCM4717/DDR2-300MHZ
BCM4718/DDR2-300-533MHZ

Linux detects it like BCM4716 but that doesn't mean nothing, i've got a VIA Mini Itx that detects a older CPU models in cpuinfo so i guess it's not right your "teory"

You really trust in cat /proc/cpuinfo? Ok so answer me please one question... Why "BogoMIPS: 264.19" don't change when i overclock or downclock like any CPU does? WL500X/G/GP/W all recognise "new" BogoMIPS value when you change the clock speed, Intel CPU, AMD CPU, etc... The answer is simple, BUGGY CPUINFO recognition / drivers, my VIA CPU does the same: wrong model & unchangeble BogoMIPS whatever the clock frequency.


PS: DIG ''''EVEN'''' DEEPER Catalin. In my country we used to say: "You lost a good opportunity to shut up"