alpha rt-n firmware releases

[Magna-Flash]

Here are two screenshots - one with Asus FW, one with Oleg FW.
I entered the settings in each screenshot. Note that Asus is about 15dB stronger than Oleg. Same position of laptop/router (2m distance)



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[wpte]

Here are two screenshots - one with Asus FW, one with Oleg FW.
I entered the settings in each screenshot. Note that Asus is about 15dB stronger than Oleg. Same position of laptop/router (2m distance)

I don't think I mentioned this before, not sure if you've tried though.
have you tried changing regulatory modes: http://code.google.com/p/wl500g/wiki...egulatory_Mode ?

I'm not sure if the original asus firmware uses 802.11d standard.
I have original FW fobia these days

there must be an explanation for this, I mean the power levels are the same and they use the same driver right

[wpte]

Hi,

what is maximum LAN to WAN and WAN to LAN throughput on latest Oleg's firmware for N16?

benchmarks from the russian forum: http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=200011&postcount=9

I had higher throughputs on LAN-LAN though, so I'm not sure if these results are completely valid (saying they could be higher)

[Magna-Flash]

there must be an explanation for this, I mean the power levels are the same and they use the same driver right

The power values are NOT the same (look again) - that´s why I posted the screenshots.
I don´t know the difference between wl and wl0, but in Asus FW they are the same (both 17) and independent of the txpwr1 value.

However, in Oleg FW wl seems to follow the Radio Power value set in GUI.

ex.
A value of 0 in the GUI results in 1496mW txpwr1 and 0 in wl_radio_power_x.

So - my point is, the difference in signal strength maybe has to do with this?!

[Arcao]

Thanks,

I saw the benchmark for Netgear WNR3500L, which has almost the same hardware like Asus RT-N16 (Asus has 128MB RAM, 32 MB flash, Netgear only 64MB RAM, 8MB flash), and WNR3500L throughput is 256/301 Mbps (WAN to LAN / LAN to WAN) with stock firmware. So the probably hardware minimum throughput for Asus should be the same as Netgear one I think.

SNB review for Netgear WNR3500L
SNB review for Asus RT-N16

benchmarks from the russian forum: http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=200011&postcount=9

I had higher throughputs on LAN-LAN though, so I'm not sure if these results are completely valid (saying they could be higher)

[theMIROn]

The power values are NOT the same (look again) - that´s why I posted the screenshots.
I don´t know the difference between wl and wl0, but in Asus FW they are the same (both 17) and independent of the txpwr1 value.

However, in Oleg FW wl seems to follow the Radio Power value set in GUI.

ex.
A value of 0 in the GUI results in 1496mW txpwr1 and 0 in wl_radio_power_x.

So - my point is, the difference in signal strength maybe has to do with this?!

Nope, it's just a asus stock fw bug...
Please, make sure you're using the same meaningful nvram settings

nvram show | grep regulation_domain
nvram show | grep country_code
nvram show | grep reg_mode
nvram show | grep maxpwr
nvram show | grep pwrsave
nvram show | grep mimo_preamble
nvram show | grep antdiv
nvram show | grep txant

and, afaik, original one runs modern wl driver than we have in our

$ wl ver
5.10 RC56.46
wl0: Jun 18 2009 13:55:48 version 5.10.56.46

[Magna-Flash]

afaik, original one runs modern wl driver than we have in our

$ wl ver
5.10 RC56.46
wl0: Jun 18 2009 13:55:48 version 5.10.56.46

Asus 1.0.1.2:

# wl ver
5.10 RC56.27
wl0: Mar 26 2009 17:23:33 version 5.10.56.27

Will check the other settings later...

[Magna-Flash]

Please, make sure you're using the same meaningful nvram settings

nvram show | grep regulation_domain
nvram show | grep country_code
nvram show | grep reg_mode
nvram show | grep maxpwr
nvram show | grep pwrsave
nvram show | grep mimo_preamble
nvram show | grep antdiv
nvram show | grep txant

The only value that differed was reg_mode (d in Oleg, OFF in Asus).
I however set it to OFF in Oleg aswell to test - but no difference, still weaker signal.
Neither Asus or Oleg showed any values in these:

nvram show | grep maxpwr
nvram show | grep txant

I will have to stick with Asus 1.0.1.2 for now

[Magna-Flash]

Downloaded the newly released Asus 1.0.1.7 and I also get weaker signal with that one!

So - it seems 1.0.1.2 has something the other firmwares hasn´t
And yes - I have done factory default on every firmware upgrade...

[wpte]

Downloaded the newly released Asus 1.0.1.7 and I also get weaker signal with that one!

So - it seems 1.0.1.2 has something the other firmwares hasn´t
And yes - I have done factory default on every firmware upgrade...

hmm... perhaps it's just the different version drivers?

to be honest, the new settings made my wifi more stable.
for my wireless ethernet bridge (a WL-500W) the signal increased to -60dBm while it used to be -70
Average ping decreased from 4ms to 2,5ms and the package drop is 0% instead of 3%
Jitter is now 1ms instead of +40ms

So overall, that's great for streaming movies (what it is intended for), and now I don't need to drill a hole trough the ceiling for a utp cable

btw, I haven't had any wifi dropouts since I increased the wifi power

[RdBw]

So overall, that's great for streaming movies (what it is intended for), and now I don't need to drill a hole trough the ceiling for a utp cable

btw, I haven't had any wifi dropouts since I increased the wifi power

Which version of FW do you use and what is your power setting for movie streamig? I have a lot of problem with 1080p movies, especially at highest bitrate - it stucking.

[wpte]

Which version of FW do you use and what is your power setting for movie streamig? I have a lot of problem with 1080p movies, especially at highest bitrate - it stucking.

I use it like this:
Internet <--utp cable--> [RT-N16] < - - - - WiFi - - - - > [WL-500W] <--utp cable--> [asus oplay]
This gives me a bandwidth of 40Mbits/s

with a wificard in my laptop I'm only able to pull 20Mbits/s which is more or less the problem of my laptop motherboard

If I put the same wifi card in my big PC I can't really see any difference in speed with cable... I'm able to stream HD perfectly.

I'm using this firmware atm: http://wpte.kicks-ass.net/downloads/...-rtn-r1967.trx

[RdBw]

Thank's for reply. My problem is probable just one RT-N16 router which is WiFi connected to Xtreamer, so signal is not so strong in that case. I think so ...

[wpte]

Thank's for reply. My problem is probable just one RT-N16 router which is WiFi connected to Xtreamer, so signal is not so strong in that case. I think so ...

using a wifi usb stick on the xtreamer then?
My O!play air has build in wifi (via usb as well actually) and it was just unacceptable... the player became unresponsive to the remote while playing and everything + no hd streaming whatsoever.
That's why I hooked it up to my old WL-500W which works highly stable now, but in the end: a little cable is always the best.

streaming from samba works fine, but I usually use upnp since it works (noticeably) faster.

[RdBw]

streaming from samba works fine, but I usually use upnp since it works (noticeably) faster.

Yes, samba is default for sharing files, but I use NFS, which is faster and more stable, but not enough to stream 1080p without the problem.