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re: my new ASUS RT-AC56U came in today..damn fast shipping from the Egg
Posted on 9/17/14 at 4:38 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Posted on 9/17/14 at 4:38 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Well keep in mind I'm coming from that abortion of a router, the infamous "amazon medialink" so keep this with a grain of salt.
As ILIKE can tell you, a router with big external antennas will likely extend your range, but the reviews from a LEGITIMATE site like 'smallnetbuilder' should carry WAY MORE WEIGHT than the bozos on Amazon who buy it and don't know how to set it up correctly.
Also this doesn't have the FULL AC range of the high-end ($150+) routers but that's kinda moot point right now to me because I have no AC devices and no intention on spending $50 for a USB AC dongle right now.
If you're on the fence, browse that site & read the feedback from the 'router geeks' on there...its kinda like "XDA meets Routers" over there.
Second, so far I've found it to be a good healthy strong signal (see screenshots above) all throughout my house on both floors. It actually broadcasts both 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies so you can connect to whichever one is the best.
5GHz is theoretically faster, however the distance is less than the 2.4 so devices further away might be better run over 2.4.
Also my free DDNS server isn't supported (sad clown face) which afraid.org but no big deal I went ahead & registered with NO-IP.com and I'm using that instead. took maybe 5-10 minutes to sign up for a free DDNS and key in the settings in the router.
(PS I CAN HELP WALK ANYONE THROUGH WITH THE DDNS IF NEEDED..its very easy if you've done it once or twice)
I highly recommend this if you ever want to access your network remotely. You probably already know this, but a DDNS will map Comcast's dynamic IP (meaning it can change on you) to a static name (like hu-flung-po.noip.com) so no matter what happens you can always get to your local network from any computer on the planet.
I'm incredibly impressed with the software so far. I had moved the router & the WAN (ethernet from cable modem) had pulled out slightly and the ASUS immediately told me the connection to the WAN was unplugged.
I would have probably spent 30 minutes trying to figure out why the internet was down, reseting router & modem, messing with my computer settings, etc. but because it changed any page I tried to browse to to that message, I literally had it figured out in less than 10 seconds.
VERY SWEET
i'll try to get a screenshot later.
I'm still like a kid at christmas with all the new settings and widgets and dashboards i can play with in the software so expect more gushing from me shortly.
in short, this is a very solid router.
As ILIKE can tell you, a router with big external antennas will likely extend your range, but the reviews from a LEGITIMATE site like 'smallnetbuilder' should carry WAY MORE WEIGHT than the bozos on Amazon who buy it and don't know how to set it up correctly.
Also this doesn't have the FULL AC range of the high-end ($150+) routers but that's kinda moot point right now to me because I have no AC devices and no intention on spending $50 for a USB AC dongle right now.
If you're on the fence, browse that site & read the feedback from the 'router geeks' on there...its kinda like "XDA meets Routers" over there.
Second, so far I've found it to be a good healthy strong signal (see screenshots above) all throughout my house on both floors. It actually broadcasts both 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies so you can connect to whichever one is the best.
5GHz is theoretically faster, however the distance is less than the 2.4 so devices further away might be better run over 2.4.
Also my free DDNS server isn't supported (sad clown face) which afraid.org but no big deal I went ahead & registered with NO-IP.com and I'm using that instead. took maybe 5-10 minutes to sign up for a free DDNS and key in the settings in the router.
(PS I CAN HELP WALK ANYONE THROUGH WITH THE DDNS IF NEEDED..its very easy if you've done it once or twice)
I highly recommend this if you ever want to access your network remotely. You probably already know this, but a DDNS will map Comcast's dynamic IP (meaning it can change on you) to a static name (like hu-flung-po.noip.com) so no matter what happens you can always get to your local network from any computer on the planet.
I'm incredibly impressed with the software so far. I had moved the router & the WAN (ethernet from cable modem) had pulled out slightly and the ASUS immediately told me the connection to the WAN was unplugged.
I would have probably spent 30 minutes trying to figure out why the internet was down, reseting router & modem, messing with my computer settings, etc. but because it changed any page I tried to browse to to that message, I literally had it figured out in less than 10 seconds.
VERY SWEET
i'll try to get a screenshot later. I'm still like a kid at christmas with all the new settings and widgets and dashboards i can play with in the software so expect more gushing from me shortly.
in short, this is a very solid router.
This post was edited on 9/17/14 at 4:46 pm
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 7:16 am to CAD703X
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Also my free DDNS server isn't supported (sad clown face) which afraid.org but no big deal I went ahead & registered with NO-IP.com and I'm using that instead. took maybe 5-10 minutes to sign up for a free DDNS and key in the settings in the router.
(PS I CAN HELP WALK ANYONE THROUGH WITH THE DDNS IF NEEDED..its very easy if you've done it once or twice)
I may contact you about doing this at my house.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 9:43 am to bbrou33
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I may contact you about doing this at my house.
highly recommended and very easy to do.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 10:42 am to CAD703X
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Also my free DDNS server isn't supported (sad clown face) which afraid.org but no big deal I went ahead & registered with NO-IP.com and I'm using that instead. took maybe 5-10 minutes to sign up for a free DDNS and key in the settings in the router.
If you want to keep using afraid.org, check out DNS-O-Matic. It supports afraid.org.
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DNS-O-Matic provides you a free and easy way to announce your dynamic IP changes to multiple services with a single update. Using DNS-O-Matic allows you to pick and choose what Dynamic DNS services you want to notify, all from one easy to use interface.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:06 pm to CubsFanBudMan
are you using that for DNS filtering as well?
anybody configured their router with openDNS to filter out adult websites for their kids?
i've not done this before but it seems like i might want to do this with teenagers and their friends having sleepovers.
anybody configured their router with openDNS to filter out adult websites for their kids?
i've not done this before but it seems like i might want to do this with teenagers and their friends having sleepovers.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:39 pm to CAD703X
I'm set up with openDNS for my DNS server, but don't currently have anything blocked. Been tempted to block pintrest, but then I'd have to listen to the wife bitching about why it's not working. 
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:42 pm to CubsFanBudMan
yeah that would NOT go over well in my house either.
any problems using openDNS? just as fast as normal?
i'm still not sure how dns-omatic will resolve my problem using afraid.org as my DDNS provider in my router setup.
it seems you *have* to select an existing DDNS server from the dropdown and simply putting in my afraid credentials would fail to authenticate.
finally, got any good tips on web-access to your router? i'd like to be able to hit the admin UI from my phone but want to limit it to my cell phone only.
is that possible? i know i could restrict it to a certain IP address but i don't think that will work for a cell phone will it?
ETA i'm compiling a list of these features and will put together a simple FAQ for people on here who are looking to upgrade their router to a more secure product.
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:25 pm to CAD703X
I've never had any trouble using openDNS. It's fast enough that I never notice any lag.
To use afraid.org you would set up an account on dns-o-matic and register your afraid.org credentials to this account. You would then point your router's DDNS server to your dns-o-matic credentials.
As far as accessing your admin UI from outside, I believe it's going to be hard to limit it to your phone. Your phone ip address changes often, and it would be too much work to update your router to allow just that ip. One option would be to set up a vpn connection from your phone to the router, then access it.
To use afraid.org you would set up an account on dns-o-matic and register your afraid.org credentials to this account. You would then point your router's DDNS server to your dns-o-matic credentials.
As far as accessing your admin UI from outside, I believe it's going to be hard to limit it to your phone. Your phone ip address changes often, and it would be too much work to update your router to allow just that ip. One option would be to set up a vpn connection from your phone to the router, then access it.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:43 pm to CAD703X
Been using the 66U since its first release. Bout to get this beast:
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:52 pm to whodatfan
nice.
my wife would KILL me if that spider landed on our living room hutch. she's not real thrilled with the one i just bought.
my wife would KILL me if that spider landed on our living room hutch. she's not real thrilled with the one i just bought.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 6:07 pm to CAD703X
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i'm still not sure how dns-omatic will resolve my problem using afraid.org as my DDNS provider in my router setup.
it seems you *have* to select an existing DDNS server from the dropdown and simply putting in my afraid credentials would fail to authenticate.
Just checked my DDNS settings and here they are:
Server: www.dnsomatic.com
Host Name: all.dnsomatic.com
User Name: (dnsomatic username)
Password: (dnsomatic password)
Enable wildcard: No
You will need your afraid.org key to register it on dns-o-matic.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 2:31 pm to CubsFanBudMan
*bump*
thanks for the advice on dnsomatic.
i plugged that into my router & it said it was successful. Do i perhaps need to reboot? I am still connecting via NOIP only so I'm wondering if the settings will change the next time the router starts up.
So I have both my NOIP DDNS and my AFRAID DDNS as service at DNSOMATIC.
I guess the next step is to learn a bit more about the openDNS stuff and seeing if I can filter 'pinterest.com'.
FYI, the whole reason for this is ASUS doesn't support AFRAID.ORG (free DDNS) and the NOIP free account is a PITA because you have to click 'i'm still here' once a month or it will delete your DDNS automatically.
thanks for the advice on dnsomatic.
i plugged that into my router & it said it was successful. Do i perhaps need to reboot? I am still connecting via NOIP only so I'm wondering if the settings will change the next time the router starts up.
So I have both my NOIP DDNS and my AFRAID DDNS as service at DNSOMATIC.
I guess the next step is to learn a bit more about the openDNS stuff and seeing if I can filter 'pinterest.com'.
FYI, the whole reason for this is ASUS doesn't support AFRAID.ORG (free DDNS) and the NOIP free account is a PITA because you have to click 'i'm still here' once a month or it will delete your DDNS automatically.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 3:04 pm to CAD703X
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i plugged that into my router & it said it was successful. Do i perhaps need to reboot? I am still connecting via NOIP only so I'm wondering if the settings will change the next time the router starts up.
Try to get a new IP address and see what gets updated. Do you have a cable modem? If so, rebooting your cable modem might trigger an IP change.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 3:11 pm to whodatfan
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Bout to get this beast:
The first "real" AC router IMO. Let me know how you like it.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 3:13 pm to CAD703X
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AC needs to settle down a bit and even then its probably going to be another year or 2 before devices even start incorporating that.
The new iPhones have it. I'm sure there are Android phones shipping with ac.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 3:25 pm to colorchangintiger
Phones are low-hanging fruit since we're still talking about single spatial stream devices, and they still won't benefit from AC without having another AC-capable client or a gigabit ethernet client on the network, and still it's only beneficial if you're actually reading or writing large files from your local network using your phone. It will probably be another year before we have a decent selection of higher end wireless AC routers that actually offer significant better antenna power, and every single wifi-enabled device is using an 802.11AC adapter. And even then, if you aren't in an upgrade cycle for shiny new electronics, the number of available AC devices on the market is irrelevant.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 4:23 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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still won't benefit from AC without having another AC-capable client or a gigabit ethernet client on the network, and still it's only beneficial if you're actually reading or writing large files from your local network using your phone.
The only group I can think of that really benefit at present time are the ones using network TV tuners and attempting to send 3 HD streams across their wireless network because they don't have/want gigabit Ethernet in their homes. I can't think of much else that would benefit from the speed in the typical home user's network.
And speaking of quality AC options, is there a reason you dislike the WRT-1900 by Linksys? It's definitely ahead of its time and expensive, but an ac1900 should be "the next step up" in performance (assuming appropriate adapters and clients operating in their respective streams) from an n900, no?
Posted on 9/19/14 at 5:09 pm to CAD703X
Newegg sucks compared to Amazon.
Posted on 9/19/14 at 5:34 pm to Hopeful Doc
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And speaking of quality AC options, is there a reason you dislike the WRT-1900 by Linksys? It's definitely ahead of its time and expensive, but an ac1900 should be "the next step up" in performance (assuming appropriate adapters and clients operating in their respective streams) from an n900, no?
3x3 MIMO. I consider a substantial signal boost to be the biggest indicator of "upgrade-worthy" from a solid N900 router for any home network. The 4x4 MU-MIMO is the only reason I deemed the ASUS AC87U the first real considerable AC Router in my personal opinion.
This post was edited on 9/19/14 at 5:36 pm
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