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Problem with router: speed slows to crawl, I unplug and it resets to high speed
Posted on 10/8/16 at 9:11 am
Posted on 10/8/16 at 9:11 am
I've been having trouble recently with my router, Asus RT-AC66U. I have 35mbps cable internet and when it's working, I get right at that number. But recently about once a week it slows to 1-2mbps. If I unplug/replug my router when this happens, the speed goes back to normal. Is there something that could be causing this that I could fix so it stops happening? Ideas?
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Posted on 10/8/16 at 10:07 am to Coon
Replace router
Posted on 10/8/16 at 10:19 am to Coon
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Posted on 10/8/16 at 10:28 am to XanderCrews
I'm not going to replace a year old router that works fine 95% of the time. I'm going to figure out how to get it to work closer to 100% of the time.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 10:36 am to Coon
You can't. Replace the router.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 10:58 am to Coon
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I'm not going to replace a year old router that works fine 95% of the time. I'm going to figure out how to get it to work closer to 100% of the time.
shite goes bad. It happens. Try a firmware upgrade, if one is available. Otherwise replace it or live with it.
This post was edited on 10/8/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 10/8/16 at 11:10 am to Coon
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Posted on 10/8/16 at 11:17 am to Coon
If you take the router out of the loop and go straight modem are the speeds consistent?
Are you testing while wired or is all your testing via Wifi?
Are you testing while wired or is all your testing via Wifi?
This post was edited on 10/8/16 at 11:18 am
Posted on 10/8/16 at 11:18 am to XanderCrews
Also, the particular router you have has some pretty good diagnostic tools and does have at least one firmware update from what you probably got out of the box.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 1:09 pm to Coon
Upgrade the firmware, reset it to factory defaults, set it back up the way you want it.
If it still doesn't work properly, time for a new router.
If it still doesn't work properly, time for a new router.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 1:11 pm to Coon
Consumer routers aren't really built to last. Probably not much you can do other than replace it.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 1:33 pm to HMTVBrian2
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Consumer routers aren't really built to last.
Mostly true, but it sucks for OP because he was probably recommended that router by this board. It's really a good quality router, I would expect it to last longer than a year, too.
Hopefully it's just a config or firmware issue and not hardware.
Posted on 10/8/16 at 3:33 pm to Korkstand
ok guys, thanks for the help... i reset the router and updated the firmware. speed back up (both hard wired and wifi). lets hope it sticks!
Posted on 10/8/16 at 5:03 pm to Korkstand
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Mostly true, but it sucks for OP because he was probably recommended that router by this board. It's really a good quality router, I would expect it to last longer than a year, too.
Hopefully it's just a config or firmware issue and not hardware.
I have the same router and it's lasted me several years now. Though a month or so ago I switched to a FreeBSD box for a router with a 24-port Dell pro switch, and have the ASUS in AP-only mode.
Posted on 10/9/16 at 5:46 am to Coon
quote:Hope this works out for you.
ok guys, thanks for the help... i reset the router and updated the firmware. speed back up (both hard wired and wifi). lets hope it sticks!
The "replace router" replies are ridiculous. I have this same router RT-AC66U and it's a fairly high-end consumer router. Unless it's a faulty unit, there is no way it should go out after a year. If I'm not mistaken, ASUS is rated #1 in consumer router ratings. I have this router and a RT-N66U and they're both excellent.
Also, besides the stock ASUS firmware, you can use DD-WRT firmware which can unlock a lot of features and performance. Just like any firmware (stock or otherwise), you can brick your router by screwing it up. But there is a lot of documentation and youtube videos if you go that route.
I'd even contact ASUS if you think you have a hardware issue. Reply to one of my posts if you need help, I rarely check the tech board anymore.
Posted on 10/9/16 at 5:52 am to efrad
quote:What the heck you need a 24-port switch in your house for?
switched to a FreeBSD box for a router with a 24-port Dell pro switch
I jest, I'm sure you have use. I just find it funny because I have 2 Cisco 48-port switches in my house.
Posted on 10/9/16 at 11:56 am to drizztiger
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What the heck you need a 24-port switch in your house for?
I jest, I'm sure you have use. I just find it funny because I have 2 Cisco 48-port switches in my house.
I really don't need it, but one of my clients shut down an office location and told me I could take whatever I wanted. Still, it's a lot more convenient, and it's a managed switch so I could do things like port trunking if I ever felt it was necessary.
On the other hand, the thing is fricking loud. I have several computers and various electronic equipment in my office and this switch is louder than all of them combined.
Posted on 10/10/16 at 12:30 pm to efrad
Might be the provider throttling. I've had AT&T Comcast and Time Warner all do it. 25 mb/s, turn on amazon fire, BOOM, 1 mb/s. Try everything, no change. Call provider, let them run diagnostics, no change. Ask for customer retention, accuse them of throttling and all of sudden everything works amazing. fricking cock suckers
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