Reply To: Converting DSL-AC68U to RT-AC68U for use as AiMesh Node – Solved I’m sure there were a series of posts on the old forum about hacking a DSL-AC68U to make it into an RT-AC68U. Sadly those posts are lost and not cached…

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Ironically since I have been running a two box solution of my old router using the external EchoLife HG612  modem I’ve realised it still is a better modem than the integrated one. When I got the new router with working modem going it looked like the HG612 had purged the DSL connection over the last month. When my original router was fully working I had to drop the D/L SNR to and reduce the uplink power to achive a 50/8 speed. The errors and interleave was high. After running the HG612 for a monthI could get 52/10 with fastpath and low errors.  When I got the replacement router working with integrated DSL the connection quickly adjusted back interleave again and struggled to get the DL/UL speeds. It just proves that the HG612 is still a good modem, especially if it’s has modded firmware with G vector capability. I’m now tempted to convert both routers to RT now. So despite the last month of me trying to get the DSL part working I’m now tempted to ditch it on the new router. At least I have a choice now of going integrated or not, which I no longer had with the old router.

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