ASUS ZenWiFi AX Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System Not sure if this is the right place to ask…. I am thinking of upgrading my Google Mesh wifi to the above. Has anyone used this and does it...

[UK Sentinel]

Packet Loss Test Tool Online

https://packetlosstest.com/

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[dodgydrains]

UK Sentinel wrote:

Packet Loss Test Tool Online https://packetlosstest.com/

No packet loss, also tested with cmd.

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[UK Sentinel]

dodgydrains wrote:

No packet loss, also tested with cmd.

Good news, how are you testing with Bufferbloat (PC / App) ?

Edit: Also wondering if at all possible, test with laptop with Ethernet cable plugged into main (primary)  XT8, just to see if the issue remains (bufferbloat) ?

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[dodgydrains]

Tried that last night and looks like it’s a WiFi thing.

With the laptop, ethernet was ‘A’ testing with both Waveform and DSLreports but far worse over WiFi than with my phone.

I then turned on QoS and set it to Web Surfing and that improved it over WiFi to A on my phone but took a hit on speedtest.

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[UK Sentinel]

Does sound that way – Can we have a look (screen dump) at your wifi settings ?

BTW – you connections to the XT8 is that 2.4 or 5Ghz  for testing ?

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[dodgydrains]

These are the settings on the 5GHz-1 which I use for Wi-Fi including for testing.

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[UK Sentinel]

Does all look OK, nothing jumps out that would cause excessive buffering,

out of interest, what make is laptop ?

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[dodgydrains]

I am using Lenovo laptop on Windows 11.

My connection seems fine other than what the tests show.  Just weird that the test results went down after upgrading to 1Gb.

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dodgydrains wrote:

My connection seems fine other than what the tests show.  Just weird that the test results went down after upgrading to 1Gb.

Absolutely – as you have highlighted, probable wifi related but no obvious reason as others are reporting no issues etc.

Shame you do not have a second laptop, just to verify original wifi buffer bloat results

I assume original tests you made sure you was in close proximity of nodes or primary ?

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[dodgydrains]

The original test was at close proximity to the main unit on Wifi 6 with an android phone.

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[UK Sentinel]

dodgydrains wrote:

The original test was at close proximity to the main unit on Wifi 6 with an android phone.

Interesting, might be a limitation in the wifi throughput speeds that ASUS will address over time hopefully.

Might be worth if you have time sending a feedback form, just to let them know

BTW – if I was testing, I would try AiProtection Off for both Wifi and Ethernet bufferbloat impacts, and then compare with AiProtection On, just incase the issue is AiProtection related.

But I am sure you must be fed up with all this by now

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[dodgydrains]

I think you may be right on the wifi throughput as the problem.  My thinking is on the upload side?

The only thing I turn on is ‘Time Scheduling’ under ‘Parental Controls’.  Nothing is turned on in AiProtection.

I also tested with the beta 46197 which has all AiProtection disabled and it is the same issue.

If testing at the main XT8 gives worse bufferbloat than at the node, then the most logical conclusion from me is as you say throughput related.  My max speed at the 4th node is 540/525Mbps up/down and at the main XT8 is much higher, closer to 840/880Mbps up/down.

The issue is the same on node number 2 which is closest to the main XT8, at this node the speed is over 650/650Mbps up/down and also worse bufferbloat than the furthest away node.

Find it puzzling and interesting…..

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[dodgydrains]

Just seen a new firmware pop up 3.0.0.4.386_45934 in the web GUI.  Cannot see anything on the website yet.

 

Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386_45934
– Release Note –

Bug Fixes and Improvements:
1. Fixed Let’s encrypt related bugs.
2. Fixed httpd vulnerability
3. Fixed stack overflow vulnerability
4. Fixed DoS vulnerability

 

Edit:  Found this link under Windows XP 64-bit

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/ZenWiFi_XT8/FW_ZENWIFI_XT8_300438645934.zip

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Looks like a security update mainly ;)

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