Asus RT-N66U

[fc0712]

I have had this router for a little month now and suddenly the router started becoming slow on wifi, When i surfing on my laptop and my phone and i am only 2-3 meters away 

 

why is that, is it something about wifi channels and what wifi channel should i choose?

 

thanks in advance:)

[ExDreamer]

Have u tried to check if u already exceed bandwidth limit? Or too many devices connected

[fc0712]

i have fiber connection and there is no limit

[ExDreamer]

i have fiber connection and there is no limit

Have u tried to do factory reset on that router? Try setup it again once more.

[Andi]

did you check your wifi channel? maybe there are 15 other peope in the same as you.

[fc0712]

how can i check what wifi channel that is the best?

[Andi]

get wifi analyzer or something like it for your phone/tablet. it free and you can see whats going on in your neighborhood :D

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=de

[fc0712]

here is a view of the local wifi networks mine is called Asus and Asus_5G

 

[rufee]

Have you connected a wireless G device to the router ?

[fc0712]

i dont think so

the devices i have connected that i am unsure is n are iphone 4 and a hp deskjet 3050  

[fc0712]

the weird part is that when i test speed it is the same as it have always been

[fc0712]

anyone?

[Blade of Grass]

What firmware are you using on your N66u?

 

EDIT: It says when you go into the settings page for the router, right under the log out and reboot button.

[fc0712]

the newest one i just updated from asus site which is 3.0.0.4.370_172

[Blade of Grass]

The newest (beta) firmware for the N66u is the 3.0.0.4.354 firmware.

I'd suggest updating it to that or go with the older (full release) 3.0.0.4.270 firmware.

[fc0712]

i downloaded the newest version here http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=11&s=2&m=RT-N66U%20(VER.B1)&os=&hashedid=PZkFHlMrGWzVROxT

[Blade of Grass]

Ok. Have you tried power cycling it?

[fc0712]

Can you explain?

[Darren]

Can you explain?

 

Power cycling is the fancy word for 'turn it off and on again'. If you're still receiving the same speedtest.net results then your WiFi connection is fine. Obviously it is artificial and any real world scenario will differ. The speed will rely on a bunch of things. Smaller files require more time thus look slower because there's a lot of them. It will claim the speed is slow but that's just because there's lots of files and it takes a little more time to organise them for transfer. 

[Blade of Grass]

Can you explain?

What the other guy said, turning it off and back on again (though you unplug it for a minute).

It's step one to troubleshooting most hardware, especially routers.

EDIT: Also, your upload speed is CRAZY good.

[fc0712]

i have turned if of and also rebooted it in software/admin panel

[Blade of Grass]

Try doing an actual power cycle (turn off, unplug for a minute, plug back in and turn on).

[fc0712]

i have always thought you should turn it of for 10 sec i will try 1 mniut  now

[Blade of Grass]

i have always thought you should turn it of for 10 sec i will try 1 mniut  now

I keep hearing different amount of times, so I just decided to start doing a minute.

[LAwLz]

Wait, what is the problem? The speedtest says that you are getting the same speed as before, so what do you do when it feels slow?