[Maylyn's Review] ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight

[Gribber]

Hi All, is there any real difference from RT-N66U vs RT-N66R?

My house has around 30 odd wireless spots all over already, reception is bad.. Which adaptor should I get which will be better? EA-N66 or USB-N66?

BTW, i'm on singnet exstream 200m

Thanks alot.

wireless is often hit and miss.

i can tell you to get the best wireless adapter yet the results might still be the same.

of course, the EA will be the better choice to assured more chances of a better range but is your router up to the mark?

 

[cube83]

wireless is often hit and miss.

i can tell you to get the best wireless adapter yet the results might still be the same.

of course, the EA will be the better choice to assured more chances of a better range but is your router up to the mark?

thinking to get the RT-N66U probably, or unless RT-N66R if its better..

anyone can comment?

 

[tronian]

Hi,

My RT-N66U temperature is around 59 degrees from system info screen from the latest merlin firmware. Any suggestions for cooling it down?

 

[ASUS@SG]

Hi chuachongchee,

We don't have this model - RT-N66R. Which model are you saying?? I would suggest RT-N66U to pair up with EA-N66U. It should be good enough.

Thanks!

 

[ASUS@SG]

Hi,

My RT-N66U temperature is around 59 degrees from system info screen from the latest merlin firmware. Any suggestions for cooling it down?

Hello tronian,

Thanks for the feedback, we will need to check on the temperature.

Suggestion to "cool down": Make the router stand like a spider.

 

[nWo]

Hi guys,

I happened to have 2x Asus RT-N66U units, and have one of them connected to the ONT (setup as "Wireless Router" mode).

However, the wireless signal to the room is pretty weak (30Mbps wireless vs 95Mbps wired), and I would like to boost the wireless signal speed by making another spare Asus RT-N66U as a repeater.

May I know how should I configure the 2nd Asus RT-N66U to act as a repeater? I can't find anything in the manual.

Would appreciate any guidance. The thing is I do not know whether I should be messing the configuration settings in the main router, or the secondary router.

 

[Gribber]

Hi guys,

I happened to have 2x Asus RT-N66U units, and have one of them connected to the ONT (setup as "Wireless Router" mode).

However, the wireless signal to the room is pretty weak (30Mbps wireless vs 95Mbps wired), and I would like to boost the wireless signal speed by making another spare Asus RT-N66U as a repeater.

May I know how should I configure the 2nd Asus RT-N66U to act as a repeater? I can't find anything in the manual.

Would appreciate any guidance. The thing is I do not know whether I should be messing the configuration settings in the main router, or the secondary router.

secondary router: wireless > bridge~

 

[nWo]

http://support.asus.com/faq/detail....a&os=&no=1862EC3A-F59E-6A44-9182-C513B58F5B89

Is this the correct procedure to setup the secondary router as repeater mode (via WDS - Wireless Bridging)?

Found this in the Asus FAQ.

 

[red_december]

Anyone knows where to buy n66u cheap? I saw at cyber active for 279.

 

[froyotrading]

I am selling my unit that I bought today...more info:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/garage-sales-18/[wts]-asus-rt-n66u-router-3922864.html

The router is great..just that I guess our HDB walls are too thick and most of us in the house are heavy gamers...so still prefer pull cable from outside...ugly thou

 

[mikengtw]

I am selling my unit that I bought today...more info:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/garage-sales-18/[wts]-asus-rt-n66u-router-3922864.html

The router is great..just that I guess our HDB walls are too thick and most of us in the house are heavy gamers...so still prefer pull cable from outside...ugly thou

It can't be that bad .. for my 4-room flat is still very good at Wireless
at 65 to 68 MBits .

 

[Gribber]

It can't be that bad .. for my 4-room flat is still very good at Wireless
at 65 to 68 MBits .

I bet is the place he placed his unit that is giving problem. blaming the wall for a hdb flat is really..

so wrong

 

[froyotrading]

I bet is the place he placed his unit that is giving problem. blaming the wall for a hdb flat is really..

so wrong

Don't comment if you don't know the situation bro. I lazy to explain but trust me..after investing about 400 bucks...and you think I don't try various places in my house...then you ARE so wrong...

 

[ASUS@SG]

Hi froyotrading,

If you need help, pls kindly post your configuration and also name your ISP.

Thanks!

 

[Gribber]

Don't comment if you don't know the situation bro. I lazy to explain but trust me..after investing about 400 bucks...and you think I don't try various places in my house...then you ARE so wrong...

i comment because i KNOW it. Don't comment if you have no idea on what i KNOW.

you are not the only 1 living in a "THICK" 5 room HDB flat.

 

[froyotrading]

i comment because i KNOW it. Don't comment if you have no idea on what i KNOW.

you are not the only 1 living in a "THICK" 5 room HDB flat.

As I said...don't act like a smart a$$. I never doubt what others are doing and respect everyone here. You think you know everything because you have some "knowledge" based on your experiences...well, f that. Any Tom, Dick or Harry from SLS can give such baseless opinion. So do everyone a favor and keep your mouth shut unless you got something constructive.

Try to follow like the ASUS bro here..try to understand the situation before saying "i bet this and that". You are the type of person I'll never respect, not because you had a go at me, it's because you are a immature kid...at least your mind is.

 

[waynerooney]

Hi guys I need some help with my problem. So I have the asus rt-66u router. It's connected through this manner ONT > D-link > Asus rt-66u. Everything thing works fine my family memeber's laptops and the iPhone's and iPad's are able to connect to the router's 2.4hz and 5hz connection. But my hp pavilion dv6 7009tx laptop dunno why cannot connect to the 2.4hz connection. Cannot be 2.4hz also not compatible right?

 

[ASUS@SG]

Hi guys I need some help with my problem. So I have the asus rt-66u router. It's connected through this manner ONT > D-link > Asus rt-66u. Everything thing works fine my family memeber's laptops and the iPhone's and iPad's are able to connect to the router's 2.4hz and 5hz connection. But my hp pavilion dv6 7009tx laptop dunno why cannot connect to the 2.4hz connection. Cannot be 2.4hz also not compatible right?

Hello waynerooney,

We have 2 66U version(N66U and AC66U). I suppose it is a RT-N66U since you posted in this thread.

Try the below and feedback.

Go to Command Prompt (Locate at Start or you can go to Start > Run>CMD)

Type the following:

step 1. ipconfig /release
step 2. ipconfig /flushdns
step 3. ipconfig /renew

See if it works.

Thanks!

 

[Gribber]

As I said...don't act like a smart a$$. I never doubt what others are doing and respect everyone here. You think you know everything because you have some "knowledge" based on your experiences...well, f that. Any Tom, Dick or Harry from SLS can give such baseless opinion. So do everyone a favor and keep your mouth shut unless you got something constructive.

Try to follow like the ASUS bro here..try to understand the situation before saying "i bet this and that". You are the type of person I'll never respect, not because you had a go at me, it's because you are a immature kid...at least your mind is.

a few words and can drive you this mad.

seriously, i have no need your respect. Stop giving yourself a high hat.

i stick to what i have said.

 

[waynerooney]

Hello waynerooney,

We have 2 66U version(N66U and AC66U). I suppose it is a RT-N66U since you posted in this thread.

Try the below and feedback.

Go to Command Prompt (Locate at Start or you can go to Start > Run>CMD)

Type the following:

step 1. ipconfig /release
step 2. ipconfig /flushdns
step 3. ipconfig /renew

See if it works.

Thanks!

Hi thanks for the reply! Yes its a RT-N66U.
I've tried your solution but it didn't work... Do you have other solutions?