wireless bridging can be accomplished by flashing the unit with an Asus N600 (I believe custom) by Padavan.īasically, download the N600 Padavan firmware, the rescue software from Asus, and flashing said software via the rescue tool. I'd love to see a DD-WRT version for this unit. Imagine my shock at realizing there was no built in wireless bridging. I bought one of these Rev A units explicitly for the purpose of wirelessly connecting a few PCs in another room. Posted: Sun 8:29 Post subject: Enabled wireless bridging I suspect it is this buggy Asus AC1200 router. I know it's not the laptop because I can switch to my hotspot and then download fine. I'm having the issue that when I download files it gets interrupted a million times. Posted: Wed 4:14 Post subject: Any news on AC1200 firmware ?
I'd get the g or g+ as those are the broadcom ones. It's that cheap cos it's the mediatek one. You may need to reboot the router after this.Ĭongrats now you'll never lag in games again! Check out if you have a different router.55$ here but I do not know if is working with ddwrt Under the "Commit NVRAM Content to Flash Memory Now:" option press the "commit button" to actually save changes.
Then navigate to Advanced Settings > Administration > Settings Otherwise fq_codel won't work.įinally press "Apply" on the bottom of the web GUI. you can check which interface is your wan by typing "ifconfig" when you ssh or telnet into the router.Īfter pasting in the script change WAN_UP_SPEED= and WAN_DOWN_SPEED= to be 90% of your max upload speed and 90% of your max download speed. Wireless Data Rates: AC1900 / Up to 1.9Gbps. Then copy the lines from the script on this repository: įor the script. ASUS AC1900 WiFi Router (RT-AC67P) - Dual Band Wireless Internet Router, Easy Setup, VPN, Parental Control, AiRadar Beamforming Technology extends Speed, Stability & Coverage, MU-MIMO. Navigate to Advanced Settings > Customization > Scripts > Run After Router Started: Set everything your Ethernet IP back to DHCP (automatically) and you're good to go.Įnabling fq_codel on startup to stop lag or bufferbloat on online games The router will reboot and not much will happen. That's when you can let go of the reset button. At some point while holding reset the rescue tool will finally detect and upload the firmware. If that doesn't work try pressing "Upload" first just before you do step 6. While CONTINUING to hold the button, select "Upload"Ĭontinue to hold the reset button in until it finishes and verifies! Plug in the router to power WHILE HOLDING the reset button in.
Load up the recovery software with the RT-AC1200_3.4.3.9-099 firmware file, but don't press "Upload" yet. Plug in your ethernet to LAN port 1 on the router *These instructions written below were based off the RT-N600 readme.md from by russinnesĭownload RT-AC1200_3.4.3.9-099 from this repositoryĭownload the Asus recovery firmware (windows) tool from
Trying to update the stock firmware through the ASUS web GUI will NOT WORK! The WIFI indicator is still on even after 2.4GHz is turned off.USB LED is always on, even if there is no USB device (Discovered by: JackMerlin).You can read more about this on my website at Minor Problems I built this version for the purpose of stopping bufferbloat or lag for my fellow gamer friend with this specific router model.
I show you how to enable it below though. QOS was included for Smart Queue Management with fq_codel. OPENVPN was not included because it caused the build to fail. I basically followed this guide to compile the build: Modifications to build: Enjoy the ASUSWRT dashboard UI for easy setup and manage your router. Concurrent 300 Mbps (2.4GHz) and 867 Mbps (5GHz) throughput for high-speed wireless performance. It's been built with some modifications to the base config from: ASUS RT-AC1200 V2 AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Router, Easy 3-step setup, 4 LAN ports, Gaming & Streaming. Basic out of the box functions appear to work as well. Don't flash this on the broadcom versions. This model doesn't have any additional letters next to the AC1200. The one with the 580Mhz MediaTek MT7628AN. This is custom firmware (by Padavan) that has been built for the Asus RT-AC1200 Dual band AC Router.