thanks for catching that. thought I already posted my reply but see that I missed
I had QCA Q-Boost / TDMA disabled for 2.4Ghz but had missed setting that for 5GHz.
After the change, my wireless speeds have improved
5GHz - 450 D/L, 320 U/L
Per Yngve Berg wrote:
If you are located in Europe, use channel 13+lower.
There are two neighbours that cause problems on channel 4 and 7.
I'm in USA.
ian5142 wrote:
I would use Channel 11 and lower for 2.4GHz.
How do you have more 5GHz networks in range than 2.4GHz? That is the first time I have seen that. 5GHz channel requires 4 non-overlapping channels, 149-161 for example for VHT 80. I don't see how that would be possible in that environment.
After selecting Channel 11 and lower, the speed of 2.4GHz has improved to - 50 D/L, 70 U/L
Anything else that needs to be tweaked?
Would you like to get the latest Channel and Site Survey pics for 2.4GHz?
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 14:55 Post subject: Connection Speeds
If these are connection speed, not throughput, there should be ways to get that higher.
First of all, is the client you are testing, 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3? Number of WiFi streams it can receive simultaneously. Most cellphones and tablets are 1x1. Most laptops are 2x2 with some being 3x3. First number is transmit antennas, the second receive antennas. Most use the same antennas for both, some routers do not. This makes a difference in max connection speed.
For example, on the 2.4GHz side, a 1x1 stream maxes out at 150MB/s download and upload, Wireless-N. 2x2 - 300MB/s, 3x3 - 450MB/s. These are all theoretical maxes. Possible in the real world but only under perfect conditions. _________________ Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings
Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.
Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS
Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 17:46 Post subject: Re: Connection Speeds
ian5142 wrote:
If these are connection speed, not throughput, there should be ways to get that higher.
First of all, is the client you are testing, 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3? Number of WiFi streams it can receive simultaneously. Most cellphones and tablets are 1x1. Most laptops are 2x2 with some being 3x3. First number is transmit antennas, the second receive antennas. Most use the same antennas for both, some routers do not. This makes a difference in max connection speed.
For example, on the 2.4GHz side, a 1x1 stream maxes out at 150MB/s download and upload, Wireless-N. 2x2 - 300MB/s, 3x3 - 450MB/s. These are all theoretical maxes. Possible in the real world but only under perfect conditions.
(make sure it is the non-https version, less overhead, more accurate test). _________________ Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings
Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.
Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS
Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
DSL Reports can only measure the WAN speed and not the WLAN speed
Understand and agree.
However it seems that speedtest gives an approx measure of wifi performance and hence i was trying to find out if there are any other settings that can be tweaked to improve the performance.
I seem to be getting a bit more improved speeds with channel 4 and up on 2.4 GHz when compared to channel 11.
