Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:16 Post subject: E4200 Performance
I have a new gigabit cable modem and I typically have put the modem into bridge mode. The modem is connected into my network via an E4200 running DD-WRT v3.0-r31533 mega (02/27/17).
When I connect directly to the modem with a laptop, I'm getting about ~350Mbps down. When I connect to LAN side of the router and have the modem on the "Internet" WAN port, I'm only seeing about ~70Mbps.
Is there a better FW for the E4200 or is it time to retire it? If I retire it, any modern suggestions that won't break the bank and can run DD-WRT?
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14246 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:14 Post subject:
Where are you at, I want to know what cable provider offers 350mb/s down. But seriously, is your E4200 configured mostly default, with no startup scripts, no tweaks, etc? Also, are you running a K2.6 build or K3X?
Not trying to be rude....but that is not much of a router to expect any type of performance out of
Not sure when exactly it was implemented but try a newer v3 build that supports SFE (Shortcut Forwarding Engine) and be content or maybe go back to stock
Sorry _________________ Location 1
R7800- DD-WRT v3.0-r53562 (10/03/23) Gateway
WNDR3400v1 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531_mega-nv64k (03/26/18 ) Access Point
WRT160Nv3 DD-WRT ?v3?.0-r35531 mini (03/26/18 ) Access Point
WRT54GSv5 DD-WRT v24-r33555_micro_generic (10/20/17) Repeater
Location 2
R7800- DD-WRT v3.0-r51855 (02/25/23) Gateway
R6300v2- DD-WRT v3.0-r50671 (10-26-22) Access Point
WNDR3700v2 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531 std (03/26/18 ) Access Point
E1200 v2 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531 mega-nv64k (03/26/18 ) Gateway(for trivial reasons)
RBWAPG-5HACT2HND-BE RouterOS-v6.46.4 (2/21/20) Outdoor Access Point
2x RBSXTG-5HPACD RouterOS-v6.46.4 (2/21/20) PTP Bridge 866.6Mbps-1GbpsLAN
Location 3
2x R7000- DD-WRT v3.0-r50671 (10/26/22) Access Points
2x RBWAPG-60AD RouterOS-v6.45.9 (04/30/20) PTP Bridge 2.3Gbps-1GbpsLAN
2x RBSXTsqG-5acD RouterOS-v6.49.7 (10/14/22) PTP Bridge 866.6Mbps-1GbpsLAN Thank You BrainSlayer for ALL that you do & have done, also to "most" everyone here that shares their knowledge
Not arguing that statement....but wouldn't SFE nearly double that maximum on average? With stock doing a bit better than that?
Or do you think SFE is already enabled to max him out at 70 Mbyte/s? _________________ Location 1
R7800- DD-WRT v3.0-r53562 (10/03/23) Gateway
WNDR3400v1 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531_mega-nv64k (03/26/18 ) Access Point
WRT160Nv3 DD-WRT ?v3?.0-r35531 mini (03/26/18 ) Access Point
WRT54GSv5 DD-WRT v24-r33555_micro_generic (10/20/17) Repeater
Location 2
R7800- DD-WRT v3.0-r51855 (02/25/23) Gateway
R6300v2- DD-WRT v3.0-r50671 (10-26-22) Access Point
WNDR3700v2 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531 std (03/26/18 ) Access Point
E1200 v2 DD-WRT v3.0-r35531 mega-nv64k (03/26/18 ) Gateway(for trivial reasons)
RBWAPG-5HACT2HND-BE RouterOS-v6.46.4 (2/21/20) Outdoor Access Point
2x RBSXTG-5HPACD RouterOS-v6.46.4 (2/21/20) PTP Bridge 866.6Mbps-1GbpsLAN
Location 3
2x R7000- DD-WRT v3.0-r50671 (10/26/22) Access Points
2x RBWAPG-60AD RouterOS-v6.45.9 (04/30/20) PTP Bridge 2.3Gbps-1GbpsLAN
2x RBSXTsqG-5acD RouterOS-v6.49.7 (10/14/22) PTP Bridge 866.6Mbps-1GbpsLAN Thank You BrainSlayer for ALL that you do & have done, also to "most" everyone here that shares their knowledge
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14246 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 19:06 Post subject:
If I recall correctly, identically configured K2.6 (CTF) and K3X (SFE) @ 35531 wasn't much different on my E4200 @ 480. I haven't ventured into overclocking it to 500 or 533.
Soft-routing with dd-wrt provides more features (like QOS), but here's some articles on the speed that way: https://www.stevejenkins.com/blog/tag/e4200/ The overclocking command isn't right, because 533 faults the usb. Right command is: nvram set clkfreq=500,250,125;nvram commit
mcraven wrote:
...When I connect directly to the modem with a laptop, I'm getting about ~350Mbps down....
Exactly. A PC router can go that fast. Soft-routing features, such as QOS take a Lot of cpu. There are network oriented (at least 2 gigabit ports) power saving mini PC's with more cpu (such as 4 of 2GHz cores) and a lower price than trying to do the job with a new plastic home router. For pc routing there are DD-WRT, or Gargoyle, or RouterOS, or PFsense.
With the e4200's wan port empty, it goes right back to work as an AP.
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14246 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 15:28 Post subject:
You are always hindered by whichever bottleneck is in line with your ISP connection or with your ISP itself. I could expound upon some things regarding different firmwares and such, but.
