Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:47 Post subject: LAN-WLAN speeds of TL-WR1043ND v2.x and WDR4900 v1.x?
Hi. I am looking for a cheap router with Atheros 802.11n 3x3:3 radio and Gigabit LAN ports to use only as AP/VAP with DD-WRT. I have looked at the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v2.x (QCA9558 @ 720MHz WiSoC) and TL-WDR4900 v1.x (Freescale P1014 @ 800MHz with AR9381 and AR9580-5GHz radios).
What LAN-WLAN speeds could expect from those routers with DD-WRT? (No NAT, no Firewall, no QoS).
Currently i'm using old ISP router as an AP with WiSoC BCM63168. I can reach with it +200Mbps LAN-WLAN (clients connects at 300Mbps). The wireless environment is very clean on both bands.
I still have an Atheros Super-G PCI wireless card (AR5001G if i can remember). Can this card connect at 108Mbps with these routers and DD-WRT or does Super-G only supported by legacy G chipsets?
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:14 Post subject:
1043v2 is excellent unit...i have few of them...sadly no 5Ghz radio..but its N performance is great..
Lan-Wlan with correct settings and client it says 450Mbit (if you find 3x3 stream client)..in the past, the max speed i've seen with 3x3 client was around 300Mbit, i haven't test it recently...
TL-WDR4900 i've never had this unit, but i know its not the best TP link unit and i've seen odd reports on it... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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to be honest I haven't seen many reports about WRD4900 recently..so, no idea where is its development/stability at the moment... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 21:01 Post subject:
apocalypse1233 wrote:
.... it must have enough CPU power to reach 200Mbps with 2x2 clients.....
I have 200 -210 mbps available from my ISP and regularly get about 185 mbps with many cheap 2.4GHZ cards inside the house with my TL-WR1043ND ver.2. Rock solid and stable on build r46885.
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:52 Post subject: Re: LAN-WLAN speeds of TL-WR1043ND v2.x and WDR4900 v1.x?
apocalypse1233 wrote:
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I still have an Atheros Super-G PCI wireless card (AR5001G if i can remember). Can this card connect at 108Mbps with these routers and DD-WRT or does Super-G only supported by legacy G chipsets?
Super G is a proprietary atheros channel bonding method (2x 54Mbit channels, NOT compatible with 40Mhz wide upper/lower extension channel!) for basic 54Mbit g only hardware. Other chipsets used incompatible 125Mbit g extensions. It was never a common standard, it was licensed to some hardware manufacturers, was replaced by draft-n. Your success for 108Mbit should differ with the router hardware and firmware installed. Don't expect anyone is testing compatibility anymore. I have trashed my last super-g adapter 5 years ago...
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2021 14:01 Post subject: Re: LAN-WLAN speeds of TL-WR1043ND v2.x and WDR4900 v1.x?
servicetech wrote:
Super G is a proprietary atheros channel bonding method (2x 54Mbit channels, NOT compatible with 40Mhz wide upper/lower extension channel!) for basic 54Mbit g only hardware. Other chipsets used incompatible 125Mbit g extensions. It was never a common standard, it was licensed to some hardware manufacturers, was replaced by draft-n. Your success for 108Mbit should differ with the router hardware and firmware installed. Don't expect anyone is testing compatibility anymore. I have trashed my last super-g adapter 5 years ago...
I ask because the DD-WRT wiki on the QCA Wireless Settings page mentions it:
Quote:
In order to utilize the Super-G feature you must have a QCA router capable of broadcasting 40 MHz wide channels which nearly all QCA routers support this feature, and a Super-G ready client. If you have a QCA router and Super-G ready client, ensure your wireless network mode is on Mixed, G-Only or "NG-Mixed" with Wide HT40 (40 MHz) as the channel width. The client should now connect at the theoretical max link rate of 108 Mbps, doubled that of standard 802.11g 54 Mbps. This feature reaches these speeds by channel bonding, a method that bonds two 20 MHz wide channels together similar to how 802.11n does.
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 11:52 Post subject: Super-G
Super-G is still available in some routers (QCA 9XXX, I think). Don't enable it unless you actually need it. It is definitely not tested anymore. _________________ 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