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Hello every body!

I hope we can solve my problem, and I am sure some users will learn something interesting here.

Actually my neighbour is sharing his WiFi with me. I am repeating his signal on my flat with my old router (linksys wrt54gl) which actually uses DD-WRT v24.

( http://www.dd-wrt.co...reless_Repeater )

Everything works fine, but I want to have more speed on my LAN network, such us wireless N and 1Gbps wired lan. Therefore I have buy an Asus RT-N66U.

As my target is do the same with the Asus as I do with my old Linskys using DD-WRT, but I cannot get DD-WRT on my Asus RT-N66U.

I could install Toamto's firmware, but as far as I know does not match my needs. (maybe I am wrong).

I am going to try to explain as best as I can what I did till now on my "target" to get dd-wrt working.

1) I have configured my network manually ( see the screenshot below)

networkconfiguration.png

2) Holding the reset botton with out energy cable, connect energy cable and switch on the router with the reset botton pressed till the "on" led blinks slowly.

3) Upload the firmware with the tool called "firmware restoration" included in CD from the Asus router on the software "ASUS RT-N66U software utilities".

installingn66urouterwir.png

4) I've try to upload the Asus RT-N66U Firmware: Image for initial flashing dd-wrt.v24-18702_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N66U.trx 2012-03-15 3,29 MB

the transmission of the firmware gets OK! but at the end of the process I got this error: (see screenshot below:)

selectingddwrtmini.png

Here the error: (but in the point 7 with tomato firmware and same error works, therefore I guess that error is not so important)

errorduringuploadofmini.png

5) I try to open the following link (http://192.168.1.1/d...d=nvram+commit.) on my browser and I got a Time Out.

6)If I try with the same link (http://192.168.1.1/d...d=nvram+commit.) in flash modus (see point 2) I got what the following screenshot shows, but noting works.

commndonlyworksinflashi.png

7) If I do the step 2 again and I try to get into the router the firmware called "http://tomato.groov....101-AIO-64K.trx"

I got the same problem of the screenshot in the point 4, but when the process was close to 74% more leds become illuminated, such us on led, network led, wireless 2,ghz led and wireless 5ghz led.

errorduringuploadofmini.png

8) Screenshot of tomato working fine:

everythingokafterflashi.png

9) what I am doing wrong? I really do not know. I want to install DD-WRT not tomato.

I did the step 4 again with the big firmware from DD-WRT (I waited always after flashing more than 20min.) And the router does not boot. (only leds of "ON" and network lan are illuminated. )

2ledsactiveafterflahsin.png

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Another try which I did.

A)I have finished to upload the mini version of dd-wrt an the router was like this:

2ledsactiveafterflahsin.png

B) I have done the 30/30/30 seconds rule with the wps button.

After that the router status leds it was like this:

4ledsactiveafterflashin.png

C) I have installed again the Firmware dd-wrt.v24-18702_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N66U.trx (with firmware restoration)

D) I have done again the 90 seconds rule for clean NVRAM

E) by web browser the IP 192.168.1.1 does not make anyreaction

F) Anyway I have try to install the new firmware (http://dd-wrt.com/dd...-2_K2.6_big.bin) with firmware restoration. (the router status leds was like in the step A)

G) I have done again the 90 seconds. ( the router status leds was like in the step B)

H) 192.168.1.1 does not react. I still do not get dd-wrt working on my Asus RT-N66U

Do you know what I am doing wrong? Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

In summary, after transfer the http://dd-wrt.com/dd...-2_K2.6_big.bin from tomato's firm web interface and clean the NVRAM does not boot properly. I mean, does not react when I do a ping to 192.168.1.1

Sorry, I can't tell, so did you successfully flash firmware on it? It sounds like you do have some sort of Tomato firmware running on it, but are having trouble flashing DD-WRT through the Tomato interface? I was able to flash Toastman's Tomato mod on the first try, not quite sure if DD-WRT is harder to flash on this router.

Regardless, two things:

- Between step 1 & 2 (or really, even before step 1), you did connect an ethernet cable from your computer's LAN port to one of the router's LAN ports, correct? The initial flashing will not work properly wirelessly.

- In step 4, after you get the OK message, did you wait at least 10 mins? It really does take about that long. After waiting at least 10 mins, try setting your IP config back to DHCP (no more 192.168.1.12, should be back to automatic DHCP). It's possible the flash was successful but your computer lost its connection to the router so you can't tell if it's good or bad.

(or, after 10-15 mins from successful transfer of the flash, change your computer's IP to DHCP & also power-cycle the router & see if your computer gets an IP address). This is assuming DD-WRT enables its DHCP server by default.. I do not know if it does or not...

ref:

http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-364347 (last post)

http://support.asus.com/FAQ/Detail.aspx?SLanguage=en&no=81685DAC-F0BD-684C-091D-2648FE6C1D6D&p=11&m=RT-N56U

Thanks a lot lars777,

of course I did it with wired cable LAN pc to LAN router.

I have installed the tomato mod as well without problems, but dd-wrt it seems to be imposible.

when the router reboots, I got 4 leds on (power, lan, wireless 2,4 ghz and wireless 5,ghz) when I try to flash the mini version, does never cames out.

it's pity that tomato's does not offert the possibility of repeat a wireless lan like this (http://www.dd-wrt.co...reless_Repeater)

http://www.dd-wrt.co...66U#NVRAM_issue

There is a problem with the NVRAM size on this router. Have you looked at this?

Of course! therefore I have no problems with stock firmware and with tomatos firmware.

but with dd-wrt none works! Believe me I have tried everything but with any dd-wrt does not boot properly.

As I want a DD-WRT router compatible, with 2,4 and 5 ghz and with removable antennas I have dice to send back my Asus RT-N66U and buy this one: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001WAKCYQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Ah that's interesting, didn't know about the NVRAM issue. I've had Toastman's Tomato mod running on this router since June 2012, but the firmware I flashed was less than 64k so it was never an issue on my end (I think I was using a 32k firmware). The firmware size issue seems to be fixed in Tomato now (Both Shibby & Toastman mods have the fix since August 2012 it looks like)

For DD-WRT, you'd have to try to get input from someone who was successful flashing that onto the router. Or I guess you don't need the input now if you got a new router.. good luck w/ the D-Link!

Ah that's interesting, didn't know about the NVRAM issue. I've had Toastman's Tomato mod running on this router since June 2012, but the firmware I flashed was less than 64k so it was never an issue on my end (I think I was using a 32k firmware). The firmware size issue seems to be fixed in Tomato now (Both Shibby & Toastman mods have the fix since August 2012 it looks like)

For DD-WRT, you'd have to try to get input from someone who was successful flashing that onto the router. Or I guess you don't need the input now if you got a new router.. good luck w/ the D-Link!

Thanks a lot!

Lars77, finally the D-Link dir 825 was not so great, and unfortunately the function of Repeater was not include on DD-WRT firmare,

I wil try to get again a new asus N66U because with the Tomatos firmware which you told looks great and I will try to investigate more.

Keep in mind Tomato does not support wireless repeater bridge mode (AFAIK).

But thinking about this more, w/ Tomato you could just set it in Wireless Client Mode & then just connect your machines via the LAN ports. (be sure to turn off local DHCP & whatnot, you would be getting those settings from your neighbor's wifi)

And if you want to get fancy, once you have the Asus working in Wireless Client Mode just buy a 2nd wireless router & connect its LAN port (or use the WAN port if you don't mind double NATing) to the Asus' LAN port. Your 2nd wifi router would need to get its WAN/LAN traffic from the main wifi router from your neighbor, & should be on a different wifi channel to avoid issues. In effect you would be using the Asus to receive the wireless connection from afar & you'd be using your 2nd wireless router to extend the wifi for your own area. Plus b/c you're not doing a wireless bridge you won't impact the bandwidth (wireless bridge mode uses 50% of the wifi bandwidth).

I've never done this myself so your mileage may vary, but it seems doable?

e.g.

http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-293204

Keep in mind Tomato does not support wireless repeater bridge mode (AFAIK).

But thinking about this more, w/ Tomato you could just set it in Wireless Client Mode & then just connect your machines via the LAN ports. (be sure to turn off local DHCP & whatnot, you would be getting those settings from your neighbor's wifi)

And if you want to get fancy, once you have the Asus working in Wireless Client Mode just buy a 2nd wireless router & connect its LAN port (or use the WAN port if you don't mind double NATing) to the Asus' LAN port. Your 2nd wifi router would need to get its WAN/LAN traffic from the main wifi router from your neighbor, & should be on a different wifi channel to avoid issues. In effect you would be using the Asus to receive the wireless connection from afar & you'd be using your 2nd wireless router to extend the wifi for your own area. Plus b/c you're not doing a wireless bridge you won't impact the bandwidth (wireless bridge mode uses 50% of the wifi bandwidth).

I've never done this myself so your mileage may vary, but it seems doable?

e.g.

http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-293204

Hello Lars77,

Thanks again, I remember you told me Tomato's firm does not support repeater modus, ( a pity). Anyway for my surprise the router D-Lind Dir 825 wit dd-wrt does not as well. : (

Sure, your recommendation it seems quite doable, I am going to keep on mind! thanks a lot!!

by the way, did you already tested some asuswrt-merlin firmwares? ( I already know that they not support repeater mode as well, but maybe is a great alternative like tomato).

Do you have an special reason for be using tomato firmware?

Thanks in advance!

The original Asus firmware wasn't too bad, so I imagine the asuswrt-merlin can only be a good thing (though I haven't tried it myself).

I mostly use Tomato b/c of its excellent QOS capabilities, besides the extra QOS configurations you can add on your own, it already brings a ton of pre-defined QOS rules (the Toastman Tomato mod does, not quite sure on the others). It's essential when you're sharing internet with other people IMO. Tomato can also handle fine-grained settings for port forwards, another essential for me. Most routers' default firmwares only allow basic settings for this stuff (though DD-WRT def has no problem in this area). And then there's Tomato's sweet, sweet web interface.

Though for the record, I think Asus' firmware has a better way of setting up a wifi guest network. It's not very straightforward to do this in Tomato (possible, but I had to attempt it a few times to get it right!).

But outside of that stuff maybe there isn't really any practical reason, ultimately you'd want to use firmware depending on what you're looking for & what you need.

The original Asus firmware wasn't too bad, so I imagine the asuswrt-merlin can only be a good thing (though I haven't tried it myself).

I mostly use Tomato b/c of its excellent QOS capabilities, besides the extra QOS configurations you can add on your own, it already brings a ton of pre-defined QOS rules (the Toastman Tomato mod does, not quite sure on the others). It's essential when you're sharing internet with other people IMO. Tomato can also handle fine-grained settings for port forwards, another essential for me. Most routers' default firmwares only allow basic settings for this stuff (though DD-WRT def has no problem in this area). And then there's Tomato's sweet, sweet web interface.

Though for the record, I think Asus' firmware has a better way of setting up a wifi guest network. It's not very straightforward to do this in Tomato (possible, but I had to attempt it a few times to get it right!).

But outside of that stuff maybe there isn't really any practical reason, ultimately you'd want to use firmware depending on what you're looking for & what you need.

Well, I guess you mean (IMO = in my opinion) I thought was a kind of feature of the router :)

by the way, why are you using

Toastman insted Shibby? (AFAIK, shibby do exactly the same and much more)

http://en.wikipedia....mato_(firmware)

PS: which one do you recomend me http://tomato.groov....0RT-N66u%2064k/ ?? ( I mean what STD means vs VLAN or vs VPN??)

thanks in advance.

You might want to get on the TomatoUSB forums, or maybe the Linksysinfo forums. People there know way more about the firmware specifics..

re: different firmware versions, not sure if Shibby follows the same naming convention but here is Toastman's explanation:

http://www.linksysin...releases.36106/

http://www.4shared.c...man_Builds.html (look at the Versions.txt file)

I've been using Toastman's mod for a while, so nowadays maybe it's just out of habit? Started with Toastman on a Linksys E4200 v1 router (at the time Shibby did not have a firmware for the E4200 v1) & used his mods since then. There's definitely nothing wrong w/ Shibby's mods, though maybe they do a bit more than I need (everything listed in that wiki page that his firmware supports vs Toastman's are things I don't use).

I can't really give you a rec on a mod I don't use, but can tell you this one has been working fine for me on the Asus (on the Toastman side of things):

tomato-K26USB-NVRAM64K-1.28.0500.5MIPSR2Toastman-RT-N-VLAN-VPN-NOCAT.trx (in here)

I am having the same issue as you are. I also had upgraded my firmware to RT-N66U_3.0.0.4_220.trx from ASUS first. Figuring this would fix any space issues.

Per ASUS

"ASUS RT-N66U B1 Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.220 IMPORTANT, DUE TO THE NVRAM SIZE UPGRADE, CHANGE TO THIS VERSION FIRMWARE WILL WIPE ALL YOUR SETTING! AFTER UPGRADED FIRMWARE, PLEASE PRESS THE RESET BUTTON AND HOLD OVER 5 SECONDS TO RESET THE ROUTER TO DEFAULT."

I tried for close to 8 hours to get DDWRT on this router. Most of it was reboot and wait. Tomato took 10 minutes and it was up and running. But I get all the same issues that you are having. I have no problem going back to ASUS or Tomato firmware as the unit takes them and boots fine. But I can not get DD-WRT to load for the life of me. I am going to repost all this on some other sites and maybe we can get this solved.

I have tried both the built in recover webpage and the firmware loader application also. I will be trying more but its now almost 5 am and I started around 8:30/9pm.. so I have had enough for tonight. But I need the same feature as you. I need the wirless bridge/repeter (wirless extender) system. I cant cut holed in my aprtment but I have game systems and such in one room and the rest is in another room. I dont want 80ft of cable through the apt and across two levels.

Dan

You might want to get on the TomatoUSB forums, or maybe the Linksysinfo forums. People there know way more about the firmware specifics..

re: different firmware versions, not sure if Shibby follows the same naming convention but here is Toastman's explanation:

http://www.linksysin...releases.36106/

http://www.4shared.c...man_Builds.html (look at the Versions.txt file)

I've been using Toastman's mod for a while, so nowadays maybe it's just out of habit? Started with Toastman on a Linksys E4200 v1 router (at the time Shibby did not have a firmware for the E4200 v1) & used his mods since then. There's definitely nothing wrong w/ Shibby's mods, though maybe they do a bit more than I need (everything listed in that wiki page that his firmware supports vs Toastman's are things I don't use).

I can't really give you a rec on a mod I don't use, but can tell you this one has been working fine for me on the Asus (on the Toastman side of things):

tomato-K26USB-NVRAM64K-1.28.0500.5MIPSR2Toastman-RT-N-VLAN-VPN-NOCAT.trx (in here)

thanks for your explanations!

I am having the same issue as you are. I also had upgraded my firmware to RT-N66U_3.0.0.4_220.trx from ASUS first. Figuring this would fix any space issues.

Per ASUS

"ASUS RT-N66U B1 Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.220 IMPORTANT, DUE TO THE NVRAM SIZE UPGRADE, CHANGE TO THIS VERSION FIRMWARE WILL WIPE ALL YOUR SETTING! AFTER UPGRADED FIRMWARE, PLEASE PRESS THE RESET BUTTON AND HOLD OVER 5 SECONDS TO RESET THE ROUTER TO DEFAULT."

I tried for close to 8 hours to get DDWRT on this router. Most of it was reboot and wait. Tomato took 10 minutes and it was up and running. But I get all the same issues that you are having. I have no problem going back to ASUS or Tomato firmware as the unit takes them and boots fine. But I can not get DD-WRT to load for the life of me. I am going to repost all this on some other sites and maybe we can get this solved.

I have tried both the built in recover webpage and the firmware loader application also. I will be trying more but its now almost 5 am and I started around 8:30/9pm.. so I have had enough for tonight. But I need the same feature as you. I need the wirless bridge/repeter (wirless extender) system. I cant cut holed in my aprtment but I have game systems and such in one room and the rest is in another room. I dont want 80ft of cable through the apt and across two levels.

Dan

Hello, for the moment I am repeating the signal with 2 routers because I did not get dd-wrt on my Asus.

I have opened a new thread on DD-WRT forum (http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=714118#714118)

I've spend a lot of time on it as well, I can tell you that the orginal firware looks good, is easy and intuitive. ( actually I am using this mod: http://www.lostrealm.ca/tower/webfm_send/107)

good luck!

I got it working tonight. I dug around and dug around some more and I got DD-WRT on my Asus.. Here is what you need to do..

Download these 2 files.

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/07-20-12-r19519/broadcom_K26/dd-wrt.v24-19519_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N66U.trx

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/07-20-12-r19519/broadcom_K26/dd-wrt.v24-19519_NEWD-2_K2.6_big_RT-N66U.trx

I did a static 192.168.1.11 for my wired card. 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

Then you do the reset steps.

Hard Reset (aka 30/30/30 reset):

The following procedure will clear out the NVRAM and set dd-wrt back to default values:

  • With the unit powered on, press and hold the reset button on back of unit for 30 seconds
  • Without releasing the reset button, unplug the unit and hold reset for another 30 seconds
  • Plug the unit back in STILL holding the reset button a final 30 seconds

Then goto 192.168.1.1. you should see the Asus recovery webserver. I put the mini image on. Waited till I saw it reboot. Waited 15 more minutes (Dont know if its needed but it worked)

Did the Reset again. Seems like a long drawn out system but it worked.... Then I did the BIG image..

Did the rest again....

http://192.168.1.1/do.htm?cmd=nvram+commit

wait for it to say ok. Pull the power... count to ten and it worked.. Took about 30 or 40 seconds to come up...

I am up and running now.. I just did this in the last hour. it is 10/1/2012 at 1:36am Eastern US time.any questions feel free to ask

I also wanted to add that I did use the ASUS lash that changed the NVRAM size

"ASUS RT-N66U B1 Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.220 IMPORTANT, DUE TO THE NVRAM SIZE UPGRADE, CHANGE TO THIS VERSION FIRMWARE WILL WIPE ALL YOUR SETTING! AFTER UPGRADED FIRMWARE, PLEASE PRESS THE RESET BUTTON AND HOLD OVER 5 SECONDS TO RESET THE ROUTER TO DEFAULT."

Just so those who come along and see how I got it to work dont miss a step. I forgot to put that in my instructions above. I am also putting in a nice

instruction for bridging mode

Instructions

A very simple step-by-step description to connect a Router running selected DD-WRTV24 firmware in Repeater Bridge Mode. (This will work for almost everything, but do check notes on individual routers below clock).

If you are using a G router, use 12548 builds to create a wireless bridge. DO NOT USE SP1 OR THE MAY 24 08 BUILD.

This mode is NOT for WIRED connections between two routers! It is a wireless connection only.

To enable bridge mode between two routers, the primary router must be in AP mode (default) with DHCP Server enabled. The secondary router running DD-WRT v24 will be configured as the Repeater Bridge.

Restore Factory Defaults on Secondary (DD-WRT) Router

Do a proper HARD 30-30-30 Reset on the router.

Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.9 if you know how to set static addresses. Otherwise leave your computer's network adaptor(s) programmed with the factory default setting of DHCP and the router will assign a valid address to your computer.

Connect your computer to the secondary router via wired LAN port or as a wireless client. The dd-wrt default wireless SSID is "dd-wrt"

Open the address http://192.168.1.1 in your web browser. Newer versions of DD-WRT will require you to set a password before you can continue.

Open the Wireless -> Basic Settings tab

Physical Interface Section

Wireless Mode : Repeater Bridge

Wireless Network Mode : Must Match Primary Router

Wireless Network Name(SSID) : Must Match Primary Router exactly including exact case- Make sure you spell this correctly

Wireless Channel : Must Match Primary Router (This will disappear once you put it in RB mode, and isn't needed)

Wireless SSID Broadcast : Enable

Network Configuration : Bridged

Save

Virtual Interfaces Section

Add

Wireless Network Name(SSID) : Different from Primary Router

[NOTE] - You CAN try using the same SSID but it usually will not work properly. Many have had random disconnects and/or no connection if the SSID's are the same.

Wireless SSID Broadcast : Enable

AP Isolation : Disable

Network Configuration : Bridged

Save

Open the Wireless -> Wireless Security tab

Physical Interface Section

Security Mode : Must Match Primary Router and DD-wrt only works reliably with WEP or WPA2-AES

WPA Algorithms : Must Match Primary Router

WPA Shared Key : Must Match Primary Router

Key Renewal Interval (in seconds) : Leave default

Virtual Interfaces Section (note if you don't see this section your firmware should be atleast v24-sp2)

Security Mode : Must Match Physical Interface

WPA Algorithms : Must Match Physical Interface

WPA Shared Key : Must Match Physical Interface

Key Renewal Interval (in seconds) : Leave default

Save

Open the Setup -> Basic Setup tab

Connection Type will be: Disabled

Set STP for Disabled (Enabled sometimes can cause connection problems) redhawk

IP Address : 192.168.1.2 (Assuming Primary Router IP is 192.168.1.1)

Mask : 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (again assuming Primary Router IP is 192.168.1.1)

DHCP Server: Disable

Local DNS: 192.168.1.1 (if IP of Primary Router is 192.168.1.1)

Assign WAN Port to Switch : Optionally enable this to use the WAN port as another LAN port.

Save

Log back into the router at it's new IP address of http://192.168.1.2

Open Setup -> Advanced Routing tab

Set Operating mode to "Router"

Save

Open Services

Disable Dnsmasq

Save

Open the Security -> Firewall tab

Uncheck all boxes...except Filter Multicast

Disable SPI firewall

APPLY Settings

Reboot the router.

Once you have it working, go to the wireless security tab, and set the same type of security AND key for both the primary and the repeater ssids and hit apply. Avoid WPA2 Personal MIXED, as it will likely kill communication between the routers (see Security section below for more on this). WPA2 Personal is fine.

SET YOUR COMPUTER BACK TO AUTO IP AND AUTO DNS.

Hello again,

I' ve tried like this:

I loaded the mini version you posted with the router in recovery mode (pressing reset button + unplug power + plug power)

I waited 15 min

I cleaned the NVRAM with the 30/30/30 rule, in our router works with WPS button instead reset button.

I loaded the big version you posted with the same procedure as I did in the step 1 of this list.

I waited 15 min

I cleared the NVRAM as I did on the step 3 of this list.

I waited 3 minutes

I switched off the router

I switched on the router

I waited 5 minutes

the configuration of my wired network is still manual ( 192.168.1.11 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1.)

I opened my browser (chrome) and typed 192.168.1.1

Result: does not work!

I guess is an error from dd-wrt, because Merlin's firmwares, tomato's and original one works without problem.

Have you considered checking out the asus rt-n53. I am using it currently in conjuction with a RT-N66U. No problems whatsoever i am extending my signal with the rt-n53 from my basement 2 floors down to my 3rd lvl. The rt-n53 isn't the most powerful machine but it will allow you to extend the signal without much difficulty with the manufacturer's firmware. Very cheap too i picked mine up for 40$ CDN. And contrary to what they still have on their main website for info on the rt-n53 it extend's both 2.4ghz and 5ghz signals at the same time. However that being said you can only choose one signal to repeat so if you can only pick up a 2.4 ghz signal it will repeat it on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz or you can take a 5ghz if your close enough and repeat it on 2.4ghz and 5ghz.

Have you considered checking out the asus rt-n53. I am using it currently in conjuction with a RT-N66U. No problems whatsoever i am extending my signal with the rt-n53 from my basement 2 floors down to my 3rd lvl. The rt-n53 isn't the most powerful machine but it will allow you to extend the signal without much difficulty with the manufacturer's firmware. Very cheap too i picked mine up for 40$ CDN. And contrary to what they still have on their main website for info on the rt-n53 it extend's both 2.4ghz and 5ghz signals at the same time. However that being said you can only choose one signal to repeat so if you can only pick up a 2.4 ghz signal it will repeat it on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz or you can take a 5ghz if your close enough and repeat it on 2.4ghz and 5ghz.

I am doing the same as you do,but instead rt-n53 with an old WRT54GL Linksys and running Tomato's Shibby on the RT-N66U

Ok I was just reading your first post about wanting wireless N speeds. Instead of the setup I have you could do it in reverse and use a rt-n53 to forward wireless N the only downside is that the rt-n53's ports are only 100mbit instead of gigabit. I have read that with the rt-n53 you can use it in wireless extender mode and use the lan ports at the same time but i haven't personally tested this as I have access points in my house specifically for that reason. Another option would be to try the EA-N66 which i have in my house as well although its a bit more expensive but a 3x3 wireless N device that can serve as Access point, repeater or as ethernet adapter(ethernet adapter i use it for). If you were to run that in ethernet adapter mode like me and run to your rt-n66u you would be full speed wireless N (2.4ghz or 5ghz with 450 wireless N on one or the either channel you chose and it outputs a gigabit connection as well). As well if you didn't want to bother with the router you could probably just run a gigabit switch from the ea-n66u. Guess in the end it depends on how much you want to spend to get your connection up but I can honestly say i've never had an issue with either the rt-n53 or the ea-n66. I'm also running the DAP-1522 as an wireless access point which i find quite finicky but solid once you get it going and it has 4 gigabit lan to output. Not sure if they still sell those ones or what their new equivalent might be. As well I am running the wes610n as a wireless access point which is fairly simple access point with a 4 port switch but it is limited to 100mbit output.

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    • Helium Browser 0.13.4.1 by Razvan Serea Helium is a private, fast, and honest Chromium-based web browser — built for people, with love. It offers the best privacy by default, unbiased ad-blocking, and a clean experience free from bloat and noise. Proudly based on Ungoogled-Chromium, Helium removes Google’s clutter while keeping a fast, efficient development pipeline. With thoughtful touches like native !bangs and split view, Helium is a people-first, fully open-source browser that puts control back in your hands. Privacy, security, and control come first. Ads, trackers, and third-party cookies are blocked automatically, HTTPS is enforced everywhere, and all Chromium extensions work seamlessly — while Google can’t track your activity. Helium’s 13,000+ offline-ready !bangs let you jump straight to sites or AI tools like ChatGPT instantly. Open-source, people-first, and unbiased, Helium delivers a browsing experience that’s fast, secure, and free from noise, ads, and compromises. Helium Browser key features: Performance Fast, efficient, and lightweight — built on Chromium’s optimized engine. Energy-saving and consistent — stays fast over time without slowing down. No bloat — stripped of unnecessary components for maximum speed. Minimalist interface — compact, clean, and distraction-free. Customizable toolbar — hide elements you don’t need. Smooth and stable — no flicker, lag, or animation glitches. Comfort-focused experience — intuitive and unobtrusive. Privacy & Security Best privacy by default — blocks ads, trackers, phishing, and third-party cookies. Unbiased ad-blocking — powered by community filters and uBlock Origin. No telemetry or analytics — zero background web requests on first launch. Strict HTTPS enforcement — warns for insecure sites. Passkeys supported — modern authentication made simple. No built-in password manager or cloud sync — your data stays yours. Extension Compatibility Full Chromium extension support — including MV2 extensions. Anonymized Chrome Web Store requests — Google can’t track extension installs. Extended MV2 support — maintained for as long as possible. Smart Features Native !bangs — browse faster using 13,000+ offline-ready shortcuts. AI integration — use !chatgpt and others directly from the address bar. Offline functionality — bangs work without an Internet connection. Philosophy People-first design — open source, transparent, and community-driven. No ads, no noise, no bias — privacy and honesty over profit. Helium Browser 0.13.4.1 changelog: 0a4f1149 revision: bump to 4 (#1969) 4848de1f helium/core: enable the chromium screenshot feature (#1968) e0dec3f5 onboarding: integrate strings to i18n system (#1948) 417fa5bc i18n: fix newline parsing for onboarding 7a339b39 i18n: add foraged translations for onboarding 4f090cff i18n/generate: add handling for onboarding strings bfe48d58 i18n_apply: manually override parent grd logic for onboarding strings ab214e3c onboarding: bump in deps, wire up grdp afa6a059 helium/core: disable pdf infobar feature (#1965) eba585e7 helium/ui/vertical: fix new tab button alignment and icon size (#1964) 6ecfc9e0 helium/ui/tabs: fix horizontal tab hover background color (#1963) 3db87dc0 helium/ui/tabs: fix new tab button hover/press colors (#1962) 6bbdcc3e helium/ui: improve tab group UI in all layouts (#1961) 53deb314 helium/ui/tabs: enable tab group hover cards e93aece7 helium/ui/vertical: fix tab group appearance, prevent line overlap 629f5495 helium/ui/tabs: restore solid group header colors, enable new colors 961c962e helium/ui/tabs: move horiz tab group underline to bottom, make it thick c96deab6 merge: update to chromium 149.0.7827.155 (#1959) 36db56b4 i18n: update source.gen.json 5ce006ae patches: refresh for chromium 149.0.7827.155 b4c1ea62 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 149.0.7827.155 4e5e8671 Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.155 08a3e7da helium/ui/layout: disable mute on collapsed vertical tabs (#1778) a0a5bbaf helium/core: simplify context menu and prevent huge widths (#1951) c4732aac devutils/i18n: add forage command (#1944) 11d16986 devutils/i18n: add an option to translate using local CLI tools (#1942) d820c3a2 i18n/prompt: tighten translation rules to prevent common errors (#1940) cf827007 Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.114 6e3d5164 Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.102 Download: Helium 64-bit | Portable 64-bit |~100.0 MB (Open Source) Download: Helium ARM64 | Portable ARM64 Links: Helium Home Page | macOS | Linux | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Glow 26.10 by Razvan Serea Glow provides detailed reporting on every hardware component in your computer, saving you valuable time typically spent searching for CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and other stats. With Glow, all the information is conveniently presented in one clean interface, allowing you to easily access and review the comprehensive hardware details of your system. Glow provides detailed information on various system aspects, including OS, motherboard, processor, memory, graphics card, storage, network, battery, drivers, and services. The well-organized format ensures easy access to the required information. You can export all the gathered data to a plain text file, facilitating sharing with others for troubleshooting purposes. No installation needed. Just decompress the archive, launch the executable, and access computer-related information. Glow runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit versions. Glow 26.10 changelog: New Features The bootstrapping algorithm has been completely redesigned. The software can now launch directly without requiring TS Preloader. As part of this change, the startup splash screen displayed during initialization has been removed. In addition, spikes in CPU usage have been eliminated, resulting in a more stable architecture with significantly lower memory consumption. The Microsoft Office detection infrastructure within the Operating System section has been enhanced. Additional detection support has been added for Office C2R (Click-to-Run) installations. Furthermore, the license status evaluation system has been improved, and the priority order has been revised as follows: Licensed > Grace Period > Other (NOTIFICATIONS, EVALUATION, etc.). Glow now includes preliminary support for Wi-Fi 8 technology, allowing more detailed information to be displayed for Wi-Fi 8-compatible network adapters. Glow now provides full support for Bluetooth 6.2. Adapters supporting Bluetooth 6.2 can be analyzed in greater detail and with improved accuracy. The disk distribution view in the Disk section has been modernized, replacing the traditional table layout with a new 2×2 card-based design. The TS Custom Controls module has been updated to v26.7. Thanks to the new custom controls, all Türkaysoft applications now offer a more modern and consistent user interface aligned with Windows 11 design standards. Bug Fixes Potential line-ending handling issues in the Office detection code within the Operating System section have been resolved. Additionally, the output format has been standardized to UTF-8 to prevent character encoding issues and ensure consistent data processing. Several stability and file management issues within the Debugging infrastructure have been addressed. Problems that prevented new log files from being created after Debugging was disabled, as well as issues causing debug records to be lost, have been fixed. File deletion and reaccess issues that occurred after file locks were released have also been resolved. In addition, a bug that caused newly recreated log files to remain locked after deletion has been eliminated. Unnecessary blank lines within debug logs and the extra empty line that could appear at the end of log files have also been corrected. A shortcut key conflict caused by assigning identical hotkeys to both the DNS Test Tool and the Donation page has been fixed. The DNS Test Tool can now be accessed using CTRL + Shift + D, while the Donation page is available via CTRL + Alt + D. Changes The service responsible for providing the Public IP Address and Internet Service Provider information in the Network section has been updated to use the ipinfo.io infrastructure. This change improves the accuracy and consistency of the displayed data. (No external requests are made while Hiding Mode is enabled.) Some terms in the Dutch and Korean language files have been updated to make them clearer and more user-friendly. [TS Updater] Before the update process begins, users are now prompted to choose whether they would like to view the release notes. Note: Always unzip the program before using it. Otherwise you may get an error. Download: Glow 26.10 | 1.8 MB (Open Source) Links: Glow Homepage | Screenshot | Github Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Maradona if hydration breaks had existed in Mexico 86.
    • The quantum search for Time's origin had an equally mind-boggling conclusion by Sayan Sen Image by Steve Johnson via Pexels A theoretical study from researchers at the University of Surrey suggested that the direction of time may not be fundamentally fixed in certain quantum systems. The work, published in Scientific Reports, examined how the “arrow of time” could emerge from microscopic physics and found that time-reversal symmetry can remain intact even in models used to describe processes such as energy loss and thermalisation. The arrow of time refers to the observed one-way direction from past to future in everyday life. In macroscopic processes, this is easy to see. Spilled milk spreads across a table and does not gather back into a glass, and heat flows from hotter objects to colder ones. These processes shape the common sense idea that time moves in a single direction. However, at the level of fundamental physics, many equations do not prefer a direction of time. Time-reversal symmetry means that the same physical laws can describe a system whether time moves forward or backward. This has made it difficult to explain why irreversible behaviour appears in the large-scale world even when the underlying rules do not require it. Dr Andrea Rocco, Associate Professor in Physics and Mathematical Biology at the University of Surrey, described this contrast: "One way to explain this is when you look at a process like spilt milk spreading across a table, it's clear that time is moving forward. But if you were to play that in reverse, like a movie, you'd immediately know something was wrong – it would be hard to believe milk could just gather back into a glass. However, there are processes, such as the motion of a pendulum, that look just as believable in reverse. The puzzle is that, at the most fundamental level, the laws of physics resemble the pendulum; they do not account for irreversible processes. Our findings suggest that while our common experience tells us that time only moves one way, we are just unaware that the opposite direction would have been equally possible." The study focused on open quantum systems, which are quantum systems that interact with a surrounding environment. This environment, often described as a heat bath, can exchange energy and information with the system. The researchers used this framework to study how a direction of time might appear even when the underlying physics does not enforce one. A key part of the analysis involved the Markov approximation. This is a simplification used in many models where the system is assumed not to retain memory of its past states. The idea is that changes depend only on the current state, not on earlier history. This is commonly used when studying thermalisation, which is the process where a system settles into equilibrium with its environment. The study also used concepts such as master equations, including the Lindblad and Pauli equations, which describe how probabilities of different quantum states change over time. Another related model discussed was quantum Brownian motion, which describes the random-like movement of a quantum particle interacting continuously with its environment. In these descriptions, a “memory kernel” can appear, which is a mathematical term that accounts for how past states influence current behaviour. The researchers found that applying the Markov approximation did not break time-reversal symmetry. Even when the system interacted with an effectively infinite heat bath, the resulting equations of motion remained symmetric in time. This meant that the same mathematical description could, in principle, run forward or backward in time without contradiction. The study further showed that standard frameworks used in open quantum systems, including quantum Brownian motion and master equations like the Lindblad and Pauli forms, could be written in a time-symmetric way. These equations are typically used to describe processes that look irreversible, such as dissipation and thermalisation, but the results suggested they can also be interpreted as allowing evolution in both time directions. Thomas Guff, Research Fellow in Quantum Thermodynamics, said: "The surprising part of this project was that even after making the standard simplifying assumption to our equations describing open quantum systems, the equations still behaved the same way whether the system was moving forwards or backwards in time. When we carefully worked through the maths, we found that this behaviour had to be the case because a key part of the equation, the "memory kernel," is symmetrical in time. We also found a small but important detail which is usually overlooked – a time discontinuous factor emerged that kept the time-symmetry property intact. It’s unusual to see such a mathematical mechanism in a physics equation because it's not continuous, and it was very surprising to see it appear so naturally." The researchers also noted that deriving a one-way arrow of time from time-reversal symmetric microscopic dynamics remains an open problem across fields such as thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, particle physics, and cosmology. Their results suggested that some standard descriptions of irreversible behaviour in open quantum systems may be better understood using a time-symmetric formulation of Markovianity. According to the study, processes such as thermalisation, which are usually treated as irreversible, could in theory be described in a way that allows evolution in either time direction under the same rules. This does not imply that time reversal occurs in everyday life, but rather that the underlying equations do not strictly enforce a single direction. Overall, the findings suggested that the perceived direction of time may emerge from how physical systems are modelled and approximated, rather than from a fundamental asymmetry in the laws themselves. The researchers noted that this perspective could have implications for ongoing work in quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and cosmology on the origin of time’s arrow. Source: University of Surrey, Nature This article was generated with some help from AI and reviewed by an editor. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, this material is used for the purpose of news reporting. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing
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