R89-WIFI/BT/Ethernet feedback here

[no_spam_for_me]

...
I was hoping from the AP6335 chip in this box to have much better/faster wifi.

I think the improvement will be at 5GHz and specially at 11ac but not at 2.4Ghz...

[BP-isMe]

Ehernet Problem

In general, my R89 is working well but my Ethernet is not working properly. The WiFi works great but I moved it near a gigabit switch and thought I would do better with hardwire network.

What I have seen so far is the box crashes after 5 minutes or so when Ethernet is plugged in and enabled. This is with WiFi disabled as well. The Ethernet MAC address changes after each crash as well. Pretty strange.

I saw that some have mentioned issues but it did not seem that the issues have been addressed yet. Seems like the WiFi working so well has lowered the importance of fixing the Ethernet issue.

I'm on the latest (I believe) stock firmware 110K4

Thanks for any help...Brad

[oman]

In general, my R89 is working well but my Ethernet is not working properly. The WiFi works great but I moved it near a gigabit switch and thought I would do better with hardwire network.

What I have seen so far is the box crashes after 5 minutes or so when Ethernet is plugged in and enabled. This is with WiFi disabled as well. The Ethernet MAC address changes after each crash as well. Pretty strange.

I saw that some have mentioned issues but it did not seem that the issues have been addressed yet. Seems like the WiFi working so well has lowered the importance of fixing the Ethernet issue.

I'm on the latest (I believe) stock firmware 110K4

Thanks for any help...Brad

The Ethernet MAC is WIFI MAC + 1...But you mentioned that the Ethernet will changed after each crash?

It's strange.

[Hui91]

5 Ghz?

I think the improvement will be at 5GHz and specially at 11ac but not at 2.4Ghz...

How can you check 5 Ghz wifi? I tried a few apps (Wifi Analyzer, InSSDer) and none of them were showing signal at 5 Ghz with the box.

[no_spam_for_me]

I only know iperf which should also work at wifi and also at 5GHz (why not?)

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?16489-R89-WIFI-BT-Ethernet-feedback-here&p=221594&viewfull=1#post221594

and there also exists OOKLA
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...l=1#post248717 (it use also the ap6335; but of cause you need good/high speed at your ISP...)

[BP-isMe]

Yes it's strange

The Ethernet MAC is WIFI MAC + 1...But you mentioned that the Ethernet will changed after each crash?

It's strange.

I'm not sure if this issue is common or if it's just me. I was surprised to see the MAC changing too. As I mentioned, the WiFi is working very well. I'm using it on 5Ghz.

Brad

[Hui91]

wifi link speen

Hi guys,

I have done a little experimenting, and found that if I move the device during heavy wifi usage (like speedtest), it kills the reception. I mean move, like you turn it over to plug in an USB for example and place it back to the same place.

The wifi link speed is 150 mbps at the beginning (although pass-through is only ~40 mbits), and it drops to 13 mbps (resulting very slow connection). My issue is that the android box does not increase link speed back to 150 (unlike mobile devices when you come closer to router it gets faster). I need to reconnect to wifi to get fast connection again. I experienced this in stock, Finless and Wasser roms.

Does anyone has similar experience? Is my device hardware/wifi faulty? The worst I can think of is bad soldering of wifi antenna or something like that which affects the performance when I move/turn the device...but I dont know, help please!

[oman]

Hi guys,

I have done a little experimenting, and found that if I move the device during heavy wifi usage (like speedtest), it kills the reception. I mean move, like you turn it over to plug in an USB for example and place it back to the same place.

The wifi link speed is 150 mbps at the beginning (although pass-through is only ~40 mbits), and it drops to 13 mbps (resulting very slow connection). My issue is that the android box does not increase link speed back to 150 (unlike mobile devices when you come closer to router it gets faster). I need to reconnect to wifi to get fast connection again. I experienced this in stock, Finless and Wasser roms.

Does anyone has similar experience? Is my device hardware/wifi faulty? The worst I can think of is bad soldering of wifi antenna or something like that which affects the performance when I move/turn the device...but I dont know, help please!

IMO,the box should be in one place all the time,it's not mobile.

BTW,if you reboot the box after moving closer,how about the result?

[Hui91]

IMO,the box should be in one place all the time,it's not mobile.

BTW,if you reboot the box after moving closer,how about the result?

When it is not moving mostly okay, but still sometimes for some reasons (interference, heat, or idk) when the speedlink drops down it won't negotiate to have a faster connection back. Usually reboot/reconnect solves it, but still annoying, especially during online gaming.

[oman]

When it is not moving mostly okay, but still sometimes for some reasons (interference, heat, or idk) when the speedlink drops down it won't negotiate to have a faster connection back. Usually reboot/reconnect solves it, but still annoying, especially during online gaming.

OK,do you have the 5G version?

I wonder if it'll be better within 5G channel ..

Or does anyone else have such problem?

[Hui91]

OK,do you have the 5G version?

I wonder if it'll be better within 5G channel ..

Or does anyone else have such problem?

Yes I have AP6335, but for example wifi analyzer cannot see any channels on 5 Ghz. How can I check 5 Ghz then? My router is 2.4 Ghz only, but I might invest in a 5 ghz if it definitely improves things!

[no_spam_for_me]

Wait, "wifi analyzer cannot see any channels on 5 Ghz. ... My router is 2.4 Ghz only", how do you want to test 5GHz without a 5GHz network? Are you sure there exist any 5GHz network around you?
???

[TheDemby]

5 ghz analyzer

Yes I have AP6335, but for example wifi analyzer cannot see any channels on 5 Ghz. How can I check 5 Ghz then? My router is 2.4 Ghz only, but I might invest in a 5 ghz if it definitely improves things!

Got to Fluke Networks. They have a trial download of Airmagnet that will analyze both bands. I was able to see what channels of 5 ghz are being used in my neighborhood and choose an empty one on my router.

[Hui91]

Wait, "wifi analyzer cannot see any channels on 5 Ghz. ... My router is 2.4 Ghz only", how do you want to test 5GHz without a 5GHz network? Are you sure there exist any 5GHz network around you?
???

I cannot be sure, about that. But I live in a building block where there is at least 15 wifis on 2.4Ghz Should have some with 5Ghz, anyway I will try to get a test router from a friend to test 5 Ghz and see if it is much better. But still very disappointed in the wifi connection. We own 5 wireless devices and none of them ever had any wifi issues, and they are cheap phones.

Got to Fluke Networks. They have a trial download of Airmagnet that will analyze both bands. I was able to see what channels of 5 ghz are being used in my neighborhood and choose an empty one on my router.

Thanks for the hint! I will try it!

[sparomba]

oman

Please make it possible to enable wifi and ethernet at the same time.

Currently, when you enable both, the stock-Android will disable the non-preferred connection after a certain time (~2minutes). There is a discussion on the stackoverflow forum on how to work around this, here. Please implement this in your Rom. The Beelink devices are TV boxes and not mobile devices. There is no need to save battery or watch cellular data plans.

Thanks!