Lag and connectivity issues with router

[lonecosmos]

I have an ASUS RT-AC66R and am having random connection drops. Everything is default with the router's settings.

Here is a recent log with MAC address removed.

Jan 7 17:51:00 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 17:51:00 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 17:52:35 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.96
Jan 7 17:52:35 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.96
Jan 7 17:54:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 17:54:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 12:59:57 notify_rc : restart_diskmon
Jan 7 12:59:57 disk monitor: be idle
Jan 7 18:04:11 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 18:04:11 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 18:09:02 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.114
Jan 7 18:09:02 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.114

the notify_rc : restart_diskmon is a common sign, not sure what it is.

So the wireless connection just randomly dropped too. (where my laptop was no longer connected at all but the network was still visible just not connecting).

Here is the log on that.

Jan 7 18:58:51 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.114
Jan 7 18:58:51 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.114
Jan 7 13:59:57 notify_rc : restart_diskmon
Jan 7 13:59:57 disk monitor: be idle
Jan 7 14:03:35 kernel: br0: neighbor 8000.4e:0f:6e:ee:b7:82 lost on port 1(vlan1)
Jan 7 14:03:35 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Jan 7 19:05:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 19:05:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 19:05:44 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 19:05:44 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 19:07:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 19:07:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[555]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.102
Jan 7 14:14:24 notify_rc : restart_time
Jan 7 14:14:24 syslogd exiting
Jan 7 14:14:24 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4
Jan 7 14:14:24 RT-AC66R: start httpd
Jan 7 14:14:24 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules!
Jan 7 14:14:24 kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4 (2012-11-06 22:54:45 CST)

Please note how I had to update the time because it went from 2pm to 7pm but I learned that when the dnsmasq is happening the time is always 5 hours ahead.

 

[inzone]

As far as the time goes do you have the correct time zone selected in the basic set up ?

Also in the basic set up do you have anything entered in the lease time for the dns ?

 

[lonecosmos]

Time zone is correct. -5 Eastern US.
DNS lease is 86400

 

[inzone]

In my router the DNS lease is 0 , but I have a linksys so I don't know if that makes a difference. In the Linksys a 0 means one day.

 

[lonecosmos]

Well the only thing that I've tried recently is changing the Channel from auto to 11 and making it always 40hz which happen automatically after i changed the channel anyway.

But i am still getting the same

notify_rc : restart_diskmon
disk monitor: be idle

every now and then

 

[lonecosmos]

So after adjusting a setting, which was switching the channels from *Auto* to always on channel 11, which also made it switch to 40MHZ as well. (I could of done 20MHZ but no reason for me to). Connection drops and lag issues seems to have subsided heavily.

 

[lonecosmos]

Now how do I close a thread? lol

 

[MasterMace]

For other users, what setting did you change? Did you change the channel from auto to 11? Did you change it from 20mhz to 40mhz? Both?