What Wifi 6e routers currently works bug free with the Quest 3?

[tfosseli]

Hi! Just wanted to post here to get a seperate thread going. As of today there is a major bug in communication between Quest 3 and certain types of Router models. 

So let's get a list started on Wifi 6e routers that actually work. What Router do you have experience with being stable at 2400 Mbps in dedicated 6e mode?

Remember to post Router name and model and screen grabs/video from the Quest 3 showing the speed. (Turn on experimental wifi settings to do so.)

This is by no account a list that is for everyone. So far I found that some of the more expensive models between 350-700$/€ have been reported to work. So meta still has a major bug to fix. But if you can afford it, this might be is a way around the problem… 

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The bug explained:

There is a bug with negotiation rates with certain router models. Essentially AX and AXE models but more might also be affected. I have been investigating this bug since launch and finally both Meta and TP-Link have confirmed that the Quest3s negotiation protokolls with the routers is very unstable. This problem is totally unrelated to VD or AirPlay functionality, but it's here you'll notice the problem.

As of right now the Mbps can flux from approximately 1080 to 1900 on 6G and ocasinaly dip down below 800. Making it stutter and glitch in latency.

On 5G it will flux between 1080 and 420 Mbps making it essentially unusable in wireless PC streaming.

Both Meta and TP-Link are currently investigating the problem.

Meta has stated that the problem will be fixed with a firmware build in the near future.

If your experiencing this bug and want to follow its progress you can follow this seperate thread:

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/Get-Help/Unstable-wifi-covarage-with-Quest-3-on-some-Router-Br...

[t3chnod3lic]

Yes, the AX6000 was the only one that worked for me as well. Only thing I have to ensure is that my vpn app is disconnected first. That for me caused lots of stutter. It was 'Ruined' here that suggested that and the router too. It's been fabulous. Havent had a bad day with the Quest 3 since late October really. Only thing I was annoyed about was having to spend double my budget to get this working. Shouldn't have to.

I think people should start PM'ing Zuckerberg directly. Deal with the Organ Grinder, not the Monkey's. 

[rogermorse]

I will add this to the pile of comments...hard to keep track of everything sadly.

Premise: on 5 GHz 80 MHz I was playing completely fine, I just wanted an upgrade because I wanted perfection and no micro stutters. Sadly some micro stutters are always there and I will just deal with them I guess. Before the "upgrade" I was using the 5 GHz 80 MHz of my FritzBox router...where also all other devices were connecting. I then got the Asus AXE7800 as additional router, where only the Quest 3 (on wifi) and my PC (on ethernet) connect.

What I can say is that when trying to use Wifi 6E with an Asus AXE7800, the SSID for the Quest 3 would either appear in the list after many seconds (even minutes) or not appear at all. I blame the router. That said, once connected, the Quest would stay connected and stable at 2400mbps, which seems to be the capped bandwidth for the Quest 3 (despite working with Wifi 6E, it will not go up to 4800mbps).

I think I will just keep the router (as second router set as AP) since I am tried of fiddling and nobody says another Wifi 6E router will work differently. I will probably just keep using the Quest 3 with Wifi 6 (5 GHz 160 MHz, so 2400mbps) since that SSID is found instantly and doesn't seem to work any worse compared to the 6 GHz SSID (which is a pain to find for some reason).

[jakejm79]

Asus ZenWifi ET8, single unit in standalone AP mode. 2.4 and 5GHz bands disabled, MU-MIMO and OFDMA disabled for the 6GHz band, channel 197 with width set to 160MHz, band steering & roaming assistant disabled. Most other things left at default. 

VD holds 2400Mbs for hour plus while tweaking an iRacing setup, zero micro stutters, super smooth. Network latency 4-5ms with no deviation (outside of loading in). 

Zyxel NWA220AX6E, same setup as above, again no issues. Link for the Zyxel for anyone that can't seem to find it and is interested: https://a.co/d/bZdDCej

[sp0r3]

This is actually an extremely common issue with the Quest 3. Happens on both TP Link routers I have tried (AXE75 and AXE95). The solution is to have the 2.4 GHz band enabled in conjunction with the the 6 GHz band and the SSID will connect without a hitch and doesn't take minutes or several refreshes to appear. You can check the "Hide SSID" box for the 2.4 GHz band and, if the option is available to you, can set the transmit power of the band to "Low" to avoid any possible interference (there likely won't be any to begin with). 

[rogermorse]

I will try that. For the moment I have 2.4 GHz hidden and 5 + 6 Ghz visible (though only the 5GHz appears consistently, and is Wifi 6)

I noticed on the Quest 3 if I put manually the 6 GHz SSID and the password, it will connect instantly but even if auto connect is on, the next time it will not connect because it doesn't see the SSID I guess...and even by saving the network, you cannot connect (if it thinks then network is not there...is not the same as for the others where you can click "connect" manually if autoconnect is disabled). Means if you want to re-connect, you should remove the saved 6GHz network and re-add it manually again...and it will connect again instantly...but honestly too much work to do every time.

[Meta_Symbiode]

Based on recommendations on this thread I purchased the MSI Radix AXE6600. Quest 3 is working great on its 6GHz band, connected first try and stays locked to 2401 Mbps as long as I keep line of site to the router. In the next room over it does drop to 1300-1400 Mbps when going through a wall, but still keeps 90fps 99% of the time with minor drops to 86.

[0culusRift]

You should note, that your ax7800 has only 2x2 Wifi6e with max 2400Mbps.  That is also the max, actual Clients can use, so if you only connect one Q3 all should be fine. 

In your case, it could be better to use the 5Ghz Wifi6 Channel of your 7800.  Try to set it to 160Mhz and Controlchanel 100.  This should lead to the same 2401Mbps link Speed but with the longer signal range of 5Ghz. On this Channel there is also the 4x4 4800 overhead for an second device with also 2400 link Speed in parallel.  

[0culusRift]

Disabling or hiding some of the Routers bands is an relative uncommon setting and therefore could be part of the problems some have.  Atleast your feedback points in this direction. 

[gta495]

I purchased the same router but i cant find the 6g band.  It only showed up a couple of time for a 10 secondo. Which settings are you using for the 6ghz WiFi? 

[Meta_Symbiode]

Wireless Mode: 6GHz 802.11 ax only
Broadcast SSID: True
Frequency (Channel): Auto
PSC: Enable
Channel Width: 160 MHz
Security Mode: WPA3-PSK
Key Update Interval: 86400 (default value)

I am using the router in Access Point mode, but I wouldn't think that would matter for connecting. I was able to connect with the default settings under the Advanced options, and also after I turned off MU-MIMO and turned on Multicast-to-Unicast.

I have the 2.4GHz band disabled as I didn't need it, the 5GHz band is enabled.