It's very possible but I don't use those Apps to be able to test. This is with Ethernet or Wifi. The speeds for both are also very poor. It doesn't seem steady or to be able to exceed 150mpbs.
How are you measuring speed?
I see 940 Mbps with iperf3, basically the theoretical limit for GigE, with an ipq4019.
I wonder whether adjusting the MTU would help with your testmy.net issue?
As for your routed speeds, have you tried enabling software flow offloading if you don't require SQM/QoS ?
Adjusting the MTU, especially the WAN6/ IPv6 interface, to 1472 seemed to fix the testmy.net issue. I just can't seem to hit >200mpbs with this router anymore. However, I'm having trouble reverting to stock to compare.
EDIT: After posting this the issue reappeared. Disabling IPv6 seems to have corrected the issue for now.
hmm, I wonder whether reducing the MTU would fix the instagram image issues. (I don't use instagram).
I'm still testing the router with stock firmware at the moment.
Using stock linksys firmware, Ver. 3.1.10.191322. Laptop (192.168.0.9) acting as iperf3 server connected to WAN port, and results I obtained this morning from second laptop (192.168.111.103) wired to LAN port:
C:\install\iperf>iperf3 -c 192.168.0.9 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.0.9, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.0.9 is sending
[ 4] local 192.168.111.103 port 64109 connected to 192.168.0.9 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 63.5 MBytes 533 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 70.5 MBytes 591 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 72.1 MBytes 605 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 72.0 MBytes 604 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 72.5 MBytes 608 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 73.1 MBytes 613 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 73.0 MBytes 612 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 72.8 MBytes 611 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 73.0 MBytes 612 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 72.8 MBytes 610 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 715 MBytes 600 Mbits/sec sender
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 715 MBytes 600 Mbits/sec receiver
C:\install\iperf>iperf3 -c 192.168.0.9
Connecting to host 192.168.0.9, port 5201
[ 4] local 192.168.111.103 port 64112 connected to 192.168.0.9 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 60.5 MBytes 507 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 80.4 MBytes 675 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 80.7 MBytes 677 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 80.2 MBytes 673 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 80.1 MBytes 672 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 80.5 MBytes 676 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 80.7 MBytes 677 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 81.0 MBytes 679 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 81.0 MBytes 679 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 80.6 MBytes 676 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 786 MBytes 659 Mbits/sec sender
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 786 MBytes 659 Mbits/sec receiver
Did you try software offloading?
A post a few days ago reported 180/8 on a 300/12 mb line with SQM enabled on openwrt snapshot.
See my correction several posts further down this long thread.
I very much doubt OpenWrt can hit 600+ mbps as there is probably no hardware acceleration.
On subject of reverting to stock firmware, there is talk of a script earlier in this thread but the author has since removed it. The original commit quotes
Use the generic recovery using the tftp client method to flash the civic.img.
I'm still researching how this is done. I presume civic.img is the same as the stock linksys firmware.
ipq40xx, other than ipq806x/ ipq807x, doesn't have NSS/ NPU cores, ruling out hardware acceleration on that level - leaving only software acceleration or potentially basic qca8k offloading for devices supporting it (e.g. AR8337n).
LAN to USB Ethernet Adapter was:
Accepted connection from 192.168.43.1, port 42286
[ 5] local 192.168.43.240 port 5201 connected to 192.168.43.1 port 42288
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 41.0 MBytes 344 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 41.6 MBytes 349 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 41.8 MBytes 350 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 41.5 MBytes 348 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 41.2 MBytes 346 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 41.8 MBytes 350 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 41.9 MBytes 351 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 42.0 MBytes 352 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 41.9 MBytes 351 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 41.8 MBytes 350 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.03 sec 1.12 MBytes 318 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-10.03 sec 418 MBytes 349 Mbits/sec sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.03 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver
2.4Ghz
Accepted connection from 192.168.43.1, port 56966
[ 5] local 192.168.43.224 port 5201 connected to 192.168.43.1 port 56968
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 10.4 MBytes 87.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 10.1 MBytes 84.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 7.00 MBytes 58.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 10.5 MBytes 88.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 10.2 MBytes 86.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 3.88 MBytes 32.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 1.25 MBytes 10.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 1.12 MBytes 9.44 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.06 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-10.06 sec 75.8 MBytes 63.2 Mbits/sec sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.06 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver
5Ghz:
Accepted connection from 192.168.43.1, port 56970
[ 5] local 192.168.43.224 port 5201 connected to 192.168.43.1 port 56972
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 23.5 MBytes 197 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 26.1 MBytes 219 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 25.2 MBytes 212 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 25.4 MBytes 213 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 24.6 MBytes 207 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 26.9 MBytes 225 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 24.2 MBytes 204 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 26.4 MBytes 221 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 27.0 MBytes 226 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 26.4 MBytes 222 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.04 sec 1.00 MBytes 230 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.00-10.04 sec 257 MBytes 215 Mbits/sec sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.04 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver
I'm also still researching the tftp method but can't get 100 TTL pings upon boot. I'm also assuming the "civic.img" file is just the most recent stock firmware image. I found a page that references "generating factory images" from the author of the removed script HERE but I'm not sure if this is the same.
Which TFTP client are you trying to use?
I found the Linksys TFTP client for Windows instructions here:
https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=137928
Otherwise, I would try tftp32 if you are a Windows user
The generic instructions seem to look straightforward using tftp client to connect to tftp server built into the bootloader:
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/installation/generic.flashing.tftp#bootloader_contains_tftp_server
Would installing an ethernet hub between the EA6350 and the PC help to keep the PC ethernet port up ?
Correction to my earlier comment where I thought the ea6350 would struggle to match stock firmware for WAN to LAN throughput.
Finally flashed openwrt 19.07 snapshot onto my new ea6350 a few moments ago.
Repeated earlier iperf3 test from server wired to WAN port, to client on LAN port and here are the results. 600+ mbps
C:\install\iperf>iperf3 -c 192.168.1.9 -t 10 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.1.9, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.1.9 is sending
[ 4] local 192.168.111.203 port 65476 connected to 192.168.1.9 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 74.3 MBytes 623 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 74.6 MBytes 626 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 72.7 MBytes 609 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 72.2 MBytes 606 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 75.7 MBytes 635 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 74.0 MBytes 620 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 71.8 MBytes 602 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 75.8 MBytes 636 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 75.9 MBytes 637 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 74.8 MBytes 628 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 742 MBytes 622 Mbits/sec sender
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 742 MBytes 622 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
C:\install\iperf>iperf3 -c 192.168.1.9 -t 10
Connecting to host 192.168.1.9, port 5201
[ 4] local 192.168.111.203 port 65478 connected to 192.168.1.9 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 81.2 MBytes 681 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 80.5 MBytes 675 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 81.9 MBytes 687 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 79.0 MBytes 663 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 77.0 MBytes 645 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 76.6 MBytes 643 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 80.7 MBytes 677 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 77.8 MBytes 653 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 78.3 MBytes 657 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 77.6 MBytes 651 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 791 MBytes 663 Mbits/sec sender
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 791 MBytes 663 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
I have no idea why you are witnessing much lower speeds if above results are correct.
Would you be able to perform an iperf3 test between WAN and LAN port to confirm you see the same results as myself?
Unfortunately, I only have 55/10 mb superfast fibre here, so cannot test 'real world ISP' ultrafast fibre speeds.
Would cloning the MAC address of your ISP supplied router to the ea6530 make a difference?
On a different note, just set up openvpn client. Max download speed is 29-30 Mbps through my VPN provider.
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I'll have to try a hub or switch in between. I suspect my lower LAN speeds is due to a USB dongle I'm required to use on this computer.
Hi, im new to openwrt and i've just been reading that the EA6350 has lot of security issues , remote exploits and telemetry snooping.
one recent example.
Will installing openwrt on the EA6350 completely remove all their security issues , remote access and telemetry snooping?
Thanks
Obviously it will. That is one of main reasons to install Openwrt. Factory software for home routers is almost always insecure.
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Is there anything around the price range of the EA6350 that has Hardware acceleration with openwrt?
You don't need hardware acceleration. The device is powerful enough to pass 1Gb/s through NAT with Openwrt software flow offloading.
Hardware acceleration is supported on Mediatek, but this IPQ4018 is better.
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Thanks Pilot6 , I wasn't sure if openwrt completely removed their software or if openwrt was a edited version of their firmware that kept some of the code intact.
Sorry for the newbie posts but i wanted to be sure before i buy the EA6350 and try openwrt for the first time.
Openwrt is completely different software using current long-term Linux software with latest security patches.
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I suggest installing 19.07 snapshot.
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You have been awesome help , i'll go and order one.
Thanks 
This device is a great choice. I got a similar one recently. Zyxel nbg6617 with almost same hardware.
I am very happy with Openwrt.
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