GT-BE98 Dropping all devices, wired and wireless

user1234567890 · Apr 19, 2025

I have a 3 week old GT-BE98 and it was OK at first, but has now started to drop all devices at once, wired and wireless, everything drops off and then eventually reconnects again. It is running the latest firmware (3.0.0.6.102_36878-g4285a33_928-gb0408_BB0B). This afternoon, it disconnected everything while it was seemingly idle, not much going on at all.

There are maybe 10 wireless devices at the moment and 4 or 5 wired. I have the IoT network enabled. Not sure what other info you might need.

I had a look in the logs and there are lots of deauth entries, but I have no idea what they are, so I was hoping someone may be able to help me understand what's happening with it, or if it needs to be returned? Here's a few after rebooting the router:

Code:

Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: DNGL  SBFTBL[1.0.0] hme [0xffffff8011459000] size [4096]
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF:              entries [512] type [0] offsets [16] [1040]
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: HOST  SBFTBL[1.0.0] Initialized Type [0]
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: hdr [0xffffff8011459000] bfwtbl [0xffffff8011459010] addrtbl [0xffffff8011459410]
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: Table dump: (entries w/ all-zero MAC@s will be skipped)
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: entry  SBF    MAC
Apr 19 17:07:56 kernel: SBF: dhd0: INIT [d2:1b:b6:2a:5f:ae] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 17:07:56 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl0.1: Assoc D2:1B:B6:2A:5F:AE, status: Successful (0), rssi:-57
Apr 19 18:02:33 kernel: WLC_SCB_DEAUTHORIZE error (-30)
Apr 19 18:02:33 kernel: WLC_SCB_DEAUTHENTICATE_FOR_REASON err -30
Apr 19 18:02:33 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl3.1: Deauth_ind A8:BE:27:C9:41:D6, status: 0, reason: Group key update timeout (10), rssi:-72
Apr 19 18:02:33 kernel: WLC_SCB_DEAUTHORIZE error (-30)
Apr 19 18:02:34 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl3.1: Deauth_ind A8:BE:27:C9:41:D6, status: 0, reason: Group key update timeout (10), rssi:-72
Apr 19 18:05:27 kernel: SBF: dhd0: INIT [a8:be:27:c9:41:d6] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 18:05:27 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl0.1: Assoc A8:BE:27:C9:41:D6, status: Successful (0), rssi:-74

Code:

Apr 19 15:20:47 kernel: WLC_SCB_DEAUTHORIZE error (-30)
Apr 19 15:21:24 kernel: SBF: dhd0: INIT [a8:be:27:c9:41:d6] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 15:21:24 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl0.1: Assoc A8:BE:27:C9:41:D6, status: Successful (0), rssi:-74
Apr 19 15:37:25 kernel: SBF: dhd0: INIT [16:92:db:0b:4c:6f] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 15:37:25 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl0.1: Assoc 16:92:DB:0B:4C:6F, status: Successful (0), rssi:-75
Apr 19 15:38:34 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(662): wl0.1: Disassoc 16:92:DB:0B:4C:6F, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:38:34 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl0.1: Deauth_ind 16:92:DB:0B:4C:6F, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:48:35 kernel: SBF: dhd3: INIT [2a:d4:b7:8e:46:87] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 15:48:35 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl3.1: Assoc 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: Successful (0), rssi:-74
Apr 19 15:50:21 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(662): wl3.1: Disassoc 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:50:21 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl3.1: Deauth_ind 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:50:55 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(685): wl3.1: Auth 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: Successful (0), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:50:55 kernel: SBF: dhd3: INIT [2a:d4:b7:8e:46:87] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048
Apr 19 15:50:55 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(722): wl3.1: Assoc 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: Successful (0), rssi:-69
Apr 19 15:52:29 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(662): wl3.1: Disassoc 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:52:29 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(645): wl3.1: Deauth_ind 2A:D4:B7:8E:46:87, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3), rssi:0
Apr 19 15:54:29 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(685): wl1.1: Auth 86:13:E4:AD:A7:98, status: Successful (0), rssi:-90
Apr 19 15:54:29 kernel: SBF: dhd1: INIT [86:13:e4:ad:a7:98] ID 65535 BFW 65535 THRSH 2048

There's loads more, if needed. Thanks

Tech9 · Apr 19, 2025

Devices with RSSI -70dBm or lower have signal too weak and the one with -90dBm is practically out of range, unusable. Check your wireless log for more clues what's going on for wireless devices at least.

TomP · Apr 19, 2025

I've had mine for about 3 weeks and have had the same thing happen more than once. I have about 10 wired, through 2 switches and 40-50 wireless devices. Previous setup was using the AX11000 with two older Asus router in a mesh configuration that was operating for the past 2 years problem free for the most part with the same amount of devices. Setup the BE98 and after a couple days added in all 3 other routers using aimesh. Seemed ok for a few days but then started dropping all wifi devices. Too much my thoughts. It was more of a I wonder how this will work out. RSSI were all under -55dBm. Took out all the aimesh, reset the BE98 and started over. Added only the AX11000 to use aimesh. That was fine for over a week and then all wifi devices went down for a few minutes and then slowly returned. Been fine for the past 4-5 days but concerning.

Tech9 · Apr 19, 2025

I would return this router and replace it with something else known working well. A few forum members did this already with Pro and non-Pro versions. Asus has to know half baked products at high price are not okay.

Release - ASUS GT-BE98 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 (2024/12/04)

ASUS GT-BE98 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 Version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 69.06 MB 2024/12/04 Please unzip the firmware file, and then verify the checksum. SHA256: ae96ab1fabf568bd01cf19bc17cba978d36c23c3509cc2b2bfdb002280c807c9 1. Strengthened input validation and data processing workflows to...

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Does this sound familiar?

user1234567890 · Apr 19, 2025

Tech9 said:
Devices with RSSI -70dBm or lower have signal too weak and the one with -90dBm is practically out of range, unusable. Check your wireless log for more clues what's going on for wireless devices at least.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. OK, that's good to know. Initially, the wifi was pretty good all over the house, in fact, the best I've had. Surely though, this wifi issue wouldn't cause this router to drop everything off including wired devices? The device in question is an old Intel Mac

TomP said:
I've had mine for about 3 weeks and have had the same thing happen more than once. I have about 10 wired, through 2 switches and 40-50 wireless devices. Previous setup was using the AX11000 with two older Asus router in a mesh configuration that was operating for the past 2 years problem free for the most part with the same amount of devices. Setup the BE98 and after a couple days added in all 3 other routers using aimesh. Seemed ok for a few days but then started dropping all wifi devices. Too much my thoughts. It was more of a I wonder how this will work out. RSSI were all under -55dBm. Took out all the aimesh, reset the BE98 and started over. Added only the AX11000 to use aimesh. That was fine for over a week and then all wifi devices went down for a few minutes and then slowly returned. Been fine for the past 4-5 days but concerning.

I haven't used mesh on this, but I did have the ghost networks that others have reported. I think I will return it, it's too expensive not to be reliable. The Web UI is also really flaky as well, sometimes it loads up as all lines where the list of sections is, down the left side in Safari and Firefox, with or without extensions. Hope you get it sorted.

user1234567890 · Apr 19, 2025

Tech9 said:
Devices with RSSI -70dBm or lower have signal too weak and the one with -90dBm is practically out of range, unusable. Check your wireless log for more clues what's going on for wireless devices at least.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. OK, that's good to know. Initially, the wifi was pretty good all over the house, in fact, the best I've had. Surely though, this wifi issue wouldn't cause this router to drop everything off including wired devices? The device in question is an old Intel Mac

Tech9 said:
I would return this router and replace it with something else known working well. A few forum members did this already with Pro and non-Pro versions. Asus has to know half baked products at high price are not okay.

Release - ASUS GT-BE98 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 (2024/12/04)

ASUS GT-BE98 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 Version 3.0.0.6.102_36878 69.06 MB 2024/12/04 Please unzip the firmware file, and then verify the checksum. SHA256: ae96ab1fabf568bd01cf19bc17cba978d36c23c3509cc2b2bfdb002280c807c9 1. Strengthened input validation and data processing workflows to...

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Does this sound familiar?

What do you recommend? I was looking at the RT-BE98U, but I'm kind of put off Asus at this point.

Tech9 · Apr 19, 2025

user1234567890 said:
What do you recommend?

There is no answer to this question. We all have different requirements, we live in different homes in places with different Wi-Fi regulations, etc. This is my answer to another forum member asking similar question:

Which Wi-Fi 7 router to replace my RT-AX86U Pro?

My current setup is an RT-AX86U PRO connected to the main ISP router and an AX-6000 in AiMesh mode (Wired backhaul). I want to upgrade the RT-AX86U Pro with a WiFi 7 router, must be ASUS. I have these 3 options, the first is cheap but I'm wondering if it would do the job as the other two are...

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TeMpL · Apr 26, 2025

on my gt-Be98 2.4 wifi compleatly died. facore rese does not fix it. orher bands ar working fine.. never seen something like that in my life.

user1234567890 · Apr 26, 2025

TeMpL said:
on my gt-Be98 2.4 wifi compleatly died. facore rese does not fix it. orher bands ar working fine.. never seen something like that in my life.

Returned mine and gone with a small Ubiquiti set up. You able to return it?

supershaun · Apr 27, 2025

I don’t understand why only a few people have these problems. I have had my gt-be98 for over a year now and not had a single drop out etc. To be fair it’s probably one of the best routers I have owned.

Tech9 · Apr 27, 2025

supershaun said:
I don’t understand why

Like with any other brand and product users with issues stop by and seek help. At least half of the threads on SNB Forums are about issues around Asus devices. This is the reason we mostly read about issues, but it doesn't necessarily mean specific product is broken in general. What works for you may not work for someone else. What you see as "best" may be seen as "worst" by someone else depending on what you compare the product to. There is something for everyone on the market.

supershaun · Apr 27, 2025

Tech9 said:
Like with any other brand and product users with issues stop by and seek help. At least half of the threads on SNB Forums are about issues around Asus devices. This is the reason we mostly read about issues, but it doesn't necessarily mean specific product is broken in general. What works for you may not work for someone else. What you see as "best" may be seen as "worst" by someone else depending on what you compare the product to. There is something for everyone on the market.

Yes I totally agree. I have always had ASUS routers and loved them but as you say other people are different. It’s just finding the right device/s for you

Tech9 · Apr 27, 2025

supershaun said:
I have always had ASUS routers

You also have to agree to the fact a statement "my Jeep is the best car I ever owned" doesn't mean Jeep makes the best cars in general. When Jeep asks you to pay $100K for their new offering you may want to look around. Some home router manufacturers asking for $700 for AIO device and >$1000 for "mesh" come very close to SMB market with generally better quality hardware and software.

user1234567890 · Apr 27, 2025

supershaun said:
I don’t understand why only a few people have these problems. I have had my gt-be98 for over a year now and not had a single drop out etc. To be fair it’s probably one of the best routers I have owned.

I liked it at first, it was the best coverage wifi we've ever had, but it had way too many issues for the price, and having been down that road with Asus support in the past, I wasn't going back there again. I was glad to see the back of it, but I'm glad yours is working out for you

Tech9 · Apr 27, 2025

The consumer market is less sensitive and more forgiving:

Asus gt-be98 firmware downgrade

Has anyone had any success with downgrading firmware on the Asus gt-be98. I am at my wits end. I installed the new firmware and MLO worked fairly okay but but now I’m getting 700-900 download - 1700 upload. I’m not sure what the new firmware has meant to of fixed but it’s just made it worse...

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RaidersHI_95 · Tuesday at 4:27 AM

I'm having similar problems with my BE30000 (aka BQ16 Pro) setup in AiMesh with three devices (primary + 2 nodes). I'm still troubleshooting, but narrowing it down to stability issues with 2.4 bands, MLO and WiFi 7. Perhaps there's some latent issue in the Asus' firmware if the BQ16 is in the same family as your BE98?

Richard1864 · Tuesday at 6:29 PM

I had a similar WiFi issue with my BE96; my solution was to disable MLO, Wifi 7, and disabled the Wi-Fi 7 MU-MIMO settings in the WiFi Professional tab for the 2.4 and 5 GHz radios; then I setup the 6 GHz with a separate SSID. Then I turned on just WiFi 7 for the 6 GHz; so far no issues.

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