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  1. Ronald Schwerer

    Asus AX58U - W10 can't see my SMB share

    I just started getting this (router not showing up in File Explorer Network places). I think a recent update screwed this up. Anyway, I think I've got it working - or at least a workaround. Open File explorer. Click "This PC". Then "Add Network Location", "Next", "Next". Should see "Specify the...
  2. Ronald Schwerer

    LAN connections cannot access internet after power outage

    Can this situation be re-created by powering off and on your ASUS? It helps if the issue is repeatable. Sorting some ideas out: - since this has happened with two different ASUS router models, it is unlikely to be a hardware issue. - the fact that it affects wired but not wifi is odd. Are you...
  3. Ronald Schwerer

    LAN connections cannot access internet after power outage

    No, that's plenty. I was running my 68U with over 63000 used. Without excruciating detail, all you'll get here are WAGs. There's missing some details. An extended outage for just your property or the whole area? What is you connection to the ISP? Modem/router combo? What DNS does your router...
  4. Ronald Schwerer

    LAN connections cannot access internet after power outage

    I think most of us include wired and wireless clients as connected to the LAN. That had me confused at first. I agree w/L&LD for network stability you need the modem & router on UPS. But something else is going on here. It makes no sense that wireless clients can connect to WAN but wired...
  5. Ronald Schwerer

    Amazon return policy

    Sorry to digress with your issue but I've been meaning to jump-in and ask for clarification the next time I read similar statements about Amazon's returns policy. Is there more beyond this statement re: Free returns? "Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. You can return...
  6. Ronald Schwerer

    Diversion Whitelist slickdeals and ebates related domains in Diversion

    Looking at the long suggested slickdeals link posted above, if you're going to whitelist all those "usual suspects", you might as well not run an ad blocker.
  7. Ronald Schwerer

    RT-AX86U Clear NVRAM?

    Actually, it doesn't matter. I'm new the the AX series, which is different from my old AC68U. Plus I never ran stock firmware on my AX3000 - went directly to Merlin 384.19. I see some dhcp and client list stuff has been moved from NVRAM to files in jffs. I'm not sure if stock firmware has this...
  8. Ronald Schwerer

    RT-AX86U Clear NVRAM?

    You could log-in via ssh and run nvram erase There might be leftover stuff in /jffs. Worst case is it is just wasting space. IDK if any of it is required after a reset. When you made your backup, did you also include jffs?
  9. Ronald Schwerer

    How do you partion a jffs after a firmware flash on an Asus AC5300 router? Also, what do you do if your firmware flash made router buggy?

    I thought I had a stuck pixel on my new screen until I scrolled. :eek:
  10. Ronald Schwerer

    Is there an order to do things when flashing firmware? What is the difference between the reset button and WPS button to factory reset?

    OP states instability after flashing new firmware. That can be caused by many things. It is hard to diagnose the problems without specifics. A factory reset may or may not address these issues but is always a good start. Other possibilities (depending on what old and new f/w is used) would be...
  11. Ronald Schwerer

    Skynet False Positive

    Maybe a Fancy Bear portal?
  12. Ronald Schwerer

    Solved How to login to router when it is configured in repeater mode?

    You could ask your neighbor to check his router. Better yet, give him your AC86U's MAC and have him create a DHCP reserved IP, so it won't be changing during your remodeling.
  13. Ronald Schwerer

    Firmware bug found by changing Username & Password?

    Good point. I'm old-school Unix/Linux and this whole notion of changing the root (uid=0) user name is foreign to me. Root is root. Even calling it "admin" by default seems strange. But those systems were not exposed to the internet, so they didn't need one more layer of obfuscation (guessing...
  14. Ronald Schwerer

    Firmware bug found by changing Username & Password?

    No one said you needed to reboot after changing a password. The issue discussed is due to changing the administrator's login id. This is effectively adding a new login and deleting the old one. So ownership of critical processes has changed. That isn't a little change. Other config parameters...
  15. Ronald Schwerer

    Firmware bug found by changing Username & Password?

    I agree that is probably an oversight in the design. As someone who has long time experience in using/configuring Unix/Linux systems, it just seems obvious to me. But I agree it might not seem so obvious to users with only consumer-level experience. AFA reboot after a password change - no, I...
  16. Ronald Schwerer

    Firmware bug found by changing Username & Password?

    Wait. You changed the admin user name (and password) but didn't reboot, and you expected the old user's scripts to work? That's not a bug.
  17. Ronald Schwerer

    How to start srcript automatically after reboot (RT-AC86U)

    Did you reboot and see if the 'X' attrib is still set? Asus had made some changes a while back and I'm not even sure if nvram set jffs2_exec still works. The workaround uses a different nvram tag that lets us specify a command to be executed when a USB device is mounted. In this example, I have...
  18. Ronald Schwerer

    How to start srcript automatically after reboot (RT-AC86U)

    I have to ask, is /jffs/scripts/dnsmasq.sh set to be executable? There might be other issues with some ASUS firmware. I remember there was a change that caused the X attribute to be removed from jffs files, as a security precaution, during a boot. IDK if that applies to your 386 firmware. If...
  19. Ronald Schwerer

    How to start srcript automatically after reboot (RT-AC86U)

    Speaking of dangerous, if your firmware supports telnet, you should disable it in the GUI and only use ssh. You can use putty to open an ssh session. I'm on Merlin and I no longer see a telnet option in the GUI. IDK if it is the same with ASUS firmware. Also, unless you have a very real...
  20. Ronald Schwerer

    AC68U Guest network in AP mode

    I have a 2.4 and 5 GHz guest on my router. I'm using an AC68U as a Guest repeater to improve access for 2.4 GHz IoT clients in and around my garage. I only use 5GHz as the backhaul to my main router. I repeat the same 2.GHz SSID as the main router. I don't really need the 5GHz repeated but I...
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