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    guest network questions

    Did the guest network 1 bug get fixed in the 386 lineage (RT-AC66U-B1) or does it remain inadvisable to use guest 1? Are guest network index 1, guest network index 2 and guest network index 3 isolated from each other when Access Intranet is set to disable? Do these get subnetted to...
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    Solved 386 Changelog disappeared?

    I went looking for the changelog for 386.12. It's not here: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog-380 and it's NOT linked to on the sticky page (only 388 changelog is there): https://www.snbforums.com/threads/about-asuswrt-merlin-custom-firmware-for-asus-routers.7846/ It would be useful if...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    It actually makes perfect sense from a business perspective. If new regs mandate new labelling (e.g. UKCA) then manufacturers are dutybound to comply in order to continue selling product legally. If some more radio bandwidth becomes available (e.g. U-NII-3) then you might expect that to feature...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Ah. So ASUS are behind the curve and not catering for changes to UK regs for product manufactured 2+ years after the change. But contrary to that observation, they are putting UKCA marks on their UK mains adapters, so it is not as if ASUS are blind to UK regulatory changes in recent years 🤔
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    How is this controlled? Is there a non-changeable regional configuration stored in a non-user-accessible area of nvram?
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    In the UK, Ch.149 is currently legal (since 2017). Asuswrt Merlin is behind the curve in restricting this on my existing router manufactured in 2019 ☹️ https://www.snbforums.com/threads/u-nii-3-5-725-to-5-850-ghz-uk-legal.40216/
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    So our US friends are free to select 2.4GHz Ch.12 & Ch.13, just as I am in the UK? Or will I find that Ch.13 power has been overly restricted to accommadate US requirements? Guest network on floor 3 from AP2 is absent from the current system, so my mid-life crisis upgrade can skip that...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Duh! I mean Ch.52. I have a cold and my brain is not working.
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Ch.149 is available on my DD-WRT TL-WDR3600 AP. In the 2.4GHz advanced settings, the domain is set to United Kingdom. However, there is no domain setting for 5GHz on that firmware - maybe DD-WRT (a mid-2022 build) missed out that feature, or it is inherited from the 2.4Ghz domain setting. I see...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    RT-AC66U-B1 ordered (£40 used) for use as AP. Guest network question: To extend the guest wireless network(s) to the AP/node I guess I will need to enable AiMesh. With AiMesh, will I be able to manually control the wireless channel allocations for main router? I'd like to use the following...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Basement speedtest results from my 135/20Mbps WAN through RT-AC66U-B1 main router wireless on floor 1 measured in below ground basement (floor 0) though floor void containing fireproofing suspended by chickenwire between joists. AP2 setting: 2.4GHz 40Mhz bandwidth ch13 (lower) i.e. 9+13 Mixed...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    I mean floor 0 users to have no means of accessing the LAN that serves floors 1, 2 and 3.
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    No old coax here, but I like the idea. It made me think of how I could run some ethernet cable outside the building entering and exiting through wooden window frames. There is already a bundle of black telecom and ISP internet coax running across the stonework, so adding another cable to an AP...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Thanks. This recommendation may turn my head. I've thrown it into the mulling pot while doing some more testing. I moved the powerline ethernet to an outlet near the media system. The added length of copper ring main dropped the data rate from 55Mbps to 42Mbps, but the connection remains solid...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Largely attributable to my general ignorance and British Standard idiocy* - I wasn't sure if SSID duplication would cause issues. But partly so I could easily know which AP my devices are connected to, hence general ignorance was never propely dispelled. ... which suddenly makes proposed £470...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Thx. So, its looking like this, serving floors 0 to 3: RT-AX86 Pro - main router on floor 1 next to cable modem. Needs 2.4GHz to penetrate the ceiling fireproofing to the below-ground basement (floor 0). RT-AX86S - node on floor 3. Existing wired CAT6 backhaul to main router. Again, 5Ghz...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Thanks @glens. The 802.11g question is difficult to answer. I have switched off AP3 and made the 2.4GHz g connection to the main router to see if anyone notices any issues (other than the media player possibly dropping and reconnecting due to low signal). I vaguely remember something about...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Can anyone help with the AiMesh questions...?
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    Thanks all, point(s) taken. The brick capacity will always be equal to or more than the maximum power consumption, including supplying USB power, running all cores at 100%, running all wireless transceivers at full data bandwidth and full power. Power in typical use will of course be lower than...
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    Upgrade time ... RT-AC66U-B1 to RT-AX68U?

    The 5GHz seems to work well when client and AP are on the same floor, but the signal penetration between floors is bad. So four floors with two APs means 2.4GHz is needed. Plus the pesky media player that sounds so wonderful is 2.4GHz wireless g only, though that could be transformed by a media...
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