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  1. dlandiss

    AC86U won't power on

    Power supplies often look good when not loaded, but produce low voltage when load current is drawn.
  2. dlandiss

    AC86U won't power on

    Beware, the plugs my not be compatible.
  3. dlandiss

    How to improve WiFi Range of AC86U router

    I concur. The higher-gain antennas are not provided by the OEM simply because they are larger (unattractive) and not needed in most cases. They DO work and have the advantage of increasing the range of both transmission and reception (AKA "reciprocity theorem") and thus are a better solution...
  4. dlandiss

    RT-AC86U/68U question

    The router can connect to several devices on both bands at one time, but each device can only use one band at the same time.
  5. dlandiss

    I wonder if anyone else has noticed

    I am not familiar at all with Github, but I have to wonder if it could implement some variety of auto-response that says "This is for tracking documented issues only. For support requests please surf to ..............."
  6. dlandiss

    AC86U - fiber , Lan = 900Mb WiFi = 60Mb

    The observed bandwidth will be affected by the Wi-Fi channel width you choose (20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz, etc). In practice I choose the narrowest one because most uses need no more than 5Mbps, and the range is more consistent.
  7. dlandiss

    AC68P Ethernet and one USB light on, power light off

    Without the ability to test the power supply under load, the best bet is to test it by substituting a known good one. I'm lucky -- I have 2 working AC68 routers so if one gets flaky I can swap supplies to test.
  8. dlandiss

    AC68P Ethernet and one USB light on, power light off

    If wouterv's suggestions don't get you back on the air, suspect the power supply. Those wallwarts are much less reliable than the ASUS router itself.
  9. dlandiss

    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available

    And that also makes it interesting! Check the ping times to Helsinki -- and also note the amazing transAtlantic bandwidth we enjoy.
  10. dlandiss

    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available

    Cloudflare appears to be be connecting me (in St. Louis) to a server in Chicago. That results in twice the latency of using a closer server -- ie, I am testing not only MY connection but also several along the way to Chicago.
  11. dlandiss

    Advise on buying a new router

    My AC68U supports 21 clients of which only 7 are wired. It thinks nothing of two Netflix streams at the same time and consistently delivers 230Mbps and 10ms latency from my Spectrum "200Mbps" connection.
  12. dlandiss

    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available

    Eric, as part of a small A/V installation company I work with I have been upgrading our clients' LANs. We now have about 40 ASUS routers around St. Louis, each one with your firmware installed because we feel it is the most secure and stable. (Old folks in three-story houses don't like climbing...
  13. dlandiss

    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available

    That's why quoting the message to which you are responding is so useful.
  14. dlandiss

    Options for dead Asus 86U?

    Since you have 3, try the suspected unit with a known good power supply from one of the others. The wall warts for these fail more often than the router itself.
  15. dlandiss

    RT-N66U rebooting when connecting Samsung Galaxy Tab S5E wifi

    RMerlin's firmware and John's fork are at least as secure, and probably more so than the OEM firmware. RMerlin has been known to spot problems that ASUS missed, advise them, and smile while they adopt his changes.
  16. dlandiss

    [Beta] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.18 Beta / 384.13_9 is now available

    Ah! The mark of a closely-knit community.
  17. dlandiss

    [Beta] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.18 Beta / 384.13_9 is now available

    It is indeeed! But my APC PRO-1500 + matching battery pack is enough to run my cable modem, router, Ethernet switch, least power-hungry printer, desktop PC, 32" monitor, NAS, and house cordless phones for several hours. That load is currently 103 watts.
  18. dlandiss

    Any way to see which exact AP I am connected to?

    Give each radio a separate SSID (name). Your mobile device will only have to be logged in to each the first time it is encountered -- after that it will log into the strongest. That naming scheme also makes troubleshooting SO much easier.
  19. dlandiss

    life expectancy of asus routers vs competitors?

    I know, and I would not want to discourage ASUS sales. But most of the subscribers to this forum are more than just "people" -- they are more technically minded and understand the trade-offs.
  20. dlandiss

    life expectancy of asus routers vs competitors?

    Since streaming Netflix needs about 2Mbps, and Zoom less than half that, range becomes more important than speed here.
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