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  1. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    @Morris you are patronising and it is hard to remain polite. You are not the only non-amateur on this forum, or person able to design, diagnose and build networks. However you jump to conclusions with minimal information and assume that others have no knowledge. In my case I have a couple of...
  2. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    As @kernol stated, I believe there is no issue for you to fix. I have been trying to present testing results that demonstrate that Asus have an issue with their RT-AX86U code/drivers in specific use cases. For some the router will perform very well, but in some cases it won't. Thank you for...
  3. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    As a test - I usually run stock on the nodes, however there is a difference with Merlin on the nodes .....and you keep ignoring my point - my clients do not perform because they either attach to my main router which is effectively in a faraday cage, or attach to the wrong node which has very...
  4. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    See above for mine In general, yes offloading workload to the nodes is a good thing - this is what I prefer but turning off the wifi on the main router causes problems with the mesh nodes. However in my case I end up with the clients all clinging to the central main router which is in a cellar...
  5. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    Thanks for your comments. In addition to not all RT-AX86Us being equal, there are obviously differences in people's configurations which seem to influence whether people experience issues or not. I have now been running back on 386 code as a mesh for approx 12 hours and so far it is rock solid...
  6. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    Yes, I agree in general and especially with IOT devices on 2.4Ghz. In a mesh setup it is possible to steer devices to specific nodes - think how binding clients works on AiMesh. However my clients usually distribute evenly over a relatively short space of time (a couple of hours) with the...
  7. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    Sadly I have set my 2 AX86Us up as an AP and AiMesh node pair tonight running the latest stock firmware. I can get the clients to initially connect, but after a few minutes they migrate to the AP and dislike the mesh node. Therefore I now think we still need to wait for ASUS to fix the issues in...
  8. brummygit

    Release ASUS RT-AX86 Series(RT-AX86U/RT-AX86S) Firmware version 3.0.0.4.388.22068

    I'm starting to develop a theory at the moment - might be insanity, but might also start an idea. I've posted some investigation info in a thread on the Merlin forum here https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ax86u-5ghz-band-crashing-with-new-firmware-when-downloading.82384/post-810240 I...
  9. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    A further update my previous post. I have now rebuilt using the latest stock firmware 388_22068 - 1 x RT-AX86U as main router, 1 x RT-AX86U as AiMesh node. All as defaults except fixed channels. I can confirm that my IOT devices are now connecting correctly to the mesh node after an hour. This...
  10. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    They don't - even if they are bound to a particular node. Even over 24 hours they simply don't like to connect. This is the whole point that there is something wrong. In fact in the test I have done below I have removed my RT-AX88U entirely and some of my 2.4Ghz devices are staying disconnected...
  11. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    As an IT infrastructure engineer and now architect for over 30 years I agree with your sentiments in general. There are a few exceptions such as Universal Beamforming which is known to cause issues with some devices, but in general I agree. I am not in the search for 160Mhz bandwidth - 80Mhz...
  12. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    I've been doing further testing with my setup over the last 24 hours. I am not sure that it is any specific WiFi setting that is affecting me although I do see vast improvements with the number of 2.4Ghz IoT clients that will choose to use the AX86U nodes rather than the AX88U main router when I...
  13. brummygit

    ASUS RT-AX86U local network WIFI Ping issue 388.1

    Yes I have similar and found my AX86U nodes were dropping offline briefly even using stock firmware on the nodes and Merlin 388.1 on my RT-AX88U main router. There is something broken in 388 affecting the AX86U either with the Merlin main router losing the AX86U nodes, or in the stock AX86U...
  14. brummygit

    Asus rt-ax86u 5ghz band crashing with new firmware when downloading

    I have a very similar setup to yourself. My main router is an RT-AX88U running Merlin with 2 x RT-AX86U nodes running stock (Merlin was a disaster on these as nodes). I use ethernet backhaul, and have been doing full resets etc after installing each version. I have been trying to diagnose...
  15. brummygit

    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 388.1 Beta is available for select models

    I've been running Asuswrt-Merlin 388 on my RT-AX88U since the Alpha, and have seen the issue being reported by others that my RT-AX86U nodes show in AIMesh as disconnected when running on the beta firmware. I initially thought this was cosmetic but started to get reports of very poor call...
  16. brummygit

    [Dev] Asuswrt-Merlin 388.1 development

    They have already released a stable version for this model, however we have to wait for RMerlin to receive and merge the code
  17. brummygit

    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.8 Beta is out for specific models

    Upgraded from the latest Alpha to the Beta (even though I realise there are minimal changes) without issue. My RT-AX86Us are running the latest released stock firmware. When I originally moved to the Alpha I removed and re-added the nodes to make sure they were factory reset and getting new...
  18. brummygit

    [Alpha]386.8 Build

    Ditto, log is looking very clean :)
  19. brummygit

    [Alpha]386.8 Build

    Installed on my RT-AX88U (on top of 386.7_2) with 2x RT-AX86U mesh nodes running 3.0.0.4.386_49599. I removed and re-added the nodes to give them a factory reset and then rebooted the entire system. All looking good after waiting quite a while for DFS to finish checking my 5Ghz channels (I use...
  20. brummygit

    Wireguard and fw 3.0.0.4.388.20000?

    That is a very interesting read thanks. What amazes me is that few (if any) major router manufacturers have implemented Cake or really tried to deal with buffer bloat. While people demand security and stable wifi, smooth and bloat-free performance is also key. Many non-technical people...
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