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  1. J

    [Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.17 (and 384.13_8) are now available

    AC3200 here. Don't know if anyone has experienced the same issue with 384.13.8, but on my system, I just upgraded from the last Merlin version (384.13.6), and 13.8 cuts off IPv6 connectivity. Confirmed this by doing several clean reinstalls (back and forth between the two firmwares). I...
  2. J

    Asus Taiwan attacks my Asus AC66U_B1 [You heard that right, attack coming from ASUS]

    Why what? Why is the OP misinterpreting the GUI? Why is Asus not really "attacking" the OP's router? Um....er....yeah..."Why"?
  3. J

    BBC and Sky news pages no longer viewable via PIA VPN

    @frooty Nonsense. There is no verifiable evidence that PIA is engaging in any behaviors that were previously attributed in 2012 and prior to one of the other companies that Kape acquired several years ago (that other acquired entity was a known bad actor). In the 7 years since that...
  4. J

    Trump tariffs affecting Asus product availability?

    Um, if we (USA) impose a tariff on a product built elsewhere and imported into the U.S., that's a tax on imports. That can certainly have an impact on not just the country where the product is made (it restricts the market for the imported good because the price is higher to the consumer, and...
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    Trump tariffs affecting Asus product availability?

    Anyone purchase an Asus WiFi Router lately? Very hard to find product anywhere except online. For example, all of the local Frys stores in Southern California now only sell one, two, maybe three models at most (all sell the Blue Cave). In the entire LA region, only two models continue to...
  6. J

    AC3200 and 2.4Ghz issues

    Using underscores in an SSID name is a sure-fire way to introduce problems, since many clients treat them differently; likewise, depending on where you place the underscore will determine whether your client devices will connect or flake out. In general, you should take a look at this post...
  7. J

    Repeater mode for RT-AC5300

    Not to throw cold water on anyone's plan to use an AC5300 in Repeater Mode, but isn't that an awfully expensive model to use as a repeater? Why devote a tri-band router to functioning as a repeater when there are far more affordable options just to repeat a single SSID? Just sayin'....
  8. J

    RP AC68U

    Don't want to speak for RMerlin, but my understanding is that there is NOT a Merlin firmware version for any of the Asus dedicated repeaters (e.g. the "RP" devices). A quick check of the Merlin firmware download site confirms this: See, https://www.mediafire.com/folder/bkfq2a6aebq68/Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Can I install Merlin on Asus RP-AC68U ??

    My experience with the RP was the same as RogerSC's, and "Expressway" was just broken. Yes, it would have been nice to have an alternative firmware for the RP, but all things considered, it's a flawed device and I found it much easier to use and configure the RT-AC66U and 66UB1's as...
  10. J

    RT-AC3200 / RT-AC68U Media Bridge Questions

    @sfx2000: I don't use Smart Connect on my AC3200, but instead as you say, "stick shift it into" three separate SSID's (the two 5Ghz, and one 2.4Ghz). Yes, this often confuses friends and family to see three different SSID's, but a media bridge can only connect to one of them at a time, and...
  11. J

    How does one add 192.168.100.x as a secondary alias IP?

    Like Colin wrote, why don't you just set your LAN address to 192.168.1.x, a range from which you say you have no difficulty accessing the modem's GUI at 192.168.100.1? Even if you want to create a separate subnet, do you really need to be able to access the modem's GUI from every device on...
  12. J

    What is the best cable modem?

    Yes, and I always wondered why, with that vuln it took TWC/Spectrum so long to implement the firmware upgrade from Arris and push it out to customer modems.
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    What is the best cable modem?

    Yes, the removal of the reboot button in the GUI also made me mad as well, but then I learned the reason it was removed had to do with the way the modem would be accessible to potential threats if the ISP enabled IPv6; apparently, with IPv6 implemented, the firmware was accessible to being...
  14. J

    What is the best cable modem?

    Really, John, replying to a post from March of 2016? Ok. Yes, both the CM600 and the SB6183 are really inexpensive now (I've seen ads for the 6183 for as low as $79 at BestBuy). And just to bring this topic up to date, I hope everyone knows TWC is no more, and both Brighthouse and TWCi...
  15. J

    Intel AC 7265 driver

    I experienced a lot of instability with the AC7260 when I first installed one in my HP Envy i7 laptop. I finally settled on the Intel 17.15.0.5 driver and have not experienced any instability in about three years. The driver date is 2/22/2015. Interestingly, even though I've gone through...
  16. J

    RT-AC3200 / RT-AC68U Media Bridge Questions

    SFX, I think you're misunderstanding. If you are saying that the AC3200 shouldn't be used as the Media Bridge (because only one of the two 5GHz radios can be used), I would agree. But I don't think that's what is being suggested here. I believe the OP just wants to use the AC3200 as a...
  17. J

    Connect AP to Media Bridge....Possible?

    Well, as Emily Latella (the late Gilda Radner) used to say on SNL back in the 1970's...."Never mind." As I said above, I'm an idiot, but not for the reasons in my first post. It's because I didn't first check to see if the Media Bridge was still connected or not to the AC3200 router. After...
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    Connect AP to Media Bridge....Possible?

    Ok, I'm officially an idiot and have forgotten everything I once knew. I have a media bridge set up in a downstairs room. MB is connected wirelessly to AC3200 on one of the 5ghz radios. I want to avoid using another wireless router (an AC66U) in Repeater Mode, and instead thought about...
  19. J

    RT-AC66U-B1-- Repeater Control Channel for 2.4ghz

    I've run into an unusual issue, and can't seem to find a way to resolve it. I am using an AC66U-B1 (aka RT-AC 1750), which is the version of the 66U's that uses the same processor as the 68U's. I've had lots of prior experience with the older 66U's when used as Repeaters and never have I run...
  20. J

    [Help] WiFi Internet Problem on Win10

    I'd venture a guess that your issue is the Intel 7265 AC wireless adapter that is in your Dell E7450's. The Intel drivers for their older AC internal adapters are notoriously finicky. The E7450's were originally designed to run Win7 and unless you've uploaded the latest drivers available...
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