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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Hello all! Quick update on this and I wanted to close the loop as well. I ended up getting my router replaced via RMA. ASUS fumbled a couple of times trying to get me a new router (delivered to the wrong address...added 10 days to the delivery) but in the end they came through. My old router...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    That's encouraging @Xentrk There is some other flakiness of late that makes me think I have a bad unit. I've had to remove the power and plug it back in the last 3 times I made setting changes under Professional. Guessing the 2.4Ghz issue was an early symptom. Hopefully the new unit will be...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Thanks @Klueless ! Tried that approach almost exactly as described. My 2.4Ghz has 13 devices on it even though I only own 3. I love in a fairly dense high rise environment, so not much control over the other 10 devices. I did run my wifi analyzer (one of the cool things I found while...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Thanks @JDB ! Obviously I didn't realize that. Weird thing is that it thinks it's connected to the router. SSID, Channel, etc. all would make you think it's connected. Appreciate the tip on the IP self assign. I tried one more thing - set a static IP for the printer on the router and added it...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Well folks...Airtime Fairness on 2.4Ghz = Disable. No joy. All 2.4Ghz devices appear to connect, but are not accessible on the network. So... I did some digging and sniffing. Looks like these devices are picking up 169.254.x.x address instead of the assigned range of 192.168.x.x Wow! Where...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Thanks @JDB ! Good to have confirmation on the airtime fairness switch. My printer is 3 years old, but probably old enough to have an last-gem chipset. I also have a wifi enabled Big butt Fan which, I'm guessing, doesn't have the most modern kit in it. Might be wrong. Unfortunately, I...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Update - 8-31-17 8:35 PM ET - I have a hard time giving up on things. So...I decided to activate my 2.4Ghz guest network and leave it "open". I connected my printer, connected my laptop, and low and behold it worked as expected. Interestingly, if I turned in WPA and created a passkey, it failed...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Thanks for the tip @Xentrk I'll give it a try in the AM.
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Will do! Surprisingly, I got a fairly quick reply from ASUS. I had already done all that they recommend except turn off Explicit and Universal beamforming for 2.4Ghz. Did that to no avail. Looking for the next step. I've noticed that the tone and helpfulness is excellent on this forum...
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    Thanks @AndreiV for the quick reply and info. I was afraid of that. :-( But...bright side...I really like what I've seen via the link you provided. Many thanks for that!
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    Would you recommend using Merlin to fix 2.4Ghz channel flakiness?

    First time poster, been reading a ton of existing posts though. Thanks for all the contributions! So...I purchased a RT-AC88U about 2 months ago. 5Ghz and wired are incredible. 2.4Ghz worked for a week then things couldn't connect and communicate to that channel. Did some research and set...
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