AC8260 & AC8265 major connection issues with Asus routers ...

[escape75]

Has anyone noticed weird issues with their RT-AC68U (and RT-AC1900P, etc) router
and pretty much any Intel WiFi adapter (specifically Intel AC826x adapters) on 2.4 Ghz?

Here's the thread I contacted Intel about this, and all the testing I've done:
https://communities.intel.com/message/538903#538903

There's really no solution for this, the issues are intermittent, so it takes a while
to notice it when browsing websites sometimes, and it only happens on 2.4 ghz.

Usually a certain domain will become unresponsive (no pings) and after a while
it will either fix itself, or the default gateway will become unresponsive, and
in about 10-30 seconds everything just fixes itself.

I've tried changing pretty much all the options on the router as well as wireless card.

 

[escape75]

Probably same issue as this, but what's the fix without running custom firmware?
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...rops-for-a-few-minutes-every-few-hours.32992/

Another issue that's probably identical, but the fix is to replace router:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/random-disconnect-question.41536/

 

[Grisu]

Huge problem since I got this damn Intel 8265 card in my PC with PCIe adapter card.

Thaught its driver and/or adapter card, but seems to be something in combination with asus-routers as I have no problem with Frittzbox and 2G.

RT-AC68U not usable at all with 2,4GHz but working mostly ok with 5GHz where I am using it now despite low signal but constant throughput.

SAME situation on RT-AC86U !!!

I tried all possible drivers, same problem with all of them.
Speedtest goes from fast 130Mb/s down to 5 or even 1Mb/s with longer times some seconds of no response.
Signal strenght is -55dB, so very good on 2,4G (only less than -70 on 5G).
All other devices working fine with both routers.
Everything disabled, no change at all!
Either with merlin or asuswrt.

What I found: in wireless protocol the Rx in 2G is jumping between 6 / 243 Mbps and 144 / 243 Mbps @-65dB all the time, in 5G stable 97 / 351 Mbps@-80dB

SOMEONE from ASUS around here to read it ???

 

[Grisu]

nobody here from Asus to reply to this really major problem?

 

[escape75]

Yeah, I've emailed Asus directly through a contact I had and they promised to have a look at this ...

but we will see what happens,- this seems to affect most or ALL intel adapters and AC68U (or more units) so it's a pretty big issue, but only in 2.4 ghz.

In the meantime I'm looking at replacing my router, possibly with the Synology RT2600AC.
I hope these issues get resolved as I work for a wireless company and Asus is what we recommend to our clients, and with issues like these we won't be able for much longer

 

[ColinTaylor]

nobody here from Asus to reply to this really major problem?

No, because this isn't an official Asus support forum.

 

[AndreiV]

nobody here from Asus to reply to this really major problem?

You could try at the official support forum :

https://vip.asus.com/forum/default.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

You can wait 2 years for a response there ))

 

[escape75]

LMAO

Yes exactly!

 

[Grisu]

There you even wont get deleted or censored !!!
Even allowed to write about TM-1900 ...

But there never been seen people from asus so far.
In DSL-department there are few with connections to asus, but this problem is the same in DSL and not solved either: https://vip.asus.com/forum/view.asp...board_id=11&model=DSL-AC68U&page=19&count=191

Thats why I hoped here are at least some with good connections to asus will report it to them that it could be fixed sometimes somehow somewhere.

Its really going bader and bader each year with their routers!

 

[SlimShaggy]

I have a similar problem with RT-AX88U and Intel 5100 AGN, but on 5 GHz. Wi-Fi remains connected, but there's a yellow exclamation point and no internet. The workaround is to disable either WMM No-Acknowledgement or WMM APSD in Wireless -> Professional. The disconnects seem to occur only when both these options are enabled, and the router firmware is newer than 3.0.0.4.384_9579.