Asus BT10 - still not stable at all even after latest firmware - been tinkering for months - high frustration

[citizengris]

Hey folks,
Sorry I was away a couple of days... man that's a lot of messages
@raven-au no worries on the high jacking

There is a lot of what you are guys are saying that is kinda flying over my head here...
I didn't not find any smart connect settings anywhere in advanced and/or. wireless... so not sure what to do with that.
Also perused through the "Professional" settings' tab but I don't seem to have the same options, for instance, in the "Modulation Scheme (WiFi 5)" for 2.4Ghz, I only have: "Up to MCS 11 (NitroQAM/1024-QAM)" (selected), "Up to MCS 7 (802.11n)" and "Up to MCS 9 (TurboQAM/256-QAM)". And since I have strictly no idea what those guys do, I didn't touch.

This is what the advanced tab looks like for me:

Based on your suggestions, I now realized that indeed I can create multiple Main Networks, as long as I don't have overlapping bands.

So I created my "main main" with only 6ghz and my "main iot" with 2.4ghz and 5ghz. However when I do that and I connect my MacStudio to the "main iot", I get weirdness on the bandwidth:

It seems to oscillate very regularly between high speed (2.4Gbps and lower speed ~285Mbps). So I figured that this was not good... so right now I am trying an iot network just with 2.4ghz see what happens...

I'll report more soon...

 

[citizengris]

Yeah, I am experiencing the same usual stuff with 2.4Ghz... basically almost impossible to connect to it (when the network only has 2.4Ghz band enabled).. 9 times out of 10 it won't even connect (MacStudio or iPhone) and when it does it will disconnect relatively rapidly:

I don't know if any of you guys are able to create a simple and stable 2.4 ghz on its own, but that seems to be really mission impossible for me.

Also, please note based on the conversations I have completely disabled MLO and Wifi 7 all over. I don't even care about that right now... I just want a stable 2.4Ghz network for my IoT devices to work... because right now the temp in the house is unmanageable because of that...

 

[citizengris]

Even with a single main network with only 2.4Ghz band enabled and nothing else (no secondary network, no wifi7 no mlo - nothing) seems to be too much to ask... Neither my MacStudio or Iphone can manage to stay connect to it... it cycles and roams, but nothing...

Could we maybe start there ? If that by itself does not work... I don't think anything will...

 

[Tech9]

Why don't you show us the Wireless Log on the router itself? This constant jumping between channels and RSSI levels below -30dBm is a total mess. Seems like your routers are fighting with each other, in constant hunting for better channel and the clients have so much Wi-Fi around that don't know what to do and where to connect.

 

[citizengris]

Happy to, just not sure how to do that ? Gonna google it and be right back.

 

[citizengris]

Ok here is the Wireless Log:

SSID: "Go Go Gadget"
noise: -77 dBm    Channel: 4
BSSID: 62:28:AA:E6:53:F1    Capability: ESS ShortSlot RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
HE Capable:
    Chanspec: 2.4GHz channel 4 20MHz (0x1004)
    Primary channel: 4
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS : 0-15
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0xf1 (94 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time
1   48:E1:E9:80:F1:64 Yes        Yes        -47dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M    6.5M     00:01:50
1   04:99:B9:73:55:7E Yes        Yes        -53dBm n   Yes Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M      6M     00:01:53
1   48:E1:E9:82:C4:50 Yes        Yes        -52dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M      6M     00:02:09
1   30:23:03:51:F3:53 Yes        Yes        -65dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M      1M     00:02:09
1   30:23:03:51:CB:EF Yes        Yes        -53dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M      1M     00:02:12
1   48:E1:E9:80:EE:63 Yes        Yes        -55dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M    6.5M     00:02:12
1   94:EA:32:90:19:65 Yes        Yes        -53dBm n   Yes Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M      6M     00:02:29

SSID: "A41A6D0EBC3563183E6CC982758AE333"
noise: -86 dBm    Channel: 40/160
BSSID: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F4    Capability: ESS RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
Extended Capabilities: Not_Available
MLO: MLD Address: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F4 sim_links: 0
EHT Capable:
    Chanspec: 5GHz channel 50 160MHz (0xe932)
    Primary channel: 40
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS : 0-31
    Supported VHT MCS:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11     
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
    Supported EHT MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0x33 (20 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

DFS status: state In-Service Monitoring(ISM) time elapsed 70800ms radar channel cleared by DFS channel 40/160 (0xE932)

Channel Information                     
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Channel 36    A Band
Channel 40    A Band
Channel 44    A Band
Channel 48    A Band
Channel 52    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 56    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 60    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 64    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 100    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 104    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 108    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 112    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 116    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 120    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 124    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 128    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 132    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 136    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 140    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 144    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 149    A Band
Channel 153    A Band
Channel 157    A Band
Channel 161    A Band
Channel 165    A Band

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time

SSID: "A41A6D0EBC3563183E6CC982758AE333"
noise: -82 dBm    Channel: 6g69/320-2
BSSID: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F8    Capability: ESS RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
Extended Capabilities: Not_Available
MLO: MLD Address: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F8 sim_links: 0
EHT Capable:
    Chanspec: 6GHz channel 63 320MHz (0x7241)
    Primary channel: 69
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS :
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
    Supported EHT MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        320 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0x1c (10 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time

And I have attached the General Log

 

[citizengris]

Ok, kept playing around with the 2.4Ghz Professional settings, - honestly went with my gut feeling and summary google search - I disabled anything that had Wifi7 in it and tried to put somewhat conservative settings (whatever that means) and landed on this:

To my surprise, it seems that now my MacStudio is "stable" (granted it's only been like 10minutes) on the 2.4Ghz band:

My iPhone has also been connected to the wifi network all that time as well... however the weird part is that it seems that I am not connected to Internet (loading a page or a speedtest will fail). But some devices work at least internally, was able to view a camera feed for instance...

I think I am going to try to re-enable the 5Ghz band now see what happens.

 

[Tech9]

You have relatively high noise floor level on 2.4GHz band and very high channel utilization plus you use DFS range on 5GHz for unknown reason... this is the problem with Asus units - they expose too many settings and come with aggressive defaults. Users with no much Wi-Fi knowledge get lost in translation. You have perhaps an expensive property, you have invested perhaps thousands in client devices... why this DIY effort to create a network? Someone has to come to your place, assess the situation, take your needs into consideration and offer you a proper solution. Home network with higher than average demands is similar to electrical system, plumbing, waste and drain water, pool filtration, etc. If you don't know how to do it right - don't waste money on experiments. There is a good reason home mesh sets are sold in up to 3-pack. After this number of nodes, satellites, pods... whatever fancy name they invented for it - the situation deteriorates fast.

 

[Brookie55]

I have the BT1O mesh 2 units. Initially had some trouble I think though it was caused by my tinkering and not knowing what I was doing. Had to do a couple of complete resets to get it working properly. Coming from a Google Nest Pro mesh as well. Huge improvement in speed and stability with the Asus. I have also set up an IoT Network and it has worked flawlessly. I have to have a stable network because my wife works remotely at home. This has been more stable than the Google Mesh (still was good though).

 

[citizengris]

Well, I appreciate your feedback. But until this very setup, I have 100% of the time been managing to setup my own wifi network and network in general. I have been doing this since wifi was a thing... (I am 44). Granted, I know nothing about those advanced settings... but I know enough not to touch when I don't know what it does (which is why I hadn't touch anything in the "professional" tab before this thread).

I quite honestly find it weird that buy splurging and buying one of the supposedly top of the line product out there I get that level of issues... I am not trying to do anything really fancy here am I ? Setup 2 wifi network, one for my laptops/phones etc and one for my IoTs - that's it. I didn't go crazy on the settings and messed with a ton of parameters... it's mostly out of the box - if one can't touch the "Network" tab without hiring a professional what the heck are those devices for !?!

Additionally, contrary to what you may believe, I don't leave in a mansion.... and I didn't go "crazy" on spending for the most expensive stuff. I happen to live in a mountain home that is literally against the mountain and therefore follows the incline which means it has multiple very cumbersome levels... and historically I needed 4 APs to cover the network for the cameras that I have around the house (to capture wildlife), because to get the camera on my leach field that is all the way up down the camera in front of the garage that is on the opposite side of the house and a couple of floors down, that is what it took... If you feel that 4 BT10s is too much (because they are much more powerful - I have definitely noticed that) and that I need to take one out - I can hear that - I am a big boy.

Finally, yes I do have a ton of IoTs (> 60s) that I have acquired over many years, I had a whole bunch even before moving into this house, so it's not like I raid Best Buy or whatever and bought everything they got just for the sake of it... And as surprising as it may seems I take pleasure in setting up the house and home automation... it's just been nightmarish since I bought the BT10s because nothing has been working as I would have expected for a commercially available product. I don't mess with pro gears, because I know my limits...

Now when it comes to your suggestions:
- relatively high noise floor level on 2.4GHz band and very high channel utilization : what could be causing this? I virtually have no neighbors, definitely do not have a ton of wifi networks around like I did when I lived in the city. I may see a couple when the wind is blowing in the right direction ? Could it be all the IoTs themselves all trying to get on the network ?
- you use DFS range on 5GHz for unknown reason : I do not know what that is and I certainly did not enable this myself - which I assume to mean that it was on by default, what is it and how can I turn it off ?
- too many settings and come with aggressive defaults : happy to tone those down if you show me the way

Thx for the time you are spending looking into my case.

 

[citizengris]

I have the BT1O mesh 2 units. Initially had some trouble I think though it was caused by my tinkering and not knowing what I was doing. Had to do a couple of complete resets to get it working properly. Coming from a Google Nest Pro mesh as well. Huge improvement in speed and stability with the Asus. I have also set up an IoT Network and it has worked flawlessly. I have to have a stable network because my wife works remotely at home. This has been more stable than the Google Mesh (still was good though).

Well that was exactly my intent as well.. I work from home, I need stability, but I haven't gotten it. I am pretty handy when it comes to network management... I just don't know the intricacies of wifi protocols and such... But again I don't believe that I am trying anything crazy here... Almost 100% of the settings that I have played with can be found on the iPhone app... I just use the Gui because it's faster...

Care to show your settings for your 2 wifi networks ?

 

[Tech9]

until this very setup, I have 100% of the time been managing to setup

Your demands are growing along with network complexity. What needs to be done in your case is environment assessment, coverage heat map planning, network segmentation planning, network gear with expansion options and individual per AP settings utilizing different channels for increased bandwidth, high-density APs in areas with more active wireless devices, controller managed network for better roaming and... more realistic expectations. Cheap solutions like no-name NICGIGA switches and such have to come out. This switch by itself can cause instability in AiMesh. Brand new to the market consumer devices with aggressive marketing have to be avoided. They are rushed with somewhat working features in order to beat the competition. Users as paying beta testers is correct statement.

if you show me the way

Smart Connect on/off, fixed channels, fixed channel bandwidth, non-DFS range, Universal Beamforming, Airtime Fairness, limiting radios to what is actually needed/working excluding marketing claims, limiting Tx power, play with Roaming Assistant... this is all standard troubleshooting we have discussed multiple times in perhaps 100+ threads in last year alone. Your statement was "I have tried everything under the sun" and my expectations were you already know how all of the above works. Asus has IoT compatibility FAQ, I have posted compatibility settings in the past (for a different model, but still the basics are usable), multiple other forum members have posted general troubleshooting suggestions. SNB Forums is a great knowledge and experience database.

 

[citizengris]

Your demands are growing along with network complexity. What needs to be done in your case is environment assessment, coverage heat map planning, network segmentation planning, network gear with expansion options and individual per AP settings utilizing different channels for increased bandwidth, high-density APs in areas with more active wireless devices, controller managed network for better roaming and... more realistic expectations. Cheap solutions like no-name NICGIGA switches and such have to come out. This switch by itself can cause instability in AiMesh. Brand new to the market consumer devices with aggressive marketing have to be avoided. They are rushed with somewhat working features in order to beat the competition. Users as paying beta testers is correct statement.

I get that... but I feel that would be more like step 2... I haven't looked at optimizing anything yet...
I have still to find basic functionality to even work... I don't think that it is fair to expect a consumer to have to hire pros to get into that level of assessment just to get the basic premise to work. I am not complaining about speeds not being optimal or the occasional once a day disconnection... I can't even get my IoTs to stay connected to anything more than a few minutes... that's different ? Do you honestly believe that to achieve that I should pay for professional consulting ?

 

[citizengris]

I get that... but I feel that would be more like step 2... I haven't looked at optimizing anything yet...
I have still to find basic functionality to even work... I don't think that it is fair to expect a consumer to have to hire pros to get into that level of assessment just to get the basic premise to work. I am not complaining about speeds not being optimal or the occasional once a day disconnection... I can't even get my IoTs to stay connected to anything more than a few minutes... that's different ? Do you honestly believe that to achieve that I should pay for professional consulting ?

I only bought a wifi7 mesh to be future proof, I couldn't care less right now if Wifi7 works, I just want the old basics to work, I can wait for the rest. I don't plan on updating my wifi setup every 6 months.

 

[Tech9]

I don't think that it is fair to expect a consumer to have to hire pros to get into that level of assessment

Correct, but over the counter home mesh systems are best effort only and not really suitable for high demand networks with multiple APs serving multiple clients. They are still home use devices in disposable category with no much future-proofing. By the time you'll eventually need Wi-Fi 7 this mesh set will be on End-of-Life list. The new 3006 Asuswrt firmware running on your units is in work-in-progress state, AiMesh is in redesign state, Asus had some malware issues recently slowing the development and had to push emergency fixes. Don't rely on marketing too much because BT10 and similar sets are Raspberry Pi hardware with 10GbE ports. The speed is conditional depending on what firmware features are enabled. The CPU itself can't process even 0.5Gbps and relies heavily on NAT acceleration hacks. This is not really 10Gbps capable hardware for future-proofing purposes.

I couldn't care less right now if Wifi7 works

Try this as a base, exclude Wi-Fi 7 specific options, see if it helps somewhat:

AX86U Check my settings please

Can anyone chime in on these settings AX86U Merlin 388.1_0

www.snbforums.com

Lower Tx power on 2.4GHz to Balance, disable all beamforming and OFDM, 802.11n only mode on 20MHz fixed channel, try to assign different clients to different nodes to spread the radio load a bit. Use flat network design for now with separate SSID per band until Asus figures out new AiMesh without Guest Network Pro. Lock 5GHz band to 80MHz on 36-48 or 149-161. Play with Roaming Assistant values, remove some nodes and try again. I don't know if you really need 4x routers. Home routers pump maximum power in an attempt to expand coverage area, but this may have negative effect. Can't really help much with exception of general recommendations. Every Wi-Fi environment is unique and there is no best settings.

 

[Brookie55]

Well that was exactly my intent as well.. I work from home, I need stability, but I haven't gotten it. I am pretty handy when it comes to network management... I just don't know the intricacies of wifi protocols and such... But again I don't believe that I am trying anything crazy here... Almost 100% of the settings that I have played with can be found on the iPhone app... I just use the Gui because it's faster...

Care to show your settings for your 2 wifi networks ?

I will try to get to that later on today. Also, I guarantee you I know less about networks than you do. I was just posting my experience with these units. Before I make a change I back up config file on the router.

 

[citizengris]

Ok, whatever I did with the "professional" settings (mostly disabled anything that said Wifi7 in the name) tab for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz band seemed to have stabilized the situation.
I can now run my IoT network on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz band - it's only been an hour or so, but my devices seem to be working fine (camera feeds are responsive, flair puck are connected, siri is responding fast, smart outlet/plugs all seem to be working) and I also have my main Wifi working fine on MacStudio, MacBook and iPhones (speed and stability is pretty good ~ 1200-1400 Mbps).

Here are a few screenshots in case people would like to see the settings:

 

[citizengris]

Some settings:

Here are the Wireless log

SSID: "Go Go Gadget"
noise: -82 dBm    Channel: 5
BSSID: 62:28:AA:E6:53:F1    Capability: ESS RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
HE Capable:
    Chanspec: 2.4GHz channel 5 20MHz (0x1005)
    Primary channel: 5
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS : 0-15
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0x71 (44 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time
    CC:28:AA:E6:54:50 Yes        Yes        -53dBm be  No  Yes Yes  No     2  20M  286.8M  172.1M     00:36:08
1   48:E1:E9:8B:C0:42 Yes        Yes        -52dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M   72.2M     00:35:27
1   48:E1:E9:85:79:47 Yes        Yes        -49dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M   72.2M     00:35:32
1   50:EC:50:ED:D3:78 Yes        Yes        -59dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M    6.5M     39M     00:35:44
1   34:94:54:6F:F5:A9 Yes        Yes        -56dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M     54M     00:35:49
1   48:E1:E9:1C:FD:6C Yes        Yes        -58dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M     65M   72.2M     00:35:51
1   48:E1:E9:D8:84:5A Yes        Yes        -54dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M    6.5M     00:35:59
1   48:E1:E9:80:F1:64 Yes        Yes        -39dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M     26M     00:36:00
1   48:E1:E9:36:75:60 Yes        Yes        -60dBm n   No  Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M     39M     00:36:11
1   48:E1:E9:C9:B2:34 Yes        Yes        -46dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M     65M     00:36:16
1   30:23:03:51:CB:EF Yes        Yes        -50dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M     39M     00:36:17
1   48:E1:E9:82:B1:BA Yes        Yes        -55dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M   72.2M     00:36:35
1   48:E1:E9:CF:46:4F Yes        Yes        -60dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M      6M     00:36:35
1   48:A2:E6:7C:54:33 Yes        Yes        -40dBm n   Yes Yes No   No     1  20M   72.2M   72.2M     00:36:36
1   48:E1:E9:B2:E3:B9 Yes        Yes        -51dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M     65M     00:36:37
1   48:E1:E9:82:C4:50 Yes        Yes        -59dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M     13M     00:36:44
1   48:E1:E9:EA:AC:ED Yes        Yes        -63dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M     26M     00:36:47
1   48:E1:E9:B2:DB:A9 Yes        Yes        -55dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M     65M     00:36:56

SSID: "Go Go Gadget"
noise: -86 dBm    Channel: 40/160
BSSID: 82:28:AA:E6:53:F5    Capability: ESS ShortPre RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
HE Capable:
    Chanspec: 5GHz channel 50 160MHz (0xe932)
    Primary channel: 40
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS : 0-31
    Supported VHT MCS:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-9   Rx: 0-9
        NSS2 Tx: 0-9   Rx: 0-9
        NSS3 Tx: 0-9   Rx: 0-9
        NSS4 Tx: 0-9   Rx: 0-9
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0x34 (20 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

DFS status: state In-Service Monitoring(ISM) time elapsed 13350ms radar channel cleared by DFS channel 40/160 (0xE932)

Channel Information                     
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Channel 36    A Band
Channel 40    A Band
Channel 44    A Band
Channel 48    A Band
Channel 52    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 56    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 60    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 64    A Band, RADAR Sensitive
Channel 100    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 104    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 108    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 112    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 116    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 120    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 124    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 128    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 132    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 136    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 140    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 144    A Band, RADAR Sensitive, Passive
Channel 149    A Band
Channel 153    A Band
Channel 157    A Band
Channel 161    A Band
Channel 165    A Band

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time
    CC:28:AA:E6:54:54 Yes        Yes        -54dBm be  No  Yes Yes  Yes    4 160M 3062.5M 2882.3M     00:35:09
1   04:99:B9:73:55:7E Yes        Yes        -54dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M   72.2M   72.2M     00:31:55
1   94:EA:32:90:19:65 Yes        Yes        -74dBm n   No  Yes Yes  No     1  20M     65M   72.2M     00:32:10
1   D4:90:9C:DC:66:DD Yes        Yes        -66dBm ac  Yes Yes No   No     2  80M  866.7M    650M     00:35:07

SSID: "Bits & Baguettes"
noise: -82 dBm    Channel: 6g69/320-2
BSSID: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F9    Capability: ESS ShortPre RRM
Beacon Interval: 100 msecs   
Supported Rates: [ 6(b) 9 12(b) 18 24(b) 36 48 54 ]
Extended Capabilities: Not_Available
MLO: MLD Address: CC:28:AA:E6:53:F9 sim_links: 0
EHT Capable:
    Chanspec: 6GHz channel 63 320MHz (0x7241)
    Primary channel: 69
    HT Capabilities: 40Mhz SGI20 SGI40
    Supported HT MCS :
    Supported HE MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS2 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS3 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
        NSS4 Tx: 0-11        Rx: 0-11
    BSS Color: 0x0        Partial BSS Color: false
    BSS Color Disabled: false
    Supported EHT MCS:
        20/40/80 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        160 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        320 MHz:
        NSS1 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS2 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS3 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
        NSS4 Tx: 0-13        Rx: 0-13     
QBSS Channel Utilization: 0x8 (3 %)

Interference Level: Acceptable
Mode    : AP Only

Stations List                           
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idx MAC               Associated Authorized   RSSI PHY PSM SGI STBC MUBF NSS   BW Tx rate Rx rate Connect Time
    CC:28:AA:E6:54:59 Yes        Yes        -59dBm be  No  No  No   No     4 320M 5188.2M 3458.8M     00:36:23

Finally I am still seeing some weird behavior of the Wifi monitor, oscillate between ~2.4Gbps and ~290 Mbps on the IoT Network - kinda makes me think there might be some weird behavior related to the fact that my MacStudio (running the monitor) is both connected in 10G Ethernet and Wifi, I need to run some more test there.

Finally added the general logs again in case they've changed since recently.

If the system stays stable like I can wait for 2 years for a firmware to actually make wifi 7 and MLO work... I don't care to spend any more time on this if continues working as is.

 

[Tech9]

You may need to solve wireless cameras bandwidth issue. They are eating up most of what's available as bandwidth on the 2.4GHz channel. All your routers are on the same channel, they see each other and wait to transmit data. Single heavy on 2.4GHz band node will negatively affect the entire network. Outdoor wired and dedicated to cameras APs on different 2.4GHz channel may help.

 

[jzchen]

@citizengris I have very few IoTs in comparison, but sharing my BE router settings for 2.4 GHz...