Release ASUS GT-AX6000 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_21514

[L&LD]

No. It just hasn't received a new 3.0.0.6.xxx level firmware yet. RMerlin is much more current.

 

[Roy2002]

Update:
seems like there is no firmware update since last june. is it normal?

Who knows what ASUS is thinking.

But there is a new beta firmware and it is stable: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...re-version-9-0-0-6_102_33874-2024-02-23.89016

I have used it for 2 weeks and it works fine so far.

 

[Roy2002]

I used 2 weeks of beta, and guest AP gave me trouble. Had to switch back to this version, with "wifi Roaming Assistant" disabled, it has been working fine for more than 2 weeks.

10 months since last June and no firmware update. Asus abandoned this router.

 

[d5aqoep]

Pathetic state of affairs at Asus. This is even worse than TP-Link.

 

[govorlivko]

Is it better to migrate to Merlin firmware if we consider official update is 10 months old?

 

[jetpack42]

Is it better to migrate to Merlin firmware if we consider official update is 10 months old?

I think it would come down to your specific needs and use-case. While stock AsusWRT has stagnated in terms of updates, it has support for VLAN's and Guest Network Pro, and you are able to get support from ASUS if something goes awry. However, we do not have a crystal ball that can tell us when ASUS will update their firmware. It might happen, it might not. If it does happen, it could happen tomorrow, or another year from now. Its hard to tell because the next generation of stock AsusWRT updates seem to be stuck in perpetual beta for some models.

With AsusWRT-Merlin, you will be running a firmware on an older code base (that lacks the pro features found in 3.0.0.6), but some of the modules may be more up-to-date, and it has more customization options. Some people, myself included, will argue that Merlin is more stable than the current stock "pro" AsusWRT. However, there are many things that are closed-source and will be the same across Merlin and stock AsusWRT. It is also unknown if Merlin will be moving to the 3.0.0.6 codebase. Also, if you need support, you won't be able to get it from ASUS.

The decision is ultimately yours if it would be better for you or not to be running Merlin. See https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features.

 

[uwish]

I too, would love to run Merlin but the AI mesh I am not able to get working using Merlin firmware...

 

[d5aqoep]

I too, would love to run Merlin but the AI mesh I am not able to get working using Merlin firmware...

AI Mesh does work on Merlin

 

[uwish]

AI Mesh does work on Merlin

I know some have, I just have not been able to. I spent an entire afternoon trying to get it working and never could.

 

[VANT]

not work in my setup. Merlin on GT-AX6000, latest Asus stock fw on nodes.