Asus GT-AXE11000 and RT-AX86U any Firmware update?

[WMar]

Dear ALL,

Any one have idea about the Asus GT-AXE11000 & RT-AX86U with the Firmware update for version 3.0.0.6?

 

[Ripshod]

Dear ALL,

Any one have idea about the Asus GT-AXE11000 & RT-AX86U with the Firmware update for version 3.0.0.6?

Not going to happen. 3.0.0.6 is for Pro models and GT-AX6000.

 

[WMar]

Not going to happen. 3.0.0.6 is for Pro models and GT-AX6000.

Any particular reason? (will it mean both GT-AXE11000 & RT-AX86U are EOL except the Sec fix!!) ? What are major difference between 3.0.0.4 and 3.0.0.6?

 

[bennor]

Any particular reason? (will it mean both GT-AXE11000 & RT-AX86U are EOL except the Sec fix!!) ? What are major difference between 3.0.0.4 and 3.0.0.6?

Only Asus can officially answer why certain routers are getting certain firmware. And they generally don't answer questions here. Everything else is speculation and educated guess work. Generally however EOL Asus routers (see EOL list here) rarely if ever get major firmware revisions. As to what is the difference between 3.0.0.4 and 3.0.0.6, see this general announcement about WRT 5.0 (aka 3.0.0.6):

ASUSWRT 5.0

version 3008

routerkb.asuscomm.com

One major new feature of 3.0.0.6 that many are interested in is the Guest Network Pro feature.

[Guest Network Pro] What is Guest Network Pro? | Official Support | ASUS USA

 

[WMar]

Thanks. It seems GT-AX6000 becomes their key promote router…

 

[WMar]

Only Asus can officially answer why certain routers are getting certain firmware. And they generally don't answer questions here. Everything else is speculation and educated guess work. Generally however EOL Asus routers (see EOL list here) rarely if ever get major firmware revisions. As to what is the difference between 3.0.0.4 and 3.0.0.6, see this general announcement about WRT 5.0 (aka 3.0.0.6):

ASUSWRT 5.0

version 3008

routerkb.asuscomm.com

One major new feature of 3.0.0.6 that many are interested in is the Guest Network Pro feature.

[Guest Network Pro] What is Guest Network Pro? | Official Support | ASUS USA

What if, the AiMesh main router support 3.0.0.6, how does it behave with mesh node not on 3.0.0.6? I believe not all the users will update the AiMesh network nodes at the same time. They mix with WiFi 7, 6E and 5 together… what shall be the best practice?

 

[bennor]

What if, the AiMesh main router support 3.0.0.6, how does it behave with mesh node not on 3.0.0.6? I believe not all the users will update the AiMesh network nodes at the same time. They mix with WiFi 7, 6E and 5 together… what shall be the best practice?

Others are asking those same question in the various specific device discussions on the 3.0.0.6.x firmware. Take a read (or search) through some of those 3.0.0.6.x firmware discussions. I don't use AiMesh so cannot comment on how 3.0.0.6.x on the primary main router interacts with or handles non 3.0.0.6.x AiMesh node clients. My assumption is some or all of the 3.0.0.6.x firmware features may not extend to the non 3.0.0.6.x AiMesh node clients. Otherwise those AiMesh nodes should operate similar to how they operate when the main router is running the 3.0.0.4.x firmware.

Example forum search for "3.0.0.6 aimesh":
https://www.snbforums.com/search/1198729/?q=3.0.0.6+aimesh&o=relevance

 

[Jesse Viviano]

Thanks. It seems GT-AX6000 becomes their key promote router…

Actually, Asus's flagship router is the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro as seen in https://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-rapture-gt-be98-pro/ as of this writing.

 

[cc666]

Not going to happen. 3.0.0.6 is for Pro models and GT-AX6000.

The GT-AXE 16000 is also included in this.

CC

 

[jerry6]

Dear ALL,

Any one have idea about the Asus GT-AXE11000 & RT-AX86U with the Firmware update for version 3.0.0.6?

axe1100 IS NOT eol BUT IT WILL NOT GET 3.0.0.6 FW I will use my AXE1100 until it dies or stops getting FW updates , still a good router have had no problems with it

 

[Aplon]

Almost a year of no update for axe11000.

 

[ronan_zj]

XT12 got no love from Asus as well.

 

[jixiangyuan]

Almost a year of no update for axe11000.

I think routers with BCM4908 can be considered as dead at this point

XT12 got no love from Asus as well.

How many updates/how often a router gets updated usually depends on how many people buy it.

The GS-AX5400 received FAR fewer updates compared to the RT-AX82U, despite the GS-AX5400 being a simple reskin of the RT-AX82U, as well as having a $20 markup in MSRP (In reality this was close to $100 when the GS-AX5400 was first released).

 

[d5aqoep]

Asus releases a million different types of routers and their super huge firmware team consisting of 1 person is unable to keep up with all these models. As a result, poor firmware support. I retired all my Asus Routers and went with Ubiquiti who still provide steady firmware updates for 6-7 yr old models.

 

[Tech9]

I think routers with BCM4908…

Asus released new ExpertWiFi wired routers running Asuswrt 5.0 on BCM4906 based hardware.

 

[jixiangyuan]

Asus released new ExpertWiFi wired routers running Asuswrt 5.0 on BCM4906 based hardware.

Good point, but my original post is more of a joke

 

[cookies]

Asus releases a million different types of routers and their super huge firmware team consisting of 1 person is unable to keep up with all these models. As a result, poor firmware support. I retired all my Asus Routers and went with Ubiquiti who still provide steady firmware updates for 6-7 yr old models.

Is that how it works? That's quite surprising given the reputation and price premium of Asus routers. Like, you'd think they would invest more in maintaining such successful product lines.

 

[OzarkEdge]

Is that how it works? That's quite surprising given the reputation and price premium of Asus routers. Like, you'd think they would invest more in maintaining such successful product lines.

No, of course not. That poster constantly whines about ASUS here... doesn't even use their routers.

OE

 

[RMerlin]

Considering the number of Asus engineers I have personally exchanged emails with over the years, I can assure you that their team is much larger than "one engineer".

 

[nagyimre1980]

Asus GT-AXE16000 was one of the flagship models last year. However, its support seems to be diminishing. It’s still one of the best routers, but the 3.0.0.6 firmware update has only been available in beta for over a year. The official 388 firmware hasn’t been released for it in the past 8 months! I don’t understand Asus’ support for their high-end models. I reached out to their support, but received no response