ASUS GT-BE98 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_34372 - 2024/04/23

[jixiangyuan]

But i had the automatic restart configured for tonight and this morning it was the same until i changed something in settings few minutes ago, then wifi was restarting and now it looks like it is working again. Any ideas what to check?

I think it’s just that the MLO needs some time to warm up every time you reboot the router. They should probably hide the SSID broadcast for a few more seconds after rebooting avoid this issue.

Just out of curiosity, what did you change in the settings? I don’t think there’s anything you can change to fix this.

 

[wattenre]

I think it’s just that the MLO needs some time to warm up every time you reboot the router. They should probably hide the SSID broadcast for a few more seconds after rebooting avoid this issue.

Just out of curiosity, what did you change in the settings? I don’t think there’s anything you can change to fix this.

I made p.e. changes on guest network (not related to the problem), just to force rouuter to restart only the wifi part.

One additional question:
When activating Wifi 7 with MLO for SSID "ABC", router creates automatically a legacy network called "ABC_IoT". Should i use this as well? Or should i rename it to "ABC" as well if possible? Because after some time i can connect all devices, even older ones, to main network "ABC", so it looks like i do not need the legacy one. And its quite limited what I can configure in it compared to a normal IoT or Guest network.

 

[jixiangyuan]

I made p.e. changes on guest network (not related to the problem), just to force rouuter to restart only the wifi part.

One additional question:
When activating Wifi 7 with MLO for SSID "ABC", router creates automatically a legacy network called "ABC_IoT". Should i use this as well? Or should i rename it to "ABC" as well if possible? Because after some time i can connect all devices, even older ones, to main network "ABC", so it looks like i do not need the legacy one. And its quite limited what I can configure in it compared to a normal IoT or Guest network.

In theory, you should not connect to the IoT band unless the client device is an IoT device or a legacy device that only supports WEP/WPA1.
As the MLO band offers either lower latency, higher throughput, or more reliable transmission depending on the mode of the MLO (EMLSR/STR/NSTR) that the AP and client device agree on.

However, in its current state, many devices will have compatibility issues when using the MLO band, such as the client device can only use the 2.4GHz frequency radio, results in lower throughput. Therefore, you might not want to use the MLO function at all until the manufacturers of the router and the client devices figure out how to implement this properly.

 

[wattenre]

In theory, you should not connect to the IoT band unless the client device is an IoT device or a legacy device that only supports WEP/WPA1.
As the MLO band offers either lower latency, higher throughput, or more reliable transmission depending on the mode of the MLO (EMLSR/STR/NSTR) that the AP and client device agree on.

However, in its current state, many devices will have compatibility issues when using the MLO band, such as the client device can only use the 2.4GHz frequency radio, results in lower throughput. Therefore, you might not want to use the MLO function at all until the manufacturers of the router and the client devices figure out how to implement this properly.

Thanks
I turned now MLO off again, restarted everything manually and hope that the problem will no longer appear. But how to remove the legacy network? I can only deactivate it.

 

[ffodi]

After some days of testing, I rolled back to 33001 again...using the latest FW 34372 or version 33570 my LAN speeds via Wi-Fi are capped around 800 Mbps (....and sometimes unstable).
If at least one Wireguard client is active the situation is even worse.
Using FW 33001 this problem is not present and the transfer speeds are OK and stable (far above 1 Gbps).

General setup:
Server <10Gbe> BE98 <Wi-Fi 6 or 7> Client device

Test case:
Large file copy from server to client(s) or self hosted speed test (openspeedtest hosted on the server).

What I have noticed, that in case if the transfer speed is capped, one CPU core (usually core0) of the router is hitting 99%.
If parallel file copy operations are started from the server using 2 or more devices, every device will be capped at ~800 Mbps max.

After doing a factory reset and some basic configuration, the situation is the same.

I have attached a picture with an example.
Setup: Server <10Gbe> BE98 <Wi-Fi 6 5GHz-2> AX11000 as media bridge <2,5 Gbe> PC
Distance: approx. 8 m + 1 lightweight wall in between.
Using the latest FW this speed is ~800/600 Mbps (link speed between the client and the router is the same as in case of 33001).

Is anybody facing the same issue?

 

[jixiangyuan]

Thanks
I turned now MLO off again, restarted everything manually and hope that the problem will no longer appear. But how to remove the legacy network? I can only deactivate it.

Sorry, I don't fully understand your request, you want to remove the legacy network? I'm not sure how that works.

 

[firebolt78]

After some days of testing, I rolled back to 33001 again...using the latest FW 34372 or version 33570 my LAN speeds via Wi-Fi are capped around 800 Mbps (....and sometimes unstable).
If at least one Wireguard client is active the situation is even worse.
Using FW 33001 this problem is not present and the transfer speeds are OK and stable (far above 1 Gbps).

General setup:
Server <10Gbe> BE98 <Wi-Fi 6 or 7> Client device

Test case:
Large file copy from server to client(s) or self hosted speed test (openspeedtest hosted on the server).

What I have noticed, that in case if the transfer speed is capped, one CPU core (usually core0) of the router is hitting 99%.
If parallel file copy operations are started from the server using 2 or more devices, every device will be capped at ~800 Mbps max.

After doing a factory reset and some basic configuration, the situation is the same.

I have attached a picture with an example.
Setup: Server <10Gbe> BE98 <Wi-Fi 6 5GHz-2> AX11000 as media bridge <2,5 Gbe> PC
Distance: approx. 8 m + 1 lightweight wall in between.
Using the latest FW this speed is ~800/600 Mbps (link speed between the client and the router is the same as in case of 33001).

Is anybody facing the same issue?

Thanks for sharing this. Thinking of trying firmware 33001. Do you use AiMesh between BE98 with wireless backhaul with AX11000? Just want to confirm.

 

[ffodi]

Thanks for sharing this. Thinking of trying firmware 33001. Do you use AiMesh between BE98 with wireless backhaul with AX11000? Just want to confirm.

No, there is no AiMesh in this case. The AX11000 is in media bridge mode and connected to the router wireless using the 5 GHz-2 band (so this is the "backhaul").

 

[wattenre]

Sorry, I don't fully understand your request, you want to remove the legacy network? I'm not sure how that works.

Yes, the one which was created when MLO was turned on and which is now visible in Guest Network Pro as Legacy Network. In addition, it has only a few configurable options compared to a normal guest or iot network

 

[jixiangyuan]

Yes, the one which was created when MLO was turned on and which is now visible in Guest Network Pro as Legacy Network. In addition, it has only a few configurable options compared to a normal guest or iot network

I think you can only disable that IoT SSID in Guest Network Pro; ASUS doesn’t allow you to delete it for now. If it bothers you, you can get rid of it by performing a factory reset.

 

[wattenre]

I noticed that as well. But I think everyone gets that initially after the firmware update, then it should back to normal. I think it's just the router was still in the update process, although you can find the SSID using your client devices.

I had it now again, seems to be connected to having no power in between. The setup was working now very stable and fast for more then a week, including wifi 7, smart connect and 6G band active. Yesterday i had a power outage and after reconnection, the wifi was not working correctly for more then 1 hour, independent from the settings: wifi 7 off, smart connect off, 6G off, ... Some clients reported "invalid passwort", some were able to connect but only to 2.4G, some were able to connect but lost connection when bigger traffic occurred, .... LAN devices dropped also out of connection for some time. Now after waiting over night, everything is working again. All clients can connect again and the connection is stable again over all networks including 6G and Wifi 7.

 

[MDK]

new update not on asus site yet

3.0.0.6.102_36852 via router

 

[jixiangyuan]

new update not on asus site yet

3.0.0.6.102_36852 via router

Nice! Thank you so much for this information!