brummygit
Very Senior Member
@Morris you are patronising and it is hard to remain polite. You are not the only non-amateur on this forum, or person able to design, diagnose and build networks. However you jump to conclusions with minimal information and assume that others have no knowledge.Hi Merlin,
You probably saw that I agree with you regarding WiFi issues and found two of the most consistent people reporting issues do not have issues related Asus router related bugs. One has environmental issues and a bad design that compounds the issue. The other simply disappointed that the clients don't connect to the AP he would expect them to. The clients work fine so I don't consider this an issue.
As far as initial setup of a node, using my RT-AX86U as the router, Another RT-AX86U would not join the mesh when 1 meter away from the router. It joined immediately when I connected via an ethernet jumper. The same happened with my XD6. This was reputable when I set them up in May of 2022. I have not retested with the latest code yet if you would like I can test again.
Happy Holidays and thank you for all you do
Morris
In my case I have a couple of times pointed out that I am experienced, but you still seem to ignore this and jump to conclusions that are clearly not valid if you've read the information posted.
In my case I use a mesh network because I need to work around the physical limitations of my home. I designed and built my network to function as necessary, however there are some specific bugs in the Asus code (NOT Merlin) that inhibit it's correct functionality at the moment.
I have reported this to Asus directly, but hope that my posts on here might serve 2 purposes - help others facing similar issues (these seem to be specific use cases) and also gather further information that can lead to a fix from Asus or a better work around for myself.
I am currently back on that most recent 386 builds with my config "frigs" in place and my entire network is performing exactly as designed. But I have no upgrade path for features or security vulnerabilities until the bugs are resolved and therefore wish to contribute.