Beta ASUSWRT 386 RC2 public beta with full functions AiMesh 2.0
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Smokey613
Very Senior Member
IMHO, it is hard to beat a pair of RT-AC86U routers for AiMesh. But, I am biased.
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bumpengrinder
Regular Contributor
My setup is (now) GT-AC2900 main + RT-AC86U node and all seems solid. The GT-AC2900 does seem to be rather similar to the RT-AC86U. Apart from the disco lights.
sanke1
Senior Member
Are they both same routers SOC and antenna wise?
bumpengrinder
Regular Contributor
I believe so, but greater minds than mine will be more informed. This review seems to confirm it though:
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 review: The wireless router for gamers! | Digital Citizen
In this review, we test the wireless performance, and coverage of the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 dual-band router. Here is what it offers to gamers, power users, and families with children.
There is no Merlin for the GT-AC2900, which is worth knowing. I did wonder, since they are on the same chipset, what would happen if I flashed Merlin for RT-AC86U on the GT-AC2900 but:
GT-AC2900 Merlin-compatible?
Hi, After much "research" (googling), I'm considering the GT-AC2900 for home use. I'm basically looking for the AC86U but that model isn't wall-mountable, and the GT version is. I've been using an RT-N66 for years and it's time to upgrade, basically to improve range (& throughput) in a...
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Not true. The GT-AC2900 is now supported by Merlin. Check out the latest alpha builds.
bumpengrinder
Regular Contributor
Ah, sorry, I only checked the "main download site". That's great to hear.
I also noticed after some reboots some wireless shows as wired.
I've a IKEA Tradfri Gateway for lights switch on/off which I put hard in DHCP with a ipaddress, after some reboots it doesn't pick-up with that ip anymore (but that is in every version), never had this OpenWRT on my TP-Link.
redbarchetta
New Around Here
Have you tried setting up Guest WiFi on the 2nd network (rather than the first)? Same thing happened to me, and everything works fine on the 2nd.
mlai
Regular Contributor
Just updated my pair of XT8s from current release 386.25790 to the RC8 386.40947. I have one observation and one question.
Observation:
When a XT8 is in initial setup mode (or right after factory reset), it automatically searches whether other XT8s are present on the network. If other XT8s are detectes, the new node will try and insert itself as an AIMesh node automatically and will try to sync settings from other XT8.
This is more of a note to self as for normal AIMesh scenarios, this is the desired behavior (ie, automatic setup). But since I run my pair of XT8s in individual AP mode (for most flexibility), this will mean I have to turn off ALL XT8s on the network (and in the new nodes vicinity) so the new node can be setup as an AP for a new AIMesh network. In short, simple AP mode does NOT EXISTS on the XT8 anymore.
Question:
Does the current 386RC8 still have problems in AIMesh mode if connected thru smart switches? I found that my XT8 when setup does try to sync with a XT8 already setup on the network via wireless connections, but the node will not communicate with the AIMesh main node when connecting to my wireless 10GB switch (Netgear MX510TPP), even when 1GB Wan priority is set.
Please help.
Observation:
When a XT8 is in initial setup mode (or right after factory reset), it automatically searches whether other XT8s are present on the network. If other XT8s are detectes, the new node will try and insert itself as an AIMesh node automatically and will try to sync settings from other XT8.
This is more of a note to self as for normal AIMesh scenarios, this is the desired behavior (ie, automatic setup). But since I run my pair of XT8s in individual AP mode (for most flexibility), this will mean I have to turn off ALL XT8s on the network (and in the new nodes vicinity) so the new node can be setup as an AP for a new AIMesh network. In short, simple AP mode does NOT EXISTS on the XT8 anymore.
Question:
Does the current 386RC8 still have problems in AIMesh mode if connected thru smart switches? I found that my XT8 when setup does try to sync with a XT8 already setup on the network via wireless connections, but the node will not communicate with the AIMesh main node when connecting to my wireless 10GB switch (Netgear MX510TPP), even when 1GB Wan priority is set.
Please help.
redbarchetta
New Around Here
Question - running a pair of meshed AC68U's with ethernet backhaul (ISP=Spectrum), and cannot figure out why the Internet status shows "Disconnnected" on the Network Map page (despite all clients having full internet access). I have played around with various WAN settings, including setting specific DNS servers, but nothing seems to make a a difference. I believe this was working fine under Merlin 384.19 so unsure if this is just a pre-release artifact or configuration issue on my end. Any advice or direction is appreciated.
doc octopus
Senior Member
When will AiProtection issues be resolved? I have to limit the children's sessions on the internet
So i have a pair of AX11000 in AiMesh mode with latest beta (9.0.0.4.386.40947), and i just got no internet in the main router (the node was perfectly, every device had internet there) and couldn't connect any device to the main router... So i connected to the node's wifi went to the WEB GUI and saw the status of the internet connection as DISCONNECTED... So i rebooted the system from the web gui and now is working again... Really weird bug... Hope they release a new Beta fixing this. So, try to reboot your system from the WEB GUI and see if the DISCONNECTED status changes.
OzarkEdge
Part of the Furniture
SomeWhereOverTheRainBow
Part of the Furniture
I am surprised you are even messing with AiMesh with the roaming assistant feature turned off. You might as well just use your extra routers as Access Points. As per your talk about turning off AC, I don't see how this is necessary or benefitial unless your wireless devices are older because you are intentionally impacting wireless performance for sheer stability. The trade-off is not really that much different compared to any losses in wireless performance. Now as for wifi settings tab, there are plenty of unnecessary(,but sometimes benefitial depending on case use) options that you can disable without sacrificing actual wireless performance.
@ASUSWRT_2020
A little strange observation.
I have 2 AX88U's and had ALL 384 FWs since August, how would I say it- it worked like shirt, every last FW.
In ASUS advice- 40947 FW is installed.
The performenance is much better, no doubt.
About 800-900Mbps.
Pretty static range of speed test. About 5M distance from router.
I even hit high speeds on speed test.
But, every few days I get really low speeds on speed test, hitting 500-700Mbps.
After devices reboot, everything is back to normal.
Any idea?
maybe another bug that should be treated?
A little strange observation.
I have 2 AX88U's and had ALL 384 FWs since August, how would I say it- it worked like shirt, every last FW.
In ASUS advice- 40947 FW is installed.
The performenance is much better, no doubt.
About 800-900Mbps.
Pretty static range of speed test. About 5M distance from router.
I even hit high speeds on speed test.
But, every few days I get really low speeds on speed test, hitting 500-700Mbps.
After devices reboot, everything is back to normal.
Any idea?
maybe another bug that should be treated?
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