Beta ASUSWRT 386 RC2 public beta with full functions AiMesh 2.0

[OzarkEdge]

Did everything again. Software reset. Hard factory reset via Wps button. Led doesn’t work.
my router is AX11000, so not an old hacked router.
With the Factory firmware I don’t have this issue.

Ok, hopefully Asus will take note and look at things on their end. Their LED management may not be fully cooked... like why do they offer soft control of remote node LED but not root node LED.

OE

 

[mlai]

My pair of XT8 on RC8 in individual AP configuration (no mesh, standalone AP mode) will fail to allow clients to connect to 5G-2 after random period of time (in days). A reboot will bring 5G-2 back again.

When that happens, 5G-2 either complete disappears, or the client devices will fail to connect complaining incorrect password, which has not been changed. In both cases, reboot of the AP will bring 5G-2 back to normal for connection again.

 

[Moabdave]

Can I just say, y'all complaining about LED's and I'm over here hoping when RC-9 releases I can get 30 seconds of use before the router freezes First world problems.

 

[1a1b1k]

In 9.0.0.4_386_41034-ge2d15cc, these entries often appear in the syslog.
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newer than RC8 2020/11/12 (9.0.0.4.386.40947) ,where do u get this verison?

 

[Morpheus2020]

newer than RC8 2020/11/12 (9.0.0.4.386.40947) ,where do u get this verison?

AX86U Slow upload speed with AiProtection on

Hi, My AiMesh network consists of RT-AX86U (main router)->RT-AX82U->RT-AC86U all over WiFi 5GHz. When I switch AiProtection or Adaptive QoS on, upload speedtest run on PC (connected over WiFi) or via Ethernet ports of the nodes (not on main router) is restricted up to ca. 3 MBps. Upload...

www.snbforums.com

 

[Lord_Vader]

@ASUSWRT_2020
I have AC-86U as main router and AC-68U/AC-88U as nodes.
Updating my AC-88U to RC8 yesterday resulting in loss of the AC-88U. It's connected by ethernet and by itself it went wireless after updating. When changing connection method to ethernet AC-88U is gone. It's connected through a Zyxel managed switch, and the AC-68U directly to the main router. I've read a similar issue in this thread.

 

[Sjekke]

We are all waiting for RC-9

 

[sanke1]

After 11 days of stability on RC2-B8, PPPOe crapped out and was just refusing to connect with invalid PPPOe Username and Password. Had to reboot my RT-AX88U to get going again. So after 1.5 years of firmware, we cannot get basics right. However RC2-B8 is step in right direction and hopefully PPPOe stability is made topmost priority. Kinda losing my patience here.

 

[Wildebeast]

i have the same problem with RT-AX92U router and two (AX92U) nodes. No lan led on all 3 even after reset.

 

[OzarkEdge]

After 11 days of stability on RC2-B8, PPPOe crapped out and was just refusing to connect with invalid PPPOe Username and Password. Had to reboot my RT-AX88U to get going again. So after 1.5 years of firmware, we cannot get basics right. However RC2-B8 is step in right direction and hopefully PPPOe stability is made topmost priority. Kinda losing my patience here.

You may want to install released firmware, not the beta firmware.

OE

 

[Tex Texan]

So just to clarify, after 9 release candidate versions, this firmware is still not anywhere near being stable?!

 

[bumpengrinder]

So just to clarify, after 9 release candidate versions, this firmware is still not anywhere near being stable?!

 

[drabisan]

So just to clarify, after 9 release candidate versions, this firmware is still not anywhere near being stable?!

You could see it like that. Or you can see the amount of fixes they implemented as result of the feedback received during this beta.
My experience: latest release is the first one even that brings me to 2 weeks uptime. A rare occurrence since I bought GT-AC5300 and RT-AX88U as companion. Maybe not perfect, but clearly promising!

 

[Sjekke]

You could see it like that. Or you can see the amount of fixes they implemented as result of the feedback received during this beta.
My experience: latest release is the first one even that brings me to 2 weeks uptime. A rare occurrence since I bought GT-AC5300 and RT-AX88U as companion. Maybe not perfect, but clearly promising!

With the factory firmware I didn’t have any problems and have uptimes of months ...

 

[OzarkEdge]

So just to clarify, after 9 release candidate versions, this firmware is still not anywhere near being stable?!

RC2-1,2,3,4 were not usable here.

RC2-5,6,7,8 have been stable here.

RC2-8 logs my strongest wireless backhaul to date. Generally around ~800 Mbps and this morning I saw it above 1 Gbps for the first time. And that's with the leaves down around here.

There is no RC2-9 yet.

Using only mature, non-tri-band, non-AX RT-AC86Us probably helps me.

OE

 

[Sjekke]

Rc8 is working for me on my AX11000 except for the LED that doesn’t function for LAN activity... but for me it’s a minor issue ...

 

[drabisan]

With the factory firmware I didn’t have any problems and have uptimes of months ...

I can only but envy you!
With my hardware setup and 384 I had to schedule an automated reboot on a weekly basis!
For the first few 386 beta I had to schedule a reboot every ~48h. 7 was way better and 8 is current status.
386 allowed me to use all radios on my GT-AC5300 so only because of that feature 386 is the only good option.
Once testing is done, I'll return to a weekly reboot. I don't want to see unexpected issue and most times a periodic reboot is the way to solve it.
But my current uptime shows me Asus developers are on the right track. However long it takes, it's a positive track.

 

[Smokey613]

RC2-1,2,3,4 were not usable here.

RC2-5,6,7,8 have been stable here.

RC2-8 logs my strongest wireless backhaul to date. Generally around ~800 Mbps and this morning I saw it above 1 Gbps for the first time. And that's with the leaves down around here.

There is no RC2-9 yet.

Using only mature, non-tri-band, non-AX RT-AC86Us probably helps me.

OE

For stability it’s hard to beat the RT-AC68U or late production RT-AC86U running released Merlin firmware.

 

[OzarkEdge]

For stability it’s hard to be the RT-AC68U or late production RT-AC86U running released Merlin firmware.

The three AC68Us in my orbit have been flawless for years.

The AC86Us have been near flawless if you overlook the early ones that burned out prematurely. I do... they only bump my average IT cost up a bit.

OE

 

[sanke1]

You may want to install released firmware, not the beta firmware.

OE

Release firmware does not last beyond 2 days where DDNS module fails hard and Port Forwarding stops working. PPPOe disconnects 2-3 times a day. At first I thought it was my ISP who is at fault. But then a team of FTTH specialists visited my place and they checked the Fiber at every point. My ONU shows -19dB power and ISP's OLT also shows -18.9dB. This is actually optimal for FTTH deployment. But to rule out the ONU (FTTH modem) issue, they replaced it with brand new one and put it under bridge mode. Still same issue of several PPPOe disconnects per day.

Then I removed my Asus RT-AX88U and put a $20 TP-Link router in it's place....lo-and-behold.... TP-Link held proper 23hr PPPOe sessions for entire one month without fail. At this point it was clear that RT-AX88U has broken PPPOe implementation. There are several similar complaints on this forum. The TP-Link also did not miss to resolve DDNS even once and I was able to access Remote Desktop and CCTV cameras without fail at all times. However, RT-AX88U's DDNS fails to resolve dynamic IP once 2-3 days. So router's homepage also becomes inaccessible from WAN. This happens on V1 and V1.1 of RT-AX88U and behaviour is same with 2 different ISPs at home and at office.

I am beta testing this thing for 1.5 years and for such expensive plastic, it feels as if I got hoodwinked.

So just to clarify, after 9 release candidate versions, this firmware is still not anywhere near being stable?!

Nope