PS.: Not sure if there is a inSSIDer equivalent software for Macs, but there should be somthing for iPhones, to show used WLAN channels...
Running 25b now (was on 260.21) and nothing to report - it's working; thanks Merlin
Either i am been thick or i have missed a trick but
Connect 2GB usb stick that is formated in ext2 {nothing on the stick} - the router is seeing the disk/stick but reporting that 'Available space: -17179869182.13 GB'
I am unable to install download manager onto the stick because looking at it; it believes there is no space on the stick when in fact it is empty -
This is the first time i have tried to use this feature so i might be missing a trick here....
I have an interesting (to me) bug I wanted to post.
I was getting the previously mentioned "protocol 0000 is buggy, dev eth2" errors on the latest asuswrt-merlin firmware.
I searched the forums high and low and saw the posts about disabling VPN Broadcast support and Network Place: Samba support. However, both were disabled on my router. I manually disabled all Samba-related features, but the issue continued. I tried enabling, rebooting, disabling, rebooting, but made no difference.
I reset the firmware to defaults and the Asus Firmware. The problem went away. I flashed back merlin. It still didn't show up. I finished manually and enabled IPv6 (native DHCP-PD on Comcast) and the errors showed up again.
Disabled IPv6, the errors stopped.
So, i flashed back the native Asus firmware - and the problem stayed away, even with IPv6 enabled.
Any other suggestions? Currently I'm back on the native firmware with the same settings and getting no errors.
Your error message is different. Yours refers to eth2 (the 5 GHz radio) while the VPN broadcast issue refers to eth0 (the WAN interface).
See if you have any client on the 5 GHz band sending weird stuff.
Mine actually has both, eth0 and eth2 (But no eth1 - is that 2.4ghz?).
What kind of traffic might trigger that? The only 5ghz client is my laptop; everything else is on regular 2.4.
Thank you for the hard work merlin!
Im not too tech savvy with networking but I could definitely tell that firmware 25/25b are giving me problems with my iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) on the 2.4ghz band. I keep getting disconnected every other day or so and when I try to reconnect it wont allow me, it says unable to join. On ver.24 my settings where channel 10, 20MHz band, wireless mode Auto, and never had a problem. So the same settings with ver 25/25b and besides the disconnects and unable to join, I have taken a hit on transfer speed and signal. Went back to 24 and all is good again. Are the wireless drivers same from 24 on the 25/25b firmware?
I am not able to access the MediaFire page (http://www.mediafire.com/asuswrt-merlin/) to download the latest Asuswrt-Merlin 3.0.0.4.270.25 firmware. The page is scrambled with no content. Can anyone point me to an alternate download area?
Thanks!
Not sure why, but using your .25 version, I was unable to flash to a Tomato build using the recovery mode, where you hold the reset button while powering on. tried uploading the tomato firmware several times to no avail. Had to revert to an older version of Merlin, .24b I think it was, first, and then I was able to flash the Tomato firmware.
My issues with 5GHz seem to have been resolved. When the problems surfaced, nothing but a complete reboot would solve the problem and only temporarily. I had installed a new HD and then upgraded the 6300 wireless drivers to Intel's 15.3.1 version. I had noticed that there was also some kind of problem with the Lenovo Wireless Connection taskbar app where it would register a connection even when Windows said I was connected, so I had just shut it off.
After I loaded the beta (.345) the WAN connection slowdown was apparent from both wired and wireless devices. But upgrading to .25b the only problem I was having was with the laptop loosing network connection speed. The laptop is the only device I regularly connect on the 5GHz band. Connecting the laptop to the 2.4GHz band or rebooting the laptop were my only options to regain expected speed..
I dropped back to .24 but the 5GHz problem continued, which was when I looked at the wifi drivers. I now have the 15.2 drivers installed and the router still at .24 and I've been better than 12 hours with no connection issues and network transfer speeds better than 20 MB/second.
I'm planning on waiting another 24 hours just to make sure that my 5GHz are gone and then move back to .25 and see. . . what happens. . .
EDIT: I'd also like to add my thanks for this great firmware. I haven't really had time to try out so many of the useful additions but I'm very grateful for all of the opportunities they offer! I honestly have not add any issues with either band using any of the firmware releases I've tried - until the events I've described. I really like this router and continue to be pleased with my purchase and the added advantage of having access to this enhanced firmware!
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