the frequent disconnection
Unlikely. Asuswrt-Merlin AiMesh functions, all TrendMicro components and Wi-Fi drivers are identical to stock Asuswrt.
I understand, but Asuswrt-Merlin is mostly features added firmware. What you are interested in fixing has to come from Asuswrt base first.
As I understand it, the model was originally intended to be called the RT-AX95Q, then I think the Marketing department got ahold of it because they're more targeted towards high-end home users with taste for interior design, than gamers . The "AX6600" is more a label indicating wifi-protocol and total speed, than the model name.I'd Like to understand the naming convention for XT8 I thought was the AX660 but now we have RT-AX95Q. There must be logic here ps I have installed on my 2 XT8's and will feedback any oddities .
Thanks, I painfully had to put up witht he loss of my merlin 68U and use stock asus with xt8 until now. (Although its been so long i've lost track of what I loved about it
the best explanation you have..As I understand it, the model was originally intended to be called the RT-AX95Q, then I think the Marketing department got ahold of it because they're more targeted towards high-end home users with taste for interior design, than gamers . The "AX6600" is more a label indicating wifi-protocol and total speed, than the model name.
See the changelog(s) for the ASUS Merlin firmware - that's where all the differences are documented.Can someone share the difference between this fork and the standard asus firmware?
My experience with Merlin firmware in general has been excellent - rock-solid with extra features. I've used his firmware for years, and I've always preferred it on my ASUS-routers when it's available for a particular model. MUCH more reliable than stock ASUS firmware. I've been running it for a couple of days now on my pair of XT8 routers (in mesh with 5GHz-2 backhaul) and it's been very good - not a single problem so far.Thanks for the swift reply. How has your experience with this firmware been so far?
Did you have to add the node manually?My experience with Merlin firmware in general has been excellent - rock-solid with extra features. I've used his firmware for years, and I've always preferred it on my ASUS-routers when it's available for a particular model. MUCH more reliable than stock ASUS firmware. I've been running it for a couple of days now on my pair of XT8 routers (in mesh with 5GHz-2 backhaul) and it's been very good - not a single problem so far.
Did you have to add the node manually?
Can you see the PHY Rate in web UI?
Do you see this in the logs:
Apr 4 07:56:55 kernel: ^[[0;33;41m[ERROR archer] archer_mcast_activate,554: ADD_PORT: WLAN SSID has already been added: egress_port 7, current 0x0002, new 0x0002^[[0m
Apr 4 08:02:52 kernel: protocol 0000 is buggy, dev archer
PHY Rate is shown under AiMesh - Network:
View attachment 40621
The log entries are all recent and after the upgrade:
View attachment 40622
May be normal but not sure.
I always factory reset after upgrade which is why I had to add the nodes. This process had to be done manually with ethernet cable. Looks like known bug?
AiMesh pairing works only with ethernet backhaul · Issue #145 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng
Firmware 386.4 Issue: AX routers: node scanning cannot detect any node AC rouers: node scanning works, but pairing fails. Progression bar goes fast. Currently AiMesh setup works only if the routers...github.com
I'm not seeing it on the Merlin site. Is it under stable releases or test builds?So we should use the RT-AX95Q firmware file for the XT8?
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