BE96/98 updates

[Richard1864]

Anyone know if ASUS is working on any firmware updates for the BE96/98 routers? Been a long time since they posted any on their product pages.

 

[RMerlin]

Anyone know if ASUS is working on any firmware updates for the BE96/98 routers?

Yes, they are.

 

[Richard1864]

Yes, they are.

Thanks Merlin. We have a bunch of both at work (in office and remote work locations) and boss was wondering if support had been discontinued.

 

[baller54]

This is great news. BE96U hasn't had a fw update since April!

 

[Richard1864]

This is great news. BE96U hasn't had a fw update since April!

Exactly. Hopefully they’ll release an update soon for us!

 

[MDK]

GT98 has a new firmware, still not on asus site

 

[Richard1864]

Awesome!

 

[Quasi88]

Yes, they are.

Do you know also for the RT-BE88U?

 

[RMerlin]

Do you know also for the RT-BE88U?

Those are all very recent models. There is no reason to believe that Asus aren`t working on them. A large portion of the firmware code is identical through all models, so any work on that will affect every single model.

 

[BoostOver]

GT98 has a new firmware, still not on asus site

And Again QoS si broken

 

[Mappi75]

Updated my B98 no problems so far.. (dont know this QoS si thing).

Asus Website:

ROG Rapture GT-BE98 | Gaming networking｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global

Quad-Band WiFi 6E gaming router, new 320MHz bandwidth in 6GHz band, triple 10G ports, 2.5G WAN port, Extendable WiFi with AiMesh support, RangeBoost Plus, Triple-level game acceleration and free network security

rog.asus.com

New features:
- New "Network" page to consolidate main network and guest network/Smart Home Master for simplified management.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements：
- Improved AiMesh backhaul stability.
- Improved system stability and fixed Smart Home Master GUI issues.
- Optimized memory management mechanisms, improving system efficiency and stability.
- Strengthened input validation and data processing workflows, further protecting your information security.
- Improved web rendering engine, enhancing browsing experience and security.
- Enhanced security of system command processing to guard against potential malicious operations.
- Perfected JavaScript-related security mechanisms, offering a more secure web interaction environment.

 

[pdixon0]

I updated to the latest stock firmware from the latest Gnuton Merlin build and my MLO network is goosed again. Just a heads up for anyone updating the firmware. My S24U says it's on MLO but WiFiman only shows it connecting to a single radio, and I've got weird hidden SSID's showing on all radios...

 

[Mappi75]

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[supershaun]

I updated to the latest stock firmware from the latest Gnuton Merlin build and my MLO network is goosed again. Just a heads up for anyone updating the firmware. My S24U says it's on MLO but WiFiman only shows it connecting to a single radio, and I've got weird hidden SSID's showing on all radios...

Yeah the MLO is rubbish for me and speeds are alot slower also. I might have to try factory reset and start over.

 

[pdixon0]

Looks like Smart Connect has gone, there's now a switch for MLO Front Haul for Clients under the network config for the main SSID now. I'm still only showing connection to a single radio on my S24U (I forgot the network then reconnected as well)

 

[supershaun]

Looks like Smart Connect has gone, there's now a switch for MLO Front Haul for Clients under the network config for the main SSID now. I'm still only showing connection to a single radio on my S24U (I forgot the network then reconnected as well)

Yeah I have exactly same issue. I might just roll back the firmware as not sure what’s happening. It just doesn’t work.

iPhone 15 pro

Before firmware upgrade. 1400down/1700up
After firmware upgrade. 800down/600up

Intel be200

Before firmware upgrade. 1600down/2000up
After firmware upgrade. 900down/1000up

 

[pdixon0]

Yeah, I'm seeing 500ish down on a 900 line, I was seeing the full 900 on the previous firmware too. FFS!

 

[pdixon0]

If you look on a WiFi scanner (I use WiFiMan on Android), do you have additional hidden SSID's or additional MAC addresses being shown?

I had that on my old set up initially and had to factory restore and set up afresh to get rid of it.

 

[supershaun]

I will have a look at this tonight

 

[supershaun]

Yeah I’m just going to roll back to previous firmware as it’s just made everything unusable. All the speeds are terrible and my plan was to keep all 4 of my networks seperate 2.4,5ghz,2nd 5ghz, 6ghz as before and add MLO. If anyone has this actually working as it’s meant to then can they post exactly what they did

Thanks