Devices connecting to RT-AX82U, but not to the Internet ….

[gnagyg]

Devices connect to the router, but say “no Internet”. I’ve been playing around, trying to figure out what’s going wrong. I created a guest network without security and everything I connect to that has Internet. All this started happening just about two weeks ago and I might have upgraded to the latest firmware then. Is there something wrong with that firmware? Shall I try to go back to an earlier version and where will I find one?

 

[eibgrad]

Did you do a dirty upgrade? (i.e., NOT clear nvram and NOT start fresh)

 

[gnagyg]

Did you do a dirty upgrade? (i.e., NOT clear nvram and NOT start fresh)

I guess I just upgraded. Do I have to rebuild everything and how do I clear NVRAM?

 

[eibgrad]

I guess I just upgraded. Do I have to rebuild everything and how do I clear NVRAM?

After the upgrade, you simply do a factory reset (see the Restore/Save/Upload Settings tab). And yes, by definition, you are rebuilding from scratch. That's why it's best to take snapshots of important pages, save inputs to custom configuration fields or AddOns, perhaps save certs w/ the VPN or GUI in case you don't want to deal w/ the possibility of having new certs generated (not sure it would actually change, but just in case), etc.

It's a hassle, but dirty upgrades often do lead to wonky behavior, and not always immediately.

 

[gnagyg]

What did me in was that I had set automatic upgrades to yes! Thanks for the advice. I will rebuild from scratch …

 

[gnagyg]

a lot of work, but everything looks good right now Why is it, that upgrading the firmware of a router is not as easy as upgrading i.e. an iPhone?