My RT-AC86U reset to factory settings by itself on a reboot

[BJBBJB]

Greetings.

This happened to me a year or two ago and it just happened again. I have an RT-AC86U as my main router for a mesh system with 2 other Asus routers (Asus 1900's) with wired backhaul. Has worked great...
However this morning, internet was down, it still showed my custom SSID. I rebooted and I saw the default ASUS 2.4 and 5 SSID's and I immediately knew what happened. I was able to quickly get the basics up and running.

However, with it now doing it the second time is this a sign that it is having a hardware issue or something? Is this a "known issue"?
Fortunately I was around and able to get things up and running quickly.....but that is not always the case.

And thinking ahead.....if I get something like the GT-AXE16000 to replace it, what is an appropriate mesh node router to buy so I can extend the wifi6E to the mesh at a reasonable price?

The thought of starting from scratch is not appetizing but it may be time. I can't have this happening....

Thanks in advance for the help.

BJBBJB

 

[Tech9]

Is this a "known issue"?

Not common, but reported here and there with different model routers.

if I get something like the GT-AXE16000

Don’t invest in Wi-Fi 6E. It was not very popular intermediate step technology to Wi-Fi 7. If you really need 6GHz go for Wi-Fi 7.

 

[BJBBJB]

Not common, but reported here and there with different model routers.



Don’t invest in Wi-Fi 6E. It was not very popular intermediate step technology to Wi-Fi 7. If you really need 6GHz go for Wi-Fi 7.

Thank you. When I was helping someone look at Asus routers a few months ago, all the Wi-fi 7 ones seemed to have issues. The mesh ones with how the channels were utilized, etc. etc. Perhaps that has changed. If I have to buy new one will have to revisit.

 

[Tech9]

GT-AXE16000 has support issues. It was released 2 years ago, but still doesn’t have Asuswrt 5.0 aka Pro firmware. Some much cheaper models got 4-5 Pro firmware releases already, the most expensive one - nada. Still want one?

Eventually matching expensive ZenWiFi Pro ET12 nodes stuck on Asuswrt 4.0 as well…