GG7
Regular Contributor
I just tried the latest A4 version, and as I feared, it breaks my 2.4G band's internet connections just like the latest ASUS firmware does!
I tried clearing my 2.4 settings, putting in a different set of name/password, save. Still no internet on that side of the 68U B1. Put my original 2.4 settings back in and saved and still broken. Reset the NVRAM, did a quick config of the 2.4 band and STILL broken!
Flashed back to 378.56_2 and presto! 2.4 internet connection is back to normal with full internet access on all devices and no delays in connection times to that band. Everything works perfectly just as before.
So... Looks like this is the end of the road for me and Merlin. I guess I am forever stuck with 378.56_2 and those outstanding log file problems. Sure wish someone in the know could figure out what ASUS added in this latest build that destroys my 2.4 band's internet access. It is quite troubling that such a game breaking bug managed to get in there, and ever more sad is that Merlin now has it too!
Major bummer all around for me and this hardware's future. At least as far as Merlin and ASUS firmwares are concerned. I'm just grateful that the current public release is working as well as it is. To the point that I could conceivably run this 68U with 378.56_2 for the life of the router. But, I hate to be ball and chained like this to any firmware. Especially with a brand new piece of gear!
Might be time to check out Tomato and DD-WRT, and see if they work without taking out half of my WI-FI system! :/
I tried clearing my 2.4 settings, putting in a different set of name/password, save. Still no internet on that side of the 68U B1. Put my original 2.4 settings back in and saved and still broken. Reset the NVRAM, did a quick config of the 2.4 band and STILL broken!
Flashed back to 378.56_2 and presto! 2.4 internet connection is back to normal with full internet access on all devices and no delays in connection times to that band. Everything works perfectly just as before.
So... Looks like this is the end of the road for me and Merlin. I guess I am forever stuck with 378.56_2 and those outstanding log file problems. Sure wish someone in the know could figure out what ASUS added in this latest build that destroys my 2.4 band's internet access. It is quite troubling that such a game breaking bug managed to get in there, and ever more sad is that Merlin now has it too!
Major bummer all around for me and this hardware's future. At least as far as Merlin and ASUS firmwares are concerned. I'm just grateful that the current public release is working as well as it is. To the point that I could conceivably run this 68U with 378.56_2 for the life of the router. But, I hate to be ball and chained like this to any firmware. Especially with a brand new piece of gear!
Might be time to check out Tomato and DD-WRT, and see if they work without taking out half of my WI-FI system! :/
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