RT-AX56U Link Aggregation Enable

[Adman1091]

I have an RT-AX56U with Asuswrt-merlin ver 384.18. I want to be able to use LACP to bond my lan 1 & 2. I have SSH access, and am willing to try ANYTHING to get this to work. Thanks!

PS. The Asus Global site states in tech specs that Link Aggregation IS supported on this model.
(https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT...h-WiFi-Routers-and-Systems/RT-AX56U/techspec/)

 

[L&LD]

What are you linking it to?

 

[Adman1091]

A managed dlink dgs-1210-28p. It supports lacp. And I also have a synology rs2414+ currently lacp'd to the switch.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Do you have the option in the GUI? Does it not work?

[Wireless Router] How to setup link aggregation on ASUS router?(Teaming Port/LACP) | Official Support | ASUS USA

 

[Adman1091]

There is no option in the Gui. I even updated to the newest official firmware, and not there.

 

[ColinTaylor]

There is no option in the Gui. I even updated to the newest official firmware, and not there.

Time to contact Asus customer services I think.

 

[Adman1091]

Sure, but can merlin do it? I like the extra features. I know there is a link aggregation script that I downloaded, but I have no clue how to use it. I also know that there are nvram commands that I can force, but I don't know my exact ports. (I'm thinking they are 1+2)

 

[ColinTaylor]

The only link aggregation script I'm aware of was written for the older platform, as used by models like the RT-AC68U. The RT-AX56U uses a completely different platform (HND) so the script would have to converted to that. I'm not aware of anybody having done that.

I'd still contact Asus in the first instance just in case there's some technical limitation which means it's not possible. It could save you many hours of work trying to write your own script. They might even have a beta firmware for you to try.

 

[Adman1091]

I have emailed Asus, and now will wait for a response. I will update this if/when I get an answer.

 

[Adman1091]

I have emailed Asus, and now will wait for a response. I will update this if/when I get an answer.

ASUS says this model does NOT support aggregation. Returned it for an ax86u.