Broken power button
My stupid power button broke. It no longer "sticks" shut. And I wasn't even near the router when it broke, it was powered up in normal operating mode and just shut down on its own. How ridiculous is...
View ArticleRT-AC66 power button dead, using tape!
so out of the blue and untouched, the power button on my router, which is small and chintzy just like the power cord itself, no longer stays depressed. the spring pushes it out into an off position,...
View ArticleRT-AC68U and AICloud issue
I have the RT-AC68U and when i first set it up I was able to use my android phone with the aicloud app and download mp3 files on a shared folder on my windows 10 pc outside my home network. Then one...
View ArticlePCE-AC68 card vs. RT-AC1200G+ router
I am using a RT-AC68U router and have a PC connected to it via cable. On the PC, I run iperf server. On another PC, I have the PCE-AC68 adapter with recently updated driver. I get ~ 150Mbits/sec...
View ArticleRT-AC5300 x2 Wi-Fi Bridging Issue
Current Network Setup: Central Router - RT-AC5300 Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Media Bridge 01 - RT-AC66U Wi-Fi 5GHz-1 Media Bridge 02 - RT-AC87U Wi-Fi 5GHz-2 Media Bridge 03 - RT-AC5300 <-- Issue being discussed...
View ArticleASUS RT-AC3200 Firmware - Official Releases
2017/06/26 Version 3.0.0.4.380.77432017/06/2638.71 MBytes ASUS RT-AC3200 Firmware version 3.0.0.4.380.7743 Security fixed - Fixed CVE-2017-5892 (JSONP Information Disclosure) - Fixed CVE-2017-7494...
View ArticleRT-AC68U firmware 3.0.0.4.382.18547 slows down 5Ghz Wireless.
Hi my router updated today to the new 3.0.0.4.382.18547 firmware version, however this firmware caused the 5Ghz wifi to drop back to 20Mhz wide channels causing the devices to connect to the router at...
View ArticleSuspicious sudden restart RT-AC87U
I own an Asus RT-AC87U, running the Asus provided firmware. I haven't upgraded it to Merlin or any other third party firmware yet as it is currently running fine, but I might in the future for giggles....
View ArticleASUS RT-AC88U (Stock Firmware vs Merlin Firmware)
Hey Guys, Currently using stock firmware 3.0.0.4.382_18991, I would like to use my Private Internet Access account (Open VPN with ovpn file) for my SmartTV, Fire TV Stick and guest network only not for...
View ArticleASUS RT-AC1750-B1, 5G connection unstable
Hello, Reaching out here as a last attempt to hopefully resolve this issue before switching away from ASUS routers. I recently switched from cable to fiber and replaced the old ISP's modem/router combo...
View ArticleRT-AC88U
So I see ASUS has the new 88U product page up and Merlin has added support for it in his firmware. Not sure when it will be available but I am excited to get one. I'm assuming it does NOT have a...
View ArticleHissing sound when choosing 5GHZ 149, 153, 157?
Rt-ac1900p here. When changing channels on 5ghz, the router makes a hissing type sound coming from it on channels 149, 153, 157 and my devices have trouble connecting and internet is slow. It’s not so...
View ArticleCisco AnyConnect VPN with RT-AC68U
We've recently switched from an N66U at home to an AC68U. I have essentially no problems with it, but my wife's work laptop constantly disconnects her VPN. Is there anything I can change on the default...
View ArticleRT-AC68U Slow LAN Speeds (Both Wired and Wireless)
Hello Experts, I have been ardent user of ASUS routers since 2012, earlier I owned RT-N66U and now for the last 8months am on RT-AC68U. Now, Ever since I started using these routers, I have appreciated...
View ArticleScheduled Reboot
I need to schedule a router reboot because the ISP is changing the account over and could change the WAN IP address on January 3. I will need to be able to remotely access the device to ensure that the...
View ArticleASUS Hidden Smart Connect Settings Decoded
I'm not sure if anyone here is still interested in or uses ASUS' Smart Connect feature on their newer dual and tri band routers. If so, I've found all of the hidden settings for this feature (settings...
View Article88U vs 86U
Hi Until today, I thought the 88U was newer than 86U. Which one of the 2 would give out better wifi range? I live in a split level home. I had the N66U which did the job very well. Full wifi signals...
View ArticleRT-AC3100 vs RT-AC68U
A great deal on an RT-AC3100 came up last week, so I grabbed one. Since tons of people are having issues with the radios apparently burning up, I purchased a laptop cooler (Cooler Master CM NotePal...
View ArticleRT-AC86u WAN LED red, but still able to browse from LAN/WLAN devices?
I first noticed this today after performing a hard reset on the router. The router did an automatic FW update, but then I had a hard time getting the browser page to load the router's web gui. I then...
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