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  1. sirwifi

    PSA/ALERT: wireless and wired LAN bridging buggy

    Posting here because I discovered this on Merlin but the latest stock firmware has the same issue. See the bottom of the post for some versions and flavors that have the issue and that do not. Background: I have a very simple typical setup, Asus RT-AC68U with a few wired clients and a few...
  2. sirwifi

    RT-AC68U: is the power limit lower on channels 36-48 vs 149-161?

    I seem to get a lower signal strength on 5GHz channel 36-48 than on 149-161. I thought the FCC raised the power limits on the lower channels. Didn't Asus follow through, is this a bug in the firmware or something else? The theory is that lower channels have better penetration and range, so they...
  3. sirwifi

    Potential problem RT-AC68U (originally TM-AC1900) and WiFi driver 6.37.14.126

    Background For the past couple of Merlin releases I noticed that I had problems with my phones making VOIP calls over WiFi, 2.4Ghz band. Very poor call quality, hard to understand the other party, etc. It prompted me to look at the WiFi connection. Didn't notice anything unusual, the signal was...
  4. sirwifi

    Auto WiFi mode - can the channels change while running?

    How does the Auto WiFi mode work? Does it scan and pick the "best" channels at boot time and then that's it or does it periodically scan and switch channels even after boot (during normal runtime) and the channels may change depending on whether new neighbor APs come and go?
  5. sirwifi

    Does the HTTPS/TLS certificate change with each reboot?

    It seems that Chrome complains after reboot that the GUI's HTTPS certificate is not trusted. I tried adding it permanently but it doesn't seem to work, after a router reboot, it starts complaining again. Is this expected? Any workaround to just make a browser trust it?
  6. sirwifi

    RT-AC68U in AP mode: worth upgrading from 380.57?

    I'm running the RT-AC68U as just an AP as it sits behind a wired router. I've been on 380.57 for a while now and it seems to work well for the most part. The only potential bug I have is that many times when I click on the shortcut links on the status page to take me to the 2.4 and 5Ghz wifi...
  7. sirwifi

    What are band1 channels?

    Under the 5Ghz WiFi settings on the RT-AC68U there's an option next to the Control Channel setting: []Auto select channel including band1 channels What are band1 channels? Should this be enabled in the US?
  8. sirwifi

    Same SSID for both 2.4 and 5 radios?

    I've seen some recommendations that say to use the same SSID (and of course security settings and password) for both 2.4 and 5 radios and let the clients decide which one to connect to and potentially roam between them. Is this a good idea? Are there known issues where clients may prefer one...
  9. sirwifi

    RT-AC66U WiFi unstable

    My RT-AC66U 2.4Ghz WiFi dies every couple of days. It's currently running Merlin 378.51 but that has been the case for a while. I never used the stock Asus firmware, I just flashed to Merlin from day 1, so I'm not sure how well that works. My setup is very simple: AP Mode behind another router...
  10. sirwifi

    Use port 443 for GUI https on the LAN

    I tried to use port 443 in the GUI for https on the LAN, but the GUI doesn't let me do it, it says it's reserved for the Cloud. Well, I don't use the cloud or have any USB drives attached or any plans to do so. Is there any way to disable the check and allow 443 to be used by the GUI web...
  11. sirwifi

    New to Merlin, 2 questions please

    Hello. Just installed Merlin 376.48_3 on a RT-AC66U and I've got 2 questions please: 1. What does the option "Auto select channel including band1 channels" do? What is "band1"? When should it be used? 2. I've set the 5GHz radio to "AC" mode only. Is WPS supposed to work with it because it...
  12. sirwifi

    RT-AC66U: AP Mode - should I use Merlin or stay with stock?

    For an RT-AC66U that will be used in AP Mode only (with the WAN port assigned to LAN), behind another wired router - should I put Merlin on it or just stay with stock? Does Merlin fix any issues or improve wifi performance in any way when used in AP Mode? Thanks.
  13. sirwifi

    RT-AC66U: assign WAN port to LAN possible?

    Is it possible to assign the WAN port to the LAN switch either with the stock or the Merlin firmware? I read somewhere that this may work when in Access Point mode but I couldn't find a definite answer. I just need a "dumb" 5-port switch + AP, behind another wired router/gateway. So, is anyone...
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