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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    Just noticed that Linksys released new FW for the EA8500. Has anyone tried it yet? I installed 169978 when it was originally released and back leveled to 168206. The new FW release information for US users says we have to upgrade to 169978 and then to the latest. If we do this and we...
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    router suggestions!

    I started my AC Router adventure with a 87U as well and had nothing but issues with flaky wifi connectivity no matter the setting or FW. Then went to a RT-AC3200, much better but still had connectivity drops. Saw the thread below and switched to a Linksys EA8500, did I mention I had a Linksys...
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    My settings are are the same except for: 2 Different SSID names cause that's how I have always been told to do it. I'm using Channel 6 for 2.4 and 149 for 5Ghz.
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    it's been just over 24hrs on the EA8500 with pretty much default settings and I have had no dropped connections on Android mobile devices. On the ASUS 87R I had several per hour, fewer on the RT-AC3200 but still saw connection flickers. I have not seen any of these on the 8500. 2.4Ghz range...
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    Thanks ! I stumbled across the sysinfo.cgi, but did not know about the advanced link. Linksys should just add it as part of their next FW. I have not activated QOS on the EA8500 yet cause always left it off on the ASUS routers. May have to try it out.
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    Thanks sfx2000. Curious, how did you pull the 5Ghz TX information above ? I have tried to ssh into the EA8500 but have not had any luck. That is what lead me down the DD-WRT route. I did not know if it had to be loaded to allow for that access, because I could not find anywhere in the...
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    Was just reading around on the Forum. Are any of you using the DD-WRT FW for the EA8500 or just Stock ? I'm thinking I may try it, just to get additional monitoring feature, but while reading I saw you would need "LOM's EA8500_webrevert.bin" file to go back to Stock if you run into any...
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    Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    I picked up a EA8500 today and set it up and testing it out. I originally had a Linksys ES300 that had no wifi stability issues, just not great range. Went to a ASUS 87R and had nothing but problems with wifi stability. Tried Merlin, and DD-WRT FW and like dfran1, would get it to stablize for...
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    dd-wrt for RT-AC87R

    What's even funnier is I have also been looking at the EA8500 also. I still have time on the warranty for the AC3200. May pickup a 8500 and give it a try. Thanks for your feedback dfran1 !
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    dd-wrt for RT-AC87R

    Shawn, After 3 days of it being stable I started having fluctuation in the 5GHz wireless. I tried newer DD-WRT code, multiple factory resets and still could not get it to stabilize. then the 2.4Ghz started acting up. Symptoms would be a quick disconnect on laptop and mobile devices. Tried...
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    [Preview] 380.57 alpha test builds for all models

    Thanks RMerlin !
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    [Preview] 380.57 alpha test builds for all models

    Thanks for posting guys. Interesting. Both of you are getting 15.50 and I'm getting 18.0 dBm Tx power readings using the same Alpha 4 FW. The 15.50 dBm converts to 35.48 mW and the 18 to 63.09 mW. Again much lower then the 87U i was running with same FW it had 21 dBm = 125 mW
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    Looking for router purchase advice last time I bought unwisely

    Have you looked at the RT-AC88U ? I know it's fairly new and a bit pricey but has some impressive specifications and reviews and it has a 8 port switch. I just switched to a RT-AC3200 from a RT-87U that was giving me fits on the wireless. I would have gotten the AC88U if I could have walked...
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    [Preview] 380.57 alpha test builds for all models

    That is true, but all say zero. On the 87U the 2.4Ghz was always also zero, but the 5Ghz usually bounced between 13 and 30. Not a big concern, just a curious observation. Anyone that has a 3200, I'm also curious to know what your wireless TX power output is. If you could telnet in and run...
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    [Preview] 380.57 alpha test builds for all models

    Even with the the latest alpha 4 code loaded on 87U I would see wireless flux on wifi analyzer and keep getting game disconnects on mobile devices even if I'm in the same room as router. Finally gave in and decided to get a 3200 to test. It updated to 378.7838 code. I looked around real quick...
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    RT-AC68U not working after upgrade from 378.56_2 to 380.57_alpha4

    If nothing works, use the ASUS Firmware Restoration Utility to apply alpha4 or previous version. I have been here before with my 87U.
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    [Preview] 380.57 alpha test builds for all models

    Loaded alpha4 on 87U directly from latest alpha3 without a factory default afterwards just to see. All looks good so far after 4hrs on Lan and both wireless. Reading previous posts I check 5GHzs preamble via telnet commands cause it still not an option on professional. It was set to long...
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    firmware upgrade gone wrong

    I have had this happen with my AC87U multiple times even when I followed all the steps. As hawk documented above, I have set up my LAN connected PC to a static IP to try and access the router, but once that recovery Screen times out or whatever, nothing I do will allow me to access the router...
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    dd-wrt for RT-AC87R

    Shawn, as you can see I'm new to the forum. I installed the latest available DD-WRT version for the RT-AC87 (r28139) released on 11-13-2015. I followed the steps outlined by dfran1, Thank you by the way for documenting the steps for us Noobs ! Loading the latest DD-WRT code has resolved many...
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