I am wondering which Merlin-version is the last one were it is able to adjust to 20/25db, is stable on the AC88u.
Good morning,
We all did read that the latest Merlin versions are locked on increasing the Wi-Fi TX-power strength.
I am wondering which Merlin-version is the last one were it is able to adjust to 20/25db, is stable on the AC88u.
None. The first RT-AC88U release came within the new regulations, so power output was already locked to what is available for your router's region.
That's clear. Thank you. It seems that I have currently the stock 2345 driver on my Router. Do you know if that one could be altered with a script or so to boost the wi-fi signal?
I found even a topic that people went back to the stock firmware (2345). On the Merlin-firmware I read different things. Some people say that the 358.61 is stable, others say it causes issues with the wi-fi and even connection drop outs.
You can't. These are locked for legal reasons, and cannot be modified by end users.
I'd say the majority of wifi-related complains come from the user's own network (either outside interference, or their wifi clients). Very few are actually caused by the wireless driver itself (and I see a lot of placebo posts, both ways). Broadcom's basic 802.11ac code is very mature by now, as long you don't use fancy bleeding edge features such as MU-MIMO or NitroQAM.
I use an RT-AC88U as my primary router myself. I had over 30 days of uptime on 380.60 code with zero wifi issues. Still as stable with the 380.62 development code (same driver as 380.61). I recently streamed a 2 hours Youtube concert to my Chromecast without a single glitch.
Thank you. On wich stock-firmware is the 380.61 code based? (3341) ? nvm found it : Merged with Asus GPL 380_3831
Does this one include the last blue-tooth fix etc from the 3941 version and the security patches (samba man in the middle attacks) from the 3341 ?Correct. That means that the WAN code is from 3831 (so, the issues from 3341 are fixed based on the received feedback during beta), and the wireless driver for the RT-AC88U is from 3341.
Does this one include the last blue-tooth fix etc from the 3941 version and the security patches (samba man in the middle attacks) from the 3341 ?
My Samba version was patched months before Asus (we use different versions, so I keep it patched separately from them).
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/blob/master/Changelog.txt#L115
The bluetooth coexistence setting is there, but I'm not 100% sure if it works or not.
oh, hahhaha. And what about the empty-networkshare? Is it fixed in380.61 or 380.62? When closing it and reopening it shows again? Or is a complete reboot required. I have a QNAP NAS, I kinda need my shares
I've never heard about such an issue. This sounds more like a network issue than a firmware issue.
No he didn't. You were discussing Samba and then mentioned "empty-networkshare" and "I have a QNAP NAS, I kinda need my shares", so you were talking about a Samba issue. The changelog refers to an empty "networkmap", that's something completely different.You named it in the change log
oh haha,The networkmap is the list of clients shown on the router's web interface, it has nothing to do with Samba nor with Windows file sharing.
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