Wireless connectivity to network devices sporadic - ASUS RT-AC88U

[cmptrdr]

Had problems with a recent ASUS firmware upgrade that appeared to be corrupted. ASUS tech support couldn't help. Did some research and downloaded/installed latest version of AsusWRT-Merlin and it was working fine until today. I can't connect to my wireless printer, and the whole network goes down for short periods, then reconnects. I recently replaced my cable modem and now am running Netgear CM-1000. I don't know how to diagnose the problems I'm having, and suspect it may be hardware. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

[skeal]

Had problems with a recent ASUS firmware upgrade that appeared to be corrupted. ASUS tech support couldn't help. Did some research and downloaded/installed latest version of AsusWRT-Merlin and it was working fine until today. I can't connect to my wireless printer, and the whole network goes down for short periods, then reconnects. I recently replaced my cable modem and now am running Netgear CM-1000. I don't know how to diagnose the problems I'm having, and suspect it may be hardware. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

Did you do a reset to defaults after the flash from stock firmware?

 

[cmptrdr]

Did you do a reset to defaults after the flash from stock firmware?

No, I didn’t.

 

[skeal]

No, I didn’t.

It's a must do. take screen shots of the important stuff. Reset and hand config to stable state. The important thing being to not import any saved settings into the new environment.

 

[L&LD]

No, I didn’t.

Please see the link in my signature to get to the M&M Config that should get your router to a good/known state again.

 

[cmptrdr]

Please see the link in my signature to get to the M&M Config that should get your router to a good/known state again.

Should I go back to the ASUS firmware or stay with the WRTMerlin?

 

[L&LD]

Should I go back to the ASUS firmware or stay with the WRTMerlin?

Unless you have an insatiable need for the AiMesh feature, I would stick with RMerlin's firmware.

 

[cmptrdr]

Completed the M&M configuration with RMerlin firmware yesterday. Everything seems to be working properly. I'll closely observe and see how things go, will return if I have more problems. Thanks!