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It's a good idea but I don't think I have the energy to configure from scratch again, especially if the wifi still turns out to be problematic. TBH, using the BT hub as an access point is actually better for me as the wifi is a lot faster. Obvs, this all assumes that the access point stays...

Sure, I get that. It's just a bit weird to me that the number within a series doesn't really indicate performance. So, I might actually try something a bit different which will probably make most of you vom... My RTN66U is good in every other way besides the 5GHz dropout. It occurred to me...

This is the same RT-AX86U, right? Maybe we just get the worst UK deals but it for sure seems like its roughly double the price of the AX68U... The RT-AX58U's price point looks alright! ASUS's naming of their products is confusing. Apparently its crazy to think that a higher number in a given...

The RT-AX68U is roughly double the price which is a bit much for me... TBH I'm a little surprised that there's so little info out there on the RT-AX68U. Why is that?

Thanks @Tech9 I'm actually contemplating something slightly newer. I like the look of the RT-AX68U's price point but I can't find a huge amount of information about whether the router is decent or not. Any thoughts?

Never mind, it happened again. Maybe the router has had it.

Update: I bought a new power brick and the router has currently been up for 2 days and 10 hours without the 5GHz derping. So far so good!

Hi @Adooni I do have something connected to USB (a memory stick for running diversion). However, this issue has been going on for longer than the the time the USB stick has been connected. Interesting about the poor DC power supply, maybe I should try a replacement...

Hi @wh7qq Thanks for the info. Is there any way I could test the power brick to see if it is the problem without needing to buy a new one? I have tried different wireless channels in the past and that did not help. I am already using John's Fork so that's something I've already tested...

Hi @Tech9 Thanks for the advice. The argument for changing SSID (as a test to see if that was problem) actually seemed pretty sound so I only lost a day or so. Of course binning the router and upgrading is an option, and one that's becoming more attractive. It's just that everything else...

hmm looks like it happened again. Sad. I guess I can try another full reset... One thing I did notice was that the tx reported by my Mac completely plummets to 6 when the problem is happening. I don't know if that reveals anything at all?

Quick update: after reading through the various dox @L&LD sent over, I have not yet attempted another full factory reset (as it takes a pretty long time to do) but I noticed the suggestion of picking a completely new SSID and I've given that a go. So far, everything seems good. I did restart...

Thanks @L&LD BTW, the scripts I need to copy back aren't anything installed from Diversion or amtm, they are a few small customisation scripts, such as a one line dnsmasq.conf.add script containing `address=/ddns/localip` They way I reinstalled them (by copying them back) is the only way to...

I was wondering whether there's physical damage to the 5GHz but fingers crossed there isn't... Is the only difference between my reset procedure and L&LD's is that I did not reboot enough times and, I guess, copied my jffs scripts back. Weirdly, I don't think any of my jffs scripts touch...

Hi @dev_null I have picked a channel in the past as I figured it may have been some kind of interference. Despite picking a fixed channel, the problem kept happening... Yeah so I was wondering about the available channels as well, it seems like a lot of other people have many more channels...