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  1. ApexRon

    Very slow internet speeds with RT-AX86U Pro?

    In my opinion, for an issues such as you described, I would always begin by performing a speed test from a device as close to your ISP connection as possible, typically the router. Assuming the router’s CPU is not excessively high, the speed test should be very close to ISP subscribed speed. It...
  2. ApexRon

    Very slow internet speeds with RT-AX86U Pro?

    Respectfully disagree, in my experience the router speed test is consistently accurate with the subscribed ISP speeds. I have Spectrum’s cable modem. Whenever the speed test falls short of subscribed ISP speeds a simple cable modem power on reset resolves.
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    BE88U on 3006.102.4 - Enable QoS?

    Dave14305 replied; “CAKE won’t perform well without sacrificing bandwidth. Your best option is no QoS.” And he is right. I cannot speak to your specific router but on mine you just turn it on in the GUI, add a couple settings that are specific to your WAN connection, and you’re done. I wouldn’t...
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    BE88U on 3006.102.4 - Enable QoS?

    I personally, would implement CAKE QoS on a trial basis to see the impact on everything in your network. Based on your up/down speeds and Spotify issue, I believe CAKE will resolve. Considering data demands of gaming compared to music, I don’t believe gaming will be impacted.
  5. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    So? I was using an automation example not providing a solution. To provide a proper automation solution one has to know the exact criteria, requirements, and so much more.
  6. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    In my years with Verizon, the seemingly easy task of recognizing when a WAN outage occurred and taking appropriate action fast enough such that the end user awareness was minimal proved to be a daunting task. Then there was the opposite task of knowing when the outage was resolved and reverse...
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    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    Understood, but we still don’t have a good picture of the network even after having confirmed there’s four routers and a 28 port switch. As well as the fact that it worked with a AC86U?
  8. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    Individuals on this forum possess varying levels of networking expertise and are eager to provide assistance. However, it appears that your network situation is more intricate than can typically be resolved within a forum environment. Consequently, either on-site or remote access may be...
  9. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    Confirm this is your basic setup:
  10. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro clients losing internet until factory reset

    There must be a fiber to Ethernet device provided by the fiber carrier. A factory reset of the ASUS to resolve issue as a fluke, maybe, but as a continuing way to resolve issue doesn’t seem logical. Have you engaged your ISP? Unless you are paying for a static IP address from ISP, the ISP...
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    BE88U on 3006.102.4 - Enable QoS?

    In my testing for my environment/requirements, I have found CAKE QoS to be the best as dave14305 stated. However, I concluded that there was no benefit in enabling any QoS in my environment. Also, as dave14305 stated, it depends on ISP speed. But I would add that there is more dependencies on...
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    Thermostat network problem, RT-AX88U Pro on 3006.102.4

    I have an older Honeywell thermostat that looks like this: Initially I had WiFi connection issues though the AC86U was in line of site, 10 ft away. I determined that there were many other WiFi nearby using the same channel. I moved the 2.4 GHz channel to another lesser used one and no longer...
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    AX86U Pro as NAS

    Just what I wanted. Thank you so much.
  14. ApexRon

    AX86U Pro as NAS

    Background: I had two drives attached to a Raspberry Pi that I used as a NAS. NAS usage is low as it is for archives. The first drive was the active archive and the second as backup to the first. At oh dark thirty every night an automated script would perform the backup. It worked. Alas, the...
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    RT-AX86U Stock Or Merlins?

    IMHO, if your needs are basic such that plug-and-play solutions typically satisfy your requirements then staying with stock firmware would be adequate. If you have networking requirements that are served best by Merlin firmware then that is the way to go. I started using Merlin firmware in my...
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