I ran 2 RT-ac68u in AIMesh through one cupboard a brick wall ----> 10 meters across the lawn--->Through a brick wall and Node is in Garage. Throughput is comparable to repeater mode and the whole yard gets excellent wireless and will swap between node and router seemlessly.
Ive since swapped...
Currently Running these versions and they are paired fine.
RT-AC68U Current Version : 3.0.0.4.384_21140-ge07a2dd
(Showing as latest version on Asus Australia) wasnt aware of 21152 or seen changelog.
DSL-AC68U Current Version : 9.0.0.4.384_21126-fix01
Same as 21128 per Jack at Asus
Been happily running this beta for several weeks on 2 RT-AC68U (beta2 firmware)
Changed ai mesh router to DSL-AC68U, factory reset RT-AC68U and tried to pair..would not pair.
It would count to 50 slow then quickly to 100 and fail.
Downgraded RT-AC68U to latest stock firmware and it paired right...
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Have you done a nvram reset after -fix firmware?(unplug router hold wps button... plug in router while still holding wps button....contunue to hold untill power light blinks)
MINE didnt take untill i nvram reset and then loaded -fix again(2nd time)then nvram reset again and setup.
Im...
DSL-AC68U version of AI mesh firmware pushed back to 06-07-18 per UK Sentinel who has been in touch with DSL team...hopefully AI mesh beta2 will be finished by then and incorperated.
The dsl versions are supposed to have official AI Mesh at the end of the month around June 27th...which isnt far away. I would hold off for that.
I wouldnt recommend doing what i did. (RT CFE and Rt firmware beta from this thread) The DSL doesnt have a primary wan so some functions (dual wan...
Ive been having same issues on IPOE connection through most recent firmwares...did diagnostic logs worked with Asus...still same issue (NBN Australia) Ended up bridging it to another modem and issues went away. My DSL AC68U is about the same age as yours.