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  1. doggyofone

    Best Use for 3 Asus Routers

    Sorry, I meant "access point". I have a long ethernet cable going from the AC86U to the AC87U. The AC86U carries most of the bandwidth load and is on the main floor, while the 87U covers the basement (tv's/fire sticks, vacuum). The AX57 was given to me brand new, so I thought I could mesh it...
  2. doggyofone

    Best Use for 3 Asus Routers

    Thanks for the responses. I have the 87U and 86U (primary) in bridge, connected by a fairly long ethernet cable. We have all kinds of devices connected, including 2 printers, 6x Fire Sticks, TV's, receivers, light switches, phones, laptops, tablets, watches, robot vacs, security cameras, etc...
  3. doggyofone

    Best Use for 3 Asus Routers

    I have been given a brand new Asus RT-AX57. The current routers I have are an Asus RT-AC86U (4 or so years old) and an RT-AC87U (8 years old). The 86U and 87U are in bridge mode (cannot mesh), with the 87U in the basement and the 86U handling the bigger load on the main floor of our bungalow. I...
  4. doggyofone

    AC86U after a few days has no 5ghz clients.

    OK, thanks. I read through this post and it referenced my problem and a solution - on/off switch. This is why I jumped in. As far as which stock firmware, I'm not sure. Merlin's changelog doesn't reference it. His last release was April 26, so its not aligned with Asus's May release. THe Asus...
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    AC86U after a few days has no 5ghz clients.

    I'm running Merlin 384.17 on a new 86U. I installed everything a few days ago and wifi has been excellent since. I found both 2.4 and 5G networks out this am, after they had worked well for the last few days. Both showed an excellent signal, but neither would connect. I rebooted a couple times...
  6. doggyofone

    AImesh vs. Accesspoint

    Thanks for the help. I have two 1500 sq' floors, with a lot between the router and ap. With a 2nd ap I could setup the 66u in my workshop/garage, which does not get good wifi. Maybe the 86u will resolve that..
  7. doggyofone

    AImesh vs. Accesspoint

    That's the one I got. $203 with gst. The AC66U B1 was on sale at several places for $97-99 cad, free shipping at Staples - but of course oos. Others charge ~$10 for delivery. Will test out the AP first with the AC68U (as soon as it gets delivered) and the 87U and/or 66U which is my AP at this...
  8. doggyofone

    AImesh vs. Accesspoint

    Thanks for the input everyone. I think I'll sit with the 86U and likely either the 66U A1or 87U in AP mode and see how that works. I'm in Canada and the $ exchange rate with US funds is about $1.43 right now, so devices like routers are more expensive. The 86U cost me about $140usd on sale ($249...
  9. doggyofone

    AImesh vs. Accesspoint

    I have recently purchased an RT-AC86U to replace an aging RT-AC87U. I have an RT-AC66U A1 running as an AP via ethernet connection. Both run on Merlin with only the 87U getting updates at this time. As it is probably a good time to update the 66U and with the 87U acting up, I am looking at a...
  10. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    Thanks again Colin and again I apologize or my senior moment(s).
  11. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    I'm really sorry about this. I have done the confusing part. At some point my old and feeble mind began to confuse bridge and gateway. Its bridge mode I want. The Rogers rep definitely reset and then put the modem back into Bridge this am. I am now connected properly modem to router...
  12. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    Sorry Colin, its now in gateway mode.
  13. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    Sorry, one question. In the steps to reset the router it says to disconnect any USB devices. Should all devices that connect to the router be disconnected?
  14. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    Hi Folks, I went back into the modem and router this morning. Connection was fine, but curiously the WAN IP was 192.168.0.1. I called Rogers and just got off the line. The Tech said that the modem was out of bridge/gateway mode and reset it. After that I see no 192.168.0.1 ssid's. For sure I...
  15. doggyofone

    Devices Connecting to 192.168.0.xxx instead of 192.168.1.xxx

    Thanks very much for all your help. I'll report back asap.
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