Recent content by hokiez97

Just followed L&LD's instructions above in post #123 (the quoted ax88 post) and nothing has improved. Download speed on the 5G band <1, on 2.4G ~50. I haven't tried the nuclear option yet but am not feeling optimistic. I checked the warranty status and of course it ended 5 days ago. Emailed...

Current Asus (non-Merlin) firmware. I did not reset, will try that next once I can afford to be offline for an hour or so!

Thanks for the feedback, but I currently have SmartConnect turned off. When connected to 5G my speeds are abysmal, and everything is fine on 2.4G. Edit: or are you saying that because I was using SmartConnect before, it may have corrupted something that is still lingering even after disabling...

Argh, looks like the 5G band on my 86U is dying. To add insult to injury, this unit is the one that Asus sent me as a replacement for my last one, which had the 2.4G band die. Here are my new symptoms: I usually use SmartConnect and noticed lower speeds on some of my devices - checked the...

Think my case is a lost cause. Asus confirmed it's out of warranty and if I want to send it to them, I pay shipping + $35 diagnostic fee + repair cost. I have no idea what that would cost so don't think I'll take them up on it. I asked the previous owner if they had any case # or anything...

Yep, sounds like exactly the same problem! I'd have no issue paying for the return shipping if I could get this one repaired or replaced at Asus' expense. Given that it's out of warranty that seems very unlikely. My long-shot hope was that since the previous owner claims that Asus was going...

Hi all, A neighbor was giving away an 86U that they said had died and Asus was supposed to issue an RMA for, but never did. I picked it up to see if it might be something I could fix or possibly work with Asus to get that RMA going. It is in fact quite dead. When I power it on, the only LED...

That wasn't my experience, the 2.4 band on mine died after a few months of use - forget how long exactly. My experience is somewhere in this thread, I believe. The replacement (refurb) system has been fine, although the other day the 5G band did disappear. I am hoping it was just a fluke, no...

Hi all, My work laptop has recently started having issues when connected to my home wifi where download speeds drop to <1mbps making it basically unusable. My personal laptop which sits right next to the work laptop continues to get great speeds, up to 200mbps (my internet plan max). To get...

I haven't but would be happy to do so, if there's any easy explanation of how to do it. I'm back to having some flakiness but I just can't put my finger on it. Right now all my Google Home devices are again unavailable in the app. Earlier today, everything on the Network Map was showing...

Yes - running back on the 86U again for now. I have seen some flakiness with the Google Home devices but printer has been stable. Will keep an eye on it for now. Also confirmed I am on the current (Asus) firmware.

I know you didn't direct this at me - but in my case it is already disabled.

I'm on my 2nd RT-86U after the first had the 2.4G radio die completely a few months back. ASUS replaced it with a refurb unit and I fear this one may be dying now as well. I was having problems with my Brother wi-fi printer (after months of being stable) so I decided to set it up from...

Update: Asus says my router is unrepairable. They want to swap it with a 'recertified' unit. Quite a bummer for a 3 month old router. Wonder if there is any way I can insist on a new one? Anyone been through an RMA like this and have any tips? Update on my saga: 12 days since ASUS said...

Update - working with ASUS on an RMA. They didn't even ask me to try any other tests or anything which leads me to believe this is a known issue. The 5G band has started to give me issues as well. Devices were failing to reconnect once disconnected. A reboot of the router has fixed 5G for...