Recent content by jschu2

Thank you. I'm glad it didn't!

I appreciate that, thank you. Based on the other thread that I linked where someone else had the exact same error that I did, I was concerned that my router was defective and needed to be sent back under warranty. I just wanted to diagnose my router to see if it also had "bad blocks on the NAND...

It was more directed towards the initial replay of bbunge. After that, you told me to pound rocks and call Asus, then used a smiley emoji. That's what offended me. This is all because I made the mistake of admitting that I wasn't born with the knowledge you have. This is the very first time in...

Thank you, I'll give this a try.

I've been flashing firmware for years, but I know nothing about entering Linux code and where to put it. He mentioned "MerlinAU", but there's no clickable link in your signature. You helped him through DMs, so I couldn't follow that process. I really don't need a condescending attitude from you...

I don't know what's going on, but during the upgrade from 3004.388.8_4, I get the message "Firmware upgrade unsuccessful. This may result from incorrect image or error transmission. Please check the version of firmware and try again." However, the progress bar eventually goes all the way to...

I'm trying to set up a kill switch for NordVPN on my RT-AX86S router, but the firmware settings are slightly different than my old RT-N66U. According to the guide that I used before here: https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Router/1047410642/AsusWRT-Merlin-setup-with-NordVPN.htm It says I...

Things went well for the most part, but there were a couple of hiccups. The WiFi card in my laptop was one of the devices that required a specific driver update, otherwise it wouldn't work in AX mode. Two other laptops didn't have this problem, so I turned off AX mode on 2.4ghz, then ended up...

I appreciate the feedback, thank you. I'm glad I didn't get the AX68U, then! This will be a major upgrade from what I've been using, although I have been quite happy with the old router. Even 1GB of RAM isn't that much. I think my RT-N66U has 256MB, so you'd think that after more than 10 years...

Thank you both for the help. I've read many of both of your posts during my searches and they've been helpful. I know one of you isn't a fan of the "S" model, and the other thinks it's OK, but for my purposes, the RT-AX86U is overkill, so I bought the RT-AX86S yesterday. I traded in/recycled my...

I've owned an Asus RT-N66U for 8 years and I haven't had any problems with it until shortly after I added several Google Home smart devices in my house. Maybe it's a coincidence, I don't know. Xfinity recently upgraded my plan to 200mbps, and even after upgrading my 172mbps Arris SB6121 modem...

Success! This afternoon I had basically given up and was ready to buy a new Asus RT-AX3000. I reinstalled the stock firmware, because I could still use the VPN on that. However, when I tried to setup a guest account, it wouldn't apply the settings. There was a Kaspersky banner blocker preventing...

Thank you, I'll try this tomorrow!

Before I read your post, I just cleared NVRAM by holding the WPS button in and powering it on, to see if that made a difference. I still had the same problems during setup. (I did use the reset button before, by the way.) If I try to enter the SSID and passwords for the 2.4G and 5G connections...

Thank you for the quick replies. NVRAM usage 47145 / 65536 bytes (71% utilized) JFFS 0.52 / 10.00 MB