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then maybe the router isn’t looking for the right IP address? I think with my Starlink setup It Just Worked, same as the cable modem in my home setup.

You have to put the Starlink box into “bypass“ mode; until you do that the Ethernet adapter is useless. This requires the Starlink app on a phone, logged into the Starlink wifi, and it disables the Starlink wifi. If the Starlink gets a factory reset you’ll have to do it again, and power...

Only way I found to do this was to switch temporarily to stock ASUS firmware to set up the mesh network. Then switched back to Merlin.

Does that mean one shouldn't mix Merlin and AIMesh? (I've done so in the past without problems.) Or could one use the stock ASUS firmware to get AiMesh set up and then switch to Merlin? Thank you.

I just installed a new RT-AX86S as my main router, replacing an RT-AC86U. I want to use the older router as an AiMesh node. I also have an old RT-AC68U that's been in service as an AiMesh node. All three are running latest rMerlin firmware (386.7_2). I've tried any number of times following...

VERY helpful! I'll try that, using my home office router as the server. Think I even know how... Thank you!

I'm not a sophisticated networking type, but I manage an Internet connection for a tiny school on a remote island off Cape Cod. We've got an ASUS RT-AC86U router running latest rMerlin firmware. On our old setup with a microwave link I had OpenVPN working so I could remotely access the router...

I support three remote network routers, all using Merlin firmware. On all three I use VPN from my home office to update the firmware. If anything goes wrong I can get myself to the remote sites and deal with it, likely before anyone local will notice a problem, but in practice it's worked fine...

RESOLVED -- Update: I bought a gift foot SHIELDED Cat-7 cable, ran that alongside the other cables, and plugged it in. For the first time I got 1 gig ethernet to the node. I have no idea what might have been screwing up the un-shielded cables, but I have to assume something is radiating noise.

Thanks, but I've done that, swapped ports around, a couple of times.

I've got a problem with an Ethernet backhaul. I've got an Asus RT-AC86U main router on the 3rd floor, and two RT-AC68 mesh nodes on the other two floors, all running rMerlin 386.1 (latest release). I have Cat-5 ethernet cables, 50' (15 meters) long, from the main router to the two nodes, no...

You can also reduce the electrical and lightning problems with ethernet network isolators, including fiber media converters, which can be pretty inexpensive. Avoid wireless if you can.

My experience with an ASUS warranty claim was awful even with all the paperwork. The 2.4 ghz radio was dead on an RT-AC86, it wasn’t subtle or unusual. They dragged the process out over about two months, asking me to run a series of tests to prove the hardware was at fault. Each time a week...

Can you describe what “problems” means? What goes wrong on the problematic channels?

I have been sharing my (Comcast) Internet connection wirelessly for years with two nearby houses. There's nothing in the Comcast Terms of Service that prohibits this as long as you aren't "reselling" i.e. accepting payment for it (I'm not).