Thanks I may activate guest 2 and see what happens.
Odd I can connect my tablet to the guest network, and surf fine when VPN is enabled.
I'm wondering if it's a DNS issue
I just added a VPN service to my router (SurfShark) Wireguard
I have a ASUS AX86U on Merlin 3004-388.8_2
When my IOT devices that are on the Guest network are left on VPN They cant reach the cloud.
Meross plugs and a Moen Smart water leak detector to name a few.
When I use VPN director and...
Well I don't get the skip if I force the cube 3 to the 86u. Seems to only do it when connected to 86s. But its very speratic. Illtry and get more data on the issue
Ok I set it to auto .
I'll give it a day or so and see how things go.
Also research shows that maybe the RT-AX88U Pro
Is the best upgrade option.
As the 86upro is almost eol .
I assume the ax 6000 would also be eol.
So after troubleshooting a video skip issue.
Looks like my ax86s is the culprit.
So good time to upgrade
current setup
Ax86u main
As86u node
1800 Sq feet . Node in garage far end
35 total devices on network. Using Guest for IOT
The ax6000 is on sale for $229
So question
Get ax6000 as main and...
So after further trouble shooting.
Power settings really had no effect. The one thing that made a big difference was locking the channel and then checking behavior.
I found that locking ch 48 as control worked in my environment. My s22 ultra and my tab 7 tablet now look on @ 160 mhz. My rokus...