Recent content by Rhyalus

This was my logic...otherwise I would be her tech support. :-) R

I did notice that the Asus firmware available from the website is dated March 2024. Does Merlin patch more frequently? R

Hi - I have the RT AX88U and loved my time with Merlin. However, I am handing this router down to my daughter and I would like to load stock Asus firmware. I did some reading here - am I reading correctly that I should do a factory reset and then just flash Asus firmware? Thanks! R

Thanks for the replies. I'll do a reset first and give it a shot. Nothing fancy here...no scripts, no external devices. R

Hello All... RT-AX88U user operating without issues at all on 386.4. Today I tried to go to 388.6_2 and it was pretty much a catastrophe. The router barely came up... several reboots without being able to get control of the router...I did a factory reset (hold WPS and power on)...eventually...

Hello All! Happy RT-AX88U owner here, on 386.4 since it was released. Rock solid...no issues at all. The only reason I want to consider updating is only to mitigate potential security risks. Can anyone comment on the "risk" of moving to RT-AX88U_3004_388.6_0 vs the risk of not? Thanks, R

Hi - I am testing with three devices... Del 7400 laptop with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz card, Samsung Note 9 and iPad Pro 11". The speeds are consistent between them, so I am sure it is not device specific. Speed is great on 5GHz and sub 100 on 2.4GHz. I'll try the other testing services as...

Hi - please see attached... I was going to copy and paste but it was too messy with the columns. I edited the file to identify the name of the clients. Thanks! R

(R) I understand.... I am testing with three devices... Del 7400 laptop with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz card, Samsung Note 9 and iPad Pro 11". The speeds are consistent between them, so I am sure it is not device specific. Speed is great on 5GHz and sub 100 on 2.4GHz. (R) Yes. I live in a...

Hi - I have tried both the most recent Asus official firmware, and I am now on the latest Merlin version. I have tweaked just about every 2.4 and "professional" setting I could find.... I have not been able to increase it. I do put a lot of faith in L&LD's knowledge based on his previous...

Hi - thanks for the reply, but you misread my post. I was ok with the 5GHz speed near the ISP max... but the 2.4GHz is only ~100 of the 300 max. R

Hi All, I have the AX88U. My home internet is 300 down and 35 up. At the same location in the room, on Speedtest (Ookla) to the same server, I see ~290 down and 37 up on 5GHz. On 2.4 GHz, I get ~90 down and 37 up. Can someone comment if this seems right? I can swear I had better download...

Many thanks for the reply.... no love, unfortunately. The speeds stay roughly the same - ramping up from ~60 to a max of about 110. Other things I have tried: Testing from different devices (PC, iPad, Samsung Note 9 phone) at the same location Updating network adapter drivers on PC Forgetting...

Hello Gents, Thank you for the replies. I have read up and googled what I could. I am having a problem that persists after a Nuclear Reset and M&M config. I am using Merlin 384.18. I have consistent speedtests of 330+ down on 5GHz and wired, but on 2.4GHz, I am seeing less than 100 down. I...

Hello All, I am a new member of the forum - a Netgear R7000 refugee. :-) I have installed the AX88U and I am quite pleased...so far so good with the latest firmware downloaded from the Asus website. I may go towards Merlin, but that depends on how things go with the stock stuff and what I...