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I have a AX88U Pro with 2 AX86U‘s that are Ethernet backhaul connected at 2.5G. The backhaul appears to be all stable but WiFi is another issue. If I do a reboot then the wifi is good for several days and then it started to degrade at the nodes. When connected to the primary (88U) there is no...

@jorgsmash, not sure if you saw the recent TP-Link mesh network announcement. Not cheap, but I suspect it would be much better with wireless backhaul. WiFi7 should take and make a big leap in this area. TP-Link Launches New 'Deco BE85' Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System

From my personal experience, take into account how many devices you have to manage. My home has a lot of home automation devices and that is what brought me back to the Asus. I suspect other options such as Netgear might have improved but the flexibility of building my mesh and upgrading points...

Odd. I wouldn't think that a switch like this would make a difference given that both units still need to exchange data on both TX and RX. It could be that the TX from the 88u is failing (as @drinkingbird I think is saying) as that would likely be more active for most communications.

@VladimirMoura, thanks for your reply. It sounds like the main ax86u is the one closest to the WiFi action for you, or is the ax88u handling the highest load?

Thanks @drinkingbird, good to know. I think they are going to remain in place then.

@drinkingbird, Turning the basement one off is my next test. It is likely going to happen as I think it is going to be sent off to ASUS under warranty. Having switched it and now not having the poor performance that I was seeing with the former main floor. I had done a factory reset of the...

Thanks for the quick reply @drinkingbird. I should have mentioned that the nodes both have Ethernet backhauls to the primary. Of additional note is that I have an extensive home automation setup. Switching the basement and main floor units appears to be doing the trick right now. Both are...

I have a Asus AIMesh configuration setup with one AX88U and two AX86U's. My gig fibre comes into the detached garage where one router is placed as the primary. The other two routers are then setup as AIMesh nodes in the home with one on the main floor and the other in the basement. The home is a...

Thanks @Tech9. really do appreciate your experiences being passed along. I will make the changes later today and see how they go.

Thanks Tech9. Couple questions if you don't mind. When you say "basic" does a large contingent of IoT (home automation) still fit into that group? Does having defined static IP's qualify as basic? Is "stock" for all routers including the master or are you referring to the mesh nodes only? My...

Thanks @Tech9, I will live vicariously through your work. Back to stock I will go. -Peter

@Tech9 you were right about 388.1 And reverting back to 386 (forgot this thread and your specific version). I even went all the way back to the initial 386 release. 386.5_2 was better than 388.1 but some gremlins started showing up there as well. I will look at 386_49599 now.

I would love to have some sort of heat map that gives you an idea of performance. Maybe in some science fiction world that will be a drone you can buy to do so. For now I am back to running around the house looking like a crazed scientist with my iPhone and the SpeedTest app by Ookla. Thanks...

I just did the Merlin upgrade to 388.1 and to me it appears that my IoT issues are settling down. In my configuration I have 61 registered devices in Asus, but then a bunch that run through ZigBee type of hubs so I don't count those. My HomePods have been very flaky of late, but I thought that...