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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    Thanks for the explanation, now those PHY rate numbers make perfect sense. Yes, my laptop, phones and a tablet all support the AX 160MHz wide channel. A mix of streaming devices means a "no" for some, especially the older ones. But there's plenty of bandwidth to accommodate them, even with...
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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    P.S. I didn't know the AX3000 hardware was 4-stream capable but software-limited to 2 streams, that sucks ASUS. I always thought it was just hardware-limited to 2x2 per ASUS's published specs, being a lower mid-range model (also one of their first AX routers) when it was released in 1H 2020)...
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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    Thanks for laying out the connection scenarios above. The numbers I'm seeing are making sense now that I have that context. Fortunately, I'm seeing better performance on the Wi-Fi connections, somewhat better than your numbers above as I shared earlier. I think that's due to the following...
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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    Thanks everyone, that helps. To respond to the comments, in order: bbunge, I had the same thought: About a month ago, I tried a second brand new AX86U Pro as the mesh node in my office, thinking they'd make a perfect pair. Unfortunately, it was noticeably slower with my laptop connected via...
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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    Thanks, I searched the log for "NSS", but it only had a couple of entries that stated: No other NSS entries at all. So I'm not sure what else to look for in the log. I appreciated your comment about 160 vs. 80MHz trade-offs. Yes, as frequency increases, throughput/speed increases but...
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    Trying to understand AiMesh speeds (AX86U Pro with AX3000 node)

    Wondering if someone can help explain this to me. No problem to report as I'm pleasantly surprised by the results. I'm just not understanding the speed behavior (speeds much faster than expected): Setup: AX86U Pro main router in basement with AX3000 (v1) as AiMesh node in my home office on...
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    FYI: ASUS RT-AX86U Pro selling for $169.99 across sites

    PSA to give something back, in case anyone here wants to snag one while it's cheap. This is the lowest I've ever seen it (got my first one last year while on sale for $180). Today, I saw the AX86U Pro is selling for $169.99 on Amazon and B&H Photo (already backordered on NewEgg). Realizing it's...
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    How to backup config file on secondary AiMeshed router (stock f/w)?

    Thanks Tech9 and bbunge for the quick and helpful replies, always appreciated!
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    How to backup config file on secondary AiMeshed router (stock f/w)?

    Quick question: How can I save the settings config file for an AiMeshed node router (AX3000) on stock firmware? Setup: AX86U Pro is primary to cable modem, with an AX3000 AiMeshed to it over WiFi. I'm not seeing an option anywhere to do this for the meshed AX3000 (nothing in the Admin nor...
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    I got the DLNA server working again! Thank you all for your help and great suggestions. Looks like the culprit was corrupted or otherwise problematic .minidlna files on the external HD. I suspected this was likely a factor from the suggestions above — which is why I needed to know how to remove...
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I'm curious about one thing: In the stock firmware, is there a way to simply blow away the minidlna database for both drives and force it to rebuild it from scratch? The comments above are making me want to try Merlin, but unfortunately I don't have the...
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    Nope, turning off the AX3000 and running the AX86U Pro as the only active router didn't change anything. Didn't expect it to, but at least eliminated it as a potential variable.
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    Did that several times already, and again on your suggestion -- unfortunately, nothing changed. Also, in the stock firmware, there is no option to "rebuild database at start" in the web GUI. Is that a Merlin-specific feature/option?
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    Both have been connected directly to the AX86U Pro since I got it last year, which is set up as the primary router.
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    UPnP Media Server not being "seen" from AX86U Pro - Ideas?

    Thanks. I had the same thought and removed the hub. Plugging both drives directly into the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports resulted in the identical behavior as before: The UPnP media server only appears in the endpoint mobile player apps when only one drive is connected at a time. I also previously...
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