@bennor , @jontalk ,
Thank you for the suggestions. A couple of things...
* First, I cloned the MAC - at first, still no joy, but then, for whatever reason, I had to stand the unit on it's edge and the WAN port light turned white (normal indication). I laid it flat, it turned red again...
I'm looking forward to flashing the latest merlin image released in the past few days, but considering I may need ASUS support I figure I can wait, depending upon the factory image, until such time as everything I working... Actually, just being a client and accepting its IP/routing configs...
I've seen a few threads here, some ancient, a couple just a month ago.
Here's the scenario:
* Brand New RT AX88U Pro
The WAN port link indicator light stays RED when booting or plugging in the RJ-45 into the WAN port that leads to the cable company's cable modem (CPE, if you will).
* What...