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  1. R

    Ping issue

    Recently been having a lot of issues with my ax11000 pro, after I uploaded the newest firmware it seems like the router did a complete 360 went from working flawlessly to seemingly barely being able to function. I never had any sort of ping issue on any other router or even before I updated. I...
  2. Y

    Help with Troubleshooting

    Hey, I hope this is the right section of the forum. I replaced my ISP's router/modem when we switched over to a different ISP, I bought the ASUS RT-AC3100, along with 2 RT-AC68U, I planned on using the 2 AC68U's for a mesh network as they came as a bundle for a decent price. For awhile there...
  3. crospa91

    GT-AXE16000 - Best Wifi 6/6e Settings

    Hi everyone. I know it might be a silly question but it's 3 days that I am banging my head around this but I can't find the solution. I do have a Fibre Optic Package with 3Gb connection. Wired, everything works smooth as butter, no problem whatsoever. Wi-Fi is where all the issues are. The...
  4. N

    URL blacklist not working

    Router: RT-AX86U PRO Firmware: Asus Merlin 388.1 I want to block sites, but both url-filter and disversion domain blacklist don't work, they don't let me in from my phone, but they let me from all computers in the house. What to do in this case? Sorry if you not understanding, i use a google...
  5. B

    My internet disconnects for a brief moment (about 10 sec) excactly at 8, 9, 10, 11 pm. What do I do?

    Hey, I have a weird issue with my home network. At 8, 9, 10 and 11 pm my internet disconnects for a moment. About 10-20 seconds or something. Sometimes it happens so fast that my internet status on my windows PC is shown as "online" and with internet access but all internet-requiring services...
  6. J

    Need help troubleshooting - problem started out of nowhere

    Hi I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction—I’m not sure what happened. I’ve been running Merlin 386.9 on my RT-AC86U since very shortly after the final version was released — my most stable experience in a long time!! No freezing. No lock files. No nothing. (Additionally, I run...
  7. C

    WiFi congestion - maybe nothing to be done?

    Hi there, long time amateur network guy with just enough knowledge to be dangerous here. In other words, there's plenty I don't know. After marriage, I moved in with my wife, going from a very large 3-story house to a 1,000 square foot condo, and I thought networking and especially WiFi would...
  8. Martronic

    intermittent DSL outage

    I am having a weird issue... every so often my internet cuts out... i dont think its my end... but i have a non centurylink bonded pair modem... a Zyxel VMG4005-B50B which as next to no documentation ... i got it about 2 years ago... and at the same time i got that i also got the internal wiring...
  9. K

    ZenWifi AX xt8 - egress port already in use error

    I'm not 100% confident on this, but I keep seeing this error near/around the time that my network just takes a huge dump. When my network collapses I am unable to connect to the router (192.168.1.1), nor any devices on network. I have to wait some 2-3 min before the router UI is accessible, and...
  10. S

    Help me with my Decade long battle with coverage

    Hello, Im wondering if anyone can help me with my decade long battle with internet coverage. My biggest limitation is that cables are not allowed to be used across the house (It would make it look "shapeless", otherwise Id buy Access point). I uploaded two images one of my current step up...
  11. S

    [HELP] RT-AX86U has WiFi with spoofed MAC, no Ethernet

    So, unfortunately my first post on this forum will amount mostly to a long-winded description of me floundering to pump the life back into this router for the past 6 hours, but bear with me, because I’ve reached my wit’s end and I Really need the help at this point. Disclaimer: I am fully aware...
  12. S

    GT-AC_2900 acceleration option

    Hello merlin crew: I just got the GT-AC2900, works great, but I can't seem to get my fios rated speeds 940mbps, it tops out at 840mbps. On another forum I've been advised to try the options to disable CTF/Flow Cache and FA/Runner, searching around the images on this forum, these options are...
  13. J

    DNScrypt DNSCrypt and NextDNS

    Hello everyone! I am not sure if this has been asked as I looked into the forums before posting and most likely I might have missed it. But would anyone be able to assist me setting up DNSCrypt together with my NextDNS account using amtm? I think I read somewhere that v2 version of DNSCrypt...
  14. O

    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Okay - so I've been playing with OpenVPN on my XT8 router. I posted some questions on Reddit, but this may be the better place to post - since you guys are experts :) So a little bit about me: - I live in USA - I have a XT8 router in Mesh mode (with another XT8). - I use the Mac eco system...
  15. gspannu

    [Help] DNS Forwarding, User scripts, Launching at startup

    Some help needed in creating scripts and firewall rules… Requirement: R1) I wish to run my own dnsproxy server at port 53535 (installed at /jiffs/dnsproxy/dnsproxy). This is a opensource software available on Gthub known as dnsproxy. I have tested this on the Asus Router and it has been running...
  16. I

    amtm Can't install amtm on AC3200

    Hi, I'm not able to install amtm on my AC3200 running Merlin 384.13_10. I was stuck on 3.18 with an error about not being able to update it, so I did a factory reset of my AC3200, and set up my router again to try to install amtm. I'm still getting errors about the download failed. The weird...
  17. S

    Help to set up dnsmasq step by step

    Hi guys & gals, love the continued work on the project it’s awesome to see to such a good community around geeky stuff. Anyway could someone please advise step by step how to set up dnsmasq for Merlin now from what I’ve read online is setting the LAN DNS and WINS server to router IP will have...
  18. A

    2.4GHZ wifi and WAN not working after update

    Wanted to update my AC-88U router to the latest merlin release, it was working as an AIMESH node but it didn't want to update the normal way, so I tried updating via SSH following this guide: After I did that the router 2.4GHZ didn't work and I can't get internet access with it. I tried...
  19. T

    C6300v2 Troubleshooting

    How's it going folks. I was wondering if you could provide any recommendations as for the next step to take with this problem: When setting up my Google home devices (4 cameras, TV, Hub, Doorbell, 2 speakers) my Wifi signal tanked and began to oscillate. (See attached). It continued to do this...
  20. P

    RT-AX88U Thoughts

    I’m looking to purchase an Asus router and move to their AIMesh and wanted to purchase an RT-AX88U as mentioned. It appears getting an RT-AX86U is difficult right now for a good price but still may purchase one later to become the router. I’m looking to replace my NETGEAR R7800. With that...
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