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Hello. My question is about Aimesh + disabling the radio on the main router. Because of the location of my router (close to cable ISP entry point) and the node, I need to leave the 2.4ghz radio ON for my node but I would like it OFF for the router (to consolidate 2.4 devices and avoid roaming). So far this works very well and there are many less attempts at roaming (none for 2.4ghz) in the system log. The only problem I've noticed is that the node seems to select it's own channel as of it were in auto channel mode, even though I have the main router (with radio OFF) set to a manual channel (channel 1). My wifi scanner shows that the 2.4ghz (from the node) is on channel 8, even after multiple reboots. I'm using 2 Asus XT8's, one as router and one as node. Any feedback on whether or not this is normal? Shouldn't the node channel match the router, even with the router radio off? So far it really hasn't been an issue as far interference is concerned. But I'd like to be able to control the node channel, or at least match it to the router (even when the router radio is off), as an option in the future if interference does become a problem. Thanks for any feedback!