Asus GT-BE98, WAN Notificatians

[deos]

Good day,
I have two ISP and use load balancing on the router.
Lately ive been having alot of issues with my main service provider and do not know when the line is down.

I use a software called Networx on my pc but it will not be able to identify if the ISP goes down.

My setup is, the following
Origianl software and not Merlin.
Fiber ONT device A and Fiber ONT device B connected directly to the router.
TP LINK TL-SG3428XPP-M2
7 x Asus BE35600 mesh routers


I guess if both ISP had routers in between then their might be software to monitor the network.

 

[Tech9]

Asus routers are known for unreliable Dual WAN feature.

AiMesh with 8x routers sound like wrong hardware choice for the task.

 

[deos]

So I have a complexed property

I have two sheds which are quite far away and my home has 3 levels.
All routers are connected via cat6 network cable.
I bought it on special and way cheaper than buying poe access points.

What load balancing router would you recommend. TP link load balance routers do not have email notifications

 

[Tech9]

What load balancing router would you recommend.

Ubiquiti gateways have working multi-WAN and whatever you like notifications on acceptable price with GbE, 2.5GbE and 10GbE options. This AiMesh setup was perhaps cheaper, but now you have 8x routers generating a lot of noise on the same channels and perhaps on full power. Fine tuning of this system is practically impossible and the nodes seeing each other wait for their turn to send/receive data.

TP link load balance routers do not have email notifications

They have working multi-WAN though.

 

[Kingp1n]

Good day,
I have two ISP and use load balancing on the router.
Lately ive been having alot of issues with my main service provider and do not know when the line is down.

I use a software called Networx on my pc but it will not be able to identify if the ISP goes down.

My setup is, the following
Origianl software and not Merlin.
Fiber ONT device A and Fiber ONT device B connected directly to the router.
TP LINK TL-SG3428XPP-M2
7 x Asus BE35600 mesh routers


I guess if both ISP had routers in between then their might be software to monitor the network.

You can try using GNuton firmware (a version of asuswrt-merlin) and you can try installing Dual-WAN script:

Thread 'WAN Failover v2.2.0 Release' https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wan-failover-v2-2-0-release.93799/

The script fixes this issue.

 

[jzchen]

Had no trouble with dual WAN load balancing for about 1 month AT&T fiber and Giggle fiber (cable modem), back in January 2024. Unstable service is known to cause issues on ASUS routers...

EDIT- But yes it does not warn if one ISP service goes down.

 

[deos]

So instead of Ubiquiti UniFi UCG-MAX or ultra, should I rather get tp-link omada oc200 controller and TP-Link Omada Tl R605 router given that I already have a 24 port TP-Link omada 2.5gb managed switch.

Enable push notifications and email for both wan

 

[Tech9]

should I rather get tp-link omada oc200 controller and TP-Link Omada Tl R605 router

Yes! Get the OC200 Controller, but better with ER707-M2 (2.5GbE WAN/LAN) or ER7206 (GbE WAN/LAN) Gateway. Both have better hardware than entry-level ER605. I'm genuinely surprised you haven't done it already to complement the expensive 2.5GbE PoE Omada Switch. For Wi-Fi I would go with 4-stream EAP670 Access Points. They are better than 2-stream dual-band Wi-Fi 7 options.

 

[deos]

I recently made the switch to the tp link switch. I was using two D link 16 port poe managed switches which was failing

In terms of internet service, I have two 500mb fibre lines.

The problem for the wifi is that im on 5400 sq feet (5000m2) land that is not level. 4 devices on wifi 7 will not work due to alot of interference
Theoretically the land and buildings creates 5 floors. Concrete, steel, cavity double brick walls
Floors Are
1. Entrance to the property and electrical steel sheed
2. Garage/ workshop
3. Main living area ( main router and two mesh routers
4. Master bedroom and office ( 1 mesh router serves as a switch with wifi channels off)
5. Garden shed, fire place and Garden.

About 80 to 100 iot smart devices are connected across the property

40 poe cameras/ access control ( small 5 port Unmanaged poe switchs



20 Laptops, phones, tablets etc

Anything that can be hardwired has been.

 

[Tech9]

With this many clients I don't know why you waste your time with home gaming nonsense.

 

[Tech9]

5400 sq feet (5000m2)

Mmm... 5400 square feet are about 500 square meters. I can't help you with the number of APs needed just based on this short description. Many factors in play including the region. Omada SDN Controller has design tool, may help.

 

[deos]

Ive had Asus routers since 2010 and just stuck with it. Last year black friday i paid aprox $1200 USD for all the be98 and the mesh routers. I thought it something i know since im not too clued up and previously I had a mix of routers over the years and issues with isn't

Wifiman says 2.4ghz is at 60% ultalization.

 

[jzchen]

Do you have one of the BE3600 node with Ethernet backhaul? Before you give up on all that investment remove all the BE3600 AiMesh nodes, add the most centralized with Ethernet backhaul as AP with AiMesh, then add the 6 as AiMesh nodes to that BE3600. Try WiFi 7 again. Turn on WiFi Agile Multiband on all bands...

 

[Tech9]

AiMesh, 120+ wireless clients, the same channels... more waste of time. This was an error, not an investment.

 

[jzchen]

AiMesh, 120+ wireless clients, the same channels... more waste of time. This was an error, not an investment.

The BE98 and BE3600s won't be on the same channels. The reason for separating is because MLO will not configure on the nodes unless the routers in the mesh have the exact same channels and bandwidths.

It's unclear whether all the BE3600s are wired backhaul. Enabling Ethernet Backhaul Mode would also help if they (all) are...

Black Friday was a long time that they are likely passed the return period. I still think it's worth a shot IMHO...

 

[Tech9]

The BE98 and BE3600s won't be on the same channels.

Sure, 1 of 8 routers may have different channels. This network has to run on 4 x 40MHz wide preferably non-DFS channels on 5GHz band with only the furthest physically located APs on the same channel and nothing wirelessly uplinked... nothing. The APs have to be on low power with -65dBm overlap. Home mesh system AiMesh or other is totally wrong hardware. A shot in the foot. If really 8x APs are needed and the environment is extremely challenging - 20MHz channel. Forget about Wi-Fi 7, MLO and other La La Land.

 

[deos]

All mesh routers and any devices that can be hardwired including laptops, tvs etc have been.

Mesh routers are set to wired backhall

 

[jzchen]

All mesh routers and any devices that can be hardwired including laptops, tvs etc have been.

Mesh routers are set to wired backhall

This is more information on Ethernet Backhaul mode. I've reread some of your posts, and I believe "Case #1" applies since you mention all routers are wired backhaul. Please update us if you have already turned on Ethernet Backhaul Mode.

All nodes Backhaul Connection Priority should say "Ethernet Only".

[AiMesh] What is Ethernet Backhaul Mode/Backhaul Connection Priority in AiMesh System and how to set up in different scenarios? | Official Support | ASUS Global

Are you having any issues with connection of any WiFi devices? It seems your main concern is no warning when one of the two services go down? And that WiFi 7 for 4 devices doesn't work?

Some info on MLO:

[Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Router] What is MLO (Multi-Link Operation) and how it works? | Official Support | ASUS USA

What is the issue you are having that the four WiFi 7 do not work?

 

[deos]

This is more information on Ethernet Backhaul mode. I've reread some of your posts, and I believe "Case #1" applies since you mention all routers are wired backhaul. Please update us if you have already turned on Ethernet Backhaul Mode.

All nodes Backhaul Connection Priority should say "Ethernet Only".

[AiMesh] What is Ethernet Backhaul Mode/Backhaul Connection Priority in AiMesh System and how to set up in different scenarios? | Official Support | ASUS Global

Are you having any issues with connection of any WiFi devices? It seems your main concern is no warning when one of the two services go down? And that WiFi 7 for 4 devices doesn't work?

Some info on MLO:

[Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Router] What is MLO (Multi-Link Operation) and how it works? | Official Support | ASUS USA

What is the issue you are having that the four WiFi 7 do not work?

Ethernet Backhaul conection mode is enabled.

The only wifi issues I have is regarding iot devices. Majority are smartlife devices and from time to time go offline.

One frequent issue is the delay for the door sensor to tell the lights to come on. This could be due to it being actioned by the cloud and not local.