asus rt ac 3200 with merlin

[zax301]

guys, gotta a problem , i have installed for about a week merlin 380.68.4 n my asus rt ac3200 , today i rebooted it and installed stock fw cause i was getting pissed , i accesed the router , downloaded syslog and install merlin again. Now i can.t access wired connection , wifi connection , deleted all cache on laptop, restarted and nothing. this is my log. i did all of this :
I have done all of these
netsh winsock reset catalog
netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log
netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew (got errors about "can not be performed while mediaconnected)
ipcnfig /registerdns and from services put on automatic several things as i seen on a guide. after all of this i finally restarted the pc and i could login on page with 192.168.1.1 , unisntalled merlin and installed stock fw. the thing is everytime i install merlin and i reboot or do anything with laptop via wired, i cannot acces it from web page, wifi doesn’t start. i don’t know why and i want merlin fw .. i cannot upload a syslog file here it seems

 

[st3v3n]

zax301, not to be critical, but your frustration is clear; your post describes a bit of what you've done, but know one can know why you installed stock FW after Merlin, except that you were 'pissed' etc. That's hard for anyone to follow. Why you changed back to the Asus stock firmware, or the steps you took each time, but then again decided to reinstall Merlin, is unclear and confusing. What happened or didn't happen each time, that made you jump back and forth? If you continue to go at it that way, between different firmware versions, you aren't going to get anywhere. No one will be able to help you, since you've lost track of what you're doing and why.

Whenever you install RMerlin, do remain calm, do take your time while configuring all settings in the router. If you aren't getting anywhere because you're 'pissed' or confused, then perhaps you need to take a step back. Look at some of the better YouTube videos done by experienced users who demonstrate how they set their RT-AC3200 up, so that it works for them. Each setup is different. Some of these demos are good, some aren't; the good videos will give you more ideas, and confidence as you gain experience with your router. You have downloaded and printed up the large, fine manual for the RT-AC3200 haven't you?

The first step is to follow each hookup step shown in the router guide/manual to make sure you have basic ethernet connectivity from the computer, to therouter to WAN/ISP and the internet. Then you can can move on to the more intricate settings, IF you understand them. The router isn't going to do everything for you automatically, until you tell it what you want. If you make certain errors in setup, you'll wind up with no connectivity. That is why you should write down every step you take on paper, in order; it's called a log. When you own a higher-end router like the AC3200, you should have a basic understanding of networking, or at least enough to follow basic troubleshooting setps to take when something you've done doesn't work as you thought it should.

Merlin is much deeper than stock Asus FW, it's extremely capable and can accomplish much more for you, but you're in for a steeper learning curve especially if you're new to this. Whatever you've done up to now is according to "a guide you seen" and doesn't help anyone understand the steps you've gone through to set your router up. If you aren't familiar with the router GUI, it's going to be difficult for anyone to respond to you or offer suggestion. Most peope dont' have time to teach you how to do all of this over the internet, so YouTube can help you a great deal.

Start at the beginning; studying the wiki, FAQS etc; take your time, read and re-read everything to make sure you understand what you read, before changing any settings. If you don't find something in the guide, use your search engine and look at the Asus manual and their support site. Remember again, to write down everything in order as you go along. Save/apply each step/change you make in the router, or you'll lose them. Keeping a log like this helps you and others figure out what you did or didn't do, and what you can do from that point to get the router working again.

Are you getting any connectivity to your WAN/ISP? You should see the IP assigned to you by your ISP on the first page of your router's GUI. If you want to work with WiFi, that's yet another subject, as is setting up an VPN provider's OpenVPN tunnel/config in one of your openvpn clients. Have you assigned each of your devices a static IP on the LAN DHCP page, then routed them in your openvpn clients?

The 'media' listed on your post links to an ebay page that sells android TV boxes; either that's an error or somethings getting in and out of your router. If your PC or laptop configs in Windows are set to connect to your modem or router automatically, but you repeatedly reset/flushing/release these settings, you aren't going to get very far in configuring your router. The Asus support page has links to basic steps you can take to set the router up; look at/read them/try them, and you should start to make some headway. Good luck.

 

[zax301]

I know it’s confusing , and i will try to explain, i had stock fw for 3 days and isp problems , download was awful and i searched for cfw and i end up here , i saw merlin’s fw was so much appreciated .
i installed merlin fw, i could not connect to the router as usually on 192.168.1.1, i had to search for its own ip in cmd,wired was connecting just when i restarted the laptop(disconnecting, deleting , uninstalling the card did not resolve it) and i could not enter the router, after hard reseting it a couple of times, i entered the page, set it up and that was beautifull until it al started to drop off, wifi kept dropping and all devices can’t reconnect ,i had to restart it every 30 minutes, i changed back to stock fw and it is the same for a couple of days. thanks for replying and hope it clarifies my frustrations.

 

[st3v3n]

zax301, I get it, you're new. This process is frustrating for you, but just as much when it's not clear what you're trying to describe. After three cups of coffee, I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to offer more than this.

What you've written so far, doesn't adequately describe if there's actually a problem with your router and/or the firmware. If you're having a problem with Merlin firmware or find it confusing, go back to the stock Asus firmware, and work with it until you understand everything that it does or doesn't do. Only then should you jump into Merlin. It's like trying to fly a jet (Merlin) if you've only driven a truck (Asus); Merlin's firware is so much better nicer than the stock Asus truck, but we all have to start the process of learning somewhere, usually the long way, at the beginning.

It may just be due to the way you're trying to write/describe the issue, how you've tried to set up your computer to the router; etc. You probably have a good idea in your awareness of what you've done, but it's not clear enough in the way you're writing it down, so that I or others can follow you and offer suggestions, but I could be wrong; maybe someone else can sort through what you've written and understand perfectly.

You need to -slow down- and write it all out clearly and in detail, every step you've taken from the beginning, first for yourself, offline, and then edit it so that your grandmother can follow and understand. Then you'll have a timeline you can communicate to others, in order, which would be much more helpful. Otherwise, you'll keep repeating details no one can relate to' sorry, but that's it in a nutshell.

By listing unrelated details, such as, restarting a laptop/disocnnecting/deleting/uninstalling the card, you confuse the issue. Watever card you write about probably has nothing to do with setting up either the firmware or the router, though you feel it's important in the process as it appears to you. Configuring or setting up a router only requires a cable to be hooked between the computer and the router, and then another cable to a modem/working internet connection; no more, no less.

If you're trying to configure the router over WiFi, it won't work. If you can't log into the router by following written instructions in the manual, or if you haven't watched any Youtube vids, then this will just take longer and no one can do that for you.

For instance, have you plugged the ethernet cable from your computer to the LAN port on the router? Have you logged into the router's GUI using a blank internet browser, with only ONE empty tab, with NO other tabs showing or URLs loaded, with your browser cache pre-emptied?, Have you typed 192.68.1.1, pressed ENTER, and seen the GUI login/entry page appear? Were you able to type the ID and password <admin-admin>, or whatever you changed them to after you reflashed the firmware back again? You did write all of these setps down, right?

If you can't log into the router, you just have to retrace your steps and keep at it. Educate yourself, which always takes time when you're not familiar with the technology. It's difficult to brick an Asus router, but if you keep reflashing from stock firmware, back to RMerlin firmware, then back yet again, too many times, repeatedly applying hard resets for no good reason, there will come a time when your router refuses to boot or respond. Then you'll really have a reason to wonder why nothing you've done works.

Slow down, -take- -your- -time-, think clearly, logically, step by step, like 'Mr. Spock' of Star Trek fame would've done. For instance:

1) Plug ethernet cable from computer into router LAN port

2) Start browser with empty tab/window in computer, enter 1921.68.1.1 in URL address; browser shows GUI sign in page; enter ID and password (admin/admin or whatever you've changed it to).

3) Log into router GUI, begin to set up router.

If you follow the basoc trouble shooting provided on the Asus site and as described elsewhere on this forum, you'll figure out what you need to do. Start at the beginning, be methodical. Don't do anything unless and until you understand what should be the result of your action. Search the forum, the internet and YouTube for help; use google or duckduckgo, with short, simple queries, ie, set up Merlin on Asus (or RT-AC3200). I've listed a few URLs to get you started, so use your imagination and sooner or later you'll find the answer.

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki
http://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/screenshots

https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC3200/HelpDesk/
https://portforward.com/asus/rt-ac3200/

If all else fails, find a local guru who can sort it out for you; they'll probably want payment for help, unless it's a close friend. Good luck

 

[zax301]

Ok, sorry for not telling you guys step by step what i really did, i ll try to explain everything from beggining step by step. First time i entered the router was with an Asus Laptop(it’s never connected to internet) and wich worked perfectly fine with dlink dir842 , i plugged cat6 cable into port 4 and atheros adapter from laptop. Set up the ppoe internet, configured wi-fi ssids (1,2,3) with wpa pass 8 character. For 3 days it kept working fine, i had some isp issues , called some friends (they are in this domain) and they just traced from router to isp to see the problems, after finding out they told me it’s from isp so i should change it or give my isp’s number to them and they will talk. After talking to them , in 1-2 minutes the wan blinking white light went to red and internet was oh my god. from 22mbps went to 80+(ps4pro wired) , after all they wanted 1gbps but the isp told them 300 is at maximum. Anyway , they left , second day i went to sign a 1gbps contract, got home and my router’s wifi 2.4 ghz was dropping from all devices and nothing worked reconnecting, i rebooted and worked perfectly fine for 3 hours , then again , nothing reconnecting. I searched for problems on google and i changed ssid name and disabled passwords. It worked as the same 3-4 hours then all went off. i unplugged the router, resetted (30-30-30) method. Tried one more time and did not work. After researching through the internet i found out about merlin, i downloaded the latest asus rt ac3200 cfw, removed router from wan,connected it to laptop via wired connection and uploaded cfw merlin. after asking to reboot, i pressed the shutdown button for 5 seconds and pressed it again, power and port 4 lights were white . when i tried to enter from google chrome page ( one single tab) , page was not loading, error connection. I entered cmd as admin, ipconfig and took it’s ip from there , did the settings as google mentioned disabled lan proxy and everything else. It did not work, i hard resetted it again, it did not work. i could not enter the router as normal. I restarted the laptop in last instance , at the 3rd boot it logged on chrome. i do not know how, i installed stock asus fw cause i thought it was something with merlin’s fw. after letting the router for 10 minutes to update to latest asus fw and reboot, i entered again 192.168.1.1 and it worked perfectly fine. But now it doesn’t work for 10 minutes at all, 2.4 ghz is on , i connect any new device for 3 minutes then internet stops, keeps the wifi logo for about 30 seconds and dissapears , after that i can’t reconnect to it at all. On the 5.1 ghz band i can connect and use internet but not for more than 1 minutes. same for 5.2 ghz band. Wired the router works but on wifi everything is down for all of my devices. I do not care about money , it’s just that paying for a 300$ router and see it’s worse than a 50$ one it feels like a scam, i do not need to be an it specialist that’s the reason consumers pay that much, plug it in and let it work. I do not want to return it because after long nights searching between router i finally chose this one between netgear ,ac88u, or tp link ad7200 somethig like that.after changing isp and ask my friends once more to come and check it , if it doesn’t work, i usually throw them not return.

 

[zax301]

i sorted out , i installed a stock fw from asus in my country (romania) and did not updated as the router wanted(latest fw). works perfectly fine, no disconnects, fast and smooth on all bands. 5.2 ghz band is really awesome , altough its area is bigger than 5.1 , it’s faster. i am too scared to install a cfw right now, maybe the latest stock fw was buggy and merlin on top of that did not work, i don’t know, but this fw it’s working as i wanted and suits my needs perfectly. thx for replying and maybe in near future i might try again merlin cfw on this stock fw(3.0.0.4.380.7743).

 

[st3v3n]

zax301, thanks for posting the more detailed info and follow-up. I remember your post from another thread. It's only a personal opinion from across the pond that you don't need to worry that the router has a fault nor that Merlin's firmware was to blame. Thing can happen when there's no trail leading to a direct cause; it can be easy if others are involved, to muck things up even when harm isn't intentional.

Your situation is unique, your friends are known to you, relatively few take advantage to cause mischief like this, but who knows what happened? With the latest build of Merlin's firmware, speaking only for myself, it's been one of the most stable builds I've every used, yet I still experienced some problems. The AC3200 is a different bird than the other RTs, not only for the tri-band radios, but for the situation involving the NVRAM. Prior to version 366.6_6, the 3200 was capable of running more than one OpenVPN config at a time, something I hadn't known about until recently; it just never came up. Version 367.0 limited the number of OpenVPN clients to only two, to save what NVRAM is provided under the prior Asus firmware. I'm going to be rolling our 3200 back to v366.6_6 to test simultaneous OpenVPN configs and responsiveness of the GUI under that build, since it came prior to the conditions experienced in my tests (*see below). NVRAM is expensive and specialized and has a finite lifetime and/or number of cycles, as described in other threads and the change logs relating to Merlin's work. Other 3200 owners please contribute their thoughts.

Following our upgraded to 380.68_4, I began tests of various OpenVPN configs used by our provider. *During these tests, the router GUI began acting extremely sluggishly, stalling and then began crashing. When the GUI crashed and wouldn't respond after 5-10 minutes, the router had to be removed from power; the GUI couldn't be recovered otherwise. At about the same time the router began to experience what I can describe as a possible date/time bug, which may/may not be related to some sort of hack. The date/time would inexplicably reset itself to a different date, which caused the router and configs to fail. It had me going in circles for about a month. The unit finally stabilized and the date/time bug has only resurfaced once following the DST changeover. It remains unexplained. I'm fairly certain that our unit or system wasn't hacked, and that this had nothing to do with Merlin's firmware. Since OpenVPN configs are written to NVRAM, and the operation of the router depends on accurate date/time, any unnecessary overwriting to this RAM may lead to or cause erratic behavior in the GUI. Bear with me; I'm getting to the point.

I was ready to RMA our 3200 after wrestling with these issues, but after almost a year of great performance, I stuck with it until the problem resolved. It took more patience, time and attention to resolve the problem. There are people who run many wireless devices and complex scripts on the 3200; it's a very solid router.

That said, after too many hasty resets, crashes etc, the NVRAM may become volatile, unsettled or just plain irritated. If you aren't blessed with patience or don't wait long enough for a reset to work, repeatedly interrupting that process by rebooting or resetting again isn't going to make the router (or you) any happier. When I first decided to perform the complete reset when nothing else worked, the crashing of the GUI had become intolerable. I thought I'd waited long enough for all the LEDs to cycle but I was wrong. I spent more hours working through the process. When I finally performed another complete factory/default/hard cycle (not sure my phrasing is accurate today), I let the router take as long as -it needed- to take. I held the WPS button in for what much longer than it should've taken or had ever been written about; finally all of the LEDs began blinking in unison, I let go of the WPS button, sat down and waited some more. It took more long minutes, but the router finally came back to life, and since then has been working very well, not too much the worse for wear despite my seeming incompetence.

I'm now happily using both OpenVPN clients/configs at once as well as the server, so obviously I didn't brick it. This alone makes me feel that your unit isn't ruined. You stated it runs the new Romanian Asus build OK? V380.68_4 GUI responsiveness seems to take longer to cycle than Asus stock FW, especially when scripts and/or multiple clients/servers run concurrently. Your router has been held up well so far. No one knows what happened to your unit since the work was done on your behalf. I don't blame the router, Asus or Merlin (or me), and you shouldn't either.

Unless there's a 'defect' that you should RMA the router for, it's under your ownership, control and is always your responsibility to prevent others from doing anything that might result in an uncertain outcome. (If your ISP ever decides to adjust your service or bandwidth in the future, you may want to unplug your Ethernet cable from the modem while they do their work. In our case, I spent a full week pouring over a month's worth of logs, and thought it gave me some ideas, but I can only make assumptions as to what really happened. If I'd have RMA'd our router, I'd have probably been worse off, and would've received a refurbished router as replacement.

I'll post when I have time to test my theories on the prior build and responsiveness, which likely will have nothing to do with your experience. That's part of what forums like this do; make it possible to share knowledge among the members when strange things happen, so we all have a better way to deal with them down the road.

You have a large investment, but this kind of thing can happen; not often. Don't let it get the best of you. Neither Asus nor Merlin guarantees firmware any more than other operating systems, since you're paying for the quality and totality of the features packed into the hardware of the router. True, the router won't work without FW, but as you've found, you can alter or replace the FW whenever you decide it's in your best interest, and the level of time and expertise you devote to it. Running Merlin's firmware is lots of fun, and it takes time that many people don't want to devote. Later, you may be comfortable after you put time into learn more advanced firmware management. After your experience, it seems like a great deal of trouble, but is just another learning experience.

Since the new stock Asus RO-FW you placed on it seems fast and meeting your needs, keep an eye on it, note any changes and be happy this turned out well. The router wasn't harmed. The newest Asus firmware build supposedly expands NVRAM in the 3200 which is always welcome. Stay hands on, safeguard your SSIDs, logins, PWs etc, and never let anyone into your system unless you're watching what they do, ISP and friends included. Hacking is epidemic, no matter how diligent you are, there's always some way into any system. Cheers.

 

[zax301]

Yes , i am using asus ro firmware as said above 3.0.04.380.7743 , after 5 hours still works ok. i’ll leave as it is until the nexp isp is coming with 1gbps fiber and i’ll give merlin a try and hope i’ll have time to learn at least a piece of what he’s offering to guys like me.

 

[st3v3n]

Great, keep an eye on your cpu and radio temps, many use a small (quiet) fan to keep those temps low, others don't bother. Depending how how much load bandwidth your router carries, it will get extremely warm. Our 3200 stays between 45-55C, and overheating electronics, even if they're designed for a high heat limit, they'll last longer if you don't push it. If we had fiber, I'm not sure how I'd manage to go outside to enjoy sunlight Keep learning and good luck.

 

[bsdsource]

One big problem you are having is that you aren't properly resetting your router. You need to know proper procedure to reset your specific router. 30-30-30 hard reset will not work with this router.

The proper way to reset your router to factory default: while router is on, push in reset button on back of router using paperclip for approximately 10 seconds then release button. Wait for router to completely reboot. Router has now been reset.

Below is the most effective method of successfully flashing new firmware to your router:

1. reset router to factory default
2. flash router using ASUS restoration tool
3. reset router to factory default
4. setup router

 

[st3v3n]

Thanks for that azdps, which Asus model do you have, and which version of Merlin's FW? The 30/30/30 is useless at best with these models. Removing the unit from power and waiting for several minutes is also helpful (not on the FAQ/wiki, but effective). zax201 didn't mention reading Merlin's FAQ, wiki where it's lsited, where I tried to point him. I've found the paperclip method works sometimes, and have never needed the restoration tool unless going backwards or to a different fork, as zax has done (neither here nor there).

The last time I used the paperclip, the router wouldn't boot, but I wasn't changing builds or versions, just eliminating errant behavior. The paperclip method should've worked but didn't. I used Merlin's method set out in the FAQ, and even though the router took longer than expected to respond, it finally worked. Sometimes the router doesn't know or care what the proper procedure is. I've read elsewhere that others have also experienced longer times (than 10 seconds) for the router to come around; like Zax, that was after our (and his) router had had some strange things happening with the ISP, as well as others working on his behalf. They may not have read the FAQ either.

Zax had so many resets and bounced between builds, which were having a detrimental effect on the NVRAM in his; whether he or his associates applied the FW, is a bit unclear. Hopefully he'll take time to learn as we all have done over the years. Now that his router is working well on the latest Asus FW, he's happy. That will serve him well until he makes time to learn and absorb the finer details of how to install/run Merlin's FW. When one is a brand new Asus 'noob' it takes long hours of personal hands-on learning and applying the lessons to gain confidence and be comfortable with the procedures and feature rich environment of Merlin's FW on higher-end models. I gathered english isn't a first language for him, and that some things were lost in the translation. I imagine it seemed like a mountain of data to try to wade through. Cheers.

 

[bsdsource]

Thanks for that azdps, which Asus model do you have, and which version
of Merlin's FW? The 30/30/30 is useless at best with these models.

I have the rt-ac3100 and the procedure to reset it different than the rt-ac3200. I don't need to use a paperclip for my router. It's only used to access the tiny reset button on back of the rt-ac3200. For the rt-ac3100:

1. Turn off router
2. Press and hold down the WPS button
3. With WPS button held down turn on router and wait until power led starts to rapidly blink
4. Release WPS button
5. Wait for router to completely reboot

Also I build my own highly customized version of RMerlin's firmware using latest 380 source code.

 

[st3v3n]

azdps; thanks for correcting my dyslexic faux pas. I shudder to think what could've resulted without someone helping to keep other poster's thoughts straight, re paperclip trivia fun. If that's the most grievous error I've committed lately, i.e., the difference between miniature reset indents and miniscule reset buttons, I may decide to celebrate early for the holidays. Have a beverage for me, my medication doesn't permit me to join in. A white paper-proposal is long overdue, calling for a world-wide mandate and standardized placement of large, backlit (fluorescent?) reset buttons on all routers. Would love to get a look at your higly customized version of RMerlin's firmware; do you have a site, illustrated technical manual, or is your's a private project?

Factoring the different routers, when taking into account recent tests and application of several builds of firmware across all the units we own has led me here, not confusion. Logs for each unit are kept to be sure I know what is done and when, but no log contains the location of the reset indent/buttons written in. Point taken; point-paperclip, ha-ha. Moral of the story, be sure to look at the router you're working on or you may press the wrong button/indent. Disclaimer; I can't be sued, there's no liability or warranty remedy regarding blurbs about paperclips/indents/reset button placement.

The RT-AC3200 has no paperclip indent, but does have a tiny red button next to the lovely WPS/reset button; I looked, it's still there. Our RT-AC56 and RT-N66W have tiny reset indents. I've never used a paperclip with any electronic device, and prefer to use the small plastic tool in my kit. For what it's worth, I'll probably always tend to think of the indents as paperclip holes, through that's a misnomer; paperclips are for paperwork. I've worked with so many routers over the years, I still look to be sure where a particular button or indent is located. It's not due to senility, but never came up until now.

The WPS button press took much longer for our router, longer than anyone had previously documented. Research turned up numerous queries re the procedure; ours had never required a reset; it had always performed perfectly. The crashing phenomenon had to end and a reset was all that was left, it didn't go as written. I found only one post mentioning no matter how long one held the WPS button, it probably wasn't going to be long enough, and sure enough, that was the case. Routers with strange symptoms fall outside documented procedures. I went through the reset two or three times, always thinking the LEDs had all blinked enough, yet no GUI resulted. On the final attempt, I held the WPS button much longer before the white LEDs began flickering in varying patterns, eventually flashing more or less simultaneously, but not the RED LED. I held the WPS and waited, the RED LED finally appeared solid, stayed lit for about 10 seconds, and then flashed, so I released the WPS button. I'd rather not have to do it again, but now it's documented.

Our 3200 functions as well as it did prior to the incident, no matter where the indent or button. Hopefully, ZAX301 will check his manual and take plenty of time to study and research before he takes another stab at installing Merlin's FW, so he's on the right course. He has the FAQ, Wiki, tutorials and the Asus official support URL as posted. His 3200 wasn't damaged and he's certainly not pissed any longer as he began this saga; he's happy-hoorah. He's new at this, we all start somewhere and will err once in a while. Cheers.

 

[bsdsource]

azdps;
Would love to get a look at your highly customized version of RMerlin's firmware; do you have a site, illustrated technical manual, or is your's a private project?

I modified specific files from the asuswrt-merlin repo for my RT-AC3100. I use it only as an access point so I stripped everything out of the kernel that I don' t need, excluded virtually everything from the build that I don't use since I use OpenBSD as my firewall. I keep the modified files updated but it's not in a repository. I also have a script that automates the whole build process. Clones the repo, replaces the repo files with my custom files, deletes unneeded webui and binary files, replaces webui menu (excludes tabs etc I don't use) and builds a firmware file that approximately 9 mbs in size.

 

[st3v3n]

Very cool I sometimes envy those of you having the dexterity and multitasking skills for coding/scripting and upkeep of these projects. Allows me to remember when I could type 70 wps on a manual typewriter (all too many years ago, when there were no electrics, let along civilian computers), and when I could spend 8-12 hours a day writing/playing music in my studio. I keep up where I can, and read what everyone else does. Our BSD-PfSense firewall/router runs on an 1155 MB/HP SFF workstation, i5-660, with 8 GB ram, 4-pt Gb NIC; a bit overkill for a firewall, had to find something I could still build, and for the box to do. Now the Xeon 3450 CPU that I swapped out is without a job, but it won't do AES-NI we need for the VPN. Cheers.

 

[zax301]

hi guys, i came back as soon as changed the isp and i was amazed this thread got so many replies. Yes i knoew i f....d up a little , i have read here that the 30-30-30 method doesn’t work.Let me tell you that on google the 30-30-30 method wasn’t the only one and yes i did read merlin’s faq. i tried 3 options of restore factory, a little red button which you do not require paperclip to push it(not wps button ), did not work for me, i tried 7 seconds, 10 seconds, without plugged in , tried 30-30-30 , tried wps button instead the red one as a site mentioned , nothing worked. my laptop had issues getting connections through the wired cable as the ethernet did not recognize it. So back to where i remained, all works perfectly fine, changed the isp to 1gbps and i was stunned when i plugged the router back to laptop , it connected instantly BUT , the ethernet had the network name i first time created it. It took the wireless names (these are current ; asus, asus1, asus2) and auto renamed them as the first time i opened the asus page(2plus2 , is4minus1, thats3quickmaffs) don’t laugh.. anyway , i did reset factory, installed ro firmware, did another reset factory from webpage, saved and that was it. i am monitoring the router almost every 3-4 hours . i never see these cpus above 2 % , and the ram is always under 62/256 and the 5.2ghz band does some little problems as you go further away from it, that’s all and i cannot complain. The only downside for it is that it stays near a door where i frequently keep it open (most of the time) even during winter. i tested the bandwith with speedtest, fast, psn and high end devices. I’m most suprized about the tvs(samsung and lg)are taking the most advantage when it comes watching anything on wifi from 50-100m distance and 4 walls . Even iphone7-samsungS8 are slower than them. Ps4 pro normal and pro are wired . all wifi bands are flawless. there are 15 devices permanently connected to the router and no one is complaining.So i think it was the best choice of router for me. The only thing that bugs me is that 5.2 ghz band, as you move after a wall it’s messed up , but in the same room it can open wormholes and travel to future.

 

[st3v3n]

Zax301, glad it's working well for you. It will take a lot of watching relevant YouTube videos and reading about this router, over much more time than you've owned it, to learn all there is to know about this unit, and then it will still surprise you what you don't know; hang in there and stay in this timeline. Cheers

 

[zax301]

Thx alot st3v3n, i would love to tune it on a merlin fw as everyone is praising about its stability but i do not have that much time now to get back to that scary dark period of my first day. I am glad it works as it is. i’ll just play with the qos , bandwidth limiter and giving each device an ip on its own. If i screw up , i know what to do this time. Thanks alot St3v3n for helping me.