Hello all!
I need help with diagnosing what wrong with a router. I have ASUS RT-AC87U and something is wrong with 5Ghz WiFi. The switch seems to work fine, I haven't checked the WAN port yet. I can't reach ASUSWRT Merlin web interface, but I can reach recovery web interface. I can connect to the default ASUS SSID on 2.4GHz. 5GHz is missing.
Here is the log file from ASUSWRT Merlin: https://pastebin.com/XYij0Z9v
When installing ddwrt web interface seems to work (slowly, but working with some saving WiFi settings issues), but WiFi is working only on 2.4GHz. 5GHz is missing. I can connect to the 2.4Ghz default SSID (named dd-wrt) and it seems to work correctly (I can reach every website from my cell phone (router is connected to another router via cable on port 4)).
This is the log from ddwrt starting: https://pastebin.com/5zFfmrrK
This is the log from Quantenna: https://pastebin.com/n1G2Br10
I've done nvram erase. I have another router without the main processor, so there is a possibility to solder some of the chips from board to board (I'm fine with BGA soldering). I already changed a RAM (next to the main processor), but that was not an issue. I'll start to replacing the other chips after rolling out all the software issues.
Some of the info from Quantenna:
Info from the main processor:
I need help with interpreting the logs above. What else can I check in the software to narrow down the issue?
UPDATE 1:
Changed the RAM IC next to Quantenna - no luck.
UPDATE 2:
I've checked power supply - it has 15V on the output. It should be 19V. I've connected the router to the 19V laboratory power supply - and WiFi (both 2.4GHz and 5GHZ) is now working fine. I've managed to start ASUSWRT Merlin. As I can see the WAN port is not working correctly - "The network cable is unplugged". WAN2 functionality works fine.
UPDATE 3:
This is incredible - I had two bent pins in the WAN port... both lying on the bottom of the socket. I've managed to strait them up. They are springy, so everything is fine.
The router is fully working now. The moral from the story - always check power adapter first when strange things are happening.
I need help with diagnosing what wrong with a router. I have ASUS RT-AC87U and something is wrong with 5Ghz WiFi. The switch seems to work fine, I haven't checked the WAN port yet. I can't reach ASUSWRT Merlin web interface, but I can reach recovery web interface. I can connect to the default ASUS SSID on 2.4GHz. 5GHz is missing.
Here is the log file from ASUSWRT Merlin: https://pastebin.com/XYij0Z9v
When installing ddwrt web interface seems to work (slowly, but working with some saving WiFi settings issues), but WiFi is working only on 2.4GHz. 5GHz is missing. I can connect to the 2.4Ghz default SSID (named dd-wrt) and it seems to work correctly (I can reach every website from my cell phone (router is connected to another router via cable on port 4)).
This is the log from ddwrt starting: https://pastebin.com/5zFfmrrK
This is the log from Quantenna: https://pastebin.com/n1G2Br10
I've done nvram erase. I have another router without the main processor, so there is a possibility to solder some of the chips from board to board (I'm fine with BGA soldering). I already changed a RAM (next to the main processor), but that was not an issue. I'll start to replacing the other chips after rolling out all the software issues.
Some of the info from Quantenna:
Code:
quantenna # brctl show
bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces
br0 8000.38d547e5a494 no eth1_0
eth1_1
wifi0
quantenna # brctl showmacs br0
port no mac addr is local? ageing timer
1 01:00:5e:7f:ff:fa no 183.07
1 30:85:a9:45:40:1e no 22.02
1 38:d5:47:e5:a4:90 no 286.26
1 38:d5:47:e5:a4:94 yes 0.00
2 3a:d5:47:e5:a4:94 yes 0.00
1 90:f6:52:33:3f:5a no 29.36
Info from the main processor:
Code:
admin@RT-AC87U:/tmp/home/root# brctl show
bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces
br0 8000.38d547e5a490 yes vlan1
eth1
admin@RT-AC87U:/tmp/home/root# ifconfig -a
aux0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:84 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5964 (5.8 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:180 Base address:0x5000
br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
inet addr:192.168.0.53 Bcast:192.168.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:10886 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12696 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:556668 (543.6 KiB) TX bytes:5750196 (5.4 MiB)
br0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
inet addr:169.254.39.145 Bcast:169.254.39.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:10648 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12928 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:764386 (746.4 KiB) TX bytes:5813972 (5.5 MiB)
Interrupt:181 Base address:0x6000
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:30733
TX packets:1441 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:123989 (121.0 KiB)
Interrupt:163
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:179 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:179 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:33872 (33.0 KiB) TX bytes:33872 (33.0 KiB)
vlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:10732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12928 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:577174 (563.6 KiB) TX bytes:5813972 (5.5 MiB)
vlan2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 38:D5:47:E5:A4:90
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
UPDATE 1:
Changed the RAM IC next to Quantenna - no luck.
UPDATE 2:
I've checked power supply - it has 15V on the output. It should be 19V. I've connected the router to the 19V laboratory power supply - and WiFi (both 2.4GHz and 5GHZ) is now working fine. I've managed to start ASUSWRT Merlin. As I can see the WAN port is not working correctly - "The network cable is unplugged". WAN2 functionality works fine.
UPDATE 3:
This is incredible - I had two bent pins in the WAN port... both lying on the bottom of the socket. I've managed to strait them up. They are springy, so everything is fine.
The router is fully working now. The moral from the story - always check power adapter first when strange things are happening.
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