Release Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.4 is now available

[Indi]

Couldn't update from Merlin 3006_102.4_0 to Asus 3006_102_36387
Kept saying completed but reboots just came back with Merlin FW still present.

Tried updating to Asus 3006_102_36383 which worked so then updated to 3006_102_36387

 

[bennor]

Couldn't update from Merlin 3006_102.4_0 to Asus 3006_102_36387

Some basic troubleshooting steps:
Try a different web browser.
Try a different computer.
Make sure to use a computer directly wired (Ethernet) to the router.
Temporarily disable any browser addons or extensions.
Temporarily disable any third party security software.
If you have a USB drive attached to the router, disconnect the USB drive before attempting to upgrade the firmware.

 

[baller54]

I updated my RT-BE96U to 3006.102.4 Release yesterday and I've been having WiFi issues with both my phone (Pixel 9 Pro XL) and laptop (Thinkpad Carbon X1 Gen 13 Aura w/ Intel BE201 Wifi 7 card running Fedora 42). Neither will utilize MLO any longer and will only connect to a single band (sometimes 5ghz sometimes 6ghz) on my MLO main SSID.

From my laptop running Fedora 42 on 3006.102.4 Release listing wifi connection stats:

[myuser@fedora ~]$ iw dev
phy#0
        Unnamed/non-netdev interface
                wdev 0x3
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                type P2P-device
        Interface wlp0s20f3
                ifindex 2
                wdev 0x1
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                ssid mySSID
                type managed
                multicast TXQ:
                        qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows   drops   marks   overlmt hashcol tx-bytes        tx-packets
                        0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0               0
                MLD with links:
                 - link ID  0 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx
                   channel 5 (5975 MHz), width: 320 MHz, center1: 6105 MHz

MLD = Multi Link Device aka MLO:

No other changes aside from flashing the new firmware. I thought this was strange so I reverted back to beta3, and both my phone and laptop immediately connected to the MLO SSID on both 5ghz and 6ghz bands.

From my laptop running Fedora 42 on 3006.102.4 beta3:

[myuser@fedora ~]$ iw dev
phy#0
        Unnamed/non-netdev interface
                wdev 0x3
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                type P2P-device
        Interface wlp0s20f3
                ifindex 2
                wdev 0x1
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                ssid mySSID
                type managed
                multicast TXQ:
                        qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows   drops   marks   overlmt hashcol tx-bytes        tx-packets
                        0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0               0
               MLD with links:
                 - link ID  0 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx4
                   channel 5 (5975 MHz), width: 320 MHz, center1: 6105 MHz
                 - link ID  1 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

I also noticed that when on 3006.102.4 Release my phone when connected to 6ghz would have the typical transmit and receive link speeds, but when connected to 5ghz it would only connect at 54Mbps transmit and 54Mbps receive link speeds no matter what. Tried airplane mode, wifi on/off, rebooted, changed wifi channel, didn't make a difference. It was basically unusable on 5ghz sitting 6 feet from the router, while 6ghz worked as expected.

I reverted to 3006.102.4 beta3 and going to stay on it for now since the wifi driver got reverted, and will keep an eye out for the next version that includes driver updates to test.

 

[casao94]

I updated my RT-BE96U to 3006.102.4 Release yesterday and I've been having WiFi issues with both my phone (Pixel 9 Pro XL) and laptop (Thinkpad Carbon X1 Gen 13 Aura w/ Intel BE201 Wifi 7 card running Fedora 42). Neither will utilize MLO any longer and will only connect to a single band (sometimes 5ghz sometimes 6ghz) on my MLO main SSID.

From my laptop running Fedora 42 on 3006.102.4 Release listing wifi connection stats:

[myuser@fedora ~]$ iw dev
phy#0
        Unnamed/non-netdev interface
                wdev 0x3
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                type P2P-device
        Interface wlp0s20f3
                ifindex 2
                wdev 0x1
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                ssid mySSID
                type managed
                multicast TXQ:
                        qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows   drops   marks   overlmt hashcol tx-bytes        tx-packets
                        0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0               0
                MLD with links:
                 - link ID  0 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx
                   channel 5 (5975 MHz), width: 320 MHz, center1: 6105 MHz

MLD = Multi Link Device aka MLO:

No other changes aside from flashing the new firmware. I thought this was strange so I reverted back to beta3, and both my phone and laptop immediately connected to the MLO SSID on both 5ghz and 6ghz bands.

From my laptop running Fedora 42 on 3006.102.4 beta3:

[myuser@fedora ~]$ iw dev
phy#0
        Unnamed/non-netdev interface
                wdev 0x3
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                type P2P-device
        Interface wlp0s20f3
                ifindex 2
                wdev 0x1
                addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                ssid mySSID
                type managed
                multicast TXQ:
                        qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows   drops   marks   overlmt hashcol tx-bytes        tx-packets
                        0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0               0
               MLD with links:
                 - link ID  0 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx4
                   channel 5 (5975 MHz), width: 320 MHz, center1: 6105 MHz
                 - link ID  1 link addr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

I also noticed that when on 3006.102.4 Release my phone when connected to 6ghz would have the typical transmit and receive link speeds, but when connected to 5ghz it would only connect at 54Mbps transmit and 54Mbps receive link speeds no matter what. Tried airplane mode, wifi on/off, rebooted, changed wifi channel, didn't make a difference. It was basically unusable on 5ghz sitting 6 feet from the router, while 6ghz worked as expected.

I reverted to 3006.102.4 beta3 and going to stay on it for now since the wifi driver got reverted, and will keep an eye out for the next version that includes driver updates to test.

Same for me as well on RT-BE96U.
Wireless connections are much more stable on Beta3 vs stable release.

I am looking forward to the next version which includes the latest wireless driver.

 

[Kees17760]

Everyone is ignoring the EULAs shown to them when they install Windows, Adobe Reader, etc... Why the sudden attention when that EULA is presented by the router?

Politics perhaps? (The possibility of) Being scrutinized by Big Tech or Government...
Gradually losing control over ones data.

 

[MDM]

I updated my RT-BE96U to 3006.102.4 Release yesterday and I've been having WiFi issues with both my phone (Pixel 9 Pro XL) and laptop (Thinkpad Carbon X1 Gen 13 Aura w/ Intel BE201 Wifi 7 card running Fedora 42). Neither will utilize MLO any longer and will only connect to a single band (sometimes 5ghz sometimes 6ghz) on my MLO main SSID.

Probably wouldn't help for your model, but did you try the step of forgetting the connection on the devices...?