Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

[Unisoft]

you are not ment to use Adaptive Qos on a fiber connection !!

That's not strictly true. QOS helps decide prioritisation of traffic types and particularly if you do manage to use your bandwidth with multiple devices.

If you had several file downloads going on for example OR was using your upstream for serving data like media streaming (where its normally limited to a lower figure on a lot of cable tv broadband, for example 22mbps or 38mbps upstream but 380mbps downstream). You can prioritise media streaming for example in this scenario than uploading to OneDrive.

 

[ollimoe]

Looks like Asus just pulled FW v3.0.0.4.386_41249 for AX88U - probably due to complaints around failing Wifi scheduling. Download page currently showing the latest 384 version ...

 

[AdrianH]

Looks like Asus just pulled FW v3.0.0.4.386_41249 for AX88U - probably due to complaints around failing Wifi scheduling. Download page currently showing the latest 384 version ...

hmmm, I am on that FW. Hopefully nothing too serious, don't feel like downgrading.

 

[Kees17760]

It's not as much about speed (latency), but about the bandwidth of your WAN connection. If you are not filling up (saturate) the available bandwidth on a regular basis, there's no need for QoS. Here's a good explanation:

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I see no explanation

 

[ollimoe]

hmmm, I am on that FW. Hopefully nothing too serious, don't feel like downgrading.

Same here - scheduling works for me with the previously configured values - as I recently upgraded with complete reset I am not interested in downgrading again

 

[Wade Coxon]

Qos is only ment to be used on a slow connection like Adsl and vdsl you dont need it on a high speed connection like fiber

Not necessarily. QoS can be valuable anywhere that you are attempting to exceed your line speed with traffic.

You also need to remember that not all fibre is high speed. Most domestic fibre connections in Australia are limited to 100Mbs for example, and many are slower than that to save money.

 

[LaMpiR]

I have changed the USB. I got a small 32GB, formatted to fat32. Tried installing skynet, all went well, but usb not found afterwards. The usb is being detected in the panel. What to do? This happened since the update to beta2.

Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 1 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 2 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 3 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 4 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 5 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 6 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 7 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 8 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 9 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 10 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] USB Not Found - Sleeping For 10 Seconds ( Attempt 11 Of 10 )
Skynet: [*] Problem With USB Install Location - Please Fix Immediately!
Skynet: [*] To Change Install Location Run - ( sh /jffs/scripts/firewall install )

 

[bbunge]

I have changed the USB. I got a small 32GB, formatted to fat32. Tried installing skynet, all went well, but usb not found afterwards. The usb is being detected in the panel. What to do? This happened since the update to beta2.

The usb needs to have an EXT 2, 3 or 4 format with a swap.

 

[barutchiev]

I have changed the USB. I got a small 32GB, formatted to fat32. Tried installing skynet, all went well, but usb not found afterwards. The usb is being detected in the panel. What to do? This happened since the update to beta2.

Fat32 ??? The form must be ext3 or ext4. However, it is first formatted by the PC in NTFS, and then by the router itself of some of the two variants.You can follow the great guide of @L&LD
AMTM

 

[John Fitzgerald]

I have changed the USB. I got a small 32GB, formatted to fat32. Tried installing skynet, all went well, but usb not found afterwards. The usb is being detected in the panel. What to do? This happened since the update to beta2.

You need to format NTFS in a PC to clear any issues.
Then USE AMTM (built into RMerlin Firmware) to use its built in feature to format in EXT4 with Journaling enabled to create a 2GB swap partition.
The router itself does not have an option for EXT2,3,4.

 

[LaMpiR]

Fat32 ??? The form must be ext3 or ext4. However, it is first formatted by the PC in NTFS, and then by the router itself of some of the two variants.You can follow the great guide of @L&LD
AMTM

The usb needs to have an EXT 2, 3 or 4 format with a swap.

You need to format NTFS in a PC to clear any issues.
Then USE AMTM (built into RMerlin Firmware) to use its built in feature to format in EXT4 with Journaling enabled to create a 2GB swap partition.
The router itself does not have an option for EXT2,3,4.

Thank you. Managed to get it working. Old usb was fat32

 

[taffeys]

RT-AC86U running 386.1 Beta 3. Started seeing this in log:

Jan 6 14:23:52 kernel: *** ERROR: [tdts_shell_ioctl_sig_op_load:95] tdts_core_rule_parsing_trf_load() fail!
Jan 6 14:23:53 kernel: SHN Release Version: 2.0.1 851496c
Jan 6 14:23:53 kernel: UDB Core Version: 0.2.18
Jan 6 14:23:53 kernel: sizeof forward pkt param = 280
Jan 6 14:23:53 BWDPI: fun bitmap = 3
Jan 7 05:57:40 kernel: *** ERROR: [tdts_shell_ioctl_sig_op_load:95] tdts_core_rule_parsing_trf_load() fail!
Jan 7 05:57:42 kernel: SHN Release Version: 2.0.1 851496c
Jan 7 05:57:42 kernel: UDB Core Version: 0.2.18
Jan 7 05:57:42 kernel: sizeof forward pkt param = 280
Jan 7 05:57:42 BWDPI: fun bitmap = 3

Is this a problem or should I ignore?

Thanks

 

[Makaveli]

Not necessarily. QoS can be valuable anywhere that you are attempting to exceed your line speed with traffic.

You also need to remember that not all fibre is high speed. Most domestic fibre connections in Australia are limited to 100Mbs for example, and many are slower than that to save money.

Everyone that has posted about this so far is correct.

on a 1Gbps fiber connection there is enough bandwidth that I never use QOS on my end.

On slower connections QOS Is helpful. And it also depends on how many users are on the connection. If you are a single user even on a slower connection there will be less need for it.


Australia "fiber" with nbn is a mix match of different connections and that is why you have such variation in speeds.

 

[Wade Coxon]

Australia "fiber" with nbn is a mix match of different connections and that is why you have such variation in speeds.

Not really what I meant. Australian NBN fibre to the premises is what I was talking about. And the vast majority of those real fibre connections are 100Mbps or less. It is capped by the ISP and organised in speed tiers from 25Mbps to 250Mbps depending on what you want to spend per month. Not many people opt for the upper range.

I myself am on the VDSL Fibre to the node variant which is of course speed limited based on range from the node. The middle ground being fibre the curb, which is generally up to 100Mbps. But both of those options will often be capped by the ISP too.

 

[Makaveli]

Not really what I meant. Australian NBN fibre to the premises is what I was talking about. And the vast majority of those real fibre connections are 100Mbps or less. It is capped by the ISP and organised in speed tiers from 25Mbps to 250Mbps depending on what you want to spend per month. Not many people opt for the upper range.

I myself am on the VDSL Fibre to the node variant which is of course speed limited based on range from the node. The middle ground being fibre the curb, which is generally up to 100Mbps. But both of those options will often be capped by the ISP too.

this is specific to the AU.

When most people are referring to fiber connections in NA and EU they are talking about 500+ mbps

 

[sbsnb]

When most people are referring to fiber connections in NA and EU they are talking about 500+ mbps

Most FiOS plans are under those speeds by a significant margin.

 

[CaptnDanLKW]

FWIW, I spent countless hours over the years tweaking and testing and reverting QOS settings, Trying the QOS addons, things acting wonky, random reasons why HW acceleration would show off (or on) when it shouldn't be based on what I know and what settings were in place. At the time my cable ISP speed was 200/10 and after a start from scratch setup, I decided to try operating without QOS. After testing and using for a while, I never looked back. Its been 3 years and 2 different models (AC68U and AC86U) and still running without QOS. ISP Speeds are now 650/20.

There might be a little increase in response time (8ms to spikes in the ~25ms-35ms range) when one of the directions is continually saturated, but still not enough to cause any VOIP, web meetings or streaming quality issues. So focusing on numbers vs. your experience may be 'fun' and techy but it doesn't amount to much. YMMV. Obviously if your latency jumps into the 100ms range, then that's another story.

 

[beerglass007]

Not sure what problems you are facing, SmartConnect has been tremendous for me. It did take a bit for me to tune it, but has been stable for over a year now.

I tuned smart connect to stay on 5GHz till signal drops below -75dBm, and go back to 5GHz when 2.4GHz is stronger than -55dBm. Keep it simple and it will work well for you.

My settings for smart connect are as below:

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Just looked into smart connect and this doesn't help my issue. When enabling this feature you can't turn off AX mode per 2.4Ghz and or 5Ghz. When enabled you can only turn it off fully and that's it.

So turns it off for ALL wireless devices. So what is the point of having a AX router when you disable this because not all device support AX like Google speakers

 

[sbsnb]

I decided to try operating without QOS. After testing and using for a while, I never looked back. Its been 3 years and 2 different models (AC68U and AC86U) and still running without QOS. ISP Speeds are now 650/20.

How many users are on your network simultaneously? I have 100/100 and just a couple of kids in the house mandates QoS if I ever want to do anything reliably, like have a WiFi call or Zoom meeting. Kids are using Snapchat, streaming Youtube for music, leaving their TV on playing Disney+, and playing video games all simultaneously almost all the time. Networking without QoS in my house is frustrating at best.

 

[Soul_]

Just looked into smart connect and this doesn't help my issue. When enabling this feature you can't turn off AX mode per 2.4Ghz and or 5Ghz. When enabled you can only turn it off fully and that's it.

So turns it off for ALL wireless devices. So what is the point of having a AX router when you disable this because not all device support AX like Google speakers

Why would you wish to disable AX? Devices that don't support AX fall back on AC anyway. I only have 2 devices with AX and rest with AC and N, all work just as well they should. What problems are you facing with AX enabled?

EDIT: I think I know what you are talking about over here. HE Frames are not supported on devices with older firmware. I had a work laptop which wouldn't work on HE Frames till I updated its drivers. All modern devices, regardless of AX support should support HE Frames. If they don't, (which seems to be true in your case) look for manufacturer to provide a firmware update for it. Again, this is not a support for AX issue, it is a support for HE Frames issue.

On a side note, I think ASUS should change that switch back to saying "Enable HE Frames", rather than "Enable AX". Otherwise it just confuses people.