I just purchased a new RT-AC68U.
I plugged the cable modem (Netgear CG3100) network cable into the AC68U and I am connecting my computer to the AC68U by network cable. I also have connected my phone to the AC68U via wireless.
However about once or twice per day, there is a freeze. The network light on the Cable Modem (Netgear CG3100) turns orange indicating 100mbps and there is no connection. I tried restarting the CG3100 and the internet on my computer is still dead. I restarted the AC68U and everything works again.
It occurred with the original firmware (the latest ASUS firmware) and I am currently using the Merlin firmware and it still occurred yesterday.
This was the last system logs on the AC68U with the Merlin firmware ...
May 13 19:21:18 openvpn[709]: IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.8.0.4 size=62, ipv6=0
May 13 19:21:18 openvpn[709]: Initialization Sequence Completed
May 13 19:21:18 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01
May 13 19:21:18 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01 android-e52c92aea6945135
May 13 19:21:20 disk monitor: be idle
May 13 19:21:34 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:21:34 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:21:48 crond[539]: time disparity of 1768851 minutes detected
May 13 19:24:08 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:08 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPDISCOVER(br0) 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPOFFER(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:27:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:27:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPDISCOVER(br0) 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPOFFER(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf maria
May 14 04:59:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.132 74:d0:2b:2b:80:99
May 14 04:59:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.132 74:d0:2b:2b:80:99 sml
May 14 06:52:22 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.51 ac:22:0b:a5:74:36
May 14 06:52:22 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.51 ac:22:0b:a5:74:36 android-33409499adb31946
May 14 06:52:30 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01
May 14 06:52:30 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01 android-e52c92aea6945135
May 14 06:58:52 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 14 06:58:52 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
Jan 1 09:30:12 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.20.2
I plugged the cable modem (Netgear CG3100) network cable into the AC68U and I am connecting my computer to the AC68U by network cable. I also have connected my phone to the AC68U via wireless.
However about once or twice per day, there is a freeze. The network light on the Cable Modem (Netgear CG3100) turns orange indicating 100mbps and there is no connection. I tried restarting the CG3100 and the internet on my computer is still dead. I restarted the AC68U and everything works again.
It occurred with the original firmware (the latest ASUS firmware) and I am currently using the Merlin firmware and it still occurred yesterday.
This was the last system logs on the AC68U with the Merlin firmware ...
May 13 19:21:18 openvpn[709]: IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.8.0.4 size=62, ipv6=0
May 13 19:21:18 openvpn[709]: Initialization Sequence Completed
May 13 19:21:18 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01
May 13 19:21:18 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01 android-e52c92aea6945135
May 13 19:21:20 disk monitor: be idle
May 13 19:21:34 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:21:34 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:21:48 crond[539]: time disparity of 1768851 minutes detected
May 13 19:24:08 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:08 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPDISCOVER(br0) 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPOFFER(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:24:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 19:27:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 13 19:27:40 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPDISCOVER(br0) 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPOFFER(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf
May 13 21:52:12 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.151 60:a4:4c:4d:cf:cf maria
May 14 04:59:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.132 74:d0:2b:2b:80:99
May 14 04:59:09 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.132 74:d0:2b:2b:80:99 sml
May 14 06:52:22 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.51 ac:22:0b:a5:74:36
May 14 06:52:22 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.51 ac:22:0b:a5:74:36 android-33409499adb31946
May 14 06:52:30 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01
May 14 06:52:30 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.123 bc:f5:ac:dc:03:01 android-e52c92aea6945135
May 14 06:58:52 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5
May 14 06:58:52 dnsmasq-dhcp[634]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.163 8c:3a:e3:62:d1:a5 android-d2f0ddc296c2f993
Jan 1 09:30:12 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.20.2