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Just saw it posted in ASUS official RT-AX88U web site :

2021/03/03 69.67 MBytes

ASUS RT-AX88U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.42095

- Fixed CVE-2020-25681, CVE-2020-25682, CVE-2020-25683, CVE-2020-25687, CVE-2020-25684, CVE-2020-25685, CVE-2020-25686
- Added more icons to the client list
- Improved connection stability
 
I have looked all over to try and find better release notes for this version, but I could not find anything.
 
If anyone has installed this and using Guest Network Slot #1 with no intranet access, can you confirm if the "buggy protocol" error message is gone from the logs?

Just curious.
 
I think 386.41994 must be a very good firmware as we don't seem to have anyone rushing to install this new version and report back :)
 
41994 seemed about the same as 41700, just with the DNS fixes. While good, still had minor issues though, especially on my AX88U. But I do see Merlin did just start adding in this GPL to his repo, so it will start to get tested extensively when the next 386.2 alpha build drops,
 
I have been running smoothly with Stock 3.0.0.4_386_42095-gcd938f7 for about 2 hours.

My Configuration:
  • AiMesh Router: AX88U 3.0.0.4_386_42095-gcd938f7 + 2 x AiMesh Nodes: AC86U 9.0.0.4_386_41994-g769f84f
  • Backhaul (Priority:"Auto", Type:"Wired"), Asus GX-U1051 5-Port Gigabit Switch from Router to Nodes, ISP: 1 Gbps Fibre
After Upgrading Firmware for AX88U to 3.0.0.4_386_42095-gcd938f7 from 386.2_alpha1-gc52b410e89, I did Factory reset for AiMesh Nodes first, followed by Router and use Stock default NVRAM settings except with the following changes:
  • Enabled AiProtection: ON
  • USB Application
    • UPnP Media Server: OFF
    • Samba Share: OFF
  • LAN:
    • 40 items in my DHCP manually Assigned IP List
  • Wireless:
    • 2.4 GHz: Fixed Channel Bandwidth 20MHz, Control Channel: Auto, Universal Beamforming: Disable
    • 5.0 GHz: Fixed Channel Bandwidth 80MHz, Control Channel: Auto
  • 5GHz Guest Network (1) with Sync All Nodes on
    • No “Kernel: protocol 0800 is buggy”
  • WAN DDNS:
    • Using Asus DDNS Service with Let’s Encrypt
  • VPN Servers (Connecting one at a time from the following clients):
    • OpenVPN works with
      • MacBookPro macOS Catalina - Tunnelblick 3.8.5beta05 (build 5650),
      • iPhoneXsMax iOS - OpenVPN Connect 3.2.3
    • IPSec works with MacBookPro & iPhoneXsMax Native Configurations
      • Cisco IPSec
      • IKEv2 (while connection works, there is not Status information on IPSec VPN Server)
    • Instant Guard works with iPhoneXsMax iOS Instant Guard 1.1.3 (TestFlight Version)
 
I have been running smoothly with Stock 3.0.0.4_386_42095-gcd938f7 for about 2 hours.

  • 5GHz Guest Network (1) with Sync All Nodes on
    • No “Kernel: protocol 0800 is buggy”
That sounds promising
 
That sounds promising
brummygit,
:) I have been running it for about 11 hours; I decided to test this stock version last night before I move back to Merlin's newer Alpha later today when I got back home.
 
Tried right here for about 12 hours and rushed to revert back.

Had WiFi crashes after few hours router running, and for the first time a FW is so bad for me- it actually disconnect my AX88U unit I have as Mesh.

Have few friends report same issue
 
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upgraded it from 41700.
did a power cycle after 1 hour.
sofar things are running fine.

i do not believe we need to do afactory reset every time, especially when coming from a 386 official, non beta, firmware

surely Asus made these firmwares to install as an upgrade so it should function correctly if installed like that.

sure if i get weird results then i might do afactory reset by i am expecting that everything will run smoothly
 
upgraded it from 41700.
did a power cycle after 1 hour.
sofar things are running fine.

i do not believe we need to do afactory reset every time, especially when coming from a 386 official, non beta, firmware

surely Asus made these firmwares to install as an upgrade so it should function correctly if installed like that.

sure if i get weird results then i might do afactory reset by i am expecting that everything will run smoothly
Six hours ago I upgraded from 41700 and so far not a single issue and nothing out of the ordinary in the logs.
 
I get on this firmware these issues:
Mar 6 22:10:13 kernel: eth0 (Int switch port: 3) (Logical Port: 3) (phyId: c) Link DOWN.
Mar 6 22:10:14 WAN Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly.

Beta version I did not see it. Only way to fix it is to restart asus. Very annoying! :(
 
I installed 3.0.0.4.386.42095 this morning and immediately my WAN light went red and Internet connectivity slowed to a crawl - streaming services started to repeatedly rebuffer. I rebooted my cable modem and the RT-AX88U but nothing helped. I reinstalled the last firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.41700 and everything is working again - no red light, no Internet slowness, no rebuffering.
 
regarding WAN issues.
i have my DHCP query frequency on normal (standard is aggresive i believe)

i konw this setting helped me in the past so i always keep it on normal
 
Dirty flash from beta 41994 to release 42095. No issues so far. WAN aggregation working and 160MHz WiFi 6 working well.

My connection tops at 1.2Gbps, and my laptop hit full speed via WiFi. 44C6130C-66A9-4EB6-B367-672ED644872F.jpeg
 
The only thing I'm seeing in the log is this:

Mar 7 10:02:09 kernel: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX not mesh client, can't update it's ip

I don't have mesh configured at all. No routers or clients or anything mesh related. Anyone know what this is?
 

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