Hello, I have had this router for about a year. The last time I successful upgraded my firmware was to Asus's firmware version 3.0.0.4.384.45717. I noticed that some of the features in that version did not always work and that there has been numerous security updates since then, so I upgraded to Merlin 384.17 and then to 384.18.
The problem is that after a few hours sometimes minutes of operation it starts dropping devices with errors such as:
At first the devices can reconnect but eventually they give me errors like with Windows "Can't connect to this network" and with Android saying authentication failed.
The only changes that I have made to the settings are:
-Changed the DNS server to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1
-Added a guest network on the 2.4 for IoT devices. Easier than making a VLAN.
-Disabled WPS
-Disabled UPnP
I have had this problem before in the past when upgrading to a newer version of tthe Asus firmware. I have had no luck in making it work so I gave in and moved back to 3.0.0.4.384.45717.
I have done all of the steps I found on other forum posts including:
-doing a NVRAM reset by holding down the WPS button then re-flashing the firmware.
-Factory resetting the router
-Changing the 2.4Ghz setting such as disabling Beamforming, setting to 20hz, channel 6, etc.
-Changed my SSID's to a new one. Just in case the old one's setting interfered.
As a side note, I live in an area that has no other 2.4 or 5Ghz signals around me. So there should be no competition for signal airspace.
Thank you for your time and help.
The problem is that after a few hours sometimes minutes of operation it starts dropping devices with errors such as:
Code:
Jun 30 13:21:19 wlceventd: WLCEVENTD wlceventd_proc_event(466): wl0.1: Deauth_ind MAC_HERE, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3)
Jun 30 13:21:19 wlceventd: WLCEVENTD wlceventd_proc_event(481): wl0.1: Disassoc MAC_HERE, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8)
The only changes that I have made to the settings are:
-Changed the DNS server to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1
-Added a guest network on the 2.4 for IoT devices. Easier than making a VLAN.
-Disabled WPS
-Disabled UPnP
I have had this problem before in the past when upgrading to a newer version of tthe Asus firmware. I have had no luck in making it work so I gave in and moved back to 3.0.0.4.384.45717.
I have done all of the steps I found on other forum posts including:
-doing a NVRAM reset by holding down the WPS button then re-flashing the firmware.
-Factory resetting the router
-Changing the 2.4Ghz setting such as disabling Beamforming, setting to 20hz, channel 6, etc.
-Changed my SSID's to a new one. Just in case the old one's setting interfered.
As a side note, I live in an area that has no other 2.4 or 5Ghz signals around me. So there should be no competition for signal airspace.
Thank you for your time and help.
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