RT-AX88U Pro mesh node not working after scheduled reboot.

[t_moore]

Greetings. So I've seen this issue a few times and thought I should post for help.

Network: I have 2 RT-AX88U-Pro routers, one as the main unit, and the other as a mesh node. Backhaul is Ethernet.
I have a reboot scheduled every Sunday at 5:02am, just because I like to make sure things are always clean (had ptsd from past routers having bugs, etc).

However, twice now, the main router reboots just fine, and the mesh node never reconnects via ethernet, i.e. all my wired devices to the mesh node lose ethernet and I have to manually reboot the router via the power switch.

From the logs (attached) of the mesh node, it looks like it's updating firmware everytime it reboots maybe? The time in the logs also resets to May 5th after a reboot then timesync kicks in. Very strange.

Any direction on the best way to debug this I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

 

[OzarkEdge]

Greetings. So I've seen this issue a few times and thought I should post for help.

Network: I have 2 RT-AX88U-Pro routers, one as the main unit, and the other as a mesh node. Backhaul is Ethernet.
I have a reboot scheduled every Sunday at 5:02am, just because I like to make sure things are always clean (had ptsd from past routers having bugs, etc).

However, twice now, the main router reboots just fine, and the mesh node never reconnects via ethernet, i.e. all my wired devices to the mesh node lose ethernet and I have to manually reboot the router via the power switch.

From the logs (attached) of the mesh node, it looks like it's updating firmware everytime it reboots maybe? The time in the logs also resets to May 5th after a reboot then timesync kicks in. Very strange.

Any direction on the best way to debug this I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

I believe I've seen something similar when using the manual AiMesh system reboot, resulting in me having to go reboot the node manually. Do you enable Ethernet Backhaul Mode to disable wireless backhauls?... I do not since I want my wireless backhaul to turn ON if my MoCA backhaul glitches (MoCA has more active parts so it's a bit less reliable than just a passive Ethernet cable). I ask because I've seen some oddness with my wireless backhaul turning ON when it should but not turning OFF once the system settles to using the wired backhaul (toggling EBM fixes this)... so I'm still looking for clues and considering how system reboot timing and backhaul comms might be factors.

tldr: Stop scheduling unnecessary reboots!

When the router reboots, it uses a default date installed in the firmware until the router can retrieve the actual date from the Internet. So, the date change in the router log upon reboot is normal.

OE

 

[NoLight]

Are you running the newest ASUSWRT or Merlin?

Do you have the backhaul set to ethernet only in the aimesh -> system settings? Or it is set to auto?

I have two RT-AX86U-Pro that also reboot weekly and both always reboot and work fine.