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Dong, to clarify my previous post. I know how those things work, Ricardo. Great summary on ways to stabilize the routers based on environments.

Latest batch of updates address dnsmasq vulnerabilities. Wi-fi crashing out randomly on all devices in both bands. Dong, I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. Both running latest version of merlin. Internet is poor at the cottage running off high altitude satellite with latency of around ms. I powered up the cottage and everything connected.

I upgraded the firmware on the routers as they would not have been updated since last spring. Wifi radio is turn off and on. I will stay on for hours other times on and on every 10 minutes. Reduced TX from Performance to Good on 2. I see ASUS has a newer one then merlin. Merlin patch in Alpha.

I can wait for Merlin for a week or two. The routers are not hardwired together. It is used to extend into the yard. However can be stable for hours. Have not used to for hours since reducing power level. Though it did cycle right after I changed them. Thank you for your time. Also, if possible, run a network cable to link the two. I will wait a few weeks for Merlin to catch up.

Hopefully that will fix the issue. I might do a factory reset re-apply I will keep everyone posted. You can always back up the setting and restore them with the newer version then. But sure, you can wait, too. More on Asus routers and Merlin in this post. Well I stopped be Lazy, Saturday did a factory reset and on my and all is good now.

I did not export the setting as I figured it was upgrading from aimesh 1. After main router was solid. I reset my AC66u node. Has been stable for hours and the laptop I was using was taking big win 10 update.

So I think I am good. Dong, thanks for another excellent and comprehensive article. Nest Learning Thermostat. The Nest is located approximately 6 feet from one of my XT8 nodes, yet still consistently connects via the 2. If I try to reconnect the Nest via the Asus GUI, or bind it to the closest unit, I get a warning message that the signal is too weak and may preclude connection to that unit.

I would worry about what hardware unit the client connects as long as they work, Thomas. What you see is not what you get! More on that in the roaming section of this post. Thomas — I have exactly the same issue with a Nest 3rd gen thermostat and my mesh XT8 system.

I have tried lots of configuration changes on the 2. I read an article today which suggested that after a recent ASUS firmware update it effectively broke the 2. Unfortunately the only way to resolve it is a full factory reset of the nodes and then manually resetting all the configuration. I plan to try this at the weekend. I will feedback on my results. I did a full factory reset of my my three XT8 nodes running the latest version of firmware.

I created 3 separate WiFi networks again I use ethernet backhaul — all WiFi settings left as default. So far Nest 3rd generation thermostat is working perfectly with no drop outs or offline in app. Thanks Dong! Another great post. Honestly I have learned so much through all your posts, they are truly fantastic.

Very stupid question on the subject of interference, and more specifically on interference within my own mesh network. As you mentioned in another post, one cannot control the channel used by individual satellites in an Asus AI mesh network can only control a channel for all.

Yet if I am using a 5GHz back haul, that means that the router and the satellite need to be close enough for the 5G to get through, ideally without too much loss. But since the 2. Is that true? But on 2. You can think of them as sharing the same signals, so to speak. But the 2. At least once a day I lose my internet for seconds, both wired and wireless.

I am running the latest firmware version. Any thoughts as to what I should try — could it be hardware? There are several ZenWiFi models , Steve. But it sounds like you live near an airport and have issues with DFS channels, I mentioned that in this post. Many thanks Dong. We are rurally located, and can only see one neighbors WiFi, but are close to a number of radio towers.

Additionally we are approx 6. Yeap, I suspected that you use the XT8, Steve. They are all using backhaul to the main. I am constantly having to start the main node and the firmware has never updates.

The app is also slow to update. I was thinking of switching back to Amplifi with the new Alien and 2 extra Aliens using backhaul. But, you have made me start thinking about switching to ASUS instead.

What do you think? Dump the MX units? ASUS or Alien. House is sqft. Use the web interface instead. Seconded fwiw. Dong, thanks for all of your informative reviews and articles. Updated to latest firmware, reset to factory default and then reset my network through web GUI. The node is connected to router through dedicated wireless backhaul on the 5Ghz-2 channel. It will flash blue for a few minutes and then reconnect solid white. Great signal strength dBm. Disconnects happen periodically throughout the day.

The main router always maintains its Internet connection to the cable modem. As a result of the node disconnect all connected devices reroute to the main router. So I end up with 30 devices on the main router and nothing connected to the node. Then slowly as devices find the node again it will connect them — until the node randomly disconnects and all devices go back to the main router.

Is this an issue I can address myself or a hardware issue that needs to be sent to ASUS for diagnosis? I cannot game, I can barely watch tv. And signal is constantly dropping. A colleague has mentioned adding a few mesh access points? I think you need to start with this post. Hi Dong I have a virgin media hub 3 and have had it for 3 months with no issues. We decided to get 3 wireless cameras fitted to the outside of our home and since we did this our wifi is now terrible.

I can be just 2 meters from the hub and my devices loose connection. I tried different channels but no improvement? Is this because of the new cameras and if i were to wire the cameras up to the network would this restore the wifi back to a better state? You should try turning the cans off and find out if they had something to do with it.

If so, chances are your Virgin box is a cheap one that has very low bandwidth. Time to upgrade to a real router. Hi Dong thanks for your speedy reply, I turned all cams off and reset the home hub 3 and still had bad WIFI afterwards. So luckily I had a BT Superhub lying around and put this in the center of the home and sent a Ethernet to it from the virgin hub. The virgin hub is very poor for Wi-fi in my home.

Thanks for your help again. I recently replaced my router with a newer one — same SSID and password for wifi. Refuses phone, tablet, laptops, but retains IoT existing connections.

Checked the channel, bandwidth, DHCP. Anything else you can think of? I returned this router and replaced it with another unit thinking it was the unit, but same issue occurred. Check the IP pool and security settings mentioned in the post, Diana. Also, make sure you use the same IP subnet, meaning if your old router used the Wired devices show no issues, wifi local devices do not appear to drop, but my VPN tunnel will close for a minute and I lose SSH connections to office hosts.

Check out this post , Dan. Hi Dong, came across your site. Awesome info! One to be used as main router living , the other in my study wired to my desktop. The mesh feature is not mandatory. Yes, either that or the XT8 , Jack. Came across this post through a google search…. Any thoughts on ways to find a remedy to this problem?

I recently found this site while searching about AI Mesh and Asus routers. Lots of info and very rich piece of work you got here. I will make this quick to see if you can help me.

I have a sq ft. Wi-fi has always given us issues and now we notice it even more, due to the fact that the kids have remote school. I used to have the cable modem and primary router inside the master bedroom 2nd floor and the AC68P node in the living room downstairs, but I decided to bring the modem and AC to the living room downstairs, because I became a bit scared that all these radio waves could cause health issues since they were concentrated inside our room.

Connections are wireless because it is almost impossible to run a cable in this house. I wish I could though. At this point, my primary router AC is in the living room along with the modem, and the router is located nearby the stairs that lead to the second floor. The AC68P node is located in the hallway on the second floor and it is about 23 to 25 feet away from the primary router. My questions:. I have read some bad things about the SB and the Puma chip causing latency issues.

I have noticed my modem drops signal very often and it always leaves me thinking if the issues could be on the ISP side or mine. Should I get a different cable modem for this AI Mesh setup? If so what would you recommend? Should I get another node to place on the first floor about 10 feet away from the primary mesh router? Thanks for time and attention in advance.

I would just like to make my setup a bit more reliable. The issue with this modem is inconclusive. I know some who have no problem with it at all. The current node should work. Make sure you use both with the latest firmware and then maybe reset them and set the AiMesh system up from scratch. You want a tri-band in a fully wireless setup. And when it does get Internet access, it usually lasts about 30 seconds before losing it.

I have copied the latest firmware over to the WiFi adapter, reset my router a couple times and updated it to its latest firmware, to no avail. It seems unlikely that the problem lies with the router, because I have multiple devices connecting to the Internet through it with no trouble.

But it also seems unlikely to be a hardware problem with the new PC, as two different WiFi connections are having the same problem. Is there a setting in Windows 10 that would be causing this? It should work, Dan, unless you have MAC filtering turned on within the router and explicitly block the adapter. Extremely grateful to have found your site. The past week I have been having Wi-Fi issues. After many speed tests, I concluded it was my Apple Extreme. Checked the firmware per your article and found the last update was May With Speedify, you are able to keep enjoying a solid connection while it automatically takes care of all of your connection issues.

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We're from Philly, we can take it. Here are just to name the obvious ones: WiFi hotspot strength is insufficient — you may be near the edge of the WiFi network. WiFi network is overloaded — happens in crowded areas — on the street, stadiums, concerts, etc.

If on a public WiFi network, see if you have to login again. Or just connect to another one; that may very well just be a bad WiFi hotspot. Combine connections. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products.

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