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ZenWiFi BD4 AiMesh node does not forward DHCP on Guest Network with ZenWiFi XT9 primary

I have found a reproducible AiMesh interoperability issue between a ZenWiFi XT9 primary router and a ZenWiFi BD4 node.Network topology:ISP router: DHCP server, 192.168.100.12× ASUS ZenWiFi XT91× ASUS ZenWiFi BD4XT9 is the AiMesh primaryASUS AiMesh op...

Resolved! Need solid router - mostly wired ethernet. Considering RT-BE82U. Any outstanding issues?

My trusty and faithful old RT-AC66U B1 AC17500 has been EOL for a couple of months now, and it's time to move on to a new router. My needs are minimal - Two PCs and a printer within 5 feet of the router and modem (Motorola MB8600 DOCSIS 3.1) current...

IPSec VPN RTBE88U

IPsec VPN not working on ASUS RT-BE88UI would appreciate your help with the following issue.I have been using an ASUS RT-BE88U router for approximately one year, but I have been unable to establish an IPsec VPN connection. I never experienced this pr...

Mesh LED Nite Setting

I have a 4 node mesh - 3 BE14000s/BT8s and one BD5. The BE14000s are at the very latest FW (ZenWiFi_BE14000_3.0.0.6_102_58542, released 08/28/2026!) and the BD5 FW (ZenWiFi_BD5_3.0.0.6_102_58394, released 08/24/2026). I am trying the LED Night Mode s...

RT-BE58U: 5 GHz uplink collapses for Mac clients during sustained uploads

I spent an evening systematically isolating a reproducible bug on my RT-BE58U and wanted to share both the findings and the workaround, and see if anyone else can reproduce it.TL;DR: MacBooks on the 5 GHz radio lose their uplink when they run a susta...

ExpertWiFi EBG15 User Interface Simulator.

ASUS first tried this new UI on their ExpertWiFi series of products. It has been incorporated into the GT-BE19000Ai as the main interface. If you'd like to see what it's like this appears to be almost perfect replica of what I see on my EBG15. One...

RT-BE59 subpar speeds, connection errors

Hi everyone,I wonder if this is a configuration issue, flaky firmware, hardware defect or something else. I have a recently purchased RT-BE59 (Firmware Version: 3.0.0.6.102_58892). The internet connection is 1/1 Gbps (fibre optic).On default settings...

AIMesh help

I have 2 RT-BE58U's in AiMesh using ethernet backhaul. I bought these for the AiMesh to extend wifi.I have 9 devices running in guest networks, none of them can connect to the guest networks on the node but everything can connect on the primary route...

Latest Firmware for Zenwifi XT9 - problems with Call of Duty PS5

I have been problems when starting my PS5 to start call of Duty. All other games work, internet works. I can play the game byt I have to use my Iphone as hotspot and then switch to Wifi. Otherwise the game has 'no internet' - spent 6 hours on this - ...

3.0.0.6.102_37457 silently breaks LAN-to-LAN reachability to specific devices - fixed by downgrading

Router: ZenWiFi Pro ET12Broken firmware: 3.0.0.6.102_37457Resolved by downgrading to: 3.0.0.6.102_36698Wanted to document this in case anyone else on this build runs into it. Took a fair bit of elimination to actually pin it on the firmware, since no...

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ZenWiFi BD4 AiMesh node does not forward DHCP on Guest Network with ZenWiFi XT9 primary

Resolved! Need solid router - mostly wired ethernet. Considering RT-BE82U. Any outstanding issues?

IPSec VPN RTBE88U

Mesh LED Nite Setting

RT-BE58U: 5 GHz uplink collapses for Mac clients during sustained uploads

ExpertWiFi EBG15 User Interface Simulator.

RT-BE59 subpar speeds, connection errors

AIMesh help

Latest Firmware for Zenwifi XT9 - problems with Call of Duty PS5

3.0.0.6.102_37457 silently breaks LAN-to-LAN reachability to specific devices - fixed by downgrading

Gaming issue specific to the GT-BE98 and PS5

Firmware never stable for any AiMesh config

Need solid router - mostly wired ethernet. Conside...

RT-BE58U - no access to Synology NAS via wired LAN

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