RT-AX82U Issues

[ripface]

Hi All,

My first post ... be gentle!

I have an Asus RT-AX82u set up in mesh mode with an Asus RT-AX52.  I have NordVPN setup as a VPN Client so all the clients in the house are protected.  Firmware is the latest gnuton.   For the most part everything works well but lately I've been seeing some "issues" with the setup.  They include ....

1. The mesh GUI often reports 0 clients on both the routers.  Bit of a pain as I like to see what the second router is up to.

2. I was uploading some maps to my TomTom and was monitoring the router.  It seemed to be coping ok, although the CPU was running quite hot and maxing out a couple of the cores.  Only getting 4mbps throughput.  While this was running I checked my mobile phone and noticed that the home WiFi was connected, but no internet available.  Weird!  My linux box was fine and could surf ok (Hardwired) but the phone would not connect to the internet even though it was on the WiFi.  I tested this again, and whenever the router is driven hard ... the internet drops of the WiFi clients.  

Can anyone make some constructive suggestions on fixes for either issue. I'm starting to think I made a bad choice going with Asus!!!

Thanks,
Ripface

[jzchen]

I have no experience with GNUton nor Merlin from which it is based.  Are you willing to try the latest ASUSwrt?  (My suggestion)...

[ripface]

Hi jzchen, if it gives me the same functionality as GNUton then I'd be happy to give it a whirl.  One issue I have with GNUton is that it has a version for the 82u but not the 52.  Will go have a google at ASUSwrt.  Cheers!

[ripface]

Shame ... seems that ASUSwrt has neither a version for the RT-AX82u or the RT-AX52.  Bummer!

[jzchen]

Not sure if there was a misunderstanding, but GNUton and Merlin are not official ASUS firmware, ASUSwrt is the official ASUS firmware.  You have to manually flash Merlin/GNUton AND I do not think any issues you experience while on them are covered under ASUS warranty, while ASUSwrt is covered...

I hope you can try to go back to official firmware and see if they perform better...