10-17-2024 01:16 PM
After noticing poor network reliability I've found that my router appears to be uploading massive amounts of data at about 50MB/s for periods of about 1min, stops for just under 1min, then starts uploading again. When this happens there is no evidence of any device on the wireless or wired network uploading any data, which suggests it's the router doing this. I have 3 XT8 devices in the mesh, but when this upload happens, it continues even if I switch off the other 2 nodes, so it's definitely the router doing it not one of the nodes.
Rebooting cures it for a while, but sometime later it starts again.
All devices are on the same FW and upto date with version 3.0.0.4.388_24668-gb5d7304.
It's like the router is launching a DoS attack on itself!
Any help or clues as to what might be wrong would be helpful. I haven't yet factory reset the device, that's my last resort.
3 weeks ago
@okna2003 are you serious?
@Aureliannn_ASUS what’s going on here?
I’ve not experienced any problems since downgrading firmware, but this has peaked my concern. @Da22a1 @larsmjoh any more problems?
3 weeks ago
Yes, I am not kidding. There is a discussion on many forums. Here is an example. The good news is that some router models can be reset to factory settings, and they will work (until you enable Asus services). The bad news is that until Asus releases a software update, these routers are vulnerable.
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the link!
This post in that link seems to suggest that Asus pushed out an update.
I never saw the upload spikes but my 5ghz wifi kept dropping and my router kept rebooting randomly. It makes me wonder if the malware was trying to infect my router but was causing instability. I never had the AiCloud services enabled though.
I'm going to stay 1 firmware revision behind since my router has been rock stable since downgrading.
2 weeks ago
Hi @Da22a1 @Alexw @larsmjoh @okna2003 @mainegeek ,
Thank you for your report.
We are currently investigating this issue and will release a firmware update to address it soon.
In the meantime, we recommend the following steps to improve the stability of your router:
For more information, please refer to [Wireless] How to make my router more secure? | Official Support | ASUS Global
Thank you.