RT-AC66R Wifi slowdowns requiring rebooting.

[RMerlin]

Originally Posted by freezingtexan

So far this has worked. No other changes other then setting to a fixed channel and have not had any of the wifi issues for almost a week now.

Awesome

This is probably a bug if this is actually required even if there is no visible interference, but as long it works, that's what matters the most

[Nekrage]

Hmm how do you change channels on the RT-AC66R...all I see is "Control Channel"...is that the setting I should change to fix this issue(hopefully)?

[Pierino]

Originally Posted by Nekrage

Hmm how do you change channels on the RT-AC66R...all I see is "Control Channel"...is that the setting I should change to fix this issue(hopefully)?

Yes, that's where you change the channel.

[doubleroll]

I still get the slow downs on the 5Ghz band daily. I installed Merlins latest (25b)firmware and it is very stable except still have the issues on 5Ghz. However hitting apply on the settings page brings it back to full speed.

[mikeg]

You and me and all others that suffer this problem with 5 GHz band on the AC66 just have to wait for the new Broadcom drivers form Asus.....

Originally Posted by doubleroll

I still get the slow downs on the 5Ghz band daily. I installed Merlins latest (25b)firmware and it is very stable except still have the issues on 5Ghz. However hitting apply on the settings page brings it back to full speed.

[doubleroll]

Originally Posted by mikeg

You and me and all others that suffer this problem with 5 GHz band on the AC66 just have to wait for the new Broadcom drivers form Asus.....

Any idea when these new drivers will be available? I see a recent update for the PCE-AC66 drivers posted...

[DaveMishSr]

Originally Posted by mikeg

Jeremy from Asus is active on this forum. He has not given any timetable when a firmware which will fix these problems are released. So the option for you is to just wait and hope for this f/w or RMA the unit.

Have you also reset your modem? When you change routers you must unplug your modem, wait at least ten minutes (I usually give it a half hour) before installing your new router. This allows the modem to recognize the new router. If you haven't done so already then power off both the router and the modem, wait >10 minutes and power the modem up. Wait for the modem to fully reboot then power up the router and see if that helps. If all else fails I would wipe the NVRAM via telnet and then reload your saved configuration. Good luck!