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Asus router in Media Bridge mode loses connection to Orbi multiple times a day
I am trying to use my ASUS AC-68U as a media bridge in my home office where I have several gateways that don't have wifi (SolarCity, Honeywell, etc.) plus my work computer connecting via ethernet cab...
So, I never solved the issue. I tried disabling everything I could on the Orbi, but I still had dropped connections with the ASUS router.
I ultimately changed the ASUS router's operating mode from media bridge to repeater mode. Now I have a new useless SSID being broadcast, but at least the connect doesn't drop between my routers.
I'm having the same issue with Asus routers in bridge mode. Seems that a firmware update a while back broke it. For me, I might get an hour or even a few days before losing connection. It appears that the router in bridge mode wants to set its ip address back to the factory default no matter if its set to auto obtain or set with a staic ip. Same issue with a GT-AC5300 and RT-AC88U. GT running stock firmware and the RT running Merlin. I believe the issue started with firmware updates back in March or April. It's a known issue with Asus firmware that's affecting pretty much all their routers running newer firmware:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt-ac68u-and-bridge-mode.47789/#post-418316
Not ideal, but try rolling back the firmware to something released in February 2018 or earlier and see if that works for you. Last working firmware for bridge mode on the GT was 20308 and 384.4_2(Merlin) on the RT. Both of my bridges are working well with the older firmware.
is ASUS and Merlin aware of this issue on there routers?
GatorBait wrote:
I'm having the same issue with Asus routers in bridge mode. Seems that a firmware update a while back broke it. For me, I might get an hour or even a few days before losing connection. It appears that the router in bridge mode wants to set its ip address back to the factory default no matter if its set to auto obtain or set with a staic ip. Same issue with a GT-AC5300 and RT-AC88U. GT running stock firmware and the RT running Merlin. I believe the issue started with firmware updates back in March or April. It's a known issue with Asus firmware that's affecting pretty much all their routers running newer firmware:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt-ac68u-and-bridge-mode.47789/#post-418316
Not ideal, but try rolling back the firmware to something released in February 2018 or earlier and see if that works for you. Last working firmware for bridge mode on the GT was 20308 and 384.4_2(Merlin) on the RT. Both of my bridges are working well with the older firmware.
I, and I'm sure serveral others, have reported the issue to Asus. As Merlin uses the stock Asus firmware to do his thing, I'm sure he's aware but is at the mercy of Asus to fix the problem. As stated before, roll back to older firmware on the Asus router(s) and you should have a stable connection. Just make sure your main router is up to date on its firmware. I know Asus has a beta fw availible, at least for the GT-AC5300, so I would assume that most of their routers are going to get an update in the coming weeks. I don't know whether or not it addresses bridge mode. If it does, it would probably be safe to assume that the fix will be rolled out in future fw for all Asus routers. If I get the time, I'll test out the beta and post my results.
Thanks for posting this info. Let us know when you can.
Had a chance to put the beta fw on my GT-AC5300. What a disaster. After uploading, I "initialized" a factory reset. On previous fw versions, I could at least configure it as a bridge during setup and be good to go for an hour or 2. Not so with the beta. The bridge shows connected to the main router but no internet. My pc was getting issued an ip address FROM THE BRIDGE! DHCP server should be turned off when in bridge mode. Maually entering a LAN ip on the bridge does nothing either. I did copy my logs and sent them to Asus so hopefully the next beta will addess the issue
Good Luck with that.
GatorBait wrote:
Had a chance to put the beta fw on my GT-AC5300. What a disaster. After uploading, I "initialized" a factory reset. On previous fw versions, I could at least configure it as a bridge during setup and be good to go for an hour or 2. Not so with the beta. The bridge shows connected to the main router but no internet. My pc was getting issued an ip address FROM THE BRIDGE! DHCP server should be turned off when in bridge mode. Maually entering a LAN ip on the bridge does nothing either. I did copy my logs and sent them to Asus so hopefully the next beta will addess the issue
