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Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 9:31 PM

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My Asus RT-ax86U router keeps dropping internet on wired and wireless

My Asus RT-AX86U router keeps dropping internet on wired and wireless. Internet out of Arris CM820 modem is not dropping,  if I test by moving wired PC to modem output port. Rebooting Asus router brings internet back. No error lights on Asus front panel. Asus support replaced 2x and still happens. I own both devices.

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3 years ago

Either one could still be having issues.  Either intermittent signal or errors/signal problems on the modem, or networking on the ASUS perhaps.

For the modem if you want to take a look at it yourself, start here:  https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/your-home-network/internet-troubleshooting-tips/602dae4ac5375f08cde52ea0  Bad signal in, power levels out of spec upstream/downstream/snr uncorrectable errors?  All not helpful.  Splitters, cabling, connectors?  All important.  Error logs can help too if it's got one to look at.  

IPV6 sometime doesn't work spectacularly well in my market with rebind/renew requests.  Page 83 on Asus:  https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC86U/E15867_RT-AC86U_UM_v4_WEB.pdf?model=RT-AC86U 

Might not even be enabled by default on ASUS.  You can see if it is too by going to someplace like test-ipv6.com and see if you are even passing out internal IPV6 to connected clients, but I'd check it out and you really ought to know what it's doing if you are trying to debug it.  Disabling for a test might tell you something.

Poke around in there a bit too at settings.  Maybe something set weird if it doesn't appear to be modem/signal related (that's usually the issue though).  Look at support on ASUS for perhaps a firmware, or other user issues too.  

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3 years ago

I have same router paired with the mb8611, exceptional performance and uptime, I do use https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net firmware, it’s very stable, if your savvy you can download the source code and compile your own firmware 

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@Jlavaseur​ I went into the attic this morning and swapped a 3 way splitter with a barren adapter. Signal now about -4 to -5. I think as the sun heated my attic the splitter caused issues. Always happen about 9 to 10 am. The cable wiring I installed 35 years ago and there are a few junctions in the path. No dropout all day today. Problem solved. Being able to see change in signal level was a great help. My Arris CM820 page is https://192.168.100.1. I am a retired engineering tech and data always helps solve issues.

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That's awesome, @bobcat4466 . I'm glad to hear you're experiencing a better internet signal today after swapping out that 3 way splitter in your attic. Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you with.

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