[Maylyn's Review] ASUS RT-AC87U

[NamelessOne]

Dear all,

I'm in need of your help, I have the RTAC87U for 3 months and was working great until just 2 days ago when the 5GHZ radio started to behave very strangly.

It began rebooting automatically and the 5GHZ Led would not light up. After a cold reboot it worked... for 1 more day.

The next day suddently rebooted itself again but when it came up the 5GHZ LED light would not light up, the LAN1 port LED blinking is really weird and it would not work anymore, LAN1 is dead.

Also the Wireless General TAB is messed up.... I can't attach a screenshot due to insufficient post counts.
The whole configuration page has all but gone,
with no tabs anywhere and just a single pane in the middle of the screen on which I
can't do anything and I have to reload the router main page in order to regain access.

I'm on firmware 3.0.0.4.378_9313

What I have tried:
3.0.0.4.378.9177, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.5134, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4950, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4608, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
now I'm back to 3.0.0.4.378_9313, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working.

I have also tried Merlin but no luck as well. Trying to telnet to the router and upon investigating I think I've found that the Quantenna is not booting. Not sure if this can be fixed or not. I'm beginning to think it's hardware related

I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks

 

[renfred89]

Dear all,

I'm in need of your help, I have the RTAC87U for 3 months and was working great until just 2 days ago when the 5GHZ radio started to behave very strangly.

It began rebooting automatically and the 5GHZ Led would not light up. After a cold reboot it worked... for 1 more day.

The next day suddently rebooted itself again but when it came up the 5GHZ LED light would not light up, the LAN1 port LED blinking is really weird and it would not work anymore, LAN1 is dead.

Also the Wireless General TAB is messed up.... I can't attach a screenshot due to insufficient post counts.
The whole configuration page has all but gone,
with no tabs anywhere and just a single pane in the middle of the screen on which I
can't do anything and I have to reload the router main page in order to regain access.

I'm on firmware 3.0.0.4.378_9313

What I have tried:
3.0.0.4.378.9177, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.5134, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4950, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4608, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
now I'm back to 3.0.0.4.378_9313, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working.

I have also tried Merlin but no luck as well. Trying to telnet to the router and upon investigating I think I've found that the Quantenna is not booting. Not sure if this can be fixed or not. I'm beginning to think it's hardware related

I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks

Looks like your quantenna is fried.. quantenna handles 5Ghz and lan port 1..

Go for rma is the best bet..

 

[ASUS@SG]

Dear all,

I'm in need of your help, I have the RTAC87U for 3 months and was working great until just 2 days ago when the 5GHZ radio started to behave very strangly.

It began rebooting automatically and the 5GHZ Led would not light up. After a cold reboot it worked... for 1 more day.

The next day suddently rebooted itself again but when it came up the 5GHZ LED light would not light up, the LAN1 port LED blinking is really weird and it would not work anymore, LAN1 is dead.

Also the Wireless General TAB is messed up.... I can't attach a screenshot due to insufficient post counts.
The whole configuration page has all but gone,
with no tabs anywhere and just a single pane in the middle of the screen on which I
can't do anything and I have to reload the router main page in order to regain access.

I'm on firmware 3.0.0.4.378_9313

What I have tried:
3.0.0.4.378.9177, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.5134, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4950, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
3.0.0.4.378.4608, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working
now I'm back to 3.0.0.4.378_9313, hard reset, same problem: 5 GHz radio is not ready, LAN1 port not working.

I have also tried Merlin but no luck as well. Trying to telnet to the router and upon investigating I think I've found that the Quantenna is not booting. Not sure if this can be fixed or not. I'm beginning to think it's hardware related

I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks

Dear NamelessOne,

Is your router purchase from local?

If yes, please bring your router to avertek service centre.

Avertek Enterprises Pte Ltd

95 Kallang Avenue #03-00
AIS Industrial Building Singapore 339420
Tel: (65) 6341 7839 Fax: (65) 63417739

Operating Hours

9.30am - 6.00 pm ( Mondays – Friday)

Closed on Saturday, Sundays and Public Holidays

Best regard,
JK

 

[NamelessOne]

Looks like your quantenna is fried.. quantenna handles 5Ghz and lan port 1..

Go for rma is the best bet..

I was afraid that was the issue.

Dear NamelessOne,

Is your router purchase from local?

If yes, please bring your router to avertek service centre.

Avertek Enterprises Pte Ltd

95 Kallang Avenue #03-00
AIS Industrial Building Singapore 339420
Tel: (65) 6341 7839 Fax: (65) 63417739

Operating Hours

9.30am - 6.00 pm ( Mondays – Friday)

Closed on Saturday, Sundays and Public Holidays

Best regard,
JK

JK,

Unfortunatelly not, I bought at Amazon USA 3 months ago, and I'm currently in Argentina LOL so I need to find a way to send it back. I have a 2 year warranty, so perhaps I can find someway in that timeframe to send it.

Bad luck for me...

Thank you both for looking into this.

 

[ASUS@SG]

I was afraid that was the issue.



JK,

Unfortunatelly not, I bought at Amazon USA 3 months ago, and I'm currently in Argentina LOL so I need to find a way to send it back. I have a 2 year warranty, so perhaps I can find someway in that timeframe to send it.

Bad luck for me...

Thank you both for looking into this.

Dear NamelessOne,

For your case, you need to find Amazon

i can't help you RMA your router.

Best regard,
JK

 

[Gr3yham3]

hihi, i am currently using an asus ac66u for my singtel fibre n mio... however, the wireless coverage is not strong enough for me to use wifi in my master bedroom which is furthest from the living rm where e router is located

will changing to a new router like e ac87u help?

 

[snowsakgr]

Good morning.

This morning i connected my Samsung smart TV to the AC87U and System log filled with this message:

Dec 3 08:01:14 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:01:38 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:10:46 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Dec 3 09:07:36 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:07:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:11:05 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Dec 3 10:30:50 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1

Anyone knows what is this?

Thank you.

 

[ASUS@SG]

hihi, i am currently using an asus ac66u for my singtel fibre n mio... however, the wireless coverage is not strong enough for me to use wifi in my master bedroom which is furthest from the living rm where e router is located

will changing to a new router like e ac87u help?

Dear Gr3yham3,

I would suggest you get RT-AC88U.

Best regard,
JK

 

[ASUS@SG]

Good morning.

This morning i connected my Samsung smart TV to the AC87U and System log filled with this message:

Dec 3 08:01:14 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:01:38 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:10:46 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 08:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Dec 3 09:07:36 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:07:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:11:05 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1
Dec 3 09:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Dec 3 10:30:50 dnsmasq-dhcp[423]: not giving name localhost to the DHCP lease of 192.168.1.171 because the name exists in /etc/hosts with address 127.0.0.1

Anyone knows what is this?

Thank you.

Dear snowsakgr,

Firmware version?
Connect by Wireless or LAN?

Best regard,
JK

 

[snowsakgr]

Dear snowsakgr,

Firmware version?
Connect by Wireless or LAN?

Best regard,
JK

Hey JK

Its the latest firmware from Asus website 3.0.0.4.378_9313.Tv is connected on 2.4 wireless band.
Thank you.

 

[Gr3yham3]

Dear Gr3yham3,

I would suggest you get RT-AC88U.

Best regard,
JK

hmm i understand that the launch price is 429?

also, will it really be a difference in terms of the coverage? i dun want to blow $400 on something that also end up having no signal in the furthest rm

 

[tuapuikia]

Woah! Your Samsung TV use localhost as hostname when request for dhcp. Epic fail from Samsung.

 

[bloodz]

Hi All, recently i have ugraded my fiber broadband to 1Gbps and bought a Asus RT-AC87U router. But Im not sure why the wifi signal is so weak. The speed is about 40Mbps（tested using speedtest.net）.

Can anyone please teach me how to solve this problem？ Do i need to do any router setting to fully max my internet speed？

Thank you

 

[Tony Sim]

hihi, i am currently using an asus ac66u for my singtel fibre n mio... however, the wireless coverage is not strong enough for me to use wifi in my master bedroom which is furthest from the living rm where e router is located

will changing to a new router like e ac87u help?

Hi there, as every home is different and there are also many different clients, no one would be able to give you any confirmation whether changing to ac87u will help in your case.

My experience - I was using Linksys ea6900 and had no 5ghz signal in the toilet (separated by one concrete wall) about 20m away from the router using an iPad Air. Changing to ac87u, I was able to get full 5ghz signal (3 bars) on the same iPad Air.

 

[Tony Sim]

Hi All, recently i have ugraded my fiber broadband to 1Gbps and bought a Asus RT-AC87U router. But Im not sure why the wifi signal is so weak. The speed is about 40Mbps（tested using speedtest.net）.

Can anyone please teach me how to solve this problem？ Do i need to do any router setting to fully max my internet speed？

Thank you

Hi there, I suppose giving more details on your site conditions and the type of client you are using will help the folks here in sharing our experience with you.

 

[bloodz]

Hi there, I suppose giving more details on your site conditions and the type of client you are using will help the folks here in sharing our experience with you.

Hi Bro, I dont understand what you mean by site condition and type of client？ I have no knowledge of the router stuff.

 

[asnnlim]

since recently I update to 3.0.0.4.378_9313 and reboot the router, My house iphone 6s plus, iphone 6 and MacBook keep dropping off from 5Ghz especially iphone6s plus which go straight to 4G and not to 2.4Ghz, signal still got 3 bar..so far no problem for my android .
any solution?

 

[VANT]

wait for new fw, or use no public beta

 

[ASUS@SG]

wait for new fw, or use no public beta

Dear VANT,

We will stop posting beta anymore.

Best regard,
JK

 

[negativzero]

You could consider posting the betas in Malay. That way these trolls definitely wouldn't be able to use them