Great finding. Adding extra fan is must in this case.

In one month I experienced internet disconnected twice however the internet light indicator is still white (should means ok rite). Need to restart.

Anybody face the same prob?

another day, another problem with the router
for whatever reason suddenly today my phone can't connect to the wifi. used smart connect before this and my phone show either "incorrect password" or "unable to connect". same goes if i don't use the smart connect function. fortunately the ethernet is working fine

tried to check the router setting but loading up the settings page takes a long while. finally able to check the temperature of the radios, and found out the 5ghz show "disabled" instead of the temperature. i think this is the second time this has happened but the last one the whole thing didn't work. at least this time at least the router turns on and the ethernet still works

currently running on 384.9 merlin fw btw

i'm seriously regretting this purchase. replace this lemon unit and then sell it to get a better reliable router

Did you install fans?

No but I am directing two fans at the router and the router's cpu stays at around 60C, 5ghz at 55C and 2.4ghz at less than 50C

Even then I only turn the router on when I'm at home, which is usually weekends because on weekdays, I'm away for work. So this router doesn't have that many uptime really

UPDATE : out of curiosity (but really, it shouldn't be a problem as far as i know), i tried 30-30-30 reset to see maybe it works again by resetting. and after rebooting, the router... became a paperweight. tried pressing the reset button for some time and the power button blink slowly. after searching a bit, it seems like it's in a bootloop issue. so i followed the following method to see if the router can be save, but after going through the steps, not working still :
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/ac86u-see...e-3#post-457517

after the router reboots, the lights flashes but no asus router is detected with phone. connecting LAN gives this weird periodic connect/disconnect issue. at "connected", it detects as unknown connection so can't go into the router page. 5 seconds later, it disconnects. and it repeats this

gonna return the router again in the next few days. so by then, if anybody can suggest any ideas, do tell

This post has been edited by graphidz: Feb 24 2019, 11:24 PM

today, after rebooting the router it refuse to boot up. no led at all. have to manually reconnect the power plug. haihz, frustrated la

do u have example how to install the fan?

thanks
btw does this
merlin asus
https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/download
is universal rom?
can use on ac86u?

Look for RT-AC86U. Each model has it own firmware.

Seems RT-AC86U has the heat issue.

Would GT-AC5300 or RT-AC5300 less heat?

Is there any way to block Netflix only but not other streaming service like YouTube? Running on AC86U

you can block it based on dns. if you have installed diversion (dns ad blocker), you can easily add netflix.com in the blocklist. you can also try modify the router's /etc/hosts and point netflix.com to any blackhole address.

Yup. Same with me. I just got my AC86U yesterday and I'm having serious issues with HyppTV STB. No issues before this witn AC-68U. What's going on? I'm using firmware 45149 BTY. Rollback to 21140?

This post has been edited by afadzil21: Mar 10 2019, 08:50 AM

This issue have been discussed previously. It has something to do with IGMP snooping being disabled by default due to hardware compatibility issues and VLAN.

so many problem i just ordered mine
not to sure should i cancel order or not

Not to worry for local unit. 3 years warranty.

Ordered mine from China lol shit.
Any recommended firmware? Or stay with official firmware

Latest official firmware does not work well with my Pana TV. Using Merlin is ok. Do install fans to keep it cool too since yours is China version.

Those who using fans, how long until you guys notice there are dust accumulating inside the router unit?