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On Wednesday I upgraded my Asus DSL-N66U to firmware version:1.0.8.6.  Since then I have issues with the VDSL circuit dropping.  The log (below) looks like the other end has dropped the connection but I'm suspicious because it was rock solid before the upgrade (and connect is misspelled).  I'm using a "custom connection" because the Asus quick setup options for Vodafone VDSL are wrong.

Can a VDSL boffin run their eye over the DSL options here and let me know if anything is out of place.  Getting bounced out of Destiny just before completing a strike makes me a very grumpy chap.




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2015-03-26 18:23:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1183]client socket(7) select timeout!
2015-03-26 18:23:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(0)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:23:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(0)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:23:41 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(0)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:23:41 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(0)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1183]client socket(7) select timeout!
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(1)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(1)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(1)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(1)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 178]<0;;>(0)recv select timeout.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1183]client socket(7) select timeout!
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1190]over 3 times.
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1192]close cli_sock(7)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 164]<0;;>recv failed.(Connection reset by peer)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<4;LogAccess_ToFile;>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1197restart serv_sock
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 164]<0;;>recv failed.(Connection reset by peer)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 164]<0;;>recv failed.(Connection reset by peer)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;SysInfo_Entry;nat_redirect_enable>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Dualwan_Entry;wans_mode>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:38 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Dualwan_Entry;wandog_enable>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 164]<0;;>recv failed.(Connection reset by peer)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Dualwan_Entry;wandog_interval>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Dualwan_Entry;wandog_maxfail>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Dualwan_Entry;wandog_delay>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan0>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan0_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan1_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan1>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan1_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan1_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan2_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan2>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan2_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan2_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan3_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan3>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan3_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan3_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan4_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan4>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan4_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan4_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan5_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan5>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan5_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan5_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan6_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan6>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan6_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan6_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan7_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan7>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan7_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan7_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan8_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan8>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_wan8>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan9_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan9>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_wan9>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan10_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan10>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan10_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan10_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan11_state_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;USBModem_Entry;usb_modem_act_reset>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;USBModem_Entry;modem_enable>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;USBModem_Entry;usb_modem_act_path>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;USBModem_Entry;usb_modem_act_type>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;USBModem_Entry;usb_modem_act_sim>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan11_is_usb_modem_ready>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan11>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan11_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan11_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan12_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan12>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan12_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 164]<0;;>recv failed.(Connection reset by peer)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Info_Adsl;lineState>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: !!!!! RECV Sinal(13) !!!!!
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 110]<2;Info_WLan;wlanWPSStatus>send failed.(Broken pipe)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan12_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan_primary>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_state_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;link_wan0>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;link_internet>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<0;Wanduck_Common;wan0_auxstate_t>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;web_redirect>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [send2CfgManager, 81]<2;Wanduck_Common;wan0_proto>conenct failed.(Connection refused)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: cfg_manager start to init server socket
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1072]serv_sock reset. serv_sock(5)
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1078]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1091]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:39 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1096]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1111]serv_sock reset. cli_sock(7)
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1130]serv_sock reset. retval(1)
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1135]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1150]serv_sock reset. len(648)
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1221]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1235]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] kernel: [cfg_manager, 1249]serv_sock reset.
2015-03-26 18:25:40 [Informational] WAN Connection: Ethernet link down.
2015-03-26 18:25:45 [Informational] WAN Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly.
2015-03-26 18:25:45 [Informational] stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
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  #1268663 26-Mar-2015 21:01
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Hello... Our robot found some keywords in your post, so here is an automated reply with some important things to note regarding broadband speeds.

 



 

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The general consensus from the limited sample-size on the Asus DSL-N66U forums is that the Firmware (and remember it is a BETA firmware release!) is a bit of a crock and a lot of people are experiencing dropped connections and degraded performance on VDSL and ADSL amongst other problems.

After my "upgrade" my internet seems subjectively slower, pages seem to take longer to load and I am seeing more drops/reconnects during the day and evening, as well as having to reboot the the thing a few times a week.

I think the general recommendation is to revert to the previous stable release (1.0.7.9 I think?) and wait for ASUS to try again.

I have to say, my overall experience with my DSLN66U has not been all that rosy ( when it is good it is very good - when it is bad, it is horrid!) and most the issues seem to be around untested and unreliable firmware releases from ASUS...




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Item: The general consensus from the limited sample-size on the Asus DSL-N66U forums is that the Firmware (and remember it is a BETA firmware release!) is a bit of a crock and a lot of people are experiencing dropped connections and degraded performance on VDSL and ADSL amongst other problems.

After my "upgrade" my internet seems subjectively slower, pages seem to take longer to load and I am seeing more drops/reconnects during the day and evening, as well as having to reboot the the thing a few times a week.

I think the general recommendation is to revert to the previous stable release (1.0.7.9 I think?) and wait for ASUS to try again.

I have to say, my overall experience with my DSLN66U has not been all that rosy ( when it is good it is very good - when it is bad, it is horrid!) and most the issues seem to be around untested and unreliable firmware releases from ASUS...


Thanks.  I had come to that conclusion as well.  So far, for me, the DSLN66U has been a star performer.  The only time I have had serious issues is when an Ubuntu update seem to turn a laptop into a Wifi network killer.  Subsequent Ubuntu updates appear to have fixed that issue tho'.



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On the whole I like it, but it has not been as stable and reliable as previous ASUS devices I have had and I am not convinced the WiFi is as good as it should be with regards stability and range...




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I live in a Victorian villa with a fireplace in every room and some tin ceilings.  I'm constantly surprised that I have wifi outside the room the router is in. :-)

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Reverting to the previous version left with a DSL connection but a router that wouldn't bring up the Internet interface.

Not sure what my next steps are.

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Oddly after having reverted to the previous version and then back to the latest has resulted in all the problems seemly disappearing.

 
 
 
 

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So the secret appears to be to flash to 1.0.7.8 and then flash to 1.0.8.6 beta.

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Glassboy: So the secret appears to be to flash to 1.0.7.8 and then flash to 1.0.8.6 beta.


Weird!

Will still probably wait for the next full release rather than play with the beta any further...




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Glassboy: So the secret appears to be to flash to 1.0.7.8 and then flash to 1.0.8.6 beta.


Weird!

Will still probably wait for the next full release rather than play with the beta any further...


I'm stuck with the beta if I want the Internet connection to come up :-(

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Glassboy: So the secret appears to be to flash to 1.0.7.8 and then flash to 1.0.8.6 beta.


Weird!

Will still probably wait for the next full release rather than play with the beta any further...


I'm stuck with the beta if I want the Internet connection to come up :-(


So here's a funny thing;

Out of sheer boredom I tried the latest beta 1.0.8.6 FW again, having done as you did - applied, reset, reverted to 1.0.7.9, reset and now re-applied the 1.0.8.6

...and Lo! The issues I had with performance and line dropping seem to have gone this time round.

Very subjective of course, but seems a world of difference better, to the point where at the moment, I am happy to use this FW as a daily driver now.

Asus kit is weeeeeeird.




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So the two step application of firmware still seems to be buggy, and drop the Internet connection, but far less frequently.

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