Hi,

So I got this router yesterday to replace my Asus ROG GT-AX6000. I was hesitating between this one and the really new ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 Tri-BE18000 router.

It seems the router doesn’t perform well with the current firmware or the one before it. My bufferbloat is significantly worse, even with AI QoS turned off. I’m getting huge latency spikes under heavy load. With AI QoS turned on, it’s even worse (grade C or less). Wifi 2.4 and 6 are turned off 

My GT-AX6000 performs much better and consistently delivers lower latency (grade A).

I don’t have many devices connected, just 8 mostly AX devices on 5GHz.

Not sure what’s going on. On the previous stable firmware it is the same thing.

I play mostly on Geforce Now ( at 4k120). But I can't see any report in the game statistic at all regarding my session. I should be able to see the data, no?

I’m giving myself until Tuesday if things don’t improve, I’ll return it and go for the Asus instead.

  @Kevin_Z is there anyway to go back to 1.1.6. 

With 1.2.2 it's very unstable and will lose settings and cause a reboot in less than a day

the only way to downgrade was to 1.2.1, and even with that firmware, there are issues.  We can barely go a day to where it hangs.  and when we reboot, it looses it's settings, and have to reboot again and it pretty much reboots to new and have to start up fresh install.

PinoyDr wrote

  @Kevin_Z is there anyway to go back to 1.1.6. 

With 1.2.2 it's very unstable and will lose settings and cause a reboot in less than a day

 

the only way to downgrade was to 1.2.1, and even with that firmware, there are issues.  We can barely go a day to where it hangs.  and when we reboot, it looses it's settings, and have to reboot again and it pretty much reboots to new and have to start up fresh install.

  @PinoyDr I found quite by accident that a long press of the reset button (not sure how long it's supposed to be, it must be at least 10 seconds, but 15 - 20 seconds should do it) will get you a recovery firmware upload screen. Be-aware that you may need to set an address on the system you use to upload the firmware if a valid address hasn't yet been assigned.

I found that firmware 1.1.6 (20250317-rel 47147) is "adequate" for me in terms stability.

The 1.1.6 release 20250512-rel43911 started the decline so you don't get any of the encrypted DNS or QoS enhancements.

raven-au wrote

PinoyDr wrote

  @Kevin_Z is there anyway to go back to 1.1.6. 

With 1.2.2 it's very unstable and will lose settings and cause a reboot in less than a day

 

the only way to downgrade was to 1.2.1, and even with that firmware, there are issues.  We can barely go a day to where it hangs.  and when we reboot, it looses it's settings, and have to reboot again and it pretty much reboots to new and have to start up fresh install.

  @PinoyDr I found quite by accident that a long press of the reset button (not sure how long it's supposed to be, it must be at least 10 seconds, but 15 - 20 seconds should do it) will get you a recovery firmware upload screen. Be-aware that you may need to set an address on the system you use to upload the firmware if a valid address hasn't yet been assigned.

 

I found that firmware 1.1.6 (20250317-rel 47147) is "adequate" for me in terms stability.

The 1.1.6 release 20250512-rel43911 started the decline so you don't get any of the encrypted DNS or QoS enhancements.

Note that I am unable to download a copy of the above firmware, 1.1.6 (20250317-rel 47147), because, AFAICS, it isn't available for download in my location so I can only get it via OTA update.

  @Kevin_Z 

Hello,

Yes, I am running the provided 1.2.2 pre-release firmware.

I experience ping fluctuations when playing GeForce Now with Game Boost enabled. I can definitely feel the added latency. Additionally, I notice frequent packet loss roughly every 3–5 minutes. With Game Boost turned off, performance improves slightly. I also tested enabling QoS in auto mode, but it gave worse results compared to manual settings.

It would be great if we could once again manually set download and upload speeds like in the previous firmware version.

Overall, I find QoS generally unusable and unstable with this router. On my previous ASUS ROG router, it worked quite well.

Regarding gaming features, I tried enabling Game Boost for GeForce Now, but it actually made things worse due to packet loss. I also own a PS5 Pro, but I’ve lent it to my best friend for the week, so I haven’t been able to test it yet since I got the router.

Most of my gaming is done on a MacBook Pro M1 Max, mostly lighter titles. When I launch Steam, it doesn’t show up in the Game Boost Statistics. I also play Songs of Conquest online.

My primary gaming sessions are on PS5 Pro and GeForce Now (Ultimate plan).

My internet connection is 900/60 Mbps via T-Mobile in Poland.

I’m connected using PPPoE with VLAN, and the router is placed less than 2 meters from my MacBook Pro, with no walls in between.

The PS5 Pro is my only WiFi 7 capable device, but I haven’t tested it yet. Unfortunately, I don’t have any devices compatible with the 6 GHz band. My MacBook Pro supports WiFi 6 but not the 160 MHz channel width (thanks, Apple…). So no MLO yet :/ ( I wish)

I also want to say your app is really good. It’s missing some features, but it’s much cleaner compared to the ASUS one. And the router’s web interface is very responsive on mobile. Kudos to the team for that!

When playing Geforce Now in the app it doesn't appears under game center but when using Amazon Luna it does. Can we have this option? And also the icon for Geforce Now is not right, It would be great if it can be updated.