Network expansion revisited! | This Old Nerd S03E07

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Iyaz takes on the Asus RT-AC68U once again. In this episode, Iyaz finds a way to take the Asus RT-AC68U and turn it into a node for his home mesh network. The key was using a third-party intermediate firmware.

*Apologies for the crackly audio. We’ll figure out a solution!*

Links for everything we talked about:

  • Asus RT-AC68U: https://amzn.to/3UugC1Y
  • Asus WRT Merlin third-party firmware explainer: https://dongknows.com/asus-routers-and-merlin-firmware/
  • The intermediate firmware you NEED to upgrade the RT-AC68U: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac68u-firmware-update-failure.70432/

Timecodes:

  • 0:00 – Welcome
  • 0:30 – Today’s Project
  • 1:26 – Failed Attempts
  • 3:55 – Closer to the answer
  • 4:54 – Finding the answer
  • 7:37 – Make updated router into node
  • 8:37 – Partner Acceptance Rating