Asus AiMesh Routers – Show Ethernet Link Speed via CLI

Introduction How to show Ethernet connection link speed on Asus AiMesh routers via SSH. While you can show the link speeds via the Web UI for the main AiMesh router, you cannot, as far as I can tell, show the same info for each of your AiMesh nodes. Normally on a Linux system I would … Continue reading Asus AiMesh Routers – Show Ethernet Link Speed via CLI

Asus AIMesh – Find AI Mesh Node IP addresses and Test Connectivity

Introduction This post will show you how to find the dynamic ip address assigned to your AiMesh node, and then test connectivity via ping. Currently using 3 Asus AiMesh (similar to what is shown above) nodes in my home network to provide decent wireless coverage in my home. With so many devices using wireless these … Continue reading Asus AIMesh – Find AI Mesh Node IP addresses and Test Connectivity

Asus RT-AC66U: How to Configure DHCP Static IP Reservations for IOT/Smart Home Devices

I've never been a fan of using DHCP reservations to reserve an IP address for a device. However, there are a few situations where a static reservation is the best route to take. Try your hand with Home Automation via devices like the Wink Hub,  IP cameras,  smart plugs,  satellite receivers, or even the Raspberry Pi … Continue reading Asus RT-AC66U: How to Configure DHCP Static IP Reservations for IOT/Smart Home Devices

Asus RT-AC66: Cannot Login Unless Logout Another User First

  When attempting to login to your router's webUI, you may have run into the error below. cannot Login unless logout another user first. This error is usually caused by improperly closing router's WebUI. This can occur if you are logged in and lose connectivity, or if your browser crashed. Fortunately, the fix is simple... … Continue reading Asus RT-AC66: Cannot Login Unless Logout Another User First

Disk I/O Monitoring on the Asus RT-AC66U Router

The Asus RT-AC66U, like many home routers that are on the market today, allow you to connect a USB drive to one of its onboard USB ports and share this disk out to your network.  Via the RT-ACC66U, you can share your NAS disk via CIFS or NFS. My configuration has a 1TB unmirrored drive used … Continue reading Disk I/O Monitoring on the Asus RT-AC66U Router

How to Add a Static Route on the ASUS RT-AC66U

Based on the popularity of my previous ASUS RT-AC66U post regarding SNMP, I have decided to put together a simple post on how to configure static routing on the home router known as the Dark Knight.