Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 18:17 Post subject: WRT3200acm problems
I bought my WRT3200acm a couple days ago.
I noticed that it was having an issue with limited wifi output and ethernet speed. I have gigabit internet but I was only getting 400mbps. I've tried to download the older firmware from Linksys Support within these forums. But once it installs, it reboots with the power light on and then nothing. I can ping the IP address it assigns, but there's no internet. It's a weird IP like 169.254.
It also won't let me install any open source firmware. DD-WRT, LEDE, etc. Nothing works. Those do similar things, but DD-WRT has the power LED on and ESATA...then it turns off three times and reboots into Linksys firmware.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do? I read and followed all the steps in the forums. No clue what is going on. After spending more time today, it seems that the wrt3200acm is a terrible first router to go to DD-WRT with?
return it . could've saved myself 3 years of grief. _________________ My "WRT" rant, and why I have gone ddwrt on x86, no more consumer routers. ( ac86u as access points & bridges )
DD-WRT is more demanding than the Linksys firmware. You should expect spending some time, reading and configuring any router. _________________ _____________________________________________________
Linksys WRT3200ACM: DD-WRT r41418
Linksys LGS116P Switch
Linksys EA6300: Original firmware, as bridge
Ubiqity Unifi AP AC Lite
Ubiqity Unifi AP AC LR
Ubiqity Unifi AP AC Pro
it explains why the information you gave (except the reading part) doesn't apply in this case.
P.S, had you read his entire post you would know this already, perhaps reading the complete post on which we are commenting on would be most helpful. _________________ WRT3200ACM
Joined: 02 Aug 2017 Posts: 153 Location: Central Michigan
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 21:05 Post subject:
myersw,aairon & LookingForMyMojo, and myself are trying to give you some sound advice!!
The 3200acm has been out almost two years and is still suffering from too many issuse's to list!!!
If you just purchased your router you very well may have a unit built in Sept of 2017 were they changed the nand chip!
Return it if you can and save yourself from the headache's !!!
Read: this link.
https://github.com/ValCher1961/McDebian_WRT3200ACM/issues/1
Good luck Mark _________________ ISP: Charter
Modem: Netgear CM600
Router:(2) Asus RT-AC86U Merlin 384.5
Router: LinksysWRT3200Acm{RIP}
Router: Linksys EA8500 kongat r35030m (Vpn)
Router: Netgear X4S kongat r35965M
Vpn: IpVanish
Unbrick your 3200acm with usb to ttl cable: https://tinyurl.com/y9azvrkg
