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Two RT-N12B! running Tomato Firmware v1.28.0506 MIPSR2Toastman-RT-N K26 Std. Both routers LED blink with activity but one without activity is always lit while the other without activity is off. Is there a way to choose one way or another???

Both routers work great. Is it a bug?? I would not know better if I only had one router. I have 5 RT-N12 routers on this network with two being revision B1 and the others revision D1. All working great.

It seems to me that the wireless light should be on to indicate that it is enabled with or without activity. Flashing to the correct Asus firmware results in the light being on when the radio is on and blinking with activity.

Did you perform a thorough NVram clear on the routers after flashing ?

Yes. I have these two RT-N12B1 routers set up identically because one is just for redundancy as I am sharing my network with two of my neighbors, 4 devices and some visiting devices. Also I have the config saved so anything that is suggested to try is no problem. I just swap the routers out and do whatever. Also, no 1.1 on this network and a laptop available. Currently the one in use is the one with WiFi led out without any activity.

As I recall, all of my B1 routers are normally off but flash only with traffic. I also seem to recall the DMZ setting having an effect on the LED state. If the DMZ setting is also identical on your routers then I'm afraid I am thin on other ideas.

DMZ off on both routers. Me too, thin on ideas. Thanks - no biggie as it is - all is fine, just unexplained.

In the RT-N12 users manual (PDF), on page number 7, it states that the led is lit indicating, "Wireless system ready" and flashing when TX or RX is active.

edit - I had the latest stock firmware running for a while and it was working like the manual said it should with the wireless led on and blinking with traffic. I flashed it to tomato and again all looked fine. Then directly after clearing the nvram the led stayed out until there was traffic. What the heck ???

edit - Well, I have two B1 RT-N12 and one D1 in this apartment, others remotely located. Of the ones in my apartment, two have WiFi led flashing with activity and dark any other time weather WiFi on or off. One of the B1 routers flashes with traffic and is out without traffic while the WiFi is on, like all the others, but when I turn the WiFi off the led stays lit solid.

Mainly my efforts have been prompted by a desire to have consistency among all the routers but the one is an odd ball. I think ideally the led should be on as it seems to have been designed stated in the manual. On for WiFi available. Flickering with traffic and led dark when Wifi is off. That would appear to me as perfect. Still all routers seem to be functioning perfectly - WiFi led just icing i guess.

GeeTek - When the radio is turned off how is the LED?

One of my B1 routers leaves the WiFi led on solid when the WiFi is off so the only difference between WiFi on or off is the blinking with traffic.
The other B1 router is on solid when the WiFi is off and when on flickers with traffic only, dark otherwise.
A revision D1 router flickers with activity and is dark any other time.