[Bug] Device is always returned as offline

[CaeruleusAqua]

The problem

I have an single RT-BE92U, no AI Mesh or anything like that.

Unfortunately, my mobile is always shown as offline, whereby it is displayed as online in the web interface of the router.

I have now debugged my way through to the process_client_state() function.

My input for this looks like this:

connection:
AsusClientConnectionWlan(type=<ConnectionType.WLAN_6G: '6ghz'>,ip_address='192.168.50.195', ip_method=<IPAddressType. DHCP: 'dhcp'>,
internet_state=True,
internet_mode=<InternetMode.ALLOW: 'allow'>,
node=None,
online=True,
aimesh=False,
guest=True,
guest_id=1,
rssi=0,
since=None,
rx_speed=None,
tx_speed=None)

kwargs:
{'aimesh': True}

The problem is the following condition:

aimesh = kwargs.get("aimesh", False)
if aimesh is True and connection.node is None:
 return ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED

Python version

3.12

Your device model

RT-BE92U

Firmware type

Stock

Firmware version

3.0.0.6.102_37563

[Vaskivskyi]

Hey,

That's weird, you don't have a node specified - that's a parameter usually available for all routers with AiMesh feature support (even if not in use - it usually considers all connected to the main node - router)

• Is it the only client showing such behaviour?
• Is there any other 6 GHz client which you can check (in case this is 6 GHz specific)

[CaeruleusAqua]

Hi, thanks for the quick feedback

Unfortunately, my cell phone is currently the only 6GHz device. I may be able to check it again next week when there are more devices on the network. (We want to use the lib to implement automatic time recording for employees, but many of us are working from home on Fridays)

[CaeruleusAqua]

Ok, I now have another 6Ghz device (Lenovo Thinkpad).
The problem doesn't occur there:

aimesh = {bool} False
guest = {bool} True
guest_id = {int} 1
internet_mode = {InternetMode} <InternetMode.ALLOW: 'allow'>
internet_state = {bool} True
ip_address = {str} '192.168.50.209'
ip_method = {IPAddressType} <IPAddressType.DHCP: 'dhcp'>
node = {str} '60:CF:84:3C:BA:40'
online = {bool} True
rssi = {int} -70
rx_speed = {float} 735.0
since = {datetime} datetime.datetime(2025, 8, 1, 8, 8, 35, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
tx_speed = {float} 1080.9
type = {ConnectionType} <ConnectionType.WLAN_6G: '6ghz'>

BTW: The other device was a Google Pixel 8

[dillontkh]

@Vaskivskyi any update on this issue?

I was trying to detect when a mobile device is connected to the router and ran into the same issue. Router model and firmware are the same too.

[dillontkh]

aimesh = kwargs.get("aimesh", False) is set to the AsusRouter._identity.aimesh value so it will be True for all clients if your Router has AiMesh (which the RT-BE92U does).

Changing the check to if connection.aimesh is True and connection.node is None: fixes this issue for me, and seems to be the intended check as well. (Checking if the client is an AiMesh node)