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    Upgraded Ac86u to 386.13_2 and cannot find wireguard

    Hi all, I've upgraded to the latest merlin 386.13_2 on the AC86u and cannot find the wireguard on the VPN server. I have been using the 386 firmware for a long time due to the VPN applet from the provider which still works perfectly fine. Am I missing something? Appreciate your help
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    Wireguard Is Wireguard available on AC86u on merlin?

    Hi All, I'm a bit confused. Did wireguard get ported to the latest merlin firmware for the AC86u? I had tested it on the AX88U and it worked well. but I want to use it on the 86u
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    Wireguard on AC86U

    Is it possible to incorporate the Wireguard vpn into the AC86U and other firmwares? The protocol works quiet well on the AX88u
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    VPN Speed and Temp Difference between 384.x and 386.x

    Hi Everyone; Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to figure out the reason for my VPN Connection speed drop and have been working with my provider to get to the root cause of it. Problem Statement: My VPN used to clock over 220 Mbps over VPN while I was on 384.x and recently, I couldn't...
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    Slower speed over node on RT-AC86U

    Hi all, I have been trying to figure this out but have hit a wall to understand. My setup is 2 RT-AC86U's. I can hit 500 Mbps over wifi when connected wifi on the main router, however on the node which is also connected hard-wired can reach a maximum of 146 Mbps. I've checked the configuration...
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    OpenVPN on both cores?

    With the advancements made with OpenVPN, I still see just the one CPU active when over VPN. Is there a way to enable the usage of both cores? The Internet speed I have is 500 Mbps down where as with VPN I can at best achieve 140 Mbps on the AC86u.
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    Router LED Lights turn off on AC-86U with 386.1_beta3

    Hi All, On my new router AT-AC86U, the main router's LED goes off but the router is still alive. I'm on 386.1_beta3. To turn on the lights, I have to start the app on my iPhone, and turn off the LED and then turn them back on again. Has anyone noticed such an issue? This has happened three times...
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    Beta AC86U_386.1_beta4 Is it available? High Running Temps on CPU

    It there a AC86U_386.1_beta4 available? The Temperature on CPU on AC86U, 386.1_beta 3 is as follows Legend: 2.4 GHz - 5 GHz - CPU Current Temperatures: 48 °C - 54 °C - 91 °C Whereas the Temperature on CPU on AX88U 384.19 is as follows Legend: 2.4 GHz - 5 GHz - CPU Current Temperatures: 47 °C -...
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    Should I get the ASUS RT-AC86U or GT-AC2900

    Hi All, I have the rock solid ASUS RT-AC86U and it runs the vpn smoothly. I also have the AX-88U but the range of 2.4 ghz no matter what anyone says is significantly weaker than the AC86U. Since I live in the country where there are no returns, I cannot purchase something, try it out and return...
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    RT-86u or RT-AX88U for VPN

    I need advice on adding an additional router to my configuration. Currently, I have the AC-86u and have the VPN Applet perfectly working on it on merlin. Now I need to run an additional applet and need an additional router to make that happen. Since I have the Lenovo 940, It comes with the AX...
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    Speed over Wifi vs Wired

    Hi everyone. I have a problem and not sure if there are any settings that I need to change. My speeds over Wifi is about 130 mbps where as over LAN/Hardwired its about 220 mbps. I have an AC card and that connects at 866.5 Mbps. I used to get 220 over wifi as well but not sure what has changed...
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    Cron job example to do a hearbeat ping

    Hi all. Is there a script where I can ping www.google.com every 5 seconds as a heartbeat? My VPN gets shaped if there is no traffic.
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    Cron job example to restart VPN

    Can anyone help with how to restart astrill, below are the samples I've collected? how can I add this to the init-start script? # execute at 4 am daily. cd /jffs/scripts /jffs/scripts/init-start #!/bin/sh cru a ScheduledVPNRestart "0 4 * * * /dev/astrill/astrillvpn stop" sleep 5 <<< Will this...
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    Inconsistent Internet with 384.9_beta1 over VPN on RT-AC86U

    Hi Everyone. I'm having a weird issue that I am noticing on this firmware of Merlin with the 86u. While the VPN is connected in about 24 hours post, there are ping drops on my local PC over the VPN. At that moment all connected devices wired and wireless loses internet for few seconds and it...
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    Clean Setup with RT-AC86U 384.9

    I was having issues with my 86u router after a few days on VPN where the internet would become unreliable with extensive packet drops. I have done the WPS Reset and performed a complete re-setup. One additional anomaly I did notice is that when I did a reboot on the firmware the router went...
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    AC5300 Merlin Low Range

    hi all, I changed from hugo to merlin on the ac5300 at a friends place and the range is significantly lesser. The places where I used to get 3 bars is now getting 1 and at times none. I know hugo's branch is not being supported here and he too no longer makes firmware but Hugo's latest firmware...
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    RT-86u on VPN results on 250 mbps line

    Hi, just wanted to report my findings using openvpn with RT-86u. I am getting about 210 mbps with CPU utilization around 82% on a 250 mbps line. The server distance is far as well at about 182 ms. Is this the maximum I could get with this router? or is there a way to tweak it further?
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    Cisco AnyConnect 384.6 Merlin

    I'm in Merlin 384.6. Is there a cisco anyvpn client I could use on my router RT-AC86U? I know entware has it but is there any other way? Much regards everyone.
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    How do I downgrade AC5300 to 380.59

    Hi All, I want to downgrade to 380.59, however, when I do that through recovery, the router gets messed up. The CPU Spikes constantly with CPU1 and CPU2. The pppoe connection stops working and the Telnet does not get enabled. The only way to fix this is to upgrade it back to 380.70+. Is there a...
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    Quick thoughts on Chinese RT-AC86U Vs. RT-AC5300 Review with Pictures

    I recently purchased a great deal on joybuy for the AC86U and picked one up just to see what is going on with the heavily discounted version. Here are my findings. Router Starts off in Chinese but that can be easily mitigated by using the google live translate app on the phone to see what is...
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