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  1. J

    Shellshock BASH bug and RT-N66U

    Just found this: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/shellshock-osx-linux,news-19614.html which says: "Graham thinks the flaw may also affect Bash's ancestor, the Bourne shell, or sh, which dates to 1977."
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    Shellshock BASH bug and RT-N66U

    The RT-N66U is driven by linux. The BASH shell is often used with linux installations. The BASH shell can be hacked via the shellshock bug that hit the news yesterday. So.......where does that leave the Merlin world? Can our home routers be hacked? Is there anything we can do? Is...
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    Partial list - Routers with the Heartbleed bug

    I just found this list. The "device" column gives the router make/model. The "OpenSSL" column gives the version number. OpenSSL 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f (inclusive) have the heartbleed bug. The following OpenSSL versions do *not* have the heartbleed bug: 0.9.8 branch, 1.0.0 branch, 1.0.1g...
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    RT-N66U power adaptor failed. Need part number please

    Here is the rest of my story. The adaptor that plugs into the wall has a blue LED. It is supposed to give a steady light. However when the router refused to power up that LED was blinking. I called ASUS and they told me to just send in the power supply for replacement under the warranty...
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    RT-N66U power adaptor failed. Need part number please

    I was about to order a power supply and got some cheery news from ASUS. Their email says: "There was a serial number discrepancy that caused a delay but it has been corrected and they are processing it for exchange now. Sorry for the inconvenience." It remains unclear to me (1) why ASUS...
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    RT-N66U power adaptor failed. Need part number please

    Thanks much Tim. That was the number I needed. Previously I learned that the ASUS part store does not carry that item. I spoke again with ASUS this morning and they promised I would hear something from them in 1-2 days. I told them even if all they had to say was that I was SOL, I was...
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    RT-N66U power adaptor failed. Need part number please

    Can someone please look on their power adaptor and tell me the Model Number. I may need to buy a replacement adaptor. <edit> There actually is a model number printed in very small type on the adaptor. Alas, I shipped the busted one to ASUS never thinking I might have to buy one. As a result...
  8. J

    Asus RT-N66U someone please explain the firewall to me.

    I was also confused by the "firewall" feature. 1. Outgoing packets. The "firewall" in the RT-N66U only blocks outgoing packets. It has nothing at all to do with incoming packets. Per email with ASUS support, here is how to prevent all devices on your LAN from sending outgoing packets...
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    Asus RT-N66u with TomatoUSB firmware

    Thanks ArCan I now realize that after installing a Toastman build and then erasing NVRAM the next step is to turn on DHCP in the router. I did that by setting my network connection in my PC to: Static IP 192.168.1.1 <== Note the last "1" Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway = 192.168.1.1...
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    Asus RT-N66u with TomatoUSB firmware

    OK, I can answer 1/2 of my own question. Here is one of the tomato FAQs and a quote from it: http://www.polarcloud.com/tomatofaq#installing_from_ddwrt_hyperwrt Should I reset the configuration after installing Tomato?[toc, link] If you're upgrading from an older version of Tomato, you...
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    Asus RT-N66u with TomatoUSB firmware

    I have a question about clearing NVRAM. I have used the mini web server to first clear NVRAM and then flash a Toastman build so I can have a VPN client. That all went fine. I turned on DHCP in the router and my PC can get online just fine. But I have read posts advising that NVRAM should...
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    RT-N66U Tip for setting up firewall blacklist

    Thanks to ASUS tech support for this tip. Assume you want to prevent all computers on your LAN from sending packets out from their port #12345. Do it this way. Firewall tab ==> General ==> Enable firewall ==> Yes Firewall tab ==> Network Services Filter ==> Enable LAN to WAN filter ==>...
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    RT-N66U port forwarding. A solution and a question

    This is the first time I have had to deal with port forwarding and NAT so I am still learning the terminology. My immediate goal is to configure the router so it monitors incoming packets and only passes packets to my LAN that are addressed to certain ports on my pcs. My understanding is...
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    RT-N66U port forwarding. A solution and a question

    Using firmware 108 I could not get the port forwarding info I entered to remain 'sticky'. When I clicked "Apply" all the info I entered disappeared. Solution: I used the browser UI to reset the router to factory spec. I was a bit surprised that it still had firmware 108 after that process...
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    ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router Reviewed

    @mrcom Thanks for setting me straight. I'll read up on those features.
  16. J

    ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router Reviewed

    This is a followup to my earlier post on firewall filter tables. I have always thought that one key purpose of a router was to monitor incoming packets against a whitelist of ports. Incoming packets addressed to a port on the whitelist would be passed into the LAN and other packets would be...
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    ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router Reviewed

    My RT-N66U is on my desk and on Tuesday the Comcast installer is scheduled to run the cable to our house and hook us up. I’ve already connected to the router via my browser, flashed to 108 and performed a bit of configuring. I’ve also read Tim’s review and this thread. Our...
  18. J

    RT-N66U_3.0.0.3_102.trx Firmware

    Thanks KevTech That one worked fine
  19. J

    RT-N66U_3.0.0.3_102.trx Firmware

    No can do. I registered on mydrive, put in the user name and pw from your post and got: "This guest user has been disabled" :(
  20. J

    RT-N66U_3.0.0.3_102.trx Firmware

    OK, I give up. I went to the ASUS download site for the RT-N66U, selected XP, and v96 is the latest firmware I see. Obviously there is a 102, but where :confused:
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