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    Restart WireGuard client when fails

    Hello, I'm using WireGuard client on my RT-AX88U. Sometimes when I lost Internet my WireGuard client doesn't reconnect automatically the connection. I do it manually by accessing VPN -> VPN Client -> Wireguard and clicking on Apply. I need your help to writing script to test connectivity...
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    Assigned IP address to the WAN interface via VPN director: no internet connection - why?

    Hello In my networking environment, I currently use two routers - one (from DrayTek) establishing the connection to my ISP via PPPoE and the other router (ASUS RT-AX86U Pro) which is connected to the first router through a static IP address and also manages all of my devices that are connected...
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    RT-AX82u Slow download speeds with VPN

    Hopefully I can get some support here because I'm pretty hopeless at this point. I have an RT-AX82U that as of a week ago was working fine, with download speeds over 150 Mbps with mulvad VPN enabled. Randomly, my speeds plummeted and after resetting the router and modem, nothing improved. For...
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    Best ASUS router for gaming and VPN

    I'm having issues with my ISP provided router and looking to purchase a new ASUS one to replace it. My ISP connection is 400Mbps and will be using it with NordVPN. A few models I was looking at were the RT-AX86U Pro, RT-AX88U Pro and the GT-AX6000. What's the best ASUS model right now to keep...
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    Allow admin web GUI access on another interface (tailscale0)

    How do I allow access to the Asus Admin WebUI from a different interface like tailscale0? I currently have Tailscale up and running on my router, and everything is working great - can use it as an exit node, ssh into the router (using the subnet IP and Tailscale address), etc. Only problem is...
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    VPN SPLITTING

    Hi. Im using a Asus Router using the Merlin firmware with OpenVPN. I want all my traffic to go over the VPN except for one aplication that I need to run in my local Ip connection Any solution for this problem?
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    Setting up login credentials for OPEN VPN

    Hello, I have a Nighthawk R7000 rooter with a default OS (which I can't change). I have for several years activated the vpn service with open vpn which works very well. However, I'd like to increase security to connect to my rooter (and therefore to the connected nas server): set up a login and...
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    Can't connect to IpSec VPN from Android 14

    Hy All! I have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with factory Android 14 and ASUS RT-AX56U with ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AX56U 3004.388.6_0 firmware. I enabled the IpSec VPN server and I can't connect to it. ipsec.conf file: conn %default keyexchange=ikev1 authby=secret ike=aes256-sha1-modp1024...
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    Does Asus' IPsec implementation allow LAN access?

    Before anyone asks: 1. I'm already using OpenVPN and Wireguard for LAN Access; this is a question out of curiosity since I am tinkering with IPsec for fun (though if it does allow me to access devices on the LAN, it would be a helpful backup seeing as it's natively implemented into Windows and...
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    Solved Local DNS and VPN Clients

    I have added custom DNS entries for my network on my Asus Router with the Merlin firmware. I followed therefore the following post https://www.neolisk.blog/posts/2020-08-14-configure-hosts-file-asus-rt-ax88u When I now connect via VPN to my network then these DNS entries get unfortunately not...
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    How to restrict VPN network access to certain IP Range or Hosts for specific VPN client

    I like to add for the VPN access some policies or firewall rules which should only allow to access a single machine in the network for a given VPN Client / User. How Can I do that? Lets assume I have a server in my network "192.168.1.100" and a VPN user "server admin". The VPN Client IP Range...
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    Yazfi: VPN Server for guest network access only

    I want to setup a VPN server (OpenVPN) and allow access only to specific subnets or ips (ie. just one of the guest wifi networks). Is this possible? If so, I assume we need to run a script because I didn't see options for it in the UI, an example script would be appreciated. I have an RT-AC88U...
  13. Tom Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo

    VPN as server - ipv4 over ipv6

    Hello, I'm upgrading my AC86U to AX86U Pro this Black Friday for better WireGuard (client) support, but it's not really related. My fiber comes with dual stack ipv4 CG-NAT and ipv6 with dynamic prefix. I have been paying for a dymanic public ipv4 upgrade for a while, and was wondering if I...
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    AiProtection & router-based VPN are incompatible

    Any traffic that reaches the router from the local LAN before getting into VPN tunnel running on the router are subject to analysis by TrendMicro, which is what implements ASUS AiProtection. For many of its specific functions, some portion of the router traffic is being actually send out to...
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    Has my VPN been compromised? "ovpn-server: Connection reset, restarting [-1]"

    I have a AC88U running an OPVN server for when I am away. Sometimes I forget to turn this off when I am home and early this morning starting at 4:30 EST, I got a hit from an IP located in Ukraine or Russia. What I cannot see is if they successfully connected or if they were just trying to...
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    Diversion Diversion with OpenVPN

    Hi Guys! I have an RT-AX56U router with Merlin. I configured OpenVPN server on this and want to send through the traffic on Diversion to block ads on my phone. What I need to do for work it?
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    Instant Guard VPN

    I just set up an edge router in front of my AX88U Pro, which caused my Asus IP address to become private and not allowing instant guard or DDNS to work. I tried to set up port forwarding on the edge router but it still is showing my Asus IP to be private. I'm not sure I'm doing it right but I...
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    RT-AX86u Pro Disconnects and Reconnects Consistently at All Times

    Hello all, first post on here: I recently switched my ISP from a DSL provider to Charter Spectrum and purchased an RT-AX86U Pro to accompany the modem they provided. I thought all was well after configuring the network, but started running into issues with programs that require a constant...
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    Question regarding OpenVPN Server configuration

    I have an OpenVPN server configured and running on an AX86U Pro with firmware 3004.388.4, and I'm connecting to it using the OpenVPN for Android app. I have Advertise DNS to clients enabled, and when I connect the app log notes that both redirect-gateway and redirect-private are specified. I...
  20. lluke

    IPSec VPN Server and Internet routing

    Hi All, in the past, I configured 2 different IPSec VPN Servers to join the home network while on the go with the following setup: Server #1: just to connect to internal lan(s), achieved by leaving the "DNS Server" entries empty from the Advanced Settings of the VPN Server configuration page...
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