New AC68U firmware available on Asus Site -3.0.0.4.374.371

[DarthOps]

Hi,

I'm new here, hello!

Just noticed the following firmware release on the ASUS site. I can't check the download as I'm currently at work.

ASUS RT-AC68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.374.371
Fixed:
1. Fixed NAT loopback issue while CTF enabled. Special thanks to Merlin's contribution.
2. Fixed OpenVPN UI related issues.
3. Parental control: Fixed the whole week blocked issues.
4. Enabled WPS button in AP mode.
5. Fixed potencial buffer overflow issues.

Modified:
1. Display WPA2-Enterprise & WPA-AUTO-Enterprise in guest network.
2. Upgrade the MiniDLNA version to 1.1.1
3. Modify the system log information for Time machine .

Added:
1. Malaysia U Mobile information in 3G/4G.

IPv6
1. Performance fix in netlink message processing.
2. Fixed invalid IPv6 hostname parsing resulting from dnsmasq lease file format change.
3. Modified IPv6 address printing UI.
4. Reset IPv6 prefix length for IPv6 Native type

UK Site Link : http://www.asus.com/uk/Networking/RTAC68U/#support

 

[sijuthomas98]

Link has been up for a while. No file to download.

 

[hackintoshsr]

Reminds me of 339 when they posted the link, but file not found.

Anyone get a hold of it?

 

[dmorales023]

As usual, posted the link, no download

Why why do they do this??? It is very annoying...

 

[ronan_zj]

man, still no fix on the 20/40MHz bandwidth? In addition, Asus took off the 339 FW from its website.

 

[DaveMishSr]

I am holding off on flashing this new version. Atium Bead is running great for me. Whenever I can download HD video faster than I can view it I tend not to mess with new firmwares. That is at least until see others report that it is running well without major issues.

 

[DaveMishSr]

Why why do they do this??? It is very annoying...

I can't download 374.371 either. Going on 4 hours now with the "file not found" error. Asus needs to step up their game. Very unprofessional.

 

[jim769]

man, still no fix on the 20/40MHz bandwidth? In addition, Asus took off the 339 FW from its website.

Always save all firmware releases to a cd or flash drive just for this reason. When you find one that works for you use it and never change unless there is a security issue. Newer is NOT always better..

 

[Asusnet]

It can take about a day for the servers to sync, so firmware 3.0.0.4.374.371 should be available by tomorrow.

If you need firmware 3.0.0.4.374.339, you can download it here for now.

RT-AC66U: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3d7988xfxzlon3c/FW_RT_AC68U_3004374339.trx

RT-AC66R: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k10w02bc5l3bh0x/FW_RT_AC68R_3004374339.trx

I'll request for the web team to not take down older firmware when the new one becomes available.

 

[ronan_zj]

Here is the link to 371, and do it at your own risk:

AC68R
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nx3r4zhq1e8l2ef/FW_RT_AC68R_3004374371.zip

AC68U
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uyf4tyjlhl1wkck/FW_RT_AC68U_3004374371.zip

 

[sijuthomas98]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hiv64epqh3z3jm/FW_RT_AC68U_3004374371.trx

Downloaded from Asus China..Working well for me.

 

[geops]

Something is wrong with the webserver in this release. In Chrome I get blank fields for SSID and shared key. Safari works a little better (less glitches). Otherwise everything is working fine. Another semi-issue is back. When you have ipv6 tunnel running, the system log gets filled with the following:
kernel: pch ==NULL.

The Good: Using 802.11ac I saw peaks of up to 65MB/s. That's a new personal record.

 

[ronan_zj]

i am just wondering what is the advantage to use IPV6?

 

[hackintoshsr]

Awesome thanks guys!

 

[Sohee]

Something is wrong with the webserver in this release. In Chrome I get blank fields for SSID and shared key. Safari works a little better (less glitches). Otherwise everything is working fine.

if you using password manager, like LastPass, you get blank fields for ssid, or shared key.

 

[RMerlin]

i am just wondering what is the advantage to use IPV6?

This is a long and complicated question.

The short answer: right now, the average user gains nothing at all.

The slightly longer answer: IPv6 will eventually replace IPv4, so right now for people to test things out, some ISPs are supporting both. They often provide you with a /64 subnet, meaning you get more static IPs for you to play with than the whole IPv4 Internet currently has.

The detailed answer: it would take pages and pages of text to explain the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. I recommend hitting Google, there are a lot of write ups on this topic. IPv6 has a lot of improvements over IPv4, but there's a learning curve (and a deployment pain) associated to it.

 

[dmorales023]

Finally! NAT loopback and VPN UI issues are gone

I can confirm NAT loopback works now with HW Acceleration enabled. Also, the VPN client connections now stay put after refreshing the page or switching tabs back and forth. Good job Asus... Still waiting for some improvements on the 2.4G signal thou.

 

[Asusnet]

I can confirm NAT loopback works now with HW Acceleration enabled. Also, the VPN client connections now stay put after refreshing the page or switching tabs back and forth. Good job Asus... Still waiting for some improvements on the 2.4G signal thou.

We are looking into fixes on 2.4Ghz affecting some environments and setups. There will be another update soon.

Merlin assisted us with NAT loopback fix, so thank him as well.

 

[dmorales023]

We are looking into fixes on 2.4Ghz affecting some environments and setups. There will be another update soon.

Merlin assisted us with NAT loopback fix, so thank him as well.

Thanks to Merlin and Asus then. Asusnet, when do you see that other update hitting the website? Anytime this week?

 

[jim769]

We are looking into fixes on 2.4Ghz affecting some environments and setups. There will be another update soon.

Merlin assisted us with NAT loopback fix, so thank him as well.

Why dont Asus look into the fact they still have no ipv6 firewall. At this point its just crazy make a expensive router and leave out a very important feature. You should be paying Merlin for doing your job because had he not firewalled v6 i would have returned my Asus for another brand.