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    Redirect internet traffic through tunnel - yes (all) vs. VPN director (policy rules)

    I'm trying to set up a kill switch for NordVPN on my RT-AX86S router, but the firmware settings are slightly different than my old RT-N66U. According to the guide that I used before here: https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Router/1047410642/AsusWRT-Merlin-setup-with-NordVPN.htm It says I...
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    Just how unreliable is the Asus RT-AC86U?

    Things went well for the most part, but there were a couple of hiccups. The WiFi card in my laptop was one of the devices that required a specific driver update, otherwise it wouldn't work in AX mode. Two other laptops didn't have this problem, so I turned off AX mode on 2.4ghz, then ended up...
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    Just how unreliable is the Asus RT-AC86U?

    I appreciate the feedback, thank you. I'm glad I didn't get the AX68U, then! This will be a major upgrade from what I've been using, although I have been quite happy with the old router. Even 1GB of RAM isn't that much. I think my RT-N66U has 256MB, so you'd think that after more than 10 years...
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    Just how unreliable is the Asus RT-AC86U?

    Thank you both for the help. I've read many of both of your posts during my searches and they've been helpful. I know one of you isn't a fan of the "S" model, and the other thinks it's OK, but for my purposes, the RT-AX86U is overkill, so I bought the RT-AX86S yesterday. I traded in/recycled my...
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    Just how unreliable is the Asus RT-AC86U?

    I've owned an Asus RT-N66U for 8 years and I haven't had any problems with it until shortly after I added several Google Home smart devices in my house. Maybe it's a coincidence, I don't know. Xfinity recently upgraded my plan to 200mbps, and even after upgrading my 172mbps Arris SB6121 modem...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Success! This afternoon I had basically given up and was ready to buy a new Asus RT-AX3000. I reinstalled the stock firmware, because I could still use the VPN on that. However, when I tried to setup a guest account, it wouldn't apply the settings. There was a Kaspersky banner blocker preventing...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Thank you, I'll try this tomorrow!
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Before I read your post, I just cleared NVRAM by holding the WPS button in and powering it on, to see if that made a difference. I still had the same problems during setup. (I did use the reset button before, by the way.) If I try to enter the SSID and passwords for the 2.4G and 5G connections...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Thank you for the quick replies. NVRAM usage 47145 / 65536 bytes (71% utilized) JFFS 0.52 / 10.00 MB
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    I was using the very latest firmware from Asus. I used the Asus firmware restoration tool in recovery mode and loaded John's firmware right away. I was under the impression that I could revert to the stock firmware, but couldn't find the option to do this (I couldn't even find the original...
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    [Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

    Hello, I have an RT-N66U and successfully installed 3.0.0.4.374.43_44E5j9527 firmware yesterday. When I first tried to change the default username and password and enter the SSID and usernames for 2.4G and 5G networks during the initial setup, the progress circle dots kept spinning and didn't...
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