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    USB 3.0 Not working

    I have noe decided to give up the idea of setting up thr Asus router as a VPN router and to give up the idea of using the router with a USB drive. I will now use the Asus router basically as a second router and to buy a dedicate NAS. Thanks for all you help.
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    Asus RT-AC68U router with USB hard drive

    I have an Asus RT-AC68U router with Asus-merlin firmware running a 4TB, USB 3.0 hard drive. The hard drive has its own power supply. Is there any way I can get the USB drive to effectively go to sleep when it has not been used for a some time?
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    USB 3.0 Not working

    Thanks a lot. The disc does not have its own power supply. I will look for a USB 3.0 caddy with a separate power supply. I will also investigate the way in which the drive is formatted. The USB drive is visible on my computer under Network and my backup software is able to back-up to the USB...
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    USB 3.0 Not working

    I have an Asus RT-AC68U router running the latest Asus-merlin firmware 386.3.2 I have been trying to set up a hard drive as NAS type storage. However no matter what I do I cannot get any storage drive recognised by the USB 3.0. I have have no trouble whatsoever with the USB 2.0 I have tried...
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    Very slow VPN speeds with ExpressVPN

    No there are quite a few apps allowing the major VPNs to be installed upon the Firestick. They are popular with the Firestick users who use them, I imagine, to access such sites as netflix USA. I feel, at last, that I am being to get understanding of VPNs and their effect on internet speed. *I...
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    Very slow VPN speeds with ExpressVPN

    Thank you. I disconnected the VPN on the router and did speed test on my Lenovo AIO S730, my Acer 5 laptop and on the Firestick 4K. The speeds were 221, 200 and 190. I then connected each device to ExpressVPN with the relevant app and the speeds were 170, 160, 150. All of these are about 7...
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    Very slow VPN speeds with ExpressVPN

    Thanks for the very helpful reply. I will disable the VPN on the router and then try to access the internet using the ExpressVPN appon each individual device. Could I get any really significant improvement in speed by upgrading the router and, if so, what is a good, not too expensive, router...
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    Very slow VPN speeds with ExpressVPN

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    Very slow VPN speeds with ExpressVPN

    I have a Lenovo AIO S730 desktop and an Acer A5 laptop both on a Virgin Media network, connected wirelessly to a Virgin Media Hub 3.0 (no VPN), as the main modem/router, and an Asus RT-AC68U as the second router. The Asus has Merlin firmware and has ExpressVPN installed using OpenVPN. I also...
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    Finding my way around Merlin

    Thanks I really do appreciate help from those much more experienced than me.
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    Finding my way around Merlin

    Just one further point. I am sure that the options are clearly shown and self intuitive. The problem I having is finding where these options are in the gui. Thanks
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    Finding my way around Merlin

    Thanks for your help. As stated I am a complete newbie so I am trawling the web for help. Some is obviously more helpful than others. I think that the information was referring to Auto Start at Boot. I will now go back a few steps and try to get a better grip on things. I am finding the...
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    Finding my way around Merlin

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    Finding my way around Merlin

    Hello AndreiV. Thanks for your helpful reply. Yes that page is very helpful but I cannot see anyway to find information on (say) Start-on-WAN. Am I missing something very simple?
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    Finding my way around Merlin

    I am a newbie to networking and VPNs. I have just installed ExpressVPN, using OpenVPN, on am Asus RT-AC68U router running Asus-merlin. I am now trying to tweak the firmware using help from the web but I am having trouble finding some of the settings. For example I cannot find Start-on-LAN? I...
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