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Also note that if the script reports a failure getting the record ID for IPv6, it might be because you haven't set an AAAA record in the first place—I fixed it by manually adding one for the first time to my Cloudflare zone, and after that the script worked fine. (Presumably, the same would be...

Thanks so much for this! I use scoped Cloudflare API tokens instead of a global API key, and made some small modifications to your script to account for that: (confirmed working) #!/bin/sh # Cloudflare API credentials and domain details CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN="api-token"...

I edited the top-level post with updated instructions given current versions of Caddy, Go, and so on.

The “lesson to future generations” here is: - The power required for recovery mode and normal operation seems to be different. A bad AC adapter may be able to handle the former but not the latter. - If you can successfully flash new firmware (through either tftp or the web interface) then it’s...

WELP, it was the power brick!! Thanks for the encouragement to keep trying. Funny how easily things flip from being pissed at ASUS to impressed they made a router that can survive a failing adapter and a couple dozen reflashes of varying quality. Now to reverse my over-eager teardown and get...

Good call; I got it used in box, but it’s possible it’s not the stock adapter. I did try it with a different brick, but I had to use some plug adapters for it to fit, which puts a kink in my confidence level that I’ve truly ruled the power source out.

I’ve seen a bunch of posts on that related to the AC86U, but couldn’t dig up any schematics info / voltage regulator IC posts about the AX86U. Do the symptoms I mentioned specifically suggest that chip? I have nothing to lose, so before I post it on eBay for parts am willing to make it a...

Now that I look at it closer, the power brick light isn’t flashing, it’s *rapidly dimming* and then what looks like quickly restarting itself. It stays solid blue when not connected to the router. This seems to further indicate an electrical issue—some component overheating. I also found a...

Thanks for the advice y’all—the plot thickens. When I tried to do the hard reset this morning, the router had progressed to not turning on *at all*. That’s when I noticed that the blue light on the power brick (not the router, the power brick) was flashing on and off. I suspect this to either...

Not sure if context is related, but shortly after making some changes (swapped out modem, switched to using 2.5G WAN port, changed some DNS settings) my AX86U completely bit the dust. It had been running rock-solid on Merlin with a ton of scripts and apps for a year prior. Things I tried, in...

Just a little update, since I keep referring to my own forum post whenever I need to do something with Caddy 😅 If you've already installed Caddy and you just want to add a module or update to the latest version, then at the time of writing these are the necessary steps (at least for my...

NOTE: While the above instructions *do* work, I've had issues with the cloudflared daemon staying up. I'm open to suggestions on improving upon my instructions, but in the meantime proceed with caution while I figure out an updated solution.

Hi! Brighter minds than mine might have corrections, but I modified the instructions from your link and they worked for me on my RT-AX86U. Prerequisites: - I'm assuming you already have an entware partition set up - Create the tunnel on Cloudflare and grab your token from the setup instructions...

Appreciate it! I'll dig further into how it works, and definitely keep it running.

Makes sense. I disabled it awhile ago while trying to debug a service hosting issue, and forgot to re-enable it, then kept it off while I was sorting out the DNS thing. It's re-enabled now. That said, its operation is a little opaque to me, considering I haven't configured it besides flipping...