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  1. stagger321

    Surfshark VPN refusing to start.

    Thanks. That's good to know @JT Strickland From what I can see the instructions for Merlin are wrong in places. I assume they are old and need upgrading. One question - what do you have in your VPN Client config, and did you follow the instructions for Merlin on the SUrfshark website, or just...
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    Surfshark VPN refusing to start.

    Hi Mr Tvardovsky. Thanks for the reply. So after much messing and a few reboots, I finally have the Keys/certificate panel filled and it will finally save. Phew. Looks like the empty datasets were getting cached to the router.... maybe, a one if the reboots fixed it. Anyway I have the Surfshark...
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    Surfshark VPN refusing to start.

    An update. So I have completely flattened the router and reconfigured and got it back on the internet - with no VPN. When I try and import the Surfshark .ovpn file, it does not fill in the Certificate and Static key in the 'Keys and Certificates' panel, despite them being in the .ovpn file. So I...
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    Surfshark VPN refusing to start.

    Hiya. On my Merlin f/w 384.19 Asus RT-AC86u I have been running with privateinternetaccess VPN for a while now. It expires this week, and have decided to try Surfshark. Followed the instructions on the site for ASUS and Merlin configs, but no joy when installing different .ovpn files. Have also...
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    Merlin 384.18 on RT-AC86U - Saved changes to the WAN page break the DNS part of the internet connection

    Thanks. Will bear this in mind. I'd rather not do this unless necessary as I have the Asus router running piggyback from my Talktalk ISP's Huawei modem router which is running in modem-only mode, and has been since I first bought the RT-AC86U a couple of years ago. It took ages to get the...
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    Merlin 384.18 on RT-AC86U - Saved changes to the WAN page break the DNS part of the internet connection

    Makes no difference. Tried a couple including the Google ones (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4). The issue is once you have made the change and saved the page, it buggers up the config. If you the undo your changes and go back to the Automatic option and save the page, which did work before the changes, now it...
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    Merlin 384.18 on RT-AC86U - Saved changes to the WAN page break the DNS part of the internet connection

    Hiya. Recently been trying to resolve DNS connection issues on my main PC. Yesterday evening I changed the RT-AC86u's 'Connect to DNS server automatically' on the 'WAN' page to 'No' and I specified a couple of DNS servers. Then saved the page. This stopped the internet from working. I was...
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    BBC and Sky news pages no longer viewable via PIA VPN

    Hi there, I have had PrivateInternetAccess configured on my RT-AC86U (Merlin f/w) for a year or so now - no issues - connected to a London PIA server A while ago iplayer stopped working, which was annoying - but not the end of the world. What is more annoying a couple of weeks ago BBC and Sky...
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    RT-AC86U - Really stupid newbie type question about HTTPS, certificates etc

    OK chaps - I'll bow to the inevitable and factory reset. upgrade etc etc I was hoping not to do that simply because setting up my VPN client was a real pig, as was configuring the Asus to take a valid connection from my ISP's sh*tty router (running in Bridge mode). But hey-ho, safety first. I've...
  10. stagger321

    RT-AC86U - Really stupid newbie type question about HTTPS, certificates etc

    Hiya, Running the latest Merlin Firmware. A while back I setup with DDNS - free Certificate from 'Let's Encrypt' via the router GUI. So I have that Free certificate. Also via my Android ASUS GUI app I enabled the Remote access from WAN, and was happily accessing router both inside the house and...
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    Basic backing settings/configs question - RT-AC86U

    Hi, I an running Merlin 384.8_2, and periodically backup the setup of my RT-AC86U. There is saving the settings, and saving the JFFS partitions. I do both. I also note a checkbox "Transfer ASUS DDNS name". What is the effect of this checkbox, does the checking this box add something to the...
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    RT-AC86U - VPN company have advised switching to Merlin - advice pls.

    Hi all, OK, its working. Many thanks to Netbug. The setup that Netbug posted above has now worked for me with two UK based VPN server setups . I've now verified this with specific clients on my network, and speed wise its pretty damn quick - so I am happy. It seems there are subtleties in...
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    RT-AC86U - VPN company have advised switching to Merlin - advice pls.

    Thanks Netbug. From what you've posted it looks very similar to my setup. There may be the odd subtle difference which I will clarify when I get back on the router this evening, but I do seem to get a valid connection i.e I get the "Connected (Local : XXXX, Public YYYY)" status, but no internet...
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    RT-AC86U - VPN company have advised switching to Merlin - advice pls.

    Hi hifiwifi. Not sure what you mean - Did I add VPN clients to the ASUS setup?? or local clients (phones, tablets etc) to my network?? The answer to both is yes. I have been using PIA for about 3 years now, via Windows PC OpenVPN client install, and via a painful Raspberry Pi OpenVPN build, so I...
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    RT-AC86U - VPN company have advised switching to Merlin - advice pls.

    Hi RMerlin. Tried that mate - no joy. :( The VPN Status page is giving me a local and public IP, but I lose all internet on my clients.
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