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    VPN kill switch not activating on AX88U with Asuswrt-Merlin

    Hi guys, I've read a few other threads about this and no-one seems to have an answer. I'm using an AX88U with Asuswrt-Merlin (388.1) and ProtonVPN profiles. The VPN Client and Director works a treat - I can route/direct traffic through any devices on my network via any of the VPN profiles, and...
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    AX88U half of ISP speed over lan

    Hello, I seen couple of posts about this issue, but seems like never was sorted or people didn't put how their story ended up I have Aimesh system with main router is ISP one in modem mode, connected to main Aimesh via wan ===> AX88U ===> connected wia lan to node AX82U ====> AX82U connected to...
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    Best way to configure intranet "levels of trust" on both ethernet and WLAN? (with multiple routers)

    I currently have two RT-AX88U devices. The basement one has Asuswrt-Merlin, the other is stock (but I could easily put Merlin on it, too). The RT-AX88U ("Router 1") in the basement is directly connected to the WAN (and a number of rooms in the house by ethernet). The RT-AX88U ("Router 2") on the...
    • Quirken
    • Thread
    • guest network merlin nat rt-ax88u upnp vlan
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Tutorial Setup the ASUS TUF Gaming AX5400 router for Transmission with remote access using an SSD for storage

    Hi Everyone, I post this tutorial because I found the infos regarding the subject too scattered on the net. Some of the info is not even out there or not easy to find at all. I hope you will find this helpful. Feel free to comment if there is anyhing important to add. In order to succcesfully...
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    VPN Stability Issues

    Since a couple of weeks ago (more or less coinciding with updating my RT-AX88U to 388.1) my VPN Connection has been giving me a lot of headaches. My Provider is ProtonVPN, I've tried both Wireguard and OpenVPN clients. I use VPN Director to route all traffic from my computer to the VPN...
    • elfarto
    • Thread
    • asus ax88u merlin openvpn vpn client vpn director wireguard
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    CakeQOS Settings for AC86U?

    Hello guys. So I was interested in using CakeQOS for my bad connection (50D/5U) with 2-3% packet loss and high bufferbloat. So I wanted to know if somebody can point me to any useful guides on how I could setup CakeQOS on my Ac86u and find the best settings possible for my specific occasion.
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    Adding an AIMesh Node - why is this so hard?!?

    Hi all, I have an AC86U running Asus Merlin latest firmware (386.9) and an AC68U which I want to set up as an AIMesh node. But I can't get it to work, at all. I've done this before - but had to factory reset the AC68U earlier this week for something else, and now can't restore it as an AIMesh...
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    AC3100 randomly partially or fully stops routing traffic periodically

    I bought my AC3100 in 2016 and for the most part it still works fine, but I’ve been having 2 problems that occur from time to time: 1. The router will just stop responding to all traffic over LAN and WAN and the Wi-Fi “disappears”. Effectively the router appears locked up though the lights...
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    Can you pair a ASUS RT-AX82U Merlin with RT-Ac67u in AiMesh? No success so far

    Hello, I have a ASUS RT-AX82U as my main router, which I place Merlin firmware on today. I also have a RT-Ac67u which I flashed with DSL-AC68U_386.9_0-gnuton1_NO-DSL-FIRMWARE.trx firmware. However, after successfully flashing the RT-AC67u did not have any mention of Merlin in the top header so...
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    WireGuard VPN routing

    I've been running Asuswrt-Merlin on my RT-AX86U router for over a year now and just noticed that the latest firmware supports a WireGuard VPN server! I've just replaced my OpenVPN server with a WireGuard one, but had a question and wanted to ask if what I want to achieve is even possible...
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    The network drops down on RT-AX86U with latest 388.1_0

    I have to report about serious problem I have observed with latest Merlin 388.1_0 installed on RT-AX86U. After update to this latest version I expected a regular network drop down during high load. It happens when: Copying huge amount of data from shared resource (HDD connected to USB 3)...
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    ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000

    Hi, I'd purchased the above router back in Jan 2021 for the express purpose of it's VPN client being able to connect thru to 3rd-party VPN service (e.g. NordVPN), and allow safe-torrenting for all home network clients. One of ASUS official firmware updates from Sep 2021 onward broke this...
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    Missing a Site Survey page?

    I'm using the latest Merlin (Rog theme) on a GT-AX6000 and was migrating settings from my old 68U and noticed there isn't a page in the GT-AX6000 for the "Site Survey"? On the 68U: I can't seem to find it via any clickable link in the GT-AX6000 UI. There is a "Site Survey" in the GT (at...
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    Wifi not vissible on windows 10 after update from 386.3_2 to 386.4

    Hi all, After an enormous amount of time Googling and trying to solve this problem myself I decided to post it here. I tried to update my Asus rt-AX68U from firmware 386.3_2 to 386.4(also tried the recent 388.1) but i am encountering this problem with the main family laptop here. This laptop...
    • BonoNL
    • Thread
    • asus ax68u firmware 384 merlin merlin 3.84 update wifi wifi 2.4
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Apple devices cannot connect to the 5Ghz network

    Currently running Merlin 388.1 on my AX88U. Both bands are "on" (2 & 5Gz) however for some reason neither my iPhone 13 Pro, or my wife's, or my MacBook Pro M1, or the MacBook Air cannot view the 5gz network. Other devices in the house (ie Samsung TVs), can view it and connect with no problems...
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    AX86u & GT-AX6000 2.5gb LAN speed issue

    Hey all, I’ve been testing out an AX86u and GT-AX6000 and am having a weird issue with LAN speed. internet connection: 1200/200 Xfinity Devices: Xfinity XB8 modem/router, in bridge mode (needed for 200 upload on xfinity unfortunately) AX86u, latest Merlin installed GT-AX6000, latest Merlin...
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    Asus RT-AC5300 connecting through a captive portal and making the most of it...

    Ok, so i moved a little while back and the new building I'm living in provides free internet via a captive portal login. I need to figure out a way to use my AC5300 running merlin. I have read that if i obtain a travel router that is designed to setup a network when the captive portal is the...
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    Airplay issues

    Hi .*, I wonder if anybody here can maybe help me. I have a AX16000 router at home and use the Merlin FW (latest 388.1), all good and pretty happy with the setup, there is only one issue I can get working on my network. I have a Home Assistant (HA) wired to the router. HA does see the homepods...
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    Unable to find AiMesh node

    I have an AX88U running Merlin 386.8 and AC68U running Merlin 386.7_2, both are set in AP mode and works fine independently. However I'm having no success trying to pair them in AiMesh setup, both routers have IP reservation on the DNS server (another DD-WRT router), and I enabled the "Ethernet...
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    Issue with Synology Hyper Backup over Open VPN

    Hi, I have an issue with Open VPN, specifically after moving to Merlin's implementation from the default Asus implementation on my Asus RT-AC66U B1. This is a bit wordy, but here's the situation: I have two Synology NAS devices. One lives in my house, the other lives in a remote location. Open...
    • Kyronn94
    • Thread
    • merlin open vpn synology
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: VPN
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