Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.5 Beta is now available

[RMerlin]

I am testing beta on be88u and I found 2 bugs.
1. After change of vpn server from the list, the page shows previous page status. The same when I start server, after starting, it shows it like disabled. Only CTRL+F5 helps. It simply does not refresh the screen after any change.
2. There is not ping reply from server through VPN (tested on OpenVPN) until I enable ping from WAN. This is not quite requested setup. I would expected to have enabled internal ip address and prevent to ping only external one.

Can somebody confirm it?

What do you mean by "change of vpn server from the list"?

I went to the OpenVPN Server page, enabled and disabled it, and the page refreshed correctly for me when hitting Apply.

 

[swejuggalo]

Something new? Cloudflare is not listed in DNS server. If I add it anyway as a custom, it is detected as Fast DNS. Only Google is listed as a predefined Fast DNS option.
In DoT though Cloudflare is listed as an option.

 

[MDM]

Something new? Cloudflare is not listed in DNS server. If I add it anyway as a custom, it is detected as Fast DNS. Only Google is listed as a predefined Fast DNS option.
In DoT though Cloudflare is listed as an option.

That is not DoT., if that is what you said and meant (I think - not sure!).. That is Normal DNS (non-DoT and at boot).
Like this, bellow is for DoT:

 

[RMerlin]

Something new? Cloudflare is not listed in DNS server. If I add it anyway as a custom, it is detected as Fast DNS. Only Google is listed as a predefined Fast DNS option.
In DoT though Cloudflare is listed as an option.

Different lists. The DNS list is managed by Asus, and Cloudflare never was there. The DoT preset list is managed by me.

 

[swejuggalo]

Different lists. The DNS list is managed by Asus, and Cloudflare never was there. The DoT preset list is managed by me.

Ah. I could almost swear Cloudflare was listed under both lists before.
That's why I wondered why it was removed
Memory must have played a trick on me.

That is not DoT., if that is what you said and meant (I think - not sure!).. That is Normal DNS (non-DoT and at boot).
Like this, bellow is for DoT:

Exactly, 2 different lists. With DoT I refer to the lower section list that I later can add to the section outside of my screenshot.

 

[dave14305]

Ah. I could almost swear Cloudflare was listed under both lists before.
That's why I wondered why it was removed
Memory must have played a trick on me.

No, Cloudflare exists on the local router’s version of the DNS list, but then gets overwritten by the remote Asus version of the list. See the local list at:

http://192.168.50.1/ajax/DNS_List.json

(adjust for your usual browser URL)

https://nw-dlcdnet.asus.com/plugin/js/DNS_List.json

Cloudflare is in both, but not showing in the GUI. This is because the “confirmed” value is “no” for some entries. The gui ignores those.

 

[RMerlin]

Cloudflare exists on the local router’s version of the DNS list, but then gets overwritten by the remote Asus version of the list.

The local copy is pulled from Asus' own servers, I don't maintain my own list. It gets updated when I update the various built-in databases, downloading them from their servers:

$ git log DNS_List.json
commit b1da4aec2083c3f3f0d0651157299cc862437797
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Mon Jul 7 17:55:24 2025 -0400

    networkmap: webui: update databases

commit 404fc7abcf163eb25cd82992b4a07b418b09f6d8
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Sun Nov 17 13:51:27 2024 -0500

    rom: webui: update CA bundle, OUI and DNS databases

commit 511fb2c7e0f8a6f51ec17c29d509ef75eb8d58af
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Mar 15 01:34:34 2024 -0400

    webui: update built-in databases

commit 9087e4b33cc023f77005e9a78a06b3aa4766f6e9
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Dec 20 00:38:03 2023 -0500

    webui: updated bundled databases

commit d179e48886581b62db3e2b649442e9963ee7cb17
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Jun 10 01:06:20 2022 -0400

    Merge with GPL 49335 (from RT-AC5300)

commit 904878bfbc3320d70d122b38839f0c9b3eacc859
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Thu May 12 01:22:59 2022 -0400

    Merge with GPL 48823 (from RT-AC68U)

commit e752643d3743043f2c199c401ce7aaa764e416da
Author: Eric Sauvageau <[email protected]>
Date:   Sat Mar 26 22:44:24 2022 -0400

    Merge with GPL 386_47885

 

[dave14305]

The local copy is pulled from Asus' own servers, I don't maintain my own list. It gets updated when I update the various built-in databases, downloading them from their servers:

Yes, got confused when I saw Cloudflare in the local copy, then debugged to learn that the UI ignores entries where “confirmed” key is “No”.

 

[RMerlin]

Yes, got confused when I saw Cloudflare in the local copy, then debugged to learn that the UI ignores entries where “confirmed” key is “No”.

Yeah, seems to be some mechanism Asus uses to disable some entries. Might be because they are waiting to obtain permission from these providers before enabling them. I know of one DNS provider who actually went through some email exchanges a while ago to discuss legalities before Asus would add them, I was involved in their early discussions for that provider.

These lists are a balancing act. Everyone wants their favorite providers to be added. But if you end up with a list with 50 entries, it will become useless as people won't know what to use, and the people who do know would just manually enter the IPs anyway.

 

[Analog-1]

and the people who do know would just manually enter the IPs anyway.

And honestly is this not the best way to go anyway. Takes seconds only.

 

[RMerlin]

And honestly is this not the best way to go anyway. Takes seconds only.

The main reason for the existence of the list is to offer a few options for those who don't already have a particular service provider in mind, and they just want something to cover malware filtering, parental filtering, etc...

 

[zenmota]

What do you mean by "change of vpn server from the list"?

I went to the OpenVPN Server page, enabled and disabled it, and the page refreshed correctly for me when hitting Apply.

I think he meant what you said, enable or disable and hit Apply. But the change does not show (even though it takes affect). You must clear browser cache then refresh page or click off from page and then go back to page. I have this problem too, page not refreshing. Started with the last release. Have an ASUS RT-AX86U Pro. Does not seem to happen with everyone. Seems most people blamed it on MS Edge or a Windows thing. I use Edge, latest version.

Thanks

 

[RMerlin]

I think he meant what you said, enable or disable and hit Apply. But the change does not show (even though it takes affect). You must clear browser cache then refresh page or click off from page and then go back to page. I have this problem too, page not refreshing. Started with the last release. Have an ASUS RT-AX86U Pro. Does not seem to happen with everyone. Seems most people blamed it on MS Edge or a Windows thing. I use Edge, latest version.

Thanks

Must be a browser extension issue on your end, I can't reproduce it either with Firefox or Edge.

 

[zenmota]

Must be a browser extension issue on your end, I can't reproduce it either with Firefox or Edge.

Yeah, it only happens to a few. But thanks for checking.

 

[dave14305]

The main reason for the existence of the list is to offer a few options for those who don't already have a particular service provider in mind, and they just want something to cover malware filtering, parental filtering, etc...

In that case, you might consider simplifying the list drop-down to include a single line per DNS service and automatically add the 2 IPv4 addresses to the table, and optionally the corresponding IPv6 entries if IPv6 is enabled. So someone can select Quad9 from the dropdown, and get all the relevant entries added at once.

Power users can add or delete them manually if desired.

This idea isn’t great since some flexibility in ordering the servers is lost, but I see how the list is unruly now, no thanks to my recent contributions.

 

[zenmota]

Must be a browser extension issue on your end, I can't reproduce it either with Firefox or Edge.

I uninstalled what extensions I had (only 2), but it didn't fix the issue. I know it only started happening with the last release and this Alpha/Beta. Since it only affects a few, maybe some setting or something. Anyway, thanks for checking.

 

[RMerlin]

Asus provided me the fix for the dwb_mode issue. I tested it successfully on my GT-AX6000 with an ET12 AiMesh node connected to it.

 

[wonderiuy]

Asus provided me the fix for the dwb_mode issue. I tested it successfully on my GT-AX6000 with an ET12 AiMesh node connected to it.

Nice, thank you!

 

[oldgringo]

What do you mean by "change of vpn server from the list"?

I went to the OpenVPN Server page, enabled and disabled it, and the page refreshed correctly for me when hitting Apply.

I mean this.

 

[RMerlin]

I mean this.

Cannot reproduce here, try a different browser.