Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 Beta is now available

[Wayne Hutchinson]

Thanks Merlin, will check it again tomorrow and see if it eventually detects the missing networks,
It is on the 2.4g network for now.

 

[octopus]

I have updated to 102.6_beta and it works fine.
The VPN client and server seem to work fine.
Haven't noticed any other issues.

 

[John Adler]

Updated to beta 2
no issues at all
thx Merlin

 

[penguin22]

Beta 2 updated on my BE86U Mesh node and running for 9 hours with no issues. After about ~15 minutes post update, Smart Connect and Roaming Assistant moved clients to the updated mesh node automatically and as of this morning it is perfectly balanced across nodes as expected.

 

[chris.at]

Maybe someone knows why "target wake time" and "wifi agile multiband" are hidden in the gui, when they are still there and key features of WiFi 6?

<tr id="mbo_field" style="display:none">
<th>
<a class="hintstyle">WiFi Agile Multiband</a>
</th>
<td>
<div style="width:465px;display:flex;align-items: center;">
<select name="wl_mbo_enable" class="input_option">
<option value="1" "">Enable</option>
<option value="0" selected>Disable</option>
</select>
</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr id="twt_field" style="display:none">
<th>
<a class="hintstyle">Target Wake Time</a>
</th>
<td>
<div style="width:465px;display:flex;align-items: center;">
<select name="wl_twt" class="input_option">
<option value="1" "">Enable</option>
<option value="0" selected>Disable</option>
</select>
</div>
</td>
</tr>

 

[maghuro]

Trying IPv6.
Problem - VPN Director only redirects local ips to VPN. Meaning that it only redirects local ips related to ipv4.
Possible solution - as in TOR section, is it possible to redirect MAC addresses instead of (or in parallel with)?

Redirecting MACs would redirect all device (both ipv4 and IPv6).
Or... Whenever a local ip is redirected to a VPN, have a checkbox to "block getting IPv6 address" or something similar.

 

[MDM]

Maybe someone knows why "target wake time" and "wifi agile multiband" are hidden in the gui, when they are still there and key features of WiFi 6?

Never were they Key features, only rather a problem source so removed on purpose by ASUS (pretty similar as MU-MIMO)...

 

[rung]

A couple of observations after update. One client is refusing to bind my AiMesh node as it was before the update (router states it "optimized" the connection and keeps it connected to the main router). I tried unbind/rebind and reboot without success. Also, had a repeater client show offline for a while, even though I could ping it. It's back online now again. Will keep an eye on that.

 

[Mutzli]

Smooth update from beta1 to beta2.

 

[David Cavalli]

Did have a router issue just now. No access to router or internet, but intranet was fine. Reboot and all is well again. Fri -> Tue. Noting to provide feedback and see the length of time of if/when it crashes next. Thanks!

Tue->Wed last night with another need to reboot. Upgraded to beta2 this morning and will report status.

Before and after the reboot, in Ethernet Ports, LAN4 shows as yellow instead of green. This is always a pre-cursor to problems. Ethernet cord to that computer is stable and the computer itself has no overt problems. What makes this happen, what can I do to test what is going on from the router point of view and is this a good indicator of my router about to crash? Can a device on that LAN port cause my router problems?

 

[visortgw]

Tue->Wed last night with another need to reboot. Upgraded to beta2 this morning and will report status.

Before and after the reboot, in Ethernet Ports, LAN4 shows as yellow instead of green. This is always a pre-cursor to problems. Ethernet cord to that computer is stable and the computer itself has no overt problems. What makes this happen, what can I do to test what is going on from the router point of view and is this a good indicator of my router about to crash? Can a device on that LAN port cause my router problems?

Port showing as yellow instead of green does not necessarily indicate a problem — it shows that connection speed is less than port speed. If you hover over text under port in GUI, it will show the actual connection speed. What speed is computer connected? What speed is NIC rated?

 

[Clark Griswald]

+1 OpenVPN server and clients experiencing zero issues in beta2.
Everything on router is working well (GNP IoT, VPNs, add-ons, etc)!

 

[bennor]

Trying IPv6.
Problem - VPN Director only redirects local ips to VPN. Meaning that it only redirects local ips related to ipv4.
Possible solution - as in TOR section, is it possible to redirect MAC addresses instead of (or in parallel with)?

Redirecting MACs would redirect all device (both ipv4 and IPv6).
Or... Whenever a local ip is redirected to a VPN, have a checkbox to "block getting IPv6 address" or something similar.

May or may not be relevant, but RMerlin indicated the following in the Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.1 Beta is now available for WIfi 7 devices thread:

Make sure you set the OpenVPN routing to "VPN Director / Guest Network" on the client configuration, otherwise traffic won't be redirected through it.

Also, make sure IPv6 is not enabled on these clients, as that would totally bypass an IPv4 tunnel.

Unfortunately, redirecting IPv6 traffic is not really an option due to the volatile nature of IPv6 addresses.

If checking your location through a webpage works fine, then it's possible these clients are using a different method than your IP address to determine your region. They may be relying on DNS queries for example.

 

[maghuro]

May or may not be relevant, but RMerlin indicated the following in the Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.1 Beta is now available for WIfi 7 devices thread:

Question is - how to block certain clients to obtain IPv6?
Blocking client side is easy, but best was to create a whitelist/blacklist on router side.

 

[David Cavalli]

Port showing as yellow instead of green does not necessarily indicate a problem — it shows that connection speed is less than port speed. If you hover over text under port in GUI, it will show the actual connection speed. What speed is computer connected? What speed is NIC rated?

Same H/W 95% of the time is "green", 1 GB rated and consistent. Nothing changes but LAN4. For instance, *now*, a few hours later, it is solid green and all looks great on the router. That's why it seems anomalous and generally present when the router is about to fail... Possibly randomly correlated, but figured more data can't hurt.

 

[RMerlin]

Same H/W 95% of the time is "green", 1 GB rated and consistent. Nothing changes but LAN4. For instance, *now*, a few hours later, it is solid green and all looks great on the router. That's why it seems anomalous and generally present when the router is about to fail... Possibly randomly correlated, but figured more data can't hurt.

If it`s a PC, that PC while in sleep mode might be dropping its Ethernet link to 10 Mbps, for power savings (it only gets what is needed to still handle WOL packets).

 

[visortgw]

Same H/W 95% of the time is "green", 1 GB rated and consistent. Nothing changes but LAN4. For instance, *now*, a few hours later, it is solid green and all looks great on the router. That's why it seems anomalous and generally present when the router is about to fail... Possibly randomly correlated, but figured more data can't hurt.

Marginal Ethernet cable?

 

[dave14305]

Same H/W 95% of the time is "green", 1 GB rated and consistent. Nothing changes but LAN4. For instance, *now*, a few hours later, it is solid green and all looks great on the router. That's why it seems anomalous and generally present when the router is about to fail... Possibly randomly correlated, but figured more data can't hurt.

When you hover over the yellow port icon, what does it show? And how about in the icon next to Ethernet Ports? Here my printer is connected to port 1 at 10 Mbps while it's asleep. Even when it's awake, it only connects at 100 Mbps and remains yellow.

 

[David Cavalli]

Lots of helpful responses. Answers. Thanks all!

Marginal Ethernet cable?

No. 100% sure about cable. Replaced the initial cat eaten cable. Installed one from my office. Then went brand new, just in case. All three (until cat intervention) were rock solid, IMHO. Replaced *every* component (cable modem, switch, cables, etc.) during my .4 and .5 stability daily+ reboot debacle.

When you hover over the yellow port icon, what does it show? And how about in the icon next to Ethernet Ports? Here my printer is connected to port 1 at 10 Mbps while it's asleep. Even when it's awake, it only connects at 100 Mbps and remains yellow.

Exactly like your picture. Shows 10 Mbps if/when yellow. As another FYI data point, LAN4 yellow moves with the cable to LAN3 yellow when the cable is switched, and my office LAN3 green moves to LAN4 with the cable.

If it`s a PC, that PC while in sleep mode might be dropping its Ethernet link to 10 Mbps, for power savings (it only gets what is needed to still handle WOL packets).

NOW we're talking. That sounds like a 100% rational reason why it goes yellow, and probably has *nothing* to do with my router disconnect or instability. Oh well. Thought it was useful, because it was "irrationally" turning yellow. Will check out stepson's computer status if/when next yellow to rule it out.

Back to the drawing board on my instability, as this was my only lead, but .6 has been a better release for me so far. Thanks again!

 

[Howard_inGA]

Dirty upgrade from Beta1. Had to do install twice, but took the upgrade on the second attempt after I'd hard rebooted per router prompt...
Oddly, on the second successful attempt, got the same 'manual reboot required,' then seconds later flopped over to the normal sign in page?