Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.3 beta is now available

[RMerlin]

That's Cnadian for you!

j/k

That's not from me - that string is in Asus's own dict files, which I never touch except if they are actually GUI-breaking issues.

 

[oldwood]

Dirty update from 386.2_6. Open VPN client says connected, but it is not. When I check my IP address, it shows my ISP?

 

[oldwood]

Dirty update from 386.2_6. Open VPN client says connected, but it is not. When I check my IP address, it shows my ISP?

When back to 386.2_6 and VPN hooks up no problem.

 

[octopus]

Dirty update from 386.2_6. Open VPN client says connected, but it is not. When I check my IP address, it shows my ISP?

What is on VPN director page?

 

[oldwood]

What is on VPN director page?

The VPN director page shows a list of the clients.
I was able to start a client through that page also.

 

[oldwood]

The VPN director page shows a list of the clients.
I was able to start a client through that page also.

I should have mentioned I am not using any rules, so there is nothing listed there.

 

[octopus]

The VPN director page shows a list of the clients.
I was able to start a client through that page also.

Then you use Yes (all) and all lan should through vpn.

 

[oldwood]

Then you use Yes (all) and all lan should through vpn.

Yes

 

[octopus]

Yes

What is your problem then?
Accept DNS Configuration "Exclusive"

 

[oldwood]

What is your problem then?

It says it is connected, but it does not connect because my ISP address is still shown when I check for my public address.

Also, when it is working in the client tab it shows both the local and public address, but in the beta it shows the local and says public in unknown.

 

[octopus]

It says it is connected, but it does not connect because my ISP address is still shown when I check for my public address.

Also, when it is working in the client tab it shows both the local and public address, but in the beta it shows the local and says public in unknown.

Does your IP addess start with 100.

 

[oldwood]

Does your IP addess start with 100.

No 172

 

[Xrsenal]

@Xrsenal, give up already on the gaming port!

No such thing.

A network is either optimized or not. There is no such thing as getting 110%.

Was I talking to you? Go run your vpn through a vpn already ; I’m not talking to you

 

[oldwood]

What is your problem then?
Accept DNS Configuration "Exclusive"

I re flashed the Beta, and it seems to work fine now. The last time I flashed it, the first time I started the client was through the VPN director tab, so I don't know if that had anything to do with my problem.

Thanks for your help.

 

[David Wolfe]

Current version 386.2_6.

Has this release done anything to restore parental time scheduling control over guest connections? The time scheduling feature is broken, again, for guest wifi connections but not normal wifi connections. Even though the network map list shows guest clients as blocked during off-time, this is not the case. Regular wifi connections are blocked as expected.

 

[oldwood]

I re flashed the Beta, and it seems to work fine now. The last time I flashed it, the first time I started the client was through the VPN director tab, so I don't know if that had anything to do with my problem.

Thanks for your help.

Well a bit of a brain fart there, I flashed the wrong Beta ;(

When I go back to Beta 386.3_beta1, I get the same problem. Accept DNS exclusive or relaxed makes no difference.

 

[shabbs]

Are there any priority issues with VPN and DNSFilter? I'm still not able to clear my DNS Leak.

Current setup:
- VPN Client 1 is setup with OpenVPN config to ExpressVPN in New York
- The 'Accept DNS Configuration' is set to Exclusive
- The 'Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel' is set to VPN Director
- VPN Director has a rule for OVPN1 for the IP of my laptop
- Testing from Laptop shows I'm connected to ExpressVPN with a NY IP address but indicates a DNS Leak
- OpenDNS servers are listed which is the upstream DNS from my pi-hole

I have DNSFilter enabled with it set to Router. Router WAN DNS is set to Quad9, LAN DNS (DHCP) is set to my Pi-hole IPs.

If I run the ExpressVPN client directly from my laptop, no leak. Is DNSFilter clobbering the VPN DNS?

EDIT: I do see this entry in the logs, but it does not seem to be taking.

>> openvpn: Forcing 192.168.5.23 to use DNS server 10.120.0.1

 

[dazedandlost]

I am in the process of setting up a new rt-ax86u which has never been connected to the wan. It has never had anything on it except the most recent 386.2. So it looks like this will be a "clean" upgrade. I have done a factory reset and flashed 386.3 beta1, which process was flawless and effortless as I am starting to take for granted. Sincere thanks to Merlin, alpha testers, and all. I read the changelog and the wiki, which I found to be clear and helpful.

Probable next steps are connecting to the wan, connecting a ssd, and installing add-ons (thanks again to the coders of these).

If anyone would be willing to share any advice as to how to best continue and "keep it clean", I'm all ears.

As an aside, it looks to me likely to be very useful to have a spare off-line router available to abuse.

 

[L&LD]

@dazedandlost, the order is, first flash the firmware, then do a reset to factory defaults (WPS method appropriate for your router is the recommended path). Flashing 386.3 Beta 1 over 386.2 isn't a 'clean' upgrade, it's a dirty upgrade.

The following links may be useful reading for you.

About L&LD

Fully Reset Router and Network

Best Practice Update/Setup Router/AiMesh Node(s) 2021

 

[L&LD]

Was I talking to you? Go run your vpn through a vpn already ; I’m not talking to you

Yes, you are talking to me. Nobody else has anything more to add (it seems).