cake-autorate: adding support for Asus Merlin

[kuki68ster]

@rlj2 can advise there concerning his fork. It'll be very simple.

The installer we're working on for the main code has an associated uninstaller with code to handle the Asus Merlin instance.

cake-autorate/uninstall.sh at master · lynxthecat/cake-autorate

Eliminate the excess latency and jitter terrorizing your 4G, 5G, LTE, Starlink or other variable rate connection! - lynxthecat/cake-autorate

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We really should get any issues with the main code base installer sorted out to ensure Asus Merlin users can all benefit from this code.

Thanks for the feedback…

I am not a programmer, more of a tech enthusiast, but I am willing to try…

My main and only internet is 5G, and the download and upload speed is variable during the day…

I will wait for an Alpha, so I can try in my setup.

 

[peter777]

what is the installation code for cake-autorate...tq

 

[Lynx]

Yes, ideally. I think you'd just enable CAKE on the Asus Merlin router.

Make sure these are installed: entware; bash; iputils-ping; and fping.

And then run:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lynxthecat/cake-autorate/asus-merlin/setup.sh
chmod +x ./setup.sh
./setup.sh lynxthecat/cake-autorate asus-merlin

And then edit the config file to specify the correct interfaces:

dl_if=ifb4eth0 # download interface
ul_if=eth0     # upload interface

and bandwidths (change according to your connection specifics):

min_dl_shaper_rate_kbps=5000   # minimum bandwidth for download (Kbit/s)
base_dl_shaper_rate_kbps=60000 # steady state bandwidth for download (Kbit/s)
max_dl_shaper_rate_kbps=100000 # maximum bandwidth for download (Kbit/s)

min_ul_shaper_rate_kbps=20000  # minimum bandwidth for upload (Kbit/s)
base_ul_shaper_rate_kbps=30000 # steady state bandwidth for upload (KBit/s)
max_ul_shaper_rate_kbps=35000  # maximum bandwidth for upload (Kbit/s)

And also enable logging:

output_summary_stats=1    # enable (1) or disable (0) output monitoring lines showing summary stats

And then try running manually:

./cake-autorate.sh

 

[heysoundude]

My main and only internet is 5G, and the download and upload speed is variable during the day…

Uhhh, that would be your wireless/data provider's QoS...cake would probably make things worse for you at their peak times

 

[underdose]

./setup.sh lynxthecat/cake-autorate asus-merlin

Above command doesn't work on my router, no output, no errors, nothing. What do you suggest?

 

[Lynx]

Above command doesn't work on my router, no output, no errors, nothing. What do you suggest?

Please can you try running with:

sh ./setup.sh lynxthecat/cake-autorate asus-merlin

 

[underdose]

Please can you try running with:

sh ./setup.sh lynxthecat/cake-autorate asus-merlin

Still the same.
If there is a way that I can provide feedback, such as sharing logs or system information, please let me know with a DM.

 

[Lynx]

There's been a lot of progress and I think it's working now - see:

Add remaining Asus Merlin fixes to installer by lynxthecat · Pull Request #299 · lynxthecat/cake-autorate

@LiveWire1968 any chance you could test the latest code on this asus-merlin branch and we'll add any necessary remaining fixes? I think(?) the installation instructions should be something like: Ma...

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