[Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

[jim769]

No word from John in days, hope everything is ok on his end.

 

[L&LD]

No word from John in days, hope everything is ok on his end.

Let's not make things up from nothing.

John replied early today on another topic.

http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showpost.php?p=155345&postcount=4


I'm sure he is busy building on the latest 376.49 update that RMerlin just released.

 

[john9527]

Hi John, I see Merlin is releasing the 49 final in a few days and was wondering if you have any new releases planned for the fork anytime soon ?My power button on my AC68U failed and i am back on my trusty N66U till i can investigate and purchase another router and dont want to use the 376 code due to poor power output. Using your V-6 right now and all is good just wondering if there was a new build in the near future.

Also will you be adding the new IPv6 implementation that Merlin has added to the new build ?

Hi all....sorry for the delay, but was 'under the weather' for a couple of days, but on the mend now. That coupled with the DDOS problems when I tried to take a few minutes....

One thing I learned, is not to put out a general release right before a holiday, especially when things in general are running smooth. Don't want to inadvertently mess up someone's family visits

So yes, there will be another release soon, but it will be released as a 'beta'. I've been trying to address some of the IPv6 issues raised in this thread, and additionally have actually ported a few Comcast IPv6 fixes over from 'tomato'. Only problem is my ISP is not yet IPv6, so I really can't exercise them....so a beta seems in order. (Of course, maybe a few other tweaks as well )

Regarding the new IPv6 code, I don't think I'm going to be going there (just like the new Samba). There may be a few quirks here, but in general it's stable and an 'alternative' to the new code in case of problems there as it reaches a wider audience.

The future.....as the 376 code really stabilizes, I expect this fork will run it's course and go EOL. Maybe a new fork on 376 is in the future when 378 rolls out

 

[guma77]

Thank you john9527 for the fork wonderful versions of the fork, I look forward to updates

 

[RMerlin]

Asus's new IPv6 architecture, which replaces radvd+rdnssd with dnsmasq's new built-in router advertisement support and odhcpc.

My question is: If we gonna have issues with radvd+rdnssd with IPV6 and IPS's
in a couple of months or years if we stay with Fork versions.

I wouldn't expect any *new* issue.

 

[benganb]

I am running the fork to get better WiFi range. I did also try SDK5 recently but Merlin made his view pretty clear here

Quote 'Older firmware versions are not safe to use, and a lot of bugs were fixed in addition to security holes.'

For now I will continue to run the fork - it seems to give close to SDK5 WiFi range without having to compromise security. In my case the WiFi range with the fork is sufficient

Want to report back that, like merlin and others said I ran into security issues with sdk5 build. Could not search on Google due to sll errors, etc. Reverted back to the latest fork and everything works like a charm again.

 

[TheManJan]

john9527 Thank you very much for the great fork versions in addition to Merlin's great work! I look forward to updates my wifi range is even better than te Merlin version i used from June 2014. Thanks again![emoji4][emoji5]️[emoji6]

 

[MarkyPancake]

Quick question: Can I go from build 03j9527 to 06j9527 on my N66U without a factory reset afterwards?

 

[john9527]

Quick question: Can I go from build 03j9527 to 06j9527 on my N66U without a factory reset afterwards?

Quick Answer: Yes

 

[guma77]

hi
john when a new version fork
hi

 

[Vandergraff]

I am running the 05 version of the fork - however I am not sure if this is a fork, Asuswrt-Merlin or Asuswrt question. Anyway I will post it here.

Are IPv6 only clients listed as connected 'Clients' on the router 'Network Map' tab and System Log - DHCP Leases

The reason I ask is that I saw an unknown device in System Log - IPv6 - IPv6 LAN Connected devices earlier today.

When I looked for the MAC address identified for the unknown IPv6 device it wasn't listed in either Clients or DHCP leases? If there was a device connected shouldn't it show up there as well as an IPv6 connected device

I am using WPA2 with a long random key.

A search for MAC address vendor came back with a 'Private MAC address'

It's gone for now after a router reboot.

 

[mefilt]

whether supported by "time machine" for asus rt-ac66u?

Hello whether supported by "time machine" for asus rt-ac66u?

 

[Vandergraff]

I am running the 05 version of the fork - however I am not sure if this is a fork, Asuswrt-Merlin or Asuswrt question. Anyway I will post it here.

Are IPv6 only clients listed as connected 'Clients' on the router 'Network Map' tab and System Log - DHCP Leases

The reason I ask is that I saw an unknown device in System Log - IPv6 - IPv6 LAN Connected devices earlier today.

When I looked for the MAC address identified for the unknown IPv6 device it wasn't listed in either Clients or DHCP leases? If there was a device connected shouldn't it show up there as well as an IPv6 connected device

I am using WPA2 with a long random key.

A search for MAC address vendor came back with a 'Private MAC address'

It's gone for now after a router reboot.

Interesting - it now shows up in the DHCP leases identified as an Android device. There are currently 3 authorized android devices connected - two phones and and an old Samsung (S3) phone which a family member is using as a WiFi device. It seems it is one of these.

 

[john9527]

Hello whether supported by "time machine" for asus rt-ac66u?

Sorry, TimeMachine only supported on the ARM based routers (AC56, AC68).

 

[john9527]

Interesting - it now shows up in the DHCP leases identified as an Android device. There are currently 3 authorized android devices connected - two phones and and an old Samsung (S3) phone which a family member is using as a WiFi device. It seems it is one of these.

You should be able to identify which one by the MAC address. Click on the name in the client status frame.

 

[Gravityz]

how to get more then 100mw

Hello,


i am from the netherlands(timezone +1) and just received my rt-ac66u

since i am not to impressed with the power output(lower then my old netgear) i flashed the latest 374 fork version.

it seems better but i still can not select anything higher then 100mw in the 2.4ghz range.
i still get that annoying message about regulations

do i need to do something else to enable the higher output?

i also noticed that i have this message
* Remind: The System time zone is different from your locale setting.

my timezone is set to +1
where are the locale settings stored?
maybe this is the problem

thanks for helping out a newbie

 

[cofetym]

Glad your feeling better John

 

[john9527]

Hello,


i am from the netherlands(timezone +1) and just received my rt-ac66u

since i am not to impressed with the power output(lower then my old netgear) i flashed the latest 374 fork version.

it seems better but i still can not select anything higher then 100mw in the 2.4ghz range.
i still get that annoying message about regulations

do i need to do something else to enable the higher output?

For the EU (country is read from the router), the gui imposes the 100mW limit. To try and go beyond that, after you set up/apply the rest of the parameters on the page, open a telnet or SSH session to the router and enter

nvram set wl0_TxPower=200 (note the case of TxPower, the number is the desired power level, 200 is a good start to test with)
nvram commit
reboot

The restriction message is always there. Unfortunately ASUS made it hard to determine what the actual limits are on the N66, but my best guess is that
it's definitely greater than 100mW.

i also noticed that i have this message
* Remind: The System time zone is different from your locale setting.

my timezone is set to +1
where are the locale settings stored?
maybe this is the problem

thanks for helping out a newbie

First time I had heard of that message. It looks like it's comparing the time from the router with the time returned from a javascript date call (what is set in your browser/computer). Does your computer match the router setting?

 

[Vandergraff]

You should be able to identify which one by the MAC address. Click on the name in the client status frame.

OK - I worked out what the unknown 'private' MAC address was on my network. It s my Fire TV. It doesn't show as a wireless client - because its wired! Nor sure why it was in the IPv6 connected device list the other day without showing on the DHCP reservation list.

Anyway good to know I don't really have an unknown device on my Network. Would have helped if Amazon had registered the MAC address instead of it being listed as a private MAC address. I also notice my wife's Kindle doesn't identify the manufacturer.

 

[john9527]

Thanks for the info....have to file away the fact that Amazon devices don't register their devices.