GT-Be 98 European Version. We need more Merlin-Gnuton :)

[Ouss23]

here we are https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/releases/tag/3006.102.6_0-gnuton0_alpha1
@GNUton thanks

 

[Sundraw]

I updated directly from the previous GT-BE98_3006_102.4_1-gnuton1 to alpha2 and the router loses connection. Even if I do a hard reset and import the configuration. The problem only occurs when I have DNS Director active; I can't browse.

 

[bennor]

I updated directly from the previous GT-BE98_3006_102.4_1-gnuton1 to alpha2 and the router loses connection. Even if I do a hard reset and import the configuration. The problem only occurs when I have DNS Director active; I can't browse.

The DNS Director thing might be due to the change RMerlin made a few Asus-Merlin versions back, since GNUton is based generally on the Asus-Merlin firmware.

- CHANGED: Setting DNS Director to "Router" will now always
redirect to the router's own IP. Previously it
would redirect to the first DNS server configured
on the DHCP page (which defaults to the router
itself).
If you need DNS Director to redirect to an IP
configured in your DHCP settings, use a Custom DNS
entry in DNS Director. This makes it more consistant
with what the name implies, and was also necessary
for improved Guest Network support.

 

[Sundraw]

The DNS Director thing might be due to the change RMerlin made a few Asus-Merlin versions back, since GNUton is based generally on the Asus-Merlin firmware.

I did not set the DNS to “router” but to “user defined” pointing to the Pi-hole IP on my NAS.

 

[Thermaltake]

Latest update is currently on 3006.102.4_1-gnuton1 released on June 11, 2025 for GT-BE98.

Releases · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

Extends the support of Merlin firmware to more ASUS routers - gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

github.com

Ok my bad.

But still always in alpha or beta, they are not final stable versions. When i had AX88U and all other Asus routers and merlin FW on them, they were always stable as rock with final versions.

 

[raven-au]

Ok my bad.

But still always in alpha or beta, they are not final stable versions. When i had AX88U and all other Asus routers and merlin FW on them, they were always stable as rock with final versions.

Except that 3006.102.4_1-gnuton1 is not a beta or alpha.

One sure way to end up with no more support and Merlin based firmware for these devices (that Merlin himself cannot maintain because of where he lives) is to complain about the development effort.
From a developer POV one of the great things about open source (that you are not paid to do) is if anyone annoys you or complains you can can simply ignore them knowing they have no clue about how much effort goes into this and don't appreciate that some people actually have a life as well.
So if you don't like the firmware release cycle for this firmware then don't use it!