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Hello, everyone
I have a problem with the router asus ax88u and the latest Merlin firmware (RT-AX88U_386.7_0.zip 2022-06-23)
The kill switch function does not work for me.
If I switch vpn on then I have the ip of the vpn provider if I switch vpn off I have the normal WAN connection with the kill switch activated!
I added pictures.

I am desperate I am grateful for any help!
Thanks
 

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By design, the killswitch will NOT work if you purposely disable the OpenVPN client! It's intended for situations where you've configured the OpenVPN client to autostart, and then the VPN fails *unexpectedly*. But NOT if you purposely disable it. IOW, if YOU turn it OFF, it's off completely, killswitch and all.
 
Yes. Just kill the OpenVPN client process based on either the name or PID (process ID), as found in the process table (ps command).

Code:
killall openvpn

or

Code:
kill $(ps | grep vpnclient1 | awk '{print $1}') # assumes client #1

The killall command will kill all OpenVPN clients *and* servers, that's why using the PID might be preferred in some cases.
 
I have another question, where do I have to enter the command? Sorry about the second post
 
Use ssh to get into the router's command line interface (it may still be disabled if you've never used it before, see Administration > System).
 
Ok I activated it lan and wan and port I specified 25 because it said 22 shouldn't I take it and what's next?
 

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You should NOT expose the SSH server to the WAN (that's why it's recommending you change the port from the default of 22, to obscure it). Instead, expose it only to the LAN and use the default port (22).

You can access the router's ssh server using an ssh client (e.g., for Windows, powershell or the PuTTY client).

Code:
ssh admin@router.asus.com

It will prompt for your password (same as when logging into the GUI).

P.S. I don't use Windows, but it's possible the ssh client is already part of the normal command line interface (cmd), I just don't recall. But worst case, powershell should work too.
 
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Try to ping router.asus.com and make sure it's replying w/ YOUR router's LAN ip (e.g., 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.50.1). Or just substitute your router's LAN ip (if you know it) in the ssh command. For example ...

Code:
ssh admin@192.168.1.1

I'm assuming you didn't change the Router Login Name on the Administration > System page.
 
I made the setting to lan only and then putty opened port 22 on the Windows pc which I connected to the router via LAN cable and then entered the command
 
I also tried that, the same thing, the only thing that worked was if I had http:// and the io address, then I could log in with admin and the password and was root, but I don't know if that would fit
 
If you use putty, then you just provide the router's IP address, hit Open, and it should prompt for username followed by password.

If it still doesn't work, reboot the router and try again.
 
this is not working ? ok i write tomorrow i must go sleeping i wish you a good night and thank you for all
 

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this is not working ? ok i write tomorrow i must go sleeping i wish you a good night and thank you for all

That last image you posted appears to show you successfully logged in! It's waiting for you to submit commands.
 

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