[Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.7 is now available

[elorimer]

Everyone wants to have these schedule settings in the router interface.

Why? WakeOnLAN is for something that has gone to sleep. Unless you want to access it, you would leave it asleep until that event, like connecting via openvpn. So roll your wake up into a script or into the BIOS setting.

 

[skeal]

Right now the best buy for your dollar is the AC66U rev.B1 it is the same hardware as a AC68U and is 100% supported by @RMerlin. Check your local Tech Store or shop online for deals. They come pretty cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01707HPKS/?tag=snbforums-20 Orrrr...I would be remiss if I didn't mention the AC86U(AC2900).

 

[RAH-66]

So roll your wake up into a script or into the BIOS setting.

The HP GEN8 does not have this function in bios.

 

[RMerlin]

Everyone wants to have these schedule settings in the router interface.

Not everyone - I don't. because it will overload the webui with rarely used features, and this is something I want to avoid with this firmware. The goal is not to cram as many features as possible into it, but to give the users the possibility to tweak it as they personally need through scripting. What you want to do requires two lines of scripting. Adding such a feature to the webui would require hundreds of lines of code, plus waste more of the limited nvram space available.

 

[Revelstone77]

Anyone else having problems with the 87U package? I've downloaded it twice but the upload fails.

I flashed my 87U without issues

 

[Revelstone77]

I'm seeing a UI problem with my 86U. Internet status showing as disconnected, but it is actually connected. Anyone else see this? i did not wipe and start from scratch. Upgraded from .6

 

[Tom Ames]

I'm seeing a UI problem with my 86U. Internet status showing as disconnected, but it is actually connected. Anyone else see this? i did not wipe and start from scratch. Upgraded from .6

No. Mine has been up for 3 days without issue. Shows as connected.

 

[DTS]

I just received a brand new RT-AC86U today. Before changing any settings, I went into "manual" mode in the web GUI and selected "upload". I am using Asuswrt-Merlin 384.7 and my sha256 checksum matches, so my file is not corrupt. However, I get an error in the web GUI: "file format or path is invalid!".

I moved the file into the downloads folder, so there should not be an issue with the path.

filename & checksum:
a1823355dce8139d287379b91a61edef6f5e047c2357e70271250e66f78eae3e RT-AC86U_384.7_0_cferom_ubi.w

Is anyone else seeing this?

 

[DTS]

I just received a brand new RT-AC86U today. Before changing any settings, I went into "manual" mode in the web GUI and selected "upload". I am using Asuswrt-Merlin 384.7 and my sha256 checksum matches, so my file is not corrupt. However, I get an error in the web GUI: "file format or path is invalid!".

I moved the file into the downloads folder, so there should not be an issue with the path.

filename & checksum:
a1823355dce8139d287379b91a61edef6f5e047c2357e70271250e66f78eae3e RT-AC86U_384.7_0_cferom_ubi.w

Is anyone else seeing this?

Here's what I found. Updating to Merlin fw using the method above does not work, but going ahead and doing the initial setup of the stock firmware, logging in and then updating to 384.7 did work.

 

[DTS]

Does this firmware support ed25519 keys (in authorized_keys file) for ssh login?

 

[Zonkd]

Here's what I found. Updating to Merlin fw using the method above does not work, but going ahead and doing the initial setup of the stock firmware, logging in and then updating to 384.7 did work.

Were you attempting to upload the Merlin firmware during quick-setup guide? If so then that's where things went wrong because its only meant for uploading a config file to restore settings from a backup. Like you found, you must complete the quicksetup first, then after you've logged in visit the Administration / Firmware page, then upload the firmware there.

 

[sfatula]

I just received a brand new RT-AC86U today. Before changing any settings, I went into "manual" mode in the web GUI and selected "upload". I am using Asuswrt-Merlin 384.7 and my sha256 checksum matches, so my file is not corrupt. However, I get an error in the web GUI: "file format or path is invalid!".

I moved the file into the downloads folder, so there should not be an issue with the path.

filename & checksum:
a1823355dce8139d287379b91a61edef6f5e047c2357e70271250e66f78eae3e RT-AC86U_384.7_0_cferom_ubi.w

Is anyone else seeing this?

I saw that yesterday from the main download site, so I downloaded from the mirror and it all went well.

 

[DTS]

Were you attempting to upload the Merlin firmware during quick-setup guide?

No, I was not using quick-setup. I was attempting to do a full manual setup. However, now that you describe this, maybe it is somehow related to my problem. Thanks for the insight.

 

[RMerlin]

Does this firmware support ed25519 keys (in authorized_keys file) for ssh login?

Dropbear only supports RSA, DSA and ECDSA.

 

[rtn66uftw]

Update to the final version from the beta 3. Did a factory reset then turned off WPS (which was on by default for unknown reason). Everything has been good so far. Thank you @RMerlin!

 

[DTS]

I'm running Merlin 384.7 on ASUS RT-AC86U. I have 3 openvpn client instances configured via the web GUI. However, in /etc/openvpn/ I only see client1/ listed. Where are the other configs saved?

One reason I am asking is that I want to add a few lines like pull-filter ignore "ifconfig-ipv6" to the custom configuration. Not seeing an easy way to go back and do that via the GUI, I thought I would ssh in and use nano. Where can I find the 3 openvpn client configurations I set up in the GUI?

BTW, is there an easy way to edit the custom configuration of an already-configured openvpn client via the web GUI?

(I wasn't sure whether to ask this question here or in the VPN forum.)

 

[RMerlin]

I'm running Merlin 384.7 on ASUS RT-AC86U. I have 3 openvpn client instances configured via the web GUI. However, in /etc/openvpn/ I only see client1/ listed. Where are the other configs saved?

/etc/ is in RAM. It does not contain saved configs, it contains configs of running instances. All settings are stored in nvram and jffs (for the key/certs), and config files are dynamically generated when a client is started.

BTW, is there an easy way to edit the custom configuration of an already-configured openvpn client via the web GUI?

There are no stored config files. Everything is dynamically generated from nvram when the client is started. The webui is the place where you can configure everything.

 

[Martineau]

I want to add a few lines like pull-filter ignore "ifconfig-ipv6" to the custom configuration.

You can add custom directives via the GUI:

BTW, is there an easy way to edit the custom configuration of an already-configured openvpn client via the web GUI

No

To delete/edit existing directives from the OpenVPN config file(s) you can use Wiki postconf-scripts
e.g. suppose you need to remove the 'nobind' directive for VPN Client 1, create script

/jffs/scripts/openvpnclient1.postconf

!#/bin/sh

CONFIG=$1

pc_delete "nobind" $CONFIG      # Delete the 'nobind' option

and '/etc/openvpn/client1/config.ovpn' will be modified before VPN Client 1 is started.

 

[asiersan]

Disable DNSSEC, your upstream server most likely doesn't support it.

Thanks i disable, and is ok. But i dont understand, previusly it was runing ok with previous version.... and now no, and my isp is the same

 

[Netbug]

I'm seeing a UI problem with my 86U. Internet status showing as disconnected, but it is actually connected. Anyone else see this? i did not wipe and start from scratch. Upgraded from .6

exactly same here on my 86U. However i did a upgrade from 384.6 to 384.7 (no full reset) so until i can do a full reset in a few days not sure if that will solve it or not.