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After installing the RT-AX86U Alpha 3 build (released earlier today) onto my router, internet no longer works on connected devices.

I tried to connecting to the router via wifi from my iPhone and my MacBook, both are unable to access any internet pages. When I try to ping an URL on a connected device, I get an "Unknown host" error. However when I ping an IP address directly, I get a response just fine.

-I tied setting the DNS address manually, that did not resolve the issue.
-I tried restoring router to factory settings, that did not resolve the issue.
-When I restore the firmware back to stock from Merlin, internet starts working just fine on devices.
-I'm able to ping a website URL from the Merlin interface just fine

I've attached the routers logs along with some screenshots for help.

Build Used: RT-AX86U_386.1_alpha3-g874b3ed69d
 

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dnsmasq is pointing to itself. Set a proper dns in WAN DNS.
Code:
Nov 14 12:13:07 dnsmasq[3355]: using nameserver 192.168.1.1#53
Nevermind, I see this is a double nat setup behind another router?
 
This router is setup behind my modem (which also acts as a router). Hence my modem IP is 192.168.1.1, and RT-AX86U router IP is 192.168.50.1.

On it! Give me 5 minutes to flash it back to Alpha 3!
Besides ping, also run dig www.Google.com or nslookup www.Google.com
 
Besides ping, also run dig www.Google.com or nslookup www.Google.com

Done...

Code:
ad@Andres-MacBook-Pro ~ % ping http://www.Google.com
ping: cannot resolve http://www.Google.com: Unknown host

Code:
ad@Andres-MacBook-Pro ~ % dig www.Google.com      

; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> www.Google.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5403
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.Google.com.            IN    A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.Google.com.        189    IN    A    172.217.175.100

;; Query time: 92 msec
;; SERVER: 240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8#53(240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8)
;; WHEN: Sat Nov 14 22:07:58 JST 2020
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 48

Code:
ad@Andres-MacBook-Pro ~ % nslookup www.Google.com
Server:        240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8
Address:    240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    www.Google.com
Address: 172.217.175.100

ad@Andres-MacBook-Pro ~ %
 
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IPv6 is disabled.
I just tried enabling it as "native" to see if it would resolve the issue but same issue persisted. After disabling IPv6 again, issue still persists.
Ok, I’m not familiar with MacOS enough to know why it’s using an IPv6 dns server (240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8).
 
What is your WAN MTU set at? should be 1500:
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In the older firmware this was set on by default to 1500
 
What is your WAN MTU set at? should be 1500:

In the older firmware this was set on by default to 1500
It was blank. I actually set it to 1500 and it fixed the issue!
I wonder if the field went blank after flashing Merlin firmware. I'll do some more testing to see if this field actually gets cleared out after changing to Merlin.

So my original issue of no internet is fixed, but not sure yet if we have a bug here. Will report back tomorrow.


Ok, I’m not familiar with MacOS enough to know why it’s using an IPv6 dns server (240d:1a:b11:1b00:6ed2:baff:fe1a:13f8).
I think it was being cached somehow. If I use a website I've never visited before, then IPv6 does not appear.
 
Actually, let's mark this as resolved! I'll update my other thread with my findings on the blank "WAN MTU" issue.

 
It was blank. I actually set it to 1500 and it fixed the issue!
I wonder if the field went blank after flashing Merlin firmware. I'll do some more testing to see if this field actually gets cleared out after changing to Merlin.

So my original issue of no internet is fixed, but not sure yet if we have a bug here. Will report back tomorrow.
It is a problem in this new firmware from Merlin. Must be the MTU default value that is not set. Others reported the same issue in the alpha thread last week and I experienced it as well on my end.
 

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