I moved from 270.26b to 374.38.(1 then 2)-em and experienced the IPv6 issue with Comcast. Everything else is working great and my signal strength and throughput have both improved measurably from the older build.
I can't see a reason to change the user name when you can simply pick a good password other then default. Problem solved..
This is a bug in the firmware because it's hardwired somewhere in the code. It only affects IPv6 right now, but who knows where it might show up later?
Afaik, RMerlin has agreed to let someone else fix this in the code he'll use. I'm sure it will be in the next release and won't be an issue again.
which router?
Depending on the router, this may sway you.
http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showpost.php?p=100663&postcount=534
Note too that the IPv6 issue is to simply not change the login name to anything other than 'admin'.
There is more wrong with ipv6 then just leaving the user name at admin. The 38 firmware makes v6 unstable and it works intermittently. Me and RogerSC have been testing this for a few days now. reverting back to 374_35_4sdk5 solves the problem. To bad to i liked the 38 firmware but im not going to have my ipv6 broken by it.
Why do you absolutely need IPv6 right now?
For Asus firmware stay on ,270 other wise tomato victek works great for parental controls and ipv6
Chris
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Thanks Chris but 270 firmware has no ipv6 firewall and thats not a good thing.
Its not the point of if I really need it or not. The point is this firmware don't work properly with it. Most people using Comcast have had v6 for well over a year and it works good so I would like to have a firmware that makes my internet function the way its suppose to.
This one is for Merlin.
Since 270 is still the most stable build. Are there any builds down the road which should be as stable?
In all honesty this build has worked flawlessly for so long. Is there any point in upgrading to the latest release?
I'm a little bit concerned with new drivers being in the new firmware etc..
Thanks,
Dave
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