Could someone shed some light please on this? I understand Merlin is EOL for the ac68u (and that is fine) but I see Asus is still pumping out some firmware updates. The last stock firmware from Asus was Mar 10 2025 Version 3.0.0.4.386_51733.
Looking at the Merlin change notes I see the Merlin firmware was last merged with GPL 386_52805 in July 2024. Looking further through the change notes I have to go back to the first half of 2023 to find merlin merging a GPL with a number older or newer than 51733.
Is there anything I can infer from this? For example is Merlin's last firmware more advanced than Asus current stock and is still the better choice for security, save and except any fixes Asus mentions that may or may not be of interest since Nov 2024? Or is the Merlin number system unrelated to Asus stock number and so no conclusions can be drawn?
I have a couple of these ac68u routers still out there in low priority sites and was wondering when a switch to stock might be in order for the optimal situation? (These sites will get upgraded with a used AX router someday once the AX from elsewhere are displaced with a BE. That is on hold until the price improves)
Many thanks for any input.
Edward
Looking at the Merlin change notes I see the Merlin firmware was last merged with GPL 386_52805 in July 2024. Looking further through the change notes I have to go back to the first half of 2023 to find merlin merging a GPL with a number older or newer than 51733.
Is there anything I can infer from this? For example is Merlin's last firmware more advanced than Asus current stock and is still the better choice for security, save and except any fixes Asus mentions that may or may not be of interest since Nov 2024? Or is the Merlin number system unrelated to Asus stock number and so no conclusions can be drawn?
I have a couple of these ac68u routers still out there in low priority sites and was wondering when a switch to stock might be in order for the optimal situation? (These sites will get upgraded with a used AX router someday once the AX from elsewhere are displaced with a BE. That is on hold until the price improves)
Many thanks for any input.
Edward