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    [ 3006.102.8 alpha Build(s) ] available build(s)

    I jumped on the alpha bandwagon this time. Just installed alpha1 on my GT-AX6000 main/AP combo. Nothing unusual upon initial use. Site-to-site OVPN working fine with ASUS routers other end. Removed the fast-io directives since they are now ignored.
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    Why still use OpenVPN?

    I tried Wireguard. Couldn't make it work. OTOH, my OVPN setup has worked flawlessly for many years.
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    Port mapping within LAN?

    Another example of an AI giving bad info. The nsmb.conf config file is for the MacOS SMB client, not the server. Plus, I don't want to disable NetBIOS.
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    Port mapping within LAN?

    Thanks for explaining. The server is a Mac Mini running Sequoia (15.7.5). I know how to configure the SMB server, and I've tried various combinations of SMB levels, including SMB1-only, but the server seems to be refusing connections on port 139, and I don't know the preference for changing...
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    Possible page caching issue?

    Glad you found the issue.
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    Port mapping within LAN?

    Is there a way to configure an ASUS router to port map within the LAN? I'm trying to get around an SMB1 issue. I have a device that will only do SMB1 over port 139. The SMB server on the host machine will do SMB1, but it only listens on port 445. I can't figure out how to make it listen on...
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    Mini-PCs running a desktop OS instead of retail NAS boxes

    There's like billions of the G3s for sale on ebay for ≤$100. Looks like they run Win11?
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    Mini-PCs running a desktop OS instead of retail NAS boxes

    I fully agree its not a new idea, but mini-PCs running Windows and MacOS have made it more affordable in recent years. My ASUSTOR NAS had excellent drive monitoring and data integrity checking, so I would have stuck with it if the software were sufficiently robust. It actually did most things...
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    US bans sale of all *new model* non-US made wifi routers

    A good, logical article on the topic. A sense of the absurdness similar to what some of you posted in this thread. https://www.theverge.com/tech/899906/fcc-router-ban-march-2026-explainer
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    Mini-PCs running a desktop OS instead of retail NAS boxes

    That's what I'll be doing if Apple RAID 10 turns out to be unreliable.
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    US bans sale of all *new model* non-US made wifi routers

    My impression is there is no immediate impact to consumers, but the future ramifications seem substantial to consumers and industry. It would take a least one year, if not two years for a company to build US infrastructure and manufacture routers in the US. I suppose the approach would be for...
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    Mini-PCs running a desktop OS instead of retail NAS boxes

    Yeah, I'm hoping for good data reliability too. My setup is MacOS-based because that's what I use and like for my work and personal activities. The only dodgy thing I did for my MacOS NAS was utilize Apple's RAID option to setup a RAID10 config (which is what I had with my ASUSTOR NAS). I...
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    Mini-PCs running a desktop OS instead of retail NAS boxes

    When considering a NAS purchase, I suggest considering a mini-PC based NAS running your favorite desktop computer OS. The price of a quality mini-PC and other required HW is on par with mid-range NAS boxes, but mini-PC hardware specs will blow away pretty much any retail NAS box. The other...
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    US bans sale of all *new model* non-US made wifi routers

    I'm surprised there isn't already a post on this announcement. Seems like a big deal for US consumers and the industry. https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-just-banned-the-sale-of-new-wi-router-models-made-outside-us
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    WinFi Pro Engineer V3 now available for free

    A Linux version has been added.
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    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 is now available

    Installed and running without issue on my AX86U Pro and GT-AX6000 main/AP combos this weekend. One unusual thing that happened was that after installing it on my AX86U Pro main router and rebooting, CPU3 or CPU4 went into heavy usage for about 1-2 minutes, and during this period the router...
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    New: ASUS ProArt Creator Router and Switch

    How does ASUS come up with these marketing schemes? Its one thing to brand a router as ProArt, but to build a router control GUI around it seems like a lot of extra effort for probably minimal increase in market share. Great to have another 2.5 gbps switch on the market though. Hopefully a...
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    Solved GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN Port - only negotiating at 1G on switch

    I thought I had disabled all TM-dependent features, but looking back at the settings, I think Traffic Analyzer was still enabled at the time I withdrew from the TM agreement. Besides Traffic Analyzer, I have only ever used Parental Controls, Web History, and ASUS DDNS. ASUS DDNS continues to...
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    Solved GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN Port - only negotiating at 1G on switch

    You hit it the nail on the head. I had all Trend Micro features turned off, but I had not withdrawn. After I withdrew from the agreement, the speedtest result on my PC shot up to 2 gbps on the DL. ugh. Kinda interesting that a built-in feature prevents another built-in feature on the router...
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