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    Using VLANs for a 2nd Access Point with home & guest wifi

    You're very welcome - happy it was of use. -- Tim
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    iperf not over 250 mbps? (PC to ROUTER ST-N66u)

    FTTH with 1Gbps ?? I am tempted not to reply, but putting petty jealousy aside ... :) I had previously cross compiled iperf3 to run on my RT-N66U so I fired it up to check (did you cross compile or is this from Entware or similar)? Like you I can get ~950Mbits between devices, but performance...
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    Block everything from outside (except maybe VPN when I travel)?

    Or use something like the port knocking infrastructure/techniques to only open the SSH socket (ie other connections are refused before even authenticating) for hosts that signal to do so in some specific way. That way the router blocks all the ports ("stealth closed" as normal) including SSH...
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    Attack from a Chineese friend ?

    Nice one... I usually run an SSH server on port 443 externally - can sometimes help when some firewall thinks people inside should only ever be surfing the web :) And that gets rid of nearly every attack (the odd port scan by my ISP now stands out). I combine this with sslh to point genuine...
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    [BETA] Asuswrt-Merlin 380.59 Beta 1 is now available

    Ah .. OK, and I see HellBoy2 does similar. I use speedtest for my broadband connection, but internally I have a combination of wifi and powerline networking, so iperf3 is more appropriate for judging actual line speed throughput between any point and the notional core of my network (I'm also...
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    [BETA] Asuswrt-Merlin 380.59 Beta 1 is now available

    Just out of interest, I was wondering what are people using to measure these reported speeds? I cross compiled iperf3 to run on the router (it sits on my /jffs and I ssh in and run it manually when needed) but that's there largely to check the powerline networking I'm using (200mb at worst, but...
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    Using VLANs for a 2nd Access Point with home & guest wifi

    And it's working.. VLAN tagging wasn't quite as tricky as it seemed last time I tried (hints about what I maybe got stuck on last time around below). So now my AP is plugged directly into the router (via a very long cable) and is running two SSIDs, one (the "home" wifi) is tagged as VLAN 1 , the...
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    Using VLANs for a 2nd Access Point with home & guest wifi

    Well, for anyone following, the addition of extra switch mostly works, but causes issues when the router restarts as it currently stands. The managed switch has 2 connections to the router, and if they're both connected when the router starts (and before the physical port 4 is remapped above)...
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    Using VLANs for a 2nd Access Point with home & guest wifi

    I've managed to figure out enough to be vaguely dangerous when it comes to VLANs for my personal needs, and making it work with Merlin's ASUS builds, and thought I'd post a note in case anyone's interested, or can see a better way, or suggest improvements of where I've done something stupid (ie...
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    Host domain email

    I've been running my own mail server for a number of years, but on a small home server rather than on the router itself (ie the router is just configured to forward port 25). Get your router (or a home server) to register your current IP with a dynamic DNS service (so each time your external IP...
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    NVRAM, settings, and factory resets, and the design of AsusWRT

    Thanks for that - I've been using your firmware for a while (on an RT-N66U) and I'm looking at whether I can do some other bits and pieces with it (beyond jffs .add files). But I thought I'd better make sure my basic understanding of the mechanisms is sound before I go too far. I had a peek at...
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    NVRAM, settings, and factory resets, and the design of AsusWRT

    I've read Merlin's NVRAM FAQ posting, and have a few derived conclusions that I think I've arrived at, and would appreciate a comment as to how accurate they are (apologies if they're blindingly obvious to some, or laughably simplistic etc). And then a couple of follow up questions if I may (and...
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