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  1. distilled

    AC66u antenna connector?

    I want to use a retired AC66u (the old model that is not compatible with newer Merlin builds) for a low power RF experiment. It will not be connected to the internet. Of course, the router has three RP-SMA connectors. This experiment requires one antenna exclusively. So my question: Is there a...
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    How to use a Pi as a VPN router?

    There are two distant LANs, Site 1 (192.168.15.0/24) and Site 2 (192.168.75.0/24). Site 1 is running an Asus 66U with stock firmware. It has an OpenVPN server configured on the router. Site 2 is running an Asus AC86U with the latest Merlin beta. It has OpenVPN configured as a client that...
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    Is it possible to put SSH on an AC-66U with stock firmware?

    I need to be able to run commands locally with a script, and telnet just won't cut it. I saw here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/updated-to-latest-380_3264-but-still-cant-enable-ssh.33267/ that, as it turns out, Asus didn't include the MIPS devices in their update to SSH. I have an old...
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    An unexpected bonus of home automation

    Fact #1: It is easy to use the nfandroidtv integration to send a captioned image to a TV screen. It is awesome for things like camera motion detection alerts, displaying incoming caller ID names, etc. When watching certain streams, it doesn't even pause what is being watched, it simply...
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    What route is most CPU economic?

    So if we held a contest for the dumbest, least important question asked on these wonderful forums, this one has to be at least a contender. It is pure curiosity and has zero real world relevance, at least insofar as residential routing. And yet, here it is. I have multiple VPNs set up between...
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    Is it possible to allow access to a single hardwired device from both intranet and an isolated guest WLAN?

    A RasPi is wired to port 4 on an AC86U. Is it possible to allow access to that Pi from both the intranet and also a guest WiFi? Ideally on just a single port, but wide open is fine. My head is spinning reading about iptables, ebtables, vlanctl and the depreciated robocfg. Is there a way to do...
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    Site-to-Site OpenVPN CA name?

    This is probably a really dumb question, but what goes into the Common Name(CN) field, when creating a site-to-site VPN? My site-to-site works just fine with the VPN username, but I am using " Username / Password Auth. Only " and would strongly prefer to use a cert. It keeps throwing auth...
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    How to modify MAC filter from command line?

    There are a few threads about this, like https://www.snbforums.com/threads/howto-update-mac-filter-from-command-line.20611/ but I can't figure out how to modify it for my needs. Is it possible to add/remove a machine from a MAC filter from the command line on an AC86U? The goal is to be able...
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    How to start / stop IPSec VPN server from CLI?

    I apologize for this, it is probably posted somewhere already, but I can't find it. I just want to start / stop the IPSec VPN server from the command line.
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    Do settings from Wireless all carry over to Guest WiFi?

    Please forgive if this is a silly question. It seems obvious, but I can't easily find a definitive answer, and I am not sure how to design an experiment that would prove this either way for all cases. Specifically, if Protected Management Frames is enabled in Wireless settings 2.4 GHz (on an...
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    SSH connection fails from some IPs

    Would anyone mind taking a peek at this configuration and log and mention if you see anything that would prevent SSH from letting me connect from some (internal) addresses and not others? A way to look at banned or blocked IP addresses, maybe. The connection fails from a Docker container that...
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    Firmware Restore Utility vs Factory Reset

    So I know about two metric tonnes less than nothing about embedded systems, NVRAM vs. ROM etc. My environment is three locations connected by VPN, two 86u routers and one 68u. One of the 86u locations also has a 68u AIMesh node. I had been having increasingly annoying problems with Merlin...
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    (Asus AC86u / Merlin 384.16) OpenVPN client not saving cert file

    "Oh. Never mind." (in my best Gilda Radner voice) I had an issue I couldn't easily resolve, and decided to just reset and rebuild it from factory. For whatever reason, it no longer saves the CA for a site to site VPN. I: Removed the USB and restored factory settings, checking the "Initialize...
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    Home Assistant <---> Asuswrt integration

    Does anyone happen to know how to integrate *multiple* Asus routers into HA? One works beautifully, but I just can't get the syntax correct to get others working. There are three total, all connected by site-to-site VPN. The VPN is working and reachable, I can easily get data from any one of...
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    WLCEVENTD wlceventd_proc_event(386): eth5: Deauth_ind

    I read here that this message can be ignored, but I don't think that is the case here. I flashed several IoT plugs and bulbs with Tasmota firmware yesterday. Everything went well, but the darned things won't stay connected to my WiFi. Prior to flashing, they were fine. The devices are...
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    QNAP TR-004 4 Bay DAS

    Does anyone happen to have one of these, and might you be able to share any advice? I need trustworthy storage for a growing collection of video that is currently at about 28 TB. It is currently stored on an assortment of 6 TB and 8 TB USB drives, which is far from ideal. There is some...
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    How does "Block Internet Access" work (and other questions)

    This is very probably going to be a dumb, or at least redundant question, but I could not find it addressed anywhere with a few searches. I apologize in advance, but I travel frequently these days, and do not have the time to learn through experimentation, as would be my preference. As I...
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    Is Mullvad VPN + DoT possible?

    The documentation for configuring Mullvad in Merlin is quite clear, and works well, but it requires IPv6 to be configured as Native, and it doesn't seem like DoT DNS configuration settings will work. When IPv6 is disabled, the VPN tunnel does not connect, regardless of any DoT settings, IPv6 or...
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