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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    You are spot on. You cannot change the laws of physics.
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    I found a short explanation for CPU wait states and why they are used. I thought I would share: Wait state - Energy conservation. By removing wait states (idle states) the device (router), has less latency for the CPU receiving/sending data between itself and peripherals at the expense of...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    How about a USB cooling fan with a USB connector? Already wired and ready to go. Here is an example: 2-Pack 40 x 40mm USB Cooling Fan Just watch the current draw (this one is 200mA). There are limits to the current draw on USB ports: USB Power Note a fan speed switch will not reduce the...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    Conspiracy theory :cool: Perhaps Asuswrt-Merlin is the beta test/release candidate. Just because ASUS drops an SDK or source tarball does not mean they have released it for their own product. But Asuswrt-Merlin does. Just kidding. I have no idea how the ASUS release process works. And I am...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    Beta 3 Issue - Guest WiFi not connecting to Internet when VPN client is running. Steps: 1. Connect client to Guest WiFi. VPN client running. 2. Guest WiFi not connecting to Internet. Regular WiFi connecting. 3. Set VPN client Service State to "off". Guest WiFi and regular WiFi connecting to...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    You should check the router System Log for the error (assuming it is a configuration related). Also setting to VPN Client setting "Log verbosity" to, say, "4" will give you more information in the system log. Separately, I found devices using the Guest WiFi would not work with the VPN client...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    I tried looking up the data sheet for the Broadcom BCM4906 and BCM4908 CPUs used in the RT-AC86U and RT-AX86U routers. I could not find them. However, I thought common IC operating temperature ranges were (though it varies between manufacturers): - Commercial: 0 ° to 70 °C - Industrial...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    From what I have read, ChaCha20 is designed ground up for software efficiency on general purpose CPUs and is faster than AES where the CPU does not have inbult CPU instructions for AES calculations. So speeds will depend on your router hardware and CPU it uses. Personally, I am using 386.1...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    How are defects reported? Is this post sufficient or is there a bug report to be raised?
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    Found the problem. Guest WiFi does not route correctly through router VPN client. I went back to the beginning to think of what testing I could do and I realised all the IOS devices were connected to the Guest WiFi network. The devices always register successfully connected to the Wireless...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    Found the problem. Guest WiFi does not route correctly through router VPN client. I went back to the beginning to think of what testing I could do and I realised all the IOS devices were connected to the Guest WiFi network. The devices always register successfully connected to the Wireless AP...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    Flashed 386.1 beta 2 and did factory reset. Configured manually. But still a problem for IOS devices. All Windows and Android devices working fine.
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    I did a IOS "Reset Network Settings" on two of the IOS devices and configured the Wireless access. I tried with the IOS 14.3 feature "Private Address" both on and off. Nothing worked. I do not use mac/ip rules and the only router feature I am using is the VPN client. Interesting I cannot...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    I had no problem with IOS 14.2 and 384.19 using router VPN client. I was running that configuration for some time (from when 384.19 was released until 386.1 beta 1 and I upgraded). I have now tried an iPad some years old, iPhone 11 and iPhone 7. Unfortunately, I updated all at the same time...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

    I posted in separate thread but received no responses. Sorry for the cross-post but I now believe it to be an issue in the RT-AC86U beta firmware. In summary, I cannot access the Internet from iOS phone and iPad devices running 14.3 when running the router RT-AC86U VPN client. The iOS devices...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    I tried reverting to firmware release RT-AC86U_384.19_0 and I had no problem with accessing the Internet from iOS 14.3 using the router VPN client. So there is a change in the 386.1 beta that is incompatible with iOS 14.3 devices and the router VPN client.
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    It works. Running OpenVPN client (version 2.5) from Windows 10 and over RT-AC86U (386.1 beta 2) running router VPN client works (as it always has). I run the router VPN client as a catch-all for all network traffic. All devices can connect to the router WiFi AP. So the only problem for me...
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    Beta iOS 14.3 not working with VPN client on router

    Though I just updated to the 386.1 beta 2 on a RT-AC86U router this morning, I have had a no network and device connection issues for some time. Now I unable to connect to the Internet from iOS devices when the router VPN client is running. I have a RT-AC86U router setup running the router...
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    Security Requirements for Residential Gateways

    Singapore is setting security requirements for routers being sold from April 13 2021. See: Singapore tightens security requirements for new home routers The new standard is: Security Requirements for Residential Gateways This standard does not have much content and sets a very low bar. But...
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    WiFi disconnects with RT-AC86U Asuswrt-Merlin 384.17

    From the replies above, no one has called out issues with build 384.17. During the last 2 days I rolled back from 384.17, from observation, not logs, I find build 384.16 more stable than 384.17. I have also made changes to settings as suggested above and so the comparison is just build vs...
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