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    Wireguard Standalone wg-quick alternative (no Entware/USB Drive required)

    WG-TOOL.SH Wg-tool.sh is a wg-quick (8) replacement tool for Asus-Merlin firmware based routers that support the Wireguard user space tool. The script does not require Entware to be installed or a USB drive to be used. I built this script - in part - as over the last couple of years I have...
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    AX88U internal port mapping

    Good afternoon all. So, I jumped in and purchased an AX88U on sale. I was looking for the AX86U, but I have no need for a 2.4Gbit port and the the AX88U was on for a very good special (as compared to the AX86U). I plan on using it for an access point and back up router. Just browsing the...
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    YazFi Network Map Errors

    Hey @Jack Yaz Trying to track down an issue with my 2.4G connections resetting every so often. At first, I was thinking it was related to the new 386.4 build, but I finally caught the error networkmap: Error unlocking 11: 9 Bad file descriptor and networkmap: Error unlocking 0: 9 Bad file...
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    AX86U/CA

    Hi all. So I see a lot of AX86U/CA models popping up on the web. Many of them are listed as AX86U/CA-AX5700 Routers. Despite a few searches on the web as looking through the Asus website, I can not find any reference to what the CA is all about? Is it just a Canadian Model? More...
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    Unbound Using a forward zone in Unbound/DNSMASQ

    I am getting ready to install Unbound to my AC86U (this fall/winter after the camping season is done). I have doing as much reading as I can to understand how Unbound is setup and how it relates to dnsmasq. So far so good. In my current setup, I have a couple of dnsmasq directives to forward...
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    Issue with JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JMS567 SATA 6Gb/s bridge SSD

    Hello all, I was given a JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JMS567 SATA 6Gb/s bridge (ID 152d:0562) 250GB SSD drive as a gift. So I decided to change out my USB thumb drive for this nifty little SSD drive. However, on boot up, the AC86U Router does not see the drive...
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    Scribe Setting log level in Scribe

    Good afternoon all, I have Scribe installed on my AC86U. Now, before Scribe, there was an option in the syslog page to set the log level. Since installing Scribe, I have not been able to find a spot where the log level can be set. Either in any of .conf files or UI. I see two setting in...
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    ntpMerlin ntpMerlin and connmon messing around with post-mount

    @Jack Yaz I have a small problem with ntpMerlin and cronmon. I am using an SSD drive on my AC86U that has multiple partitions on it (one for entware, one for a future swap partition and one that I am keeping NTFS). Since I use Samba on the router, the router wants to auto-mount all...
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    Mount command syntax for a SMB2 share

    Hi all, Hoping this one is an easy one to answer, I have an AC86U with the 384.18 firmware. I am looking to mount an smb2 share on a NAS on my network, but am having troubles getting the syntax right. This is not working for me; mount -t cifs \\\\server\\share /mnt/mntpoint -o...
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    RTAC86U Power Supply Question

    I have a quick question about the power supply for the RT-AC86U. On the Asus Website, the power supply specs are listed as; AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz) DC Output : 19 V with max. 1.75 A current DC Output : 12 V with max. 3 A current I have a couple of 20Vdc, 4A supplies. Has anyone used...
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    How to manually create a tap0 interface

    Good morning everyone. I am trying to create a tap0 device to add to the br0 bridge so I can get to my network using Softethervpn. I am using this solution in order to get past the CGNET created by by ISP as Softethervpn uses a AZURE relay service. I am trying to issue the following command...
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    wan0_gateway vs wan0_gateway_x nvram variables

    Good Friday morning all; I have been doing some searching around as to the difference between nvram variables ending with _x and the variables that don't end with _x. As an example wan0_gatewaay vs wan0_gateway_x Can someone explain what the _x variables do within the router? Thanks
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    NTP, NTPD, and NTPD_SYNCED ???

    Ok, so while we all have been stuck huddled in our home during this time, I have been playing around learning the more finer points of getting my router to do varies nifty things just because I can, and because I am bored. I have been doing a lot of searching here and on Google for how to play...
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    Attached USB Key lost Samba Mount

    Hi all, My attached USB key lost its mount point sometime over the last two days. Did not notice until now when I went to try to get some data from the key (traffic history). Rebooting the router remounted the key just fine. This is the first time this has happened. Router has been running...
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    MS Excel Script to read Tomato RStat Files

    Hello everyone, Updated April 3, 2022 Re-deigned to read historical data in file if the file rolled over. Thanks @sbsnb After trying a number of python scripts that I found elsewhere that claims to read the Tomato Rstat files that Merlin creates to no avail (did not find any...
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    Saving traffic history stats before a reboot

    Hello all, So I have been googling and searching these forums for the past hour or so without finding what I am looking for. Hopefully someone can help me here. I want to set up a custom cron job to reboot my router. That part is no problem (setting up a once a month reboot), I got that...
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    Network activity monitor question

    Hello all. I have known about Merlin for some time, but have never installed the firmware as I did not really have any need of its features. I took the plunge when the need arose to track internet usage on a month over month basis in order to determine if we really need to unlimited internet...
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