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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    I posted the on another forum: So what's worth here's an ongoing Speedtest from PCMag for a number of different VPNs: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/mullvad-vpn Look further down the article. PIA is number one - then CyberGhost - then ProtonVPN - Then StongVPN - then Mullvad -then etc... PIA...
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    Merlin Firmware For XT8 ZenWifi?

    Stability????? :-) I'm a noob - I worry about frying my expensive XT8 router. If I chose to install your Merlin version on XT8 - can I recover AsusWRT in a worse case scenario? Thanks for all the hard work BTW. I've read, but never used, Merlin. I'm know trying to get into the more advanced...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    I don't know if I elaborated on my NordVPN experience. I read reviews they were the fastest - and the price was right. I purchased - installed and connected to a server near me (VA) - I don't know if NV suggested it. Speeds were atrocious. So I switched to NY. Speeds were okay Down - but Up was...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    So without VPN: I get 250/2 Behind VPN: I get 45/35 So this led me to look into other faster solutions. I guess I just angry about Verizon conduct. I pay for 300/300. I get 250/250 on all my devices (wifi and wired) - it's just my Xbox upload throttling issue. I now have gone down the rabbit...
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    Merlin Firmware For XT8 ZenWifi?

    Is there a release???? Merlins main page doesn't list XT8. There is supposedly an Merlon member that has coded a solution but I can't find link. I agree I would like to see this tested before implementing it on my router.
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    So I believe the reason for throttling Upload speeds is due to all the online streamers uploading content to Twitch - etc... I kind of see the reason for doing this - imagine thousands of streamers - streaming 24-7 - maybe just in one one city? So I understand Speedtest isn't the end all - be...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    So - yes the computer was connected via ethernet to my router. So I understand. So I decided to download OpenVPN app on iPhone - disconnect from wifi and go on cellular. I downloaded network ping app and ping my DDNS. So I'm definitely connecting to the OpenVPN server on my router. I see my DDNS...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Yes I can ping my internal IP. How do I check whether I'm connected to my OpenVPn server on router? It does identify my DDNS and current DNS IP - just doesn't return ping. I understand that this is most likely a setting in VPN page.I'm just trying to flesh this out - find a use case. I also like...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Your response has made my brain hurt :-) Though all and every bit of answers/input from experts makes me dig deeper. So I also saw recommendation to build your own VPN server using an old computer. I agree Any PC processor is going to destroy router processor. I have an old Mac Intel mini - I...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Even when I initiate Ping for DDNS it shows my current DNS assigned by ISP - and yet it fails to connect.
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Just an update. I started my OpenVPN server on Asus Router. I downloaded tunnel back SW for my Mac as requested by Asus. I launched TB - and uploaded the ovpn file exported out of Asus. I connect to my Router using the credential I setup on router. It looked like to it worked out well. It says...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Who do you use for commercial VPN? that's if you even use one. I'm interested in VPN first due to Xoxo throttling by ISP - and second hiding behind VPN. Again - I realize it's not a cure all for prying eyes - I'm going to keep at securing my home on my end (browser - PW - to form authentication...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Cool thanks for response. I will learn. My speeds suck on XT8 when I have max 300/300. So I was looking around for a better VPN provider. I'm using free ProtoVPN - I get great speeds on computer - terrible on router. I looked up XT8 - and it seems like they don't offer acceleration for VPN...
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Okay that's all I want to hear - thanks. I couldn't even get an answer anywhere else. So as for commercial vs maybe setting up your own VPN Client - which would you recommend?
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    I may have a silly question regarding VPN and XT8 - please be nice

    Okay - so I've been playing with OpenVPN on my XT8 router. I posted some questions on Reddit, but this may be the better place to post - since you guys are experts :) So a little bit about me: - I live in USA - I have a XT8 router in Mesh mode (with another XT8). - I use the Mac eco system...
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    Asus Zenwifi XT12 vs XT8

    Hey - my thoughts on XT8 - I noticed that strength of connection compared to my old Asus RT-AC88U is much worse. I don't know if this is due to the difference in antennas. Looking at XT12 it looks like there are more antennas - and pointed in different directions - so hopefully strength is...
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    Asus web interface and Safari

    I submitted Feedback to Apple. We will see if this goes no where :-) There was a question from Apple whether "Private Relay (Beta)" was on/off. It was off for me. I turned it on to see if it changed anything - no - same issue.
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    Asus web interface and Safari

    I'm running Version 15.2 (17612.3.6.1.6)! Though I know for a fact I accessed web interface for Asus about 3-4 weeks ago and it worked without issue. I was just trying something out today and noticed the issue.
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    Asus web interface and Safari

    Well I figured I would try this on my iPhone using Safari - and it works without issue. So yeah this seems like desktop Safari issue. This happened somewhere in the past 3-4 weeks. I remember upgrading Safari recently as well. I have no problem using Chrome on Mac - but main browser is Safari on...
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    Asus web interface and Safari

    Hello. I tried the hard reset. It did not work. I even went so far as to clear my cache in Safari - same issue.
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