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    Connection to router by ip fails while remote over OpenVPN

    I've looked through several dozen thread with similar issues, but none appear to provide solutions that have had any effect on my problem. I have a RT-AC66U B1 running Merlin 386.14 the local network is 192.168.50.0/24 OpenVPN is enabled, TUN/UDP, with a subnet of 192.168.69.0/24. connection...
    • cone
    • Thread
    • gui inaccessible merlin openvpn
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Wireguard VPN Client: killswitch activation -> LAN administration lock-out

    Hi all - title pretty much says it all, but more details are below. I've read through several discussions (example) regarding killswitch changes/issues. FWIW, it appears to me that most have concerned OpenVPN instead of Wireguard connections. AFAIK, none cites issues with NTP sync on boot as a...
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    Noob DNS questions

    I use Asus Merlin and I have a Pihole running on a personal server that is added as DNS on my network that all my devices use on my LAN. Is there some other type of DNS that I need to also setup? I disable all DNS on all my devices so it doesn't interfere with the Pihole. Is this bad practice...
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    Extremely low speed on ac86u with openvpn client

    I am new to the openvpn topics. I have an ac59u running on asuswrt and just bought an ac86u running on merlin. I set exactly the same openvpn client on both of these routers (vpn server from hotspot shield). Following are my observations: 1. The dl and ul speed on ac59u is higher than those of...
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    Your isp dhcp is not functioning properly

    Hello, I have recently been fighting the issue in subject and I want to share my experience in the hope it might help some others. I have read dozens of articles in various forums, trying to work around or fix the problem. It is apparently a frequent problem with various explanations out of...
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    [RT-AX86U Pro] Constant blips during video calls

    My partner and I both work from home the majority of the time, and we both have a lot of Zoom and Google Meet calls over wifi. For the past couple of months we've seen a lot of "blips" during video calls, where the signal seems to drop out on the call and it take a second or two to sync back up...
    • iyoti
    • Thread
    • asus rt ax86u pro google meet issues merlin zoom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    rc_service: httpds 1580:notify_rc restart_firewall

    I keeping firewall restart and it turns on the parental controls, which then blocks my kids computers, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox. I turn of the enable time scheduling and remove the blocked devices and then it does it all over again.I have done the hard factory reset plenty of times and it...
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    Chromecast Slow over-wifi

    I have the RT-AX86U Pro router flashed with the latest Merlin (3004.388.8_2). Speeds i'm getting from my ISP are great! 930 down / 40 up. Devices on my 5Ghz SSID gets 240mbps or better. The plex server has a few videos that are 99+Mbps and because of this, I decided to connect it directly to...
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    Feature request: Two factor authentication web login. (TOTP)

    Merlin feature request: Two factor authentication web login. (TOTP - Time-based one-time password) I think this would benefit PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication the routers use. For those that have no idea what I’m talking about it’s a security feature that requires you to...
  10. Klonoa

    Router keeps crashing and rebooting continuously

    Hello, My AC86u router has been randomly restarting recently, with consistently high CPU usage. It only has the amtm's LED SWITCH CONTROL installed and an OPENVPN service running. I have noticed many kernel errors in the logs.The log is provided below. **Info:** - System: 386.13.2 Merlin -...
    • Klonoa
    • Thread
    • amtm crashing help merlin merlin 386.13
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Time Machine issue because of Adguard

    I've been having problems with time machine backup and I think i've narrowed it down to Adguard--- I am noticing that I can't complete a backup successfully,and it seems to be something with how adguard is handling domain names of local clients /DNS.. I see this in the adguard logs & on my...
  12. tabormeister

    GT-BE98 Pro Merlin bugs in 3006.102.1

    Fresh setup flow for GT-BE98 Pro w/ Merlin has a couple bugs - 1. visual bug, snapshot of old RT-N66 style router 2. Functional bug - after selecting automatic IP, only 2.4ghz is shown, and the router freezes on this screen after apply.
  13. Klonoa

    Skynet Skynet causes router to crash and reboot

    Hello everyone, I am a new user of the Skynet firewall and have been using it for a while now. I find it very useful for blocking unwanted domains and IP addresses. However, I’ve encountered a few issues and would appreciate any help or advice. Slow firewall rule loading: Every time I start...
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    nextdns on RT-AC87U

    help me install nextdns on my asus RT-AC87U, on asus-merlin 384.13_10 nothing happens when i enter this command sh -c "$(curl -sL https://nextdns.io/install)" over ssh
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    RT-BE86U details from ASUS rep at Computex Taipei (POSSIBLE NEWS SCOOP)

    POSSIBLE NEWS SCOOP - RT-BE86U details from ASUS rep at Computex Taipei I went to Computex Taipei today and talked with an Asus rep there next to the Asus routers. Correct me if I am mistaken but I believe this is a news scoop because I couldn't find confirmed details of the RT-BE86U on any...
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    Need help setting up DLNA server

    My goal: SMB (CIFS) share -> ASUS router DLNA server -> Roku device (Ultra) Normally ASUS/Merlin is set up to serve DLNA from USB. I already have an SMB share on another device on the network, so I need the DLNA server on the router to serve those files from there. I understand I'll probably...
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    Opera DNS-over tls

    So we now have apple private relay blocked, firefox blocked and now i am left with Opera. Short of making a list of servers and just block all of them, is there a better way of blocking Opera from using dns over tls? If i can't do this with merlin, could i do it with opensense or some other...
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    Asus RT-AX57 VPN for only some devices

    Hello! I've landed on this wonderful forum by searching information about merlin firmware and scripts. Unfortunately, the custom firmware is not available for my Asus RT-AX57. I would like to setup a VPN service (let's say, NordVPN for example) as a client on my router, however this will make...
  19. Zigster

    IPV6 and OpenVPN on Asus Merlin on Asus GT-AXE11000

    Hello Forum, I've been using my regular OpenVPN Server setup on my Asus Merlin GT-AXE11000 (latest Merlin) for quite some time now and it was working pretty well for acessing my LAN with my mobile (Android) devices as OpenVPN clients. Just recently, I switched my mobile provider and as it...
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    DDNS Update frequency increase for Asus DDNS

    I am experiencing a couple of DDNs issues Currently I am using the ASUS DDNS service (its free and that matters a lotto me right now) but as far as I know it is not updating daily (which is as often as I can seem to set it for on my Asus merlin router. 2 questions. 1. Is there a...
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