[384.11_Alpha - builds] Testing all variants.

[scjr]

Wait, does this mean the GPL sources for 45713 were already released and Merlin's included them in Alpha 4? That's cool, but I was under the impression it always took at least 2 weeks for Asus to release source code

It’s included in A4. Believe it was merged about 3 days ago, which makes it about 11 days before he received it. Sometimes he gets it earlier and sometimes later. All depends on Asus.

 

[EmeraldDeer]

Just a couple of notes - as of alpha 4,

• /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra is 0 when it should be 1 resulting in no IPv6 gateway
  • Comcast cable modem, native, DHCPv6, stateless
• Adaptive QoS group priorities settings do not survive upgrade
• DNSFilter was disabled after upgrade

 

[L&LD]

Just a couple of notes - as of alpha 4,

• /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra is 0 when it should be 1 resulting in no IPv6 gateway
  • Comcast cable modem, native, DHCPv6, stateless
• Adaptive QoS group priorities settings do not survive upgrade

I don't see that issue here with regards to IPv6? Will ipv6-test.com show an error for it? I am getting 18/20 on that site because ICMP is 'filtered'.

 

[EmeraldDeer]

I don't see that issue here with regards to IPv6? Will ipv6-test.com show an error for it? I am getting 18/20 on that site because ICMP is 'filtered'.

If you had the IPv6 issue:

• No IPv6 connectivity at all (0/20)
• System Log > IPv6 > WAN IPv6 Gateway would be blank but everything else would look normal
• 'cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra' returns 0. If you 'echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra', gateway comes online, no reboot needed

I get 19/20 on the IPv6 test, but only after opening Windows firewall which in my case is Kaspersky Internet Security

 

[Swistheater]

The positive stuff I have noticed------ Network Map is fuller I see more addresses and descriptions than before.
stubby runs better than before -- faster reboots.
stubby.postconf works great for adding lines to stubby.yml via helper script
The negative stuff..
if Network Monitor is enabled internet stalls after a reboot
custom stubby scripts stall internet connection after reboots -"sometimes no connection at all"-- even if replacing stubby.yml with the same stuff that is in stubby.yml

 

[MarkRH]

I've noticed that the Network Map and Client List will only show my PC as connected even though my TV and Blu-ray are on and were assigned IPs. They only seem to show right after I turn the items on.

Well, if I start doing stuff on my Blu-ray like connecting to Netflix, then it appears on the list. Hmm.. maybe it only shows when there is activity happening? I suppose this is the whole known issue with the Network Map being flaky recently? These are wired client btw. Wireless is disabled. RT-AC68U with alpha 4.

 

[Swistheater]

I've noticed that the Network Map and Client List will only show my PC as connected even though my TV and Blu-ray are on and were assigned IPs. They only seem to show right after I turn the items on.

Well, if I start doing stuff on my Blu-ray like connecting to Netflix, then it appears on the list. Hmm.. maybe it only shows when there is activity happening? I suppose this is the whole known issue with the Network Map being flaky recently? These are wired client btw. Wireless is disabled. RT-AC68U with alpha 4.

yea i can tell what you mean... on my access point i can see i have over 40 devices connected, on my router i can see i only have 28 connected- before this on the router i only saw 19 devices to this is an improvement atleast.

 

[Sanna1967]

FWIW, I'm running the latest stock fw for 86u and not getting the dcd error.

I am almost sure.This message no longer appears with the stock Fw, simply because Asus has set "Log only messages more urgent than" on Info (this option is hidden with the stock fw), and with Merlin this option is on Debug. (In General log)

 

[Centrifuge]

How are all the forum scripts compatibilities with alpha 4? thanks

 

[L&LD]

How are all the forum scripts compatibilities with alpha 4? thanks

All of them? Not sure a single person can answer that truthfully.

The ones you have in your signature should have no issues though.

 

[Hawk]

Eric, on tools page any devices connected to guest network doesn't get accounted for and is not displayed. Where wireless log page it shows them and correctly shows attributes of each client.

Example if I have two guest and one regular device, only non-guest device is shown, yet all three visible in log page.

Is it possible to modify tools page to show connected guest device in addition to regular devices, perhaps get info from wireless log page if possible.

 

[cmkelley]

Query on alphas in general: Do you have any debugging or other features turned on for the alphas that would be turned off for a beta or release? I have people reporting things like syslog-ng taking an unusually long time to start (compared to 384.10), and klogd starting without a 'logger' service event, among others. I'm leery of adding hacks and and work-arounds for issues discovered with alpha code (despite being built on a very firm codebase), because I don't know if it will be a persistent issue or not.

 

[maxbraketorque]

Any forecast on when a5 will be available?

 

[RMerlin]

Any forecast on when a5 will be available?

When I feel there's enough changes to justify one. Alpha 4 is only a few days old, and nothing major requiring testing has been done since then. I don't have any exact timetable.

 

[rk8531]

Has Asus download manager been fixed?

 

[Adamm]

Do you have any debugging or other features turned on for the alphas that would be turned off for a beta or release?

No, alpha builds are just less polished releases. You can see the full commit logs here

 

[maxbraketorque]

When I feel there's enough changes to justify one. Alpha 4 is only a few days old, and nothing major requiring testing has been done since then. I don't have any exact timetable.

Thanks. From reading the DNS over TLS discussion, I thought that the DNS over TLS interface was going to be modified again for a5, but I misunderstood. Just installed a4 on my home wifi system (one 86U in router mode and one in AP mode), and so far, all is fine. I'll comment on DNS over TLS stuff in the other thread.

 

[RMerlin]

Thanks. From reading the DNS over TLS discussion, I thought that the DNS over TLS interface was going to be modified again for a5, but I misunderstood. J

It does - DNSSEC validation will be reverted back to be handled by dnsmasq instead of getdns. But the change isn't major enough to require immediate testing, it can wait until more changes are being done to justify the release of a new test build. Each release takes close to two hours to prepare (building + compiling release notes + publishing), so I only do them when I feel they are necessary.

 

[InstantAli3n]

After updating from alpha3 to alpha4 I can't access the GUI. IPv6 is not working (4/20) on any device after the second reboot. It started to work after several attempts after the first reboot. The modem is giving an address. Spectrum 100/10.

Guess I have to wipe it to get the GUI back. Dang. I'll wait for the next alpha.

Will reboot again and report back if anything changes.

 

[bbunge]

It does - DNSSEC validation will be reverted back to be handled by dnsmasq instead of getdns. But the change isn't major enough to require immediate testing, it can wait until more changes are being done to justify the release of a new test build. Each release takes close to two hours to prepare (building + compiling release notes + publishing), so I only do them when I feel they are necessary.

Would rather DNSSEC validation be kept with getdns/stubby. Have not found that dnsmasq retrieves root keys dynamically where stubby does.

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