As of now, I am officially dropping support for all devices that were still on the 386_x firmware. This includes devices such as the RT-AC68U or RT-AC88U - every device that was still on the 386_x firmware. That means I will no longer be actively developing or supporting these devices. This includes bug and security fixes. While I reserve the right to possibly issue an exceptional update if there is a situation critical enough to justify it, people should not be expecting it to happen, and would be, as I say, exceptional. Such a reelease would be entirely to my discretion.
These devices won't stop working tomorrow morning. You have a few options:
Some of these devices are now 12 years old - the RT-AC68U was launched in 2013. They've had a good run, and their hardware is generally no longer up to snuff for a lot of modern needs. An RT-AC68U can still be fine if you just want an access point to connect your mobile phone from the backyard, for example. Just make sure you keep things as secure as possible with its configuration.
For a while I considered releasing a final 386.15 release with AiCloud entirely removed from it, but for the time being I will leave it as it is. Just be aware of the risk if you still intend to continue using that service.
I will leave this post sticky'ed for a while to make sure it gets enough visibility.
These devices won't stop working tomorrow morning. You have a few options:
- Ensure that you don't expose any service from it to the Internet (especially the web interface or AiCloud). OpenVPN/IPSEC should be safe enough, but keep your eyes open for any potential future security issue that may be discovered in these services
- Many of these devices (such as the RT-AC68U) are supported by alternative firmware, such as FreshTomato
- Nothing is preventing a developer from forking the repo, and taking upon himself to maintain these older devices himself, like John did for a few years with the 802.11N devices.
- Replace it with a more recent device. If that old device was still enough for your needs, then that means you don't need to replace it with a $700 model. Look at the long list of available models, a $150 model may possibly be sufficient. Don't overpay.
Some of these devices are now 12 years old - the RT-AC68U was launched in 2013. They've had a good run, and their hardware is generally no longer up to snuff for a lot of modern needs. An RT-AC68U can still be fine if you just want an access point to connect your mobile phone from the backyard, for example. Just make sure you keep things as secure as possible with its configuration.
For a while I considered releasing a final 386.15 release with AiCloud entirely removed from it, but for the time being I will leave it as it is. Just be aware of the risk if you still intend to continue using that service.
I will leave this post sticky'ed for a while to make sure it gets enough visibility.
