Howdy folks,
There were a few more things I wanted to finalize before releasing 374.33, but there's some stuff in need of wider testing already in, so I decided to publish this new beta release.
Highlights:
Code compiled for mips32r2 instead of mips32
All MIPS-based firmwares (RT-N16, N66 and AC66) are now compiled for their specific CPU target (instead of a lower common architecture used by some older routers). The biggest benefit after a quick testing was OpenVPN performance showed a very good performance boost. This optimization should however translate in performance improvement accross the whole firmware (aside from in precompiled bits such as the wireless driver).
New firewall rule generation code for Parental Control:
PControl is one of the original FW features that seems to still have a few quirks left. For some users it works fine, but for others it doesn't work at all. At least one big reason that was tracked down was that it didn't always properly generate the correct firewall rules based on your schedule - which might explain the different results for different users. The new code written by forum-user Makkie2002 should at least take care of this problem. I'm hoping that it will at least resolve things for people who are unable to use PControl at all.
Some former experimental features promoted to the main stage
In the latest RT-AC56U release Asus has now officially enabled Dual WAN and Repeater mode. Therefore, these two will now be included in the default builds of my FW as well instead of in separate experimental builds. Dual WAN still seems to be unable to switch back to its Primary connection when it's currently running off the Secondary connection. Otherwise, it should be stable enough to be usable.
AiCloud 2.0:
The latest RT-AC56U firmware marked the debut of AiCloud 2.0. I was able to merge it back into all AiCloud-enabled builds. This will need some good testing to ensure that it does work properly on all four routers, not just the AC56.
The small stuff:
Fixed issues preventing Astrill's plugin from working on the AC56. Last Seen Device support added for the AC56 (on Sysinfo page). Fixed Samba performance (regression from 374.32). And some more, all exposed on the Changelog.
Where you guys come in:
Your turn to work now
Here's what I need tested:
Also, one question: does anyone use the Yandex DNS blocklist from the Experimental editions? How is it working out for you? Just wondering if it's worth still enabling it or not.
EDIT: No pixie dust for this build for now. Don't worry, the final release will still come in dust-sprinkled edition in addition to the regular ones..
Hit the forum sticky for download and changelog links.
Flash away
There were a few more things I wanted to finalize before releasing 374.33, but there's some stuff in need of wider testing already in, so I decided to publish this new beta release.
Highlights:
Code compiled for mips32r2 instead of mips32
All MIPS-based firmwares (RT-N16, N66 and AC66) are now compiled for their specific CPU target (instead of a lower common architecture used by some older routers). The biggest benefit after a quick testing was OpenVPN performance showed a very good performance boost. This optimization should however translate in performance improvement accross the whole firmware (aside from in precompiled bits such as the wireless driver).
New firewall rule generation code for Parental Control:
PControl is one of the original FW features that seems to still have a few quirks left. For some users it works fine, but for others it doesn't work at all. At least one big reason that was tracked down was that it didn't always properly generate the correct firewall rules based on your schedule - which might explain the different results for different users. The new code written by forum-user Makkie2002 should at least take care of this problem. I'm hoping that it will at least resolve things for people who are unable to use PControl at all.
Some former experimental features promoted to the main stage
In the latest RT-AC56U release Asus has now officially enabled Dual WAN and Repeater mode. Therefore, these two will now be included in the default builds of my FW as well instead of in separate experimental builds. Dual WAN still seems to be unable to switch back to its Primary connection when it's currently running off the Secondary connection. Otherwise, it should be stable enough to be usable.
AiCloud 2.0:
The latest RT-AC56U firmware marked the debut of AiCloud 2.0. I was able to merge it back into all AiCloud-enabled builds. This will need some good testing to ensure that it does work properly on all four routers, not just the AC56.
The small stuff:
Fixed issues preventing Astrill's plugin from working on the AC56. Last Seen Device support added for the AC56 (on Sysinfo page). Fixed Samba performance (regression from 374.32). And some more, all exposed on the Changelog.
Where you guys come in:
Your turn to work now
Here's what I need tested:
- AiCloud 2.0. Make sure it does work properly, especially on N16/N66/AC66.
- General stability and performance (N16/N66/AC66). Any performance overall improvement from the compiler optimizations?
- Parental Control. This is the one most in need of testing. Please let me know if it did resolve your issues (or if it created new ones).
- Wireless on RT-AC56U. New wireless driver, which should include (amongst other things) support for both implicit and explicit beamforming.
Also, one question: does anyone use the Yandex DNS blocklist from the Experimental editions? How is it working out for you? Just wondering if it's worth still enabling it or not.
EDIT: No pixie dust for this build for now. Don't worry, the final release will still come in dust-sprinkled edition in addition to the regular ones..
Hit the forum sticky for download and changelog links.
Flash away
