Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

[Rafael Viana]

Introduction!

To be able to generate certificates by the RT-AC86U itself, however for some reason it does not install automatically "or with an installation error" after validation!

Guys I decided to Let's Encrypt as follows:

1st Factory reset and added a ddns from asus.comm.com I released ports 80 and 8443 and enabled the WAN! Check the log if you were able to authenticate the DDNS and register the name in the ssl generating the certificate he claims to have installed but it doesn't work for me yet.

2nd Access via SSH and get the generated ones in /jffs/.le/! There will be a folder with your domain name, I got fullchain.pem and fullchain.key only!

3rd Now with fullchain.pem and fullchain.key. Go to DDNS and import the certificates manually regardless of what will work!


I hope I have helped the community!

Regards,

 

[Rafael Viana]

What do you mean by vpnmanager? I use a vpn, yes. But not nordvpn. VPN should have nothing to do with it, as it still works fine.
And the speed is the same as on older merlinwrt firmwares. I can use my whole 1000/1000mbit bandwith, so hardware acceleration is still there. Seems just like something in the gui which is not correct.

I would like a service to select the best nordvpn server!

 

[Rafael Viana]

Introduction!

To be able to generate certificates by the RT-AC86U itself, however for some reason it does not install automatically "or with an installation error" after validation!

Guys I decided to Let's Encrypt as follows:

1st Factory reset and added a ddns from asus.comm.com I released ports 80 and 8443 and enabled the WAN! Check the log if you were able to authenticate the DDNS and register the name in the ssl generating the certificate he claims to have installed but it doesn't work for me yet.

2nd Access via SSH and get the generated ones in /jffs/.le/! There will be a folder with your domain name, I got fullchain.pem and fullchain.key only!

3rd Now with fullchain.pem and fullchain.key. Go to DDNS and import the certificates manually regardless of what will work!


I hope I have helped the community!

Regards,

fullchain.key == you_name_dominio.key

 

[Stoonhea020]

Introduction!

To be able to generate certificates by the RT-AC86U itself, however for some reason it does not install automatically "or with an installation error" after validation!

Guys I decided to Let's Encrypt as follows:

1st Factory reset and added a ddns from asus.comm.com I released ports 80 and 8443 and enabled the WAN! Check the log if you were able to authenticate the DDNS and register the name in the ssl generating the certificate he claims to have installed but it doesn't work for me yet.

2nd Access via SSH and get the generated ones in /jffs/.le/! There will be a folder with your domain name, I got fullchain.pem and fullchain.key only!

3rd Now with fullchain.pem and fullchain.key. Go to DDNS and import the certificates manually regardless of what will work!


I hope I have helped the community!

Regards,

Thanks for the provided workaround it works flawless

 

[Rafael Viana]

Thanks for the provided workaround it works flawless

Glad you got it, I will create a small script to fix it in the future if it is not fixed in fw.

 

[Rafael Viana]

I would like a service to select the best nordvpn server!

found this connection manager i'm testing more looks good with the beta

vpnmgr - vpnmgr - Manage and update VPN Client configurations for NordVPN and PIA

v2.3.1 Updated 2021-08-05 The concept for this script was originally developed by @h0me5k1n Easy management of your VPN Client connections for various VPN providers on AsusWRT-Merlin. vpnmgr is free to use under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL 3.0). This project is hosted on...

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[Topside]

For anyone else running into this (AX58U/AX3000 restart without update on "Please wait, Applying Settings...") , disabling AiProtection resolved the issue, successfully updated using Chrome on iOS.

Pretty cool that we get to use 386 Merlin even before 386 is officially released https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AX3000/HelpDesk_BIOS/ , thanks @RMerlin!

Thanks! That worked for me too!

 

[tsumeone]

I still seem to be having problems with Adaptive QoS on my RT-AC1900 (RT-AC68U) with Beta 2. If I enable the Adaptive QoS, sites stop loading reliably for both wired and wireless clients and I can barely complete a speed test. If I do manage to complete a speed test, the speeds are terrible. I have a 300/25 connection but I will get maybe 10mbps on a speed test if it can even complete it.

This is not an issue on the ASUS public AiMesh 2.0 beta firmware; it is strictly a problem when I am using the Merlin firmware for some reason. On the public ASUS AiMesh 2.0 Beta firmware I get my full speeds and no page load issues. I still have the issue with the Merlin firmware after doing a clean flash to both my routers and setting up AiMesh and everything else exactly the same as it is in the public AiMesh beta firmware. In the previous Merlin firmware (the one without AiMesh v2), adaptive QoS works fine.

 

[L&LD]

How are you 'doing a clean flash'?

Are you reversing the Up and Down speeds by any chance when entering them in Adaptive QoS? Does reversing them make a difference?

 

[tsumeone]

How are you 'doing a clean flash'?

Are you reversing the Up and Down speeds by any chance when entering them in Adaptive QoS? Does reversing them make a difference?

I'm clearing the NVram by holding the WPS button till the power led rapidly flashes, flashing, doing the NVram reset again, and factory resetting after just for good measure. It also happens if I just dirty flash.

I am making sure I am putting Up and Down in the right spots. I haven't tried reversing them yet - but seeing as I can't even get close to the upload speed on a download speed test I'm not sure that would matter.

 

[L&LD]

You should be flashing the firmware you want first, then fully resetting.

Until you test by doing it, we don't know if it matters or not, either.

Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta is now available

I recently factory reset my AX88U and currently on Beta 2. After manually setting up everything up again (painfully) my router ALWAYS "crashes" if I make changes now. well I just loses internet and I have to end up rebooting it even though some of the changes made by default doesn't require a...

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The above link is expected to be used with the suggestions below.

New M&M 2020

And, if it is still having issues, the following link may help determine if it is a hardware issue or not.

Fully Reset Router and Network

 

[tsumeone]

You should be flashing the firmware you want first, then fully resetting.

Can you clarify how doing these steps in this order does not fulfill that criteria?

NVRAM Reset
Flash Merlin Firmware
NVRAM Reset
Factory Reset

 

[bbunge]

Can you clarify how doing these steps in this order does not fulfill that criteria?

NVRAM Reset
Flash Merlin Firmware
NVRAM Reset
Factory Reset

You only need to do a Hard Factory Reset after you flash Merlin.
See: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1039074/ for your AC68U use Method 1
All other resets are a waste of time.

 

[El Mariachi]

Installed 386.1 Beta on my AX86U.

Everything seems fine so far - I'm very happy - only one thing is odd - the CPU Statistics are crazy - spiking around the whole time in "idle" - BUT with HTOP there are no services or things with high CPU usage - so it seems to me it's just a visual bug ?!

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Do you have a USB stick plugged in with UIDivStats script installed? If so, SSH into the router, go to UidivStats and turn cached mode on. The issue is a slow USB stick if it is this.

 

[Rafael Viana]

I noticed this error when activating the guest network!

I also noticed this other error but when restarting disappeared!
would it be some mesh error implanted in the beta?

 

[Rafael Viana]

Can I confirm ! These two errors are related after activating the guest network, the mesh goes crazy!

after disabling the guest network and restarting the router everything goes back to normal

 

[L&LD]

What about enabling the Guest network and then rebooting and waiting for a few minutes for it to configure itself?

 

[Santiagoma85]

Whenever I turn on service state in the Openvpn client settings it disconnects me from internet. Can anybody please tell me why or is it just a bug I'm dealing with? By the way I have an RT-AX88U. Thanks!

 

[csalsa]

Whenever I turn on service state in the Openvpn client settings it disconnects me from internet. Can anybody please tell me why or is it just a bug I'm dealing with? By the way I have an RT-AX88U. Thanks!

You should check the router System Log for the error (assuming it is a configuration related). Also setting to VPN Client setting "Log verbosity" to, say, "4" will give you more information in the system log.

Separately, I found devices using the Guest WiFi would not work with the VPN client. It may be related to the change (from the change log):
- CHANGED: OpenVPN clients will now NAT all outbound traffic,
regardless of the source subnet.
It could be the returned packets are not correctly routed back through the NAT. But I am guessing and waiting for someone to properly analyze the problem.

 

[octopus]

Whenever I turn on service state in the Openvpn client settings it disconnects me from internet. Can anybody please tell me why or is it just a bug I'm dealing with? By the way I have an RT-AX88U. Thanks!

That its i known issue, use : turn wan off/on that should work.