Release Asuswrt-Merlin 386.14 is now available for AC models

[Wanabo]

Just upgraded these two routers from 386.14 to 386.14_2: AiMesh router: RT-AC88U + AiMesh node: RT-AC86U/RT-AC2900.
Everything went smooth and both routers are working correctly.
Thanks RMerlin.

 

[KGB7]

Asus AC68U, updated from 386.13 to 386.14_2 and everything seems to be working well. Accessing hard drive attached to the router is quicker and much faster than Asus OEM firmware.

 

[bibikalka]

Updated the AiMesh node (AC68U) to 14_2 - will see if that addresses this node crashing issues that I posted about here - link

Will update the main node (AC86U) to 14_2 in a week or two!

 

[DrTurk]

Did a dirty upgrade on my AC86U last night. No problems so far. Thanks for all your great work RMerlin.

 

[Howard_inGA]

3004.386.14_2 in like Flynn!
Dirty upgrade on a 5300 node.

 

[KGB7]

Its been two days on AC68U and no issues. GUI is much snappier, even when CPU is maxed out.

"Knock knock on the wood."

 

[miazza]

I upgraded today and the problem I had with SSH connection lost has disappeared. Probably fixed by the security patch. Thanks Merlin.

 

[banger]

What is the Security switch for on the firmware page/tab. It says a security file is updated and scans for malicious software. Is this an Asus or Merlin thing with it being EoL.

 

[Centrifuge]

Thanks Merlin, smooth beautiful upgrade, thanks for going the extra mile on this relic.

 

[KGB7]

Found one issue with firmware 14_2 on Asus AC68U.

When unplugging an external drive from USB 3 port, the router will freeze and requires to be power cycled. But it happens randomly. Only way to avoid this issue is to log in to the router and click on the option to safely disconnect the hard drive. In other words, "hot swap" is buggy sometimes, but shouldn't be a big issue for most people, plus the router is EOL anyways. Still a great router and i'll keep it as a back up for a while.

On the plus side, GUI is still working well, very snappy and no issues that I have seen.