Flashed 380_65_2, web gui unavailable

[jamesnmandy]

My RT-AC68U has been flashed by me to MerlinWRT 380_65_2 successfully and was running great. After a week or two I went in to check a setting using web browser. It rejects the request to the router IP. Tried multiple browsers, clearing browsers cache, all the stuff I read here recommended. So finally I did a factory reset on it and it came back. So I made sure it was persistent through multiple power cycles and then reconfigured it as it was before manually.

Everything was fine and then I enabled Telnet and SSH in system so I could start exploring optional features. Now the router works fine, I can connect and make changes through the Asus app on Android. But on the same pc the web browser gui is unavailable again......

I tried to downgrade to the latest 37X firmware as I read the 380 series is still kinda unstable but it tells me I can't downgrade. According to Merlins documentation the 380_60 firmware is the one where they started not allowing large downgrades so I'm confused there. Should I just flash the latest stock firmware to get stability until Merlin is more stable?

 

[Zirescu]

Did you change the authentication method to only access the GUI through HTTPS? I'm wondering the ASUS Android app is making a change that is breaking something for you.

 

[jamesnmandy]

Did you change the authentication method to only access the GUI through HTTPS? I'm wondering the ASUS Android app is making a change that is breaking something for you.

Actually yes I did, that was on the same page. I remember changing it so the Asus Android app would connect via HTTPS on 8443.

 

[jamesnmandy]

That was the key. I used to be able to simply enter 192.168.1.1 and hit enter and it would take me there. I entered https://192.168.1.1:8443 in the browser and now it connects via web gui.

Thanks for asking the question