[Fork] Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS releases (Archive)

[john9527]

I got the same thing here on my N66U - after flashing 33E4 the router keeps rebooting itself when trying to connect WAN. I have gone back to 32E4 for now.

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[maurer]

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i'm having the same issue with my n66 (i thought it's related to my dirty downgrading from 380.70)
if you have a test build i'm wiling to test it as the router is out of production for the reason above.
I can also hook up a serial cable to get some debug logs if you think it's useful for your troubleshooting.

Thanks for all your work !

 

[shooter40sw]

I have a N66, no issues here but Im using it as repeater mode

 

[maurer]

what i found interesting is that i tried to reflash my n66 via CFE and 33E4 worked also with pppoe after CFE flash

 

[gechu]

My advice is not to go down the router transmit power rabbit hole. I have been in and out of it and trust me you will get a lot more mileage by choosing a wireless channel on your router that is-

1) different than those around you (to decrease interference) for both 2.4 and 5.0 GHz.
2) one of the higher (I currently use 161) 5.0 GHz channels (they have higher power output max in the US I believe).

To answer your question- mine is at 80 mW and playing around with it has gained me zero things.

You could also consider-
3) moving the router around you might be amazed at the difference in speed a small move in just the antennas or location/height can make (I know I was).
4) calling the whole thing off and going wired. If you can do this, you will not be disappointed. After wasting a lot of time screwing around with power/QOS/positioning/antennas, I just gave up and went wired. I will never go back.

Other potential ways to increase throughput-
5) Increase bandwidth to 40 MHz.
6) Powerline adapters.
7) Again, wired is king. By a long shot.

I´m slowly crawling back out into the light after being many meters below the surface. Tried various firmwares, power settings, and so on.

Must admit I do enjoy the hunt for better settings quite a lot, but as an supposed adult I must not spend time at these kinds of things. What´s really irritating though is that I actually managed to get one sick score. Usually when I run iperf I get around 30-50 mbit/s, but using Johns fork w/ an AC68U I all of a sudden got 96,6 Mbit/s over 2,4Ghz!

Even though I carefully store the results of each measurement + the settings which I think is relevant, I haven´t ever been able to reproduce the score. I don´t live in a crowed area and to my knowledge nothing has changed in the wifi channel landscape. It is these kinds of miracles that can make me go down the rabbit hole again! But I wont

 

[Deleted member 27741]

I´m slowly crawling back out into the light after being many meters below the surface. Tried various firmwares, power settings, and so on.

Must admit I do enjoy the hunt for better settings quite a lot, but as an supposed adult I must not spend time at these kinds of things. What´s really irritating though is that I actually managed to get one sick score. Usually when I run iperf I get around 30-50 mbit/s, but using Johns fork w/ an AC68U I all of a sudden got 96,6 Mbit/s over 2,4Ghz!

Even though I carefully store the results of each measurement + the settings which I think is relevant, I haven´t ever been able to reproduce the score. I don´t live in a crowed area and to my knowledge nothing has changed in the wifi channel landscape. It is these kinds of miracles that can make me go down the rabbit hole again! But I wont

Not to feed the beast, but do you happen to have the channel on auto? When I'm messing around with router/computer stuff sometimes that results in a channel change making me think nothing changed but I just got one "lucky" result, when indeed I return to my wifi settings and see- oh shirt- automatic in the selectin box. Picking the best channel is, in my experience, surprisingly consequential for throughput.

 

[gechu]

Quite sure it was channel 11, but thanks for the tip, I'll try new ones

 

[orzechszek]

Hi,
Does dual wan work on your N66U with 33E4 release?

 

[john9527]

Update-33E7/33L7 is now available!
This release primarily addresses some reported user issues...thanks for the feedback and to those that helped to verify some test builds.

Update-33E7 Highlights

• Update dnsmasq to latest 2.80 snapshot
  This release includes improvements to DNSSEC security, and implements strict DNSSEC checking by default. If you have DNS problems when using DNSSEC, your selected DNS server(s) may not be fully DNSSEC compliant and you may need to select other servers or disable DNSSEC.
• Fix PPPoE connection on MIPS routers - @Green65 @Mr_Andy @maurer
• Fix DNSFilter incorrectly using IPv6 servers if available - @ColinTaylor
• Fix PPTP server on ARM routers - @Gopnique
• Fix DDNS hostname field not available - @codetwo
• Fix GUI IP access restrictions not be honored - @reerden

Thanks again for everyone's support!


LATEST RELEASE: Update-33E7, including support new rev AC68 class routers
1-July-2018
Merlin fork 374.43_33E7j9527
Download http://bit.ly/1YdgUcP
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(Default Build - All supported routers)
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(Legacy Only Builds)
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[john9527]

Hi,
Does dual wan work on your N66U with 33E4 release?

Dual wan has worked for some....not for others (across all the ASUS/Merlin releases). If you do try it, make sure 'Redirect to error page' is set to 'Link or WAN down' on the main WAN page, as this setting performs additional function when in dual wan mode.

 

[SuperFly74]

How do i name my devises in Clientstatus?


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[ColinTaylor]

How do i name my devises in Clientstatus?

LAN > DHCP Server > Manually Assigned IP around the DHCP list

 

[punchsuckr]

Running into a bit of a mess after a reset on 32l4, I changed the router IP but it didn't prompt me to change the dhcp client ip pool, and simply updated the router ip which was then rendered inaccessible understandably.
I again reset and first tried changing the ip pool for dhcp but it did not accept the change telling me it wasn't a valid ip.
As far as i remember, on 23e4 it prompted me to also update the dhcp ip addresses pool before applying the change to the router's ip address.

 

[kfp]

I changed the router IP but it didn't prompt me to change the dhcp client ip pool, and simply updated the router ip which was then rendered inaccessible understandably.

Just set a static IP on the same subnet on whatever device you’re trying to access the router.

 

[punchsuckr]

Just set a static IP on the same subnet on whatever device you’re trying to access the router.

Yeah got it working.

 

[john9527]

As far as i remember, on 23e4 it prompted me to also update the dhcp ip addresses pool before applying the change to the router's ip address.

Sorry, but I can't recreate it.....I get the prompt to reset the dhcp pool.

Now, starting with V27, if you 'Cancel' out of that, it will ask you if you want to update the IP or mask anyway. If you said yes to that prompt, it would do what you said.

 

[Mr_Andy]

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Hi John

just flashed the latest release 33E7, all looking good and no problem connecting to WAN.

thanks again for all your efforts on this, it is much appreciated.

 

[Mr_Andy]

Hi John

just flashed the latest release 33E7, all looking good and no problem connecting to WAN.

thanks again for all your efforts on this, it is much appreciated.

I have reverted back to 32e4 again on my N66U. I flashed 33e7 and while the WAN connects it is not stable and only stays up for a few minutes before disconnecting and reconnecting repeatedly. The router doesn't reboot. Saved syslog

 

[Badlandz]

Lost the 5ghz band when I uploaded to 33e7. Went from 31e6. Went to 32e4 and 5g back. Ac66u mips.

Did not save syslog but, did notice 5g channel set at 0 from gui wifi icon that was halved. Tried changing channels and disabling/ reenabling 5g and rebooting router to none effect.

 

[maurer]

Lost the 5ghz band when I uploaded to 33e7. Went from 31e6. Went to 32e4 and 5g back. Ac66u mips.

Did not save syslog but, did notice 5g channel set at 0 from gui wifi icon that was halved. Tried changing channels and disabling/ reenabling 5g and rebooting router to none effect.

factory defaults ?