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

[fatspirit]

Works for me. Cloudflare DoT

It actually is But doesn't at least on Quad Security.

 

[jrmwvu04]

It actually is But doesn't at least on Quad Security.

I had all kinds of issues with quad9, dumped it and has been smooth since.

 

[luMii]

Am I the only one with WiFi issues on 2.4 and 5 ghz with the latest release on a RT-AC66U (no B1)? If i check my ISP speed with ookla connected to the router with your latest LTS version I only get about 2.5 MB/s and with an older WDR4300 (N750) with DDWRT I get about 5.8 MB/s. Didn't yet tested any other of your releases since I switched back to the latest Merlin release 380.70 which is currently more or less stable for me. With Merlin I reach at least the same speed as I can get with the older WDR4300. Same Spots for testing, repeated it several times with only 1 active device in the network

 

[slobodan]

Am I the only one with WiFi issues on 2.4 and 5 ghz with the latest release on a RT-AC66U (no B1)? If i check my ISP speed with ookla connected to the router with your latest LTS version I only get about 2.5 MB/s and with an older WDR4300 (N750) with DDWRT I get about 5.8 MB/s. Didn't yet tested any other of your releases since I switched back to the latest Merlin release 380.70 which is currently more or less stable for me. With Merlin I reach at least the same speed as I can get with the older WDR4300. Same Spots for testing, repeated it several times with only 1 active device in the network

Merlin and John have no control over WiFi drivers, they just use pre-compiled binaries from Asus. DD-WRT has a deal with Broadcom, so they get newest drivers.

 

[fatspirit]

Am I the only one with WiFi issues on 2.4 and 5 ghz with the latest release on a RT-AC66U (no B1)?

Looks like you do. What is your nominal Internet speed? What is your Wi-Fi channel width?

 

[luMii]

Thanks that makes sense... but as I said it works fine with the Merlin release too. Something is killing the speed on the LTS release for me :/

ISP provides me with 50 Mbit. Channel bandwith is 20/40 and i forgot to mention i was using the same channel at my tests (11) as it‘s the cleanest in my neighbourhood.

 

[john9527]

Am I the only one with WiFi issues on 2.4 and 5 ghz with the latest release on a RT-AC66U (no B1)?

I don't chase the 'latest' wireless drivers for the fork. Haven't touched the wireless in almost a year since the KRACK fix integration.

 

[Aaight]

I had a problem with the Oneplus 6 WIFI causes my RT66U router to reboot.
On Reddit i found a solution to turn off HW acceleration.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePlus6/comments/8suqm8/oneplus_6_wifi_reboots_asus_rtn66u_router/

After that i didn't had any reboots issues.

I had the same issue with my OP6. Disabling NAT acceleration solves the issue, but you get a significantly slower router with that solution. I found that you don't have to disable NAT acceleration, just change regulation mode from 802.11d+h to 802.11h on the 5ghz network.

 

[john9527]

I had the same issue with my OP6. Disabling NAT acceleration solves the issue, but you get a significantly slower router with that solution. I found that you don't have to disable NAT acceleration, just change regulation mode from 802.11d+h to 802.11h on the 5ghz network.

That's interesting.....802.11d (handles power level negotiation) has been deprecated. So, newer devices may get upset, although they should probably just ignore it. Older devices may require it. I have a Linksys WUMC710 Media Bridge which refuses to connect if it's not set.

 

[Aaight]

My guess is that this is something specific to oxygen os and OP6, I didn't have this issue before the pie update. But yeah weird. Haven't had any issues with other devices since i disabled 802.11d, then again my older devices are already connected to 2.4Ghz where it's enabled.

 

[Aaight]

That's interesting.....802.11d (handles power level negotiation) has been deprecated. So, newer devices may get upset, although they should probably just ignore it. Older devices may require it. I have a Linksys WUMC710 Media Bridge which refuses to connect if it's not set.

Nevermind, just tried connecting my wifes old S5 to the 5ghz wlan, crashed the router just like the OP6 used to do. But i can live with her having to use 2.4ghz, better than disabling NAT acceleration

 

[Michael Cherry]

Hello John, I'm running 36EA on my AC68R. I'm having a wierd problem with (2) 2.4 ghz devices - a Samsung Gear S3 Frontier and Under Armour scale made by HTC. Both devices refuse to auto-reconnect to the network. The scale worked previous versions of your firmware, this problem may have cropped up with your April release. The watch was connected to wifi but I didn't pay attention if it ever auto reconnected previously. If I go into settings and forget the network on each device, then choose my 2.4 network and re-enter the password, both devices connect. The scale is battery operated, after it goes to sleep it won't reconnect. The watch stays connected till I leave the house. When I return, it won't reconnect. When I go into wifi settings, it shows the proper network and is stuck at "connecting..." So far I've tried changing Wireless Mode from "Auto" to "N Only" Same results. My Pixel 2 will auto connect fine on 2.4, other devices are either 5ghz or seem unaffected. Any thoughts?

 

[krick]

You reported a similar problem earlier in the year with PS3's.

If you have Universal Beamforming turned on you should disable it.

I turned off Universal Beamforming and it didn't appear to make any difference. However I think that turning on my Hisense smart TV might have been the thing that was killing the PS4 connections. I have no idea how. I switched my TV to use the 5G wireless network and I haven't had the issue since so it was either that or some other random variable that I didn't account for.

 

[ColinTaylor]

However I think that turning on my Hisense smart TV might have been the thing that was killing the PS4 connections.

Interesting. Quite plausible IMHO because, 1) smart TV's have an annoying tendency nowadays to have WiFi-Direct enabled effectively turning them into access points (on the same channel), and b) TV's tend to be placed right next to your games console - ideal for interference.

 

[fatspirit]

Any thoughts?

Is there anything suspicious in the system log?

 

[Michael Cherry]

Is there anything suspicious in the system log?

Just before it shows up in the log, the Gear S3 was stuck at "connecting...", I rebooted it, then forgot the network and signed in. I don't see anything before it joined then. On an unrelated note, the device @ .103 is my Obi 202 voip adapter, it seems very busy. The phone is sitting idle, is that normal activity?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Just before it shows up in the log, the Gear S3 was stuck at "connecting...", I rebooted it, then forgot the network and signed in. I don't see anything before it joined then. On an unrelated note, the device @ .103 is my Obi 202 voip adapter, it seems very busy. The phone is sitting idle, is that normal activity?

Your screenshot is too small to read.

 

[atkinsom]

Just before it shows up in the log, the Gear S3 was stuck at "connecting...", I rebooted it, then forgot the network and signed in. I don't see anything before it joined then. On an unrelated note, the device @ .103 is my Obi 202 voip adapter, it seems very busy. The phone is sitting idle, is that normal activity?

Use the snipping tool in windows 10...just search for snipping. Your image text is too small

 

[john9527]

The next release has been posted, 37E4

LATEST RELEASE: Update-37E4/36L4
25-November-2018
Merlin fork 374.43_37E4j9527
Download http://bit.ly/1YdgUcP
============================

Changes:

• Add DDNS ez-ipupdate support for external ip (double NAT)
• Update OpenSSL to version 1.0.2q
• Update Dnsmasq to version 2.80-122392e snapshot
• Update GetDNS (used in DoT) with latest upstream fixes
• Update udpxy to build 23
• Increase allowable key/cert size to 4999 bytes for OpenVPN client/server
  As a reminder, NVRAM is the default location for saving OpenVPN keys/certs. To free NVRAM space, the 'ovpn2jffs' utility may be used as documented in Merlin_Fork_Options.txt
• Add ability to select DNSSEC validation method for DoT
• Misc WebUI formatting/content fixes

SHA256

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[treboR2Robert]

What "DNSSEC validation method" should we be using ?

This is how it was set after updating to 37E4

What is the difference between "GetDNS" , "Dnsmasq" and "Server Only" ?

Thanks