[Release 382] Asuswrt-Merlin 382.1 is now available

[killeriq]

Just spend 5h trying to troubleshoot this new version...

When i did upgrade from 380.68.4 (on this version was all fine VPN, routings, etc) - on new nonVPN clients stopped to work, ive tried different DNS, remove and add IPs into strict mode , behaves strange...like it doesnt take the rules right way or what...

then ive removed script "nat-start" some of them were working

iptables -I FORWARD -i br0 -o tun11 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I FORWARD -i tun11 -o br0 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I FORWARD -i br0 -o vlan1 -j DROP
iptables -I INPUT -i tun11 -j REJECT
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o tun11 -j MASQUERADE

also tried to do factory reset and setup all from scratch...the same

after i got fed up and moved to 380, on this RT-AC88U_382.1_2 is either something changed in settings behavior or then is some other issue with nat/VPN/DNS settings as on router i was able to ping internet , but i clients didn't work

 

[Treadler]

382.1_2 running smoothly & uneventfully for me.
Very happy!

 

[teknowiz]

Hi @RMerlin, just wondering if you had any plans to add any of the new features below releases by Asus on the official firmware Version 3.0.0.4.382.18991 for the AC-3100? The specific feature that I am looking most forward to us the IPSec vpn server.

New features
- Added IPSec VPN server
- Supported Alexa
- Supported IFTTT
- Supported Let's encrypt to help get free Certificate Authority (CA). To enable this feature, router needs to obtain public IP from ISP

 

[RMerlin]

Were there any changes between 382.1_2 and the latest RT-AC88U_382.1_1-gfd20998 test build that was posted recently? Thanks.

Not at the code level, only documentation and some Git cleanup.

Is there any change in VPN naming convention? om version 380 was without problem...and im able to add that name also into LAN clients...

I changed the validation code to allow ":" character, but in doing so it seems it removed support for the dash. Remove the dash for now.

What is interesting is that the version ASUS posted was very unstable for me. Lots of client's refused to connect or dropped. What changes did you make to make things more stable?

None, the wireless driver is closed source, so it was used as is.

 

[RMerlin]

Hi @RMerlin, just wondering if you had any plans to add any of the new features below releases by Asus on the official firmware Version 3.0.0.4.382.18991 for the AC-3100? The specific feature that I am looking most forward to us the IPSec vpn server.

New features
- Added IPSec VPN server
- Supported Alexa
- Supported IFTTT
- Supported Let's encrypt to help get free Certificate Authority (CA). To enable this feature, router needs to obtain public IP from ISP

That will require merging 382_18991, which hasn't be done yet. The GPL code was only released yesterday, it will take time to do so.

 

[teknowiz]

That will require merging 382_18991, which hasn't be done yet. The GPL code was only released yesterday, it will take time to do so.

Thanks, will wait for future release with these features and keep up the good work.

 

[telUK]

Hi

The review of the AC86U mentions some issue with the 2.4ghz band dropping due to auto 20/40.

Has this been fixed in the latest stock firmware and your firmware?

Its the one thing holding me off this router as I have few devices that rely on the 2.4ghz band.

Thanks

 

[PAPPL]

Hi Merlin,
with 382.1 i'm getting really bad streaming performance (pixelated Youtube, Amazon Video,..) with all different clients at home.

Since official 3.0.0.4.382_15098 & 382_18991 i'm getting intermittent wireless disconnects (no visible WLAN SSID for some minutes) with these newer firmwares.
Even after factory reset and default settings, except WPA2 security enabled.
Seems like the router reboots the wireless-part after some minutes.
Streaming video interrupts often too.

Merlin 382.1 doesn't disconnect wireless, but wireless performance is poor too. Even after factory reset & reboot.
Tried many different settings, but after some minutes wireless streaming is pixelated again.
Reverted back to stable RT-AC88U_3.0.0.4_380_7743, and performance and stability is back fine.
According to the forumentries some get the same problem, but many others not.

I'd like to stay at 382.1, but all setting changes did not help.

RT-AC88U

 

[audis2fan]

When Merlin's 382 will be available for AC68U? Asus released official 382 firmware for AC68U long time ago..

 

[Adamm]

When Merlin's 382 will be available for AC68U? Asus released official 382 firmware for AC68U long time ago..

Asus only just released the source code, the move to the 382 codebase is a major change so it will take a few weeks minimum. Don't forget its also the holiday season and Merlin does this in his spare time for the community, cut him alittle slack.

 

[DAVIZINHO]

i have de ac88u and with this version it solved the drops of 5ghz band! Great!!

but i note a low performance in 5ghz band after some hours:
- I reboot the router and a test speed in 5ghz is near 300mb (i have simetrical 300mb)
- after few hours the speed not reach the 80mb
- reboot and works again.

This only in 5ghz band. in lan the test is perfect

any idea?

 

[Magnus33]

Asus only just released the source code, the move to the 382 codebase is a major change so it will take a few weeks minimum. Don't forget its also the holiday season and Merlin does this in his spare time for the community, cut him alittle slack.

So true!!!!

We get this for free and he doing this in his spare time for us so bugging him is not cool although i am sure you meant no harm.
The upside is because of the development on the newer models the change over wont take nearly as long as it did because he already knows what needs to be done for the most part

 

[Stardust]

I understand that is spare time work. So a realistic guess is January? I also got a AC68U. Maybe he even get red of original bugs in the process?

 

[SmallNetGuy]

I am hoping some good soul will have few seconds of their time to shed some light on this... I've noticed this with last few firmware updates. Not sure exactly when it started, since I didn't pay a lot of attention... I thought it's something with my ISP/connection and that it would go away. But unfortunately, I'm still having this problem. Again, I am not claiming it's caused by Merlin's firmware, just stating my observations and trying to find the source of my problem. Most likely it has nothing to do with firmware, but I have nowhere to go from here and simply hoping some of you super smart people in these forums will have some input that could help me solve this.

Every single time my daughter uploads some video to her YouTube channel (or any larger upload for that matter), internet connection in our house drops down to a crawl. Yesterday, after one of those uploads, internet was super slow again... I simply tried rebooting the router from the UI, and when it came back, everything was normal again. I am on 10Mbps download, 1Mbps upload (dryloop, no telephone land line). I am not sure if reboot would solve this every single time (I have to try some more, and keep testing, but unfortunately at the moment we don't have anything large to upload). When I say "large", I mean files around 600-1300Mb (HD videos, sometimes 4K). Also, while upload is active, our download is almost non-existent, it's impossible to do any internet activity while uploading is done. What could be causing this? I've never experienced that problem in the past.

Also, second part of my question... what is the ASUSNAT TUNNEL ? I literally couldn't find anything about it by simple Googling it, and in my router UI, there is no help on hovering over that option. All others give some kind of help, but not this one (Disable Asusnat Tunnel inside the Tools options). Do I need it enabled, or should I disable it?

I have Asus RT-AC3100 router, and running AsusWRT - Merlin 382.1

Thank you in advance for any help!

 

[skeal]

I understand that is spare time work. So a realistic guess is January? I also got a AC68U. Maybe he even get red of original bugs in the process?

Look man @RMerlin owns a AC68U he uses it for testing. When its ready its ready.

 

[Magnus33]

I understand that is spare time work. So a realistic guess is January? I also got a AC68U. Maybe he even get red of original bugs in the process?

Likely in a couple of weeks since this is more changing things over rather then finding out whats been done and what needs to change.
Most of the hard stuff was done when he did it for the 88 and newer models so the major groundwork is already in place.
But as always there no set date and its done when its done.

 

[Morac]

i have de ac88u and with this version it solved the drops of 5ghz band! Great!!

but i note a low performance in 5ghz band after some hours:
- I reboot the router and a test speed in 5ghz is near 300mb (i have simetrical 300mb)
- after few hours the speed not reach the 80mb
- reboot and works again.

This only in 5ghz band. in lan the test is perfect

any idea?

Have you tried restoring the factory defaults and setting things up again?

I’ve had 282.1_2 installed on my AC88U for nearly 24 hours and just ran a speed test on my iPad Air 2 (5 Ghz) and hit 236 Mbps which is maxing out my Internet speeds.

 

[bluepoint]

Every single time my daughter uploads some video to her YouTube channel (or any larger upload for that matter), internet connection in our house drops down to a crawl. Yesterday, after one of those uploads, internet was super slow again... I simply tried rebooting the router from the UI, and when it came back, everything was normal again. I am on 10Mbps download, 1Mbps upload (dryloop, no telephone land line). I am not sure if reboot would solve this every single time (I have to try some more, and keep testing, but unfortunately at the moment we don't have anything large to upload). When I say "large", I mean files around 600-1300Mb (HD videos, sometimes 4K). Also, while upload is active, our download is almost non-existent, it's impossible to do any internet activity while uploading is done. What could be causing this? I've never experienced that problem in the past.

Your upload speed(1 Mbps) is used 100% when your daughter is uploading to youtube that there is no more left for the rest of the network, so naturally, everyone have to wait until the upload is done. Enable QOS and play with the values that will work, at the same time lower the priority of your daugther's pc/mphone/ app category she uses.

 

[telUK]

Will have an AC86u sometime this week, just wondered is ok to setup and then install Merlin firmware onto the router straight away, or is it wise to test the router out for a few days on the stock firmware.

Thank you

 

[RMerlin]

Hi

The review of the AC86U mentions some issue with the 2.4ghz band dropping due to auto 20/40.

Has this been fixed in the latest stock firmware and your firmware?

Its the one thing holding me off this router as I have few devices that rely on the 2.4ghz band.

Thanks

You should always set the 2.4 GHz band to 20 MHz. 40 MHz on the 2.4 GHz band will never work reliably due to the fact you'd be trying to use nearly half of the available spectrum on your own, and this is regardless of your router.