[Release] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.6 is now available

[ablatt]

Are you using Static IP's or dynamic?

Upon further investigation, only one computer name doesn't show up. The one I use! It appears to be something to do with it's NETBIOS name on High Sierra that I will try fix up.

Thanks.

 

[xtropodx]

Don't know if this issue is with merlin firmware or my settings are cause. Running latest. RT-AC3200.

At least 2-3 times now when using/accessing SSH with WinSCP, after a few minutes I'm getting blocked from accessing the router & then internet & I'm having to reboot my PC to get back in.

Can someone advise on best practice for SSH use? Because currently when I want to access router via WinSCP I use following;

-Enable SSH: LAN only.
-Allow SSH port forwarding: No.
-SSH Port: 22.
-Allow Password login: Yes.
-Enable SSH Brute Force Protection: Yes (maybe this is issue?)
-Authorised keys: none.
-idle timeout: 10 minutes.
-Allow only specified IP address: Yes.

And only my PC IP address has SSH access allowed, which uses a static IP.

Once I'm done I;

-Enable SSH: No

So I only enable it when I need to & turn it off when done.

 

[jerry6]

Is there a way to turn off B/G protection on the 2.4 wireless page ? I tried the only way is to use legacy , and that limits N to 54 mbps

 

[Xentrk]

Thank you @Xentrk! I always appreciate your contributions to these forums!

You're welcome. I saw a post recently that reminded me that we all have the ability to update the Asuswrt-Merlin Wiki. I think one just needs a github userid, which I have. I will find out. I'll volunteer to update the Wiki with the issue with dnsmasq being bypassed when Accept DNS Configuration=Exclusive when using Policy Rules. I think the Policy-based-routing section may be the best location as this issue is specific to Policy Rules.

 

[Xentrk]

Don't know if this issue is with merlin firmware or my settings are cause. Running latest. RT-AC3200.

At least 2-3 times now when using/accessing SSH with WinSCP, after a few minutes I'm getting blocked from accessing the router & then internet & I'm having to reboot my PC to get back in.

Can someone advise on best practice for SSH use? Because currently when I want to access router via WinSCP I use following;

-Enable SSH: LAN only.
-Allow SSH port forwarding: No.
-SSH Port: 22.
-Allow Password login: Yes.
-Enable SSH Brute Force Protection: Yes (maybe this is issue?)
-Authorised keys: none.
-idle timeout: 10 minutes.
-Allow only specified IP address: Yes.

And only my PC IP address has SSH access allowed, which uses a static IP.

Once I'm done I;

-Enable SSH: No

So I only enable it when I need to & turn it off when done.

You did good in restricting SSH connections from the LAN only.

The only recommendation I have is to use authorized keys. I use MobaXterm client. To create the keys, logon to an SSH session to the router. Tools-> MobaKeyGen (SSH key generator) option.

Following the instructions to generate the key pairs. Paste the private key in the the gui. Save the public key to your hard drive. Then, edit the ssh session and check the Use private key option and specify the location of the private key

With MobaXterm, you have the ability to have SFTP sessions, which gives you a GUI Windows Explorer like interface to the file system. If you want to use it, you must install the entware package openssh-sftp-server. It also has a built in editor.

 

[Xentrk]

For those of you who recently discovered the issue with AB-Solution not working when using Policy Rules, please see my three posts in the AB-Solution forum.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/ab-solution-the-ad-blocking-solution.37511/page-165#post-422237
I wrote some code to check for the conflict in configuration that I plan to incorporate into my soon to be release selective routing scripts. I need users to evaluate and provide feedback Please leave your comments in the AB-Solution thread so we can keep this thread on topic with Asuswrt-Merlin 384.6 release. Thank you.

 

[Grisu]

Additional Info: With .6 "reduce usb 3.0 interference" is missing at 2.4G professional settings, instead there is a "wmm no ack" setting which wasn't there in any release before. Maybe this is related to the wifi problems?

it is found on network map USB3.0 icon, named differently now (change to USB2.0 is same as reduce interference), only visible while 3.0 device dedected.

 

[MarkyPancake]

Is there a way to turn off B/G protection on the 2.4 wireless page ? I tried the only way is to use legacy , and that limits N to 54 mbps

When this tick box is greyed out, I just assumed it meant the setting wasn't in effect for the 2.4 GHz type that is currently selected.

 

[Grisu]

When this tick box is greyed out, I just assumed it meant the setting wasn't in effect for the 2.4 GHz type that is currently selected.

forget it, all Wifi settings are completely broken!
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wireless-modes-broken-2g-802-11b-g-n-and-5g-a-n-ac.47783/

 

[unknownUser]

I can confirm issues with 2.4ghz wifi on Asus AC86U. Have even the feeling it‘s not working at all.

 

[FadgewackeR]

I can confirm issues with 2.4ghz wifi on Asus AC86U. Have even the feeling it‘s not working at all.

I have an 86u and 2.4 WiFi works fine as far as I can tell.

What issues are you having?

 

[chris.at]

In my case with .6 clients disconnect about every 10 minutes and reconnect, very low throughput. With .5 no problems at all. But it is a 68u, not 86u as you have.

 

[WRobertE]

In my case with .6 clients disconnect about every 10 minutes and reconnect, very low throughput. With .5 no problems at all. But it is a 68u, not 86u as you have.

I also have a 68U. I recommend you try the 384.7-Alpha1 build. I've been using it for a while now and it works really well. I read somewhere in the forum about a potential issue with 384.6 on the 68U related to Wifi transfers. I think ASUS released a later build that corrected the issue and I believe 384.7-Alpha1 includes that update.

Go here:
https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AGY2taGX02nVmWA&id=CCE5625ED3599CE0!1427&cid=CCE5625ED3599CE0

Here is the prior post that mentions this issue:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/b...eta-is-now-available.47772/page-7#post-419339

 

[chris.at]

Thank you (and Zastoff who also recommended to give the alpha a try) for this information and links, great news (also good to know I'm not insane).

 

[ablatt]

All Netbios host names show properly, including Static assigned ones in the network map in 384.5 on a 68u. They don’t in 384.6 on an 86u.

 

[war59312]

I can NOT get 2.4.Ghz radio to come on.

Running 384.6 on RT-AC3100 after doing a factory reset. Tried twice. Radio won't come on. It's rather new (edit, not even a year old).

Wireless - Professional - 2.4Ghz - Enable radio is set to Yes. Even tried no, apply, yes, apply to see if reset and still not on. Tried another factory reset and reboot and still not on.

Was working before the upgrade. Was running RT-AC3100_380.66_6

Any ideas? Besides reverting back.

 

[DonnyJohnny]

Don't know if this issue is with merlin firmware or my settings are cause. Running latest. RT-AC3200.

At least 2-3 times now when using/accessing SSH with WinSCP, after a few minutes I'm getting blocked from accessing the router & then internet & I'm having to reboot my PC to get back in.

Can someone advise on best practice for SSH use? Because currently when I want to access router via WinSCP I use following;

-Enable SSH: LAN only.
-Allow SSH port forwarding: No.
-SSH Port: 22.
-Allow Password login: Yes.
-Enable SSH Brute Force Protection: Yes (maybe this is issue?)
-Authorised keys: none.
-idle timeout: 10 minutes.
-Allow only specified IP address: Yes.

And only my PC IP address has SSH access allowed, which uses a static IP.

Once I'm done I;

-Enable SSH: No

So I only enable it when I need to & turn it off when done.

Allowing password login via SSH, you are waiting for things to happen. Use authorised key!

 

[somms]

So after @14 days uptime (flashed on zero day) of this build operating on my AC86U gateway router, I have lost access to the web GUI at the router's IP address of 192.168.1.1

Tried from multiple computers either IE or chrome (wired&wireless) but http://192.168.1.1 now fails to respond and times out.

Still able to ping 192.168.1.1, ssh into 192.168.1.1 and reach my full 1Gbps up/down throughput as well as the OpenVPN server tunnel(s) never lost connectivity. AC86U otherwise seems unaffected short of the web GUI is now unresponsive.

Does anyone know if there happens to be a command I could execute via ssh in order to just reset the web GUI yet leave the router uptime and other relevant stats intact?

 

[Zastoff]

So after @14 days uptime (flashed on zero day) of this build operating on my AC86U gateway router, I have lost access to the web GUI at the router's IP address of 192.168.1.1

Tried from multiple computers either IE or chrome (wired&wireless) but http://192.168.1.1 now fails to respond and times out.

Still able to ping 192.168.1.1, ssh into 192.168.1.1 and reach my full 1Gbps up/down throughput as well as the OpenVPN server tunnel(s) never lost connectivity. AC86U otherwise seems unaffected short of the web GUI is now unresponsive.

Does anyone know if there happens to be a command I could execute via ssh in order to just reset the web GUI yet leave the router uptime and other relevant stats intact?

Maybe restart httpd
Not sure about uptime and other relevant stats intact
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/b...eta-is-now-available.47772/page-8#post-419476

 

[Grisu]

Does anyone know if there happens to be a command I could execute via ssh in order to just reset the web GUI yet leave the router uptime and other relevant stats intact?

most times SSH command will do it, but not in all cases: service restart_httpd