RT-N66u FW 382 question

[Jtaxel]

I just bought a used asus RT-n66u router,

it has fw: 3.0.0.4.382_50702 on it, which i see is the latest.

Does asus merlin support this firmware? or do i need to downgrade? if so, where can ya get the old FWs?

Or if ddwrt supports this?

Thanks

Joe

 

[dave14305]

Merlin stopped releasing new firmware for the N66U earlier this year. But John’s fork is still updated for the N66U and is very reliable.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/fork-asuswrt-merlin-374-43-lts-releases-v37e4.18914/

 

[Jtaxel]

Does this have data use by device? thats what im really looking for,

web history would be nice, but i use a dns for that.

so just update this just like any other firwmare update through the GUI then?


Thanks!

 

[RMerlin]

John's fork does support IPTraffic, yes.

 

[Jtaxel]

ok, how the heck do ya access the CFE Mini-Web Server to update the firmware?

i read something like turn power off, hold a button power on, ? But to acually access the CFE Mini-Web Server , is there a URL or ?

im used to Linksys routers,

this is the first asus

 

[dave14305]

Use the ASUS recovery tool:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC3200/Rescue_2000.zip

And follow ASUS instructions for failed fw update:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1030652

 

[Jtaxel]

thanks,
so i figured out i got the CFE Mini-Web Server, uploaded, now just waiting for it to reboot or all lights to come back alive, yep can take a good while.

But have those 2 links just incase. TY. will report back when its done. also can i still use the asus android app with this? That is one thing the wife still wants lol

 

[dave14305]

No, John's fork doesn’t support the ASUS app. Try it for some time. If you miss the ASUS features you can always revert to the ASUS original firmware.

 

[Jtaxel]

ooo well she can deal with it, rather have some more features, i do like ddwrt also so, may try that one too. still no lights blinking, waiting on that

 

[dave14305]

I hear it can take a long time on the N66U. Don’t lose hope. It’ll complete. Any other issues afterward, post in the main thread for John’s fork.

 

[Jtaxel]

Yep it worked! thanks

 

[Jtaxel]

is there a way to change the names of the devices online Eg: Mikes Laptop?

 

[ColinTaylor]

You can change (or assign) host names at LAN > DHCP Server > Manually Assigned IP...