Wireguard on RT-AC68U

[MarkusFred]

I've just installed Asuswrt-Merlin on my RT-AC68U. I'd love to use Wireguard with it but couldn't find any setup/installation instructions. I now from Asus original firmware this model is not supported, but I thought with the Merlin firmware it is.
Is this available or even not planned in future due to some hardware restrictions? I thought as it is not as ressource intensive than openVPN, and that openVPN is supported in all routers that should be possible. Maybe someone can answer me this question and apologize if it already has been answered - but I couldn't find anything related in this forum.

 

[Martineau]

I've just installed Asuswrt-Merlin on my RT-AC68U. I'd love to use Wireguard with it but couldn't find any setup/installation instructions. I now from Asus original firmware this model is not supported, but I thought with the Merlin firmware it is.
Is this available or even not planned in future due to some hardware restrictions? I thought as it is not as ressource intensive than openVPN, and that openVPN is supported in all routers that should be possible. Maybe someone can answer me this question and apologize if it already has been answered - but I couldn't find anything related in this forum.

WireGuard requires Kernel v4.1.x on Asus Routers

[Experimental] WireGuard for HND platform (4.1.x kernels)

1. Install WireGuard You need Entware-aarch64-3.10 to use wireguard without a new firmware build. ㅡ Kernel Module ㅡ RT-AC86U, GT-AC2900 - 4.1.27 https://github.com/odkrys/entware-makefile-for-merlin/raw/main/wireguard-kernel_1.0.20210219-k27_1_aarch64-3.10.ipk opkg install...

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[bennor]

Forum search brings up this post from RMerlin.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...ta-is-now-available.76258/page-23#post-732236

It will happen eventually. Asus began implementing Wireguard in these recent GPL merges, but they only finalized in their current beta development branch. I'm waiting for that branch to come out of beta and become available as GPL archives to merge it in, and adapt their webui to fit within my firmware.

So, for 386.4, I just kept the module + userspace tool that they already added in this early development, but disabled their unfinished backend and webui implementation.

A thread from late last year asking about Wireguard support on Asus-Merlin.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wireguard-support-on-asus-merlin-yet.76442/

Article from last year indicating Asus has Wireguard in Beta testing on some of their routers was posted previously to the 386.4 firmware discussion thread.
https://itigic.com/we-tested-wireguard-vpn-on-asus/

And over in the Add-On's subforum are threads on the Wireguard Session Manager add-on.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/session-manager-discussion-2nd-thread.75129/
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/s...on-manager-discussion-2nd-thread-75129.70787/

 

[treeskygrass]

Forum search brings up this post from RMerlin.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/a...ta-is-now-available.76258/page-23#post-732236


A thread from late last year asking about Wireguard support on Asus-Merlin.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wireguard-support-on-asus-merlin-yet.76442/

Article from last year indicating Asus has Wireguard in Beta testing on some of their routers was posted previously to the 386.4 firmware discussion thread.
https://itigic.com/we-tested-wireguard-vpn-on-asus/

And over in the Add-On's subforum are threads on the Wireguard Session Manager add-on.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/session-manager-discussion-2nd-thread.75129/
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/s...on-manager-discussion-2nd-thread-75129.70787/

Any luck?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Any luck?

Why are you replying to a post from a year and a half ago when you already know the answer from your post yesterday?

 

[treeskygrass]

Why are you replying to a post from a year and a half ago when you already know the answer from your post yesterday?

Obviously because I was researching the topic and wanted to see if you came to the same conclusion.

 

[ZebMcKayhan]

Obviously because I was researching the topic and wanted to see if you came to the same conclusion.

Your only option on that router is the userspace wireguard-go package.
https://nixfaq.org/2020/07/wireguar...v7-32-bit-chipset-running-asuswrt-merlin.html
It wont be as fast, it will not be easy, it will not integrate into the firmware one bit, you will have to setup everything from scratch regarding firewall, policy rules, routes et.c...

 

[bennor]

Any luck?

I was replying to the OP who was asking "I'd love to use Wireguard with it but couldn't find any setup/installation instructions." The links provided are what they are.

I personally never tried to run Wireguard on an RT-AC68U. Figured if I wanted Wireguard support, it was better (and easier) to just buy a new router that officially supports it. Or use another device (like Raspberry Pi and similar devices) that supports and or can run Wireguard. Buying a new router has the added benefit of having more capability, features and options than that of the very old RT-AC68U had.

 

[NickolauBr]

I've just managed to install and run WG on my RT-AC86U device! Easier than I thought it would be!

 

[drinkingbird]

I've just managed to install and run WG on my RT-AC86U device! Easier than I thought it would be!

This thread is about the 68U totally different router/architecture.

 

[NickolauBr]

This thread is about the 68U totally different router/architecture.

ooops, sorry. Tricky though.