Policy-based routing for VPN - how to handle DNS?

October 8, 2018, 2:22 am

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I'm using an RT-AC86U with Asuswrt-Merlin version 384.6; I'm experimenting with routing a specific device through the router's VPN connection while all others go to the WAN.

Initially I added a rule for the device's IP address, destination address 0.0.0.0, with iFace set to VPN. With the VPN connected, the device in question then couldn't access web pages.

After tearing my hair out for a bit, I finally figured out why - the router was sending the device's DNS requests to the VPN...

Policy-based routing for VPN - how to handle DNS?

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October 8, 2018, 4:01 am

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I think rmerlin deserves some financial thanks, so I sent him a couple bucks.

Post below when you support rmerlin with a donation! Thank you, rmerlin for all the hard work you do.

To donate-

1) go to the Asuswrt-Merlin official website (asuswrt.lostrealm.ca) from RMerlin's post- http://www.snbforums.com/threads/asuswrt-merlin-custom-firmware-for-asus-routers.7846/#post-61974
2) the paypal donation button is on the left
3) donate!
4) feel good you gave the guy that makes your...

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QOS and Device Specific Bandwith Limiting

October 8, 2018, 5:57 am

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Hi, I'm using Asuswrt Merlin firmware 384.6 on my Asus AC5300.

I'm using the Adaptive QOS with priority set for Gaming (on a Playstation 4) but I discovered that every evening when a few iOS devices in my house is sync-ing their iCloud, I still get very bad lag due to the upload bandwith being taken by the iOS devices.

Under the Adaptive QOS setting page, I have set the upload bandwith to be limited to about 40% of what I'm getting from my ISP (3Mb/s from a max of 7Mb/s) as this gives me...

QOS and Device Specific Bandwith Limiting

(solved) Need help to setup a mutli vlan on a rt-ac3100

October 8, 2018, 6:00 am

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I need to setup few vlan on my ac3100
I have done in the past perfectly on a netgear wndr4000 with dd-wrt , just I like the asus web gui interface which give more detail

So I'm looking to configure 5 vlan (excluding the vlan2 which is used for the wan connection)
1: is my personnal network
3: parent network
4: guest network
5: retro network (i want to use the wifi and the lan for some oldschool device )
6: kid
each have is own ip range

Port 1 and 2 -> vlan 1
port 3 -> vlan 1,5,6 (an ubuntu...

(solved) Need help to setup a mutli vlan on a rt-ac3100

AC5300 Merlin LAN DHCP Settings Page Buggy

October 8, 2018, 6:02 am

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I don't remember having this issue when I first installed the Merlin firmware (384.6). Now when I go to the LAN > DHCP settings, the side column is blank and the settings page won't respond when I press the "Apply" button.

Screenshot included.

New AC88U wifi dropping

October 8, 2018, 7:48 am

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Brand new AC88U here... Has anyone else noticed that on the AC88U anytime you fiddle with the wireless settings all WiFi goes out? I've been on the latest Asus firmware (Version 3.0.0.4.384.10007 2018/01/02) and on the latest Merlin (382.2 beta). I've experienced this problem with enabling the guest WiFi, changing the beacon interval, power strength, I mean literally any setting and the router loses WiFi the router thinks its still broadcasting them but none of the devices can connect....

New AC88U wifi dropping

Advice for multi-AP, multi-SSID setup?

October 8, 2018, 7:49 am

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I just moved from a decade on dd-wrt over to Merlin (384.7 beta) on a new RT-ACS5300 - ease of setup ron Merlin really blew me away! I run three SSIDs (main, guest, and IOT), main on 2.4/5 and guest/IOT only on 2.4. I want to add a second AP which can handle all SSIDs and allow roaming as appropriate. House fully wired, so backhaul is preferred.

Any advice on the best way to accomplish this?

USB GPS instead of NTP

October 8, 2018, 8:34 am

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I found this little USB GPS on eBay for $10 and it works perfectly to synchronize the router's clock, instead of NTP.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=usb gps u-blox&_sop=15&_clu=2&_fcid=1
Here's a sample script to synchronize the router clock with a GPS receiver. I verified this works on my...

USB GPS instead of NTP

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SSID to VLAN

October 8, 2018, 9:48 am

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Hello!

Model: Asus RT-AC56U
Firmware: 378.53 (AsusWRT-Merlin)

Some default configs:

Code:

lanports=0 1 2 3
wanports=4
landevs=vlan1 wl0 wl1
vlan1hwname=et0
vlan1ports=0 1 2 3 5*
vlan2hwname=et0
vlan2ports=4 5u

I'm trying to build a professional home network =D (to learn)
I'm new to AsusWRT, Merlin, DD-WRT, etc...
I spend some days reading a lot and learning all that I can.

I liked the AsusWRT-Merlin (from lostrealm.ca), because I can use some features like Trend Virtual...

SSID to VLAN

Asus RT-AC5300 Stock Firmware vs Asus Merlin

October 8, 2018, 11:12 am

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Hello Guys

I just wantet to know which firmware is better only for gaming and only for cs go because wtf fast supports cs go

Guest networks and DHCP

October 8, 2018, 11:43 am

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Hi all,

Forgive me but I haven't lurked here before my first post! I have a question / observation regarding the way my Asus RT-N66U currently running Merlin 3.0.0.4.374.35_4 handles guest networks that deny access to the LAN.

I have an existing internal LAN which has a DHCP server that allocates in the 192.168.1.0 subnet and serves a default gateway on a UTM device on the perimeter. For wireless clients connected to the Asus who have access to the LAN I can turn off the Asus DHCP...

Guest networks and DHCP

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October 8, 2018, 12:01 pm

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OpenVPN Vulnerability

Seperate wifi SSID seperate subnet

October 8, 2018, 12:29 pm

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Hi all,

I have 1 requirement which is to seperate my IoT devices from my personal devices. So I am fine with vlan1 and then LAN subnet but want to bind the first Guest WLAN (wl0.1) to a seperate bridge and vlan (for tagging on wired ports).

vlan1 - personal stuff
vlan9 - IoT devices

Some devices need to communicate between vlan1 & vlan9 so besides outside NAT I will also need some extra iptables. My problem now is... I cannot even connect after my changes.

wake on lan

October 8, 2018, 1:30 pm

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I have the latest version of merlin firmware in my rt-ac88u I created the file jffs / scripts / services-start with the data ip and mac of my pc but when doing wake on lan the script is not executed every time the router is restarted change the ip you know why this happens to me ..
regards..

ASUS AC-3200 - No way to delete "old" disconnected clients?

October 8, 2018, 4:53 pm

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Running Merlin 380.68_4

As I was setting up some manual addresses for devices in my home, I noticed link under the MAC address pulldown box that says "show offline client list"

There, I could see a long list of really old clients devices that connected to the router before. Hovering on the "X" next to it, it shows "Remove this Client". But when I actually click on it doesn't actually remove the client at all. Is there any way to flush the old connected clients out of my router's...

ASUS AC-3200 - No way to delete "old" disconnected clients?

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Entware: which USB stick performs well?

October 8, 2018, 5:14 pm

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This weekend @kvic posted a new tool to measure the performance of the USB stick in your router: https://kazoo.ga/benchmark-usb-flash-drives-on-routers/

Turns out my SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive is not performing too well: https://kazoo.ga/content/images/iozone-db.txt

What USB drive do you recommend for Entware?

Or maybe: which one do you use now? And can you add your results to the DB?

PC LAN disconnects when transferring files

October 8, 2018, 6:36 pm

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PC LAN card: Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
Router: ASUS AC5300
OS: Windows 10

ASUS support have no clue!

I never had a problem transferring files from PC (LAN) to PC (wifi) with my old router. Every time I try to transfer files now, the LAN connection always drops out after about 10-180 seconds. It seems to be with large files.

My drivers are all up to date!

How do I downgrade AC5300 to 380.59

October 8, 2018, 8:45 pm

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Hi All, I want to downgrade to 380.59, however, when I do that through recovery, the router gets messed up. The CPU Spikes constantly with CPU1 and CPU2. The pppoe connection stops working and the Telnet does not get enabled. The only way to fix this is to upgrade it back to 380.70+.

Is there a downgrade base firmware of stock or merlin that I can try to get me back to 380.59?
Much appreciate.

[RT-AC86U] I built cake!!!

October 8, 2018, 8:54 pm

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It's been a long week, but I finally got it working!

...Okay I haven't hit "apply" yet for fear of a nuclear explosion (and next to 100% asp illiteracy), but the queuing discipline itself works when manually applied. I poured over Eric's history to ensure that it has hooks in all the right places to act as a legit option alongside sfq and the codels.

Anyone want to work on this with me? Downsides: I'm a kernel/project hacker at best, am super messy, and suck at git. Upsides: I am...

[RT-AC86U] I built cake!!!

Provider disconnects / VPN does not reconnect

October 8, 2018, 9:30 pm

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Hello. I have a problem with my ISP being that the connection drops out pretty often. I have their router as modem and have my ASUS Merlin RT-AC68U behind it (exposed host) handling the VPN connection.

While the dropouts are a nuisance, they were not a problem for the ASUS so far as it reconnected the VPN connection whenever the ISP signal came back. As of two or three days though, the ASUS does not successfully reinitialize the VPN connection. All computer routed to use the VPN do not have...

Provider disconnects / VPN does not reconnect