How to see which client is downloading...
Hi guys I am using the latest version of Merlin firmware on ASUS RT-AC68U and personally really like to see an option showing me which client is downloading and using the internet bandwidth but...
View Articlewan dns vs dnscrypt vs vpn client dns confusion
Can someone explain/confirm what they think is happening with dns here. I am using dnscrypt with opendns to make use of parental controls blocking certain sites for the kids based on what I specify in...
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failed to write /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases: No space left on device (retry...
Hi there, running Merlin 378.56_2 I found this message: Code: dnsmasq-dhcp[19831]: failed to write /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases: No space left on device (retry in 60s) flooding the log since this...
View ArticleWhat's happening with my router?
I'm running an Asus RT-AC87R as my router, took the RT-AC66U setup as an AP off my network because of compatibility problems, but I looked in my syslog today and this is all I see: Mar 1 22:28:43...
View ArticleTraffic Manager / Per Device Totals not adding up
Looking for some guidance on the traffic manager. I'm trying to find a the culprit causing my high bandwidth each month. So I turned on per ip traffic monitoring and I can't make sense of the numbers....
View ArticleEntware-ng for arm, mipsel ....
x86, x64, ARM5, ARM7 and MIPS forks of Entware were merged into Entware-ng. Previously used Entware feeds are frozen since October 2015. Any new packages or fixes now will be added to Entware-ng only....
View ArticleRT-AC68P Firmware Upgrade Issues
Hello all, I have been having trouble upgrading the firmware on my ASUS RT-AC68P router. It is currently on Merlin's 3.0.0.4.376.49_2 version. I am currently running Windows 10 and have tried...
View ArticleNewbie guidance - router logs
Hello Everyone. I've just purchased an Asus RT-N66U to replace my defective DrayTek 2760 and it has made a massive improvement to the stability of my FTTC internet connection, so I am well pleased so...
View ArticleDnscrypt from opendns
Hi guys i would like to install dnscrypt i use 354.29 Merlin on N66u great Job! ... I know tomato with a checkmark can be done as i saw in Google... Is there a way to do it without much hassle? A...
View ArticleRT-AC3200 with Asuswrt-Merlin 378.56_2 - Cannot connect to NAS
Hi, I'm new here. I replaced an existing ASUS RT-AC66U with an AS RT-AC3200 and flashed to Asuswrt-Merlin 378.56_2. Now I cannot see or connect to my NAS from my Win7 or Win8 machine. I can see the NAS...
View ArticleClients DNS settings show router IP instead of Filtered IP
I've been using Asuswrt-Merlin for awhile now (Great Firmware BTW), but I've only recently begun to use the new DNS Filtering options under AiProtection. Here the steps I followed: 1. On my RT-AC68U...
View ArticleMedia server and Samba have to be reenabled after inactivity
With AC-68R and firmware 378.56.2, it looks like some USB applications stop working after period of inactivity. I saw it yesterday with media server, when DLNA source was not visible in the LAN; today...
View ArticleAdBlocking with combined hosts file with Lighttpd
Hi everyone, First post here so bare with me. This builds on thelonelycoder's script for host based domain blocking. The main difference is a customizable HTML or 1x1 transparent GIF file will resolve...
View ArticleUnable to build from the latest updated Github
I'm getting these errors while trying to build for Ac87U from the github: Code: Makefile:194: recipe for target 'web-broadcom-wl6.o' failed make[4]: *** [web-broadcom-wl6.o] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving...
View ArticleHow to Dynamically Ban Malicious IP's using IPSet (Firewall Addition)
UPDATED 10/03/2015 Currently this script is only supported for ARM based routers (AC56U/AC68U) as they run a different version of IPTables Below you will find a script that automates the process of...
View ArticleDNSmasq dnssec support
Hello all, So with the most recent version of asuswrt: dnsmasq 2.73 is used. This version of dnsmasq supports dnssec yet it is not configured by default. Wouldn't it be nice to have an option to enable...
View ArticleAC-RT66U completely unreliable with or without merlin
This is driving me up the wall. I bought the AC-RT66U to set up load balancing in a small office. I've tried the official firmware and various versions of Merlin including the latest. I'm seeing the...
View ArticleOverclocking on Asuswrt-Merlin 378.56_2 (RT-AC68U and RT-N66U)
First of all the simple observation from the RT-N66U device: After update of the firmware the overclocking need to be set once via nvram set clkfreq=662,331,165 and nvram commit - and it will survive...
View ArticleOverclocking RT-AC56U
DISCLAIMER: if you are willing to experiment with overclocking, you assume full responsibility for your actions. You are risking to fry it, and unlike a PC, you cannot easily remove the battery and...
View ArticleHosts.add entries don't seem to to work
Hello, I use a geo-unblock service called https://dns4me.net (similar to unblockus). In the router, I have created a hosts.add file (with entries) and placed it in the /jffs/configs/. I've set the...
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