RT-AC86U refuses to connect to internet (384.7_2)
New router, loaded Merlin right away, minimal configurations (only the things required after a hard reset - PPPoE Username/Password, WiFi SSID/Password...). Modem (Smart rg SR505n) has been in bridge...
View ArticleInstability caused by Amcrest NVR
Hello, I am having serious problems with my new RT-AC86U currently running Merlin 384.8 beta 2. If my Amcrest NVR1104 is connected directly, the connection drops and reconnects every 10 seconds. If I...
View Article2.4 Network Slow/Unresponsive
I just flashed my AC-3100 to 384.7_2 (including restoring/initializing all settings and doing a hard reset before manually setting all my settings up again). I don’t have any weird settings enabled or...
View ArticleLAN Admin page not reachable with HTTPS only...?
Hi, I've changed my admin page to HTTPS only over LAN (WAN disabled) - now I can't connect to 192.168.0.1 at all. I can connect to SSH. Anyone know the command to enable HTTP over LAN for the admin...
View ArticleRT-AC86U refuses to connect to internet (384.7_2) with more than 1 client VPN
Hi all, If I define more than 1 VPN client RT-AC86U refuses to connect to internet (384.7_2). If I only define 1 it works. The VPN provider used is nordvpn Client 1 (all confi. are in default except...
View ArticleThe rmerlin donation thread.
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...
View ArticleSIP 408 Timeout errors? Please help.
Hi smart people, My system is Callcentric VoIP service through an RT-AC86U running the latest Merlin builds to an OBi200 VoiP device. OCCASIONALLY, seemingly randomly, I find a call has gone to...
View Article"Alternate" Entware configuration - so far, so good
Digging through the Entware wiki, I found that Entware also provides an "alternate" installation script that changes the environment that Entware runs in slightly. After experimenting a bit with this,...
View ArticleUI crashes
Hey folks - so I've had some UI crashes (Merlin firmware - I won't say 'version doesn't matter', but I'm currently on 384.7_2). Any thoughts/experience/ideas? Long story short, I have an AC5300 as my...
View Article"Alternate" Entware configuration - OOPS, don't do it!
UPDATE: Leaving the below for posterity's sake, but don't do it. Some Entware stuff won't work with the "standard" entware setup, so far "man" and "openssh" because they appear to be hard-coded to...
View ArticleRT-86u on VPN results on 250 mbps line
Hi, just wanted to report my findings using openvpn with RT-86u. I am getting about 210 mbps with CPU utilization around 82% on a 250 mbps line. The server distance is far as well at about 182 ms. Is...
View ArticleUnable to use AC66_B1/AC68 U as a reliable media bridge (solved)
Hi. Last week the ISP upgraded the router to an AC version so I've put the AC66_B1 to work as media bridge. I attached to it two 1Gbit nodes (Linux Nas ITX J3455 and Zidoo TV box) and two 100Mbits...
View Article[IPv6 6rd Tunnel] Subnetting IPv6 the non-standard way
My ISP is Telia, and I'm using these settings in IPv6: View attachment 15313 I have a /56 prefix, so I would want to give one subnet of it to Docker containers running on a virtual machine and seperate...
View ArticleIPv6: SLAAC and Prefix Delegation settings?
Hi everyone, This is my first post, though I've been using this forum a lot already as a great resource of information. Thanks to all contributors! The student village I live in recently changed ISP to...
View ArticleSkynet - Asus Firewall Addition
UPDATED 02/12/2018 Skynet Skynet is the first comprehensive IP banning and security tool exclusively for Asus Devices. The goal of this tool is to enhance the firmware's built in functionality such as...
View ArticleTime to upgrade RT-AC68R H/W Ver: A1 from 380.59
Now running a RT-AC86U with 384.8 Beta2 as the Primary and satisfied with it, now up nearly 4 days including connected clients to it). The 68R has served my network well as the Primary for years along...
View Article5GHz radio "stopping" on RT-AC86U
I'm looking for troubleshooting advice. Yesterday I upgraded from a RT-N66U to a RT-AC86U (BF sale). Since I do most of my networking using Ethernet, I was plenty happy with the N66U, but I was very...
View ArticleHard drive keeps giving error
Hello, I recently update from ASUS firmware to Merlin 384.8-Beta2. It seems external hard drive which is brand new keeps throwing error. I run check and so far no error is reported. I tried to revert...
View ArticleVPN tap tunnel: client side only on a specific ethernet port
Hi I have a Asus RT-AC68U with asus merlin firmware. I would like to know how to set up a vpn tunnel as follows: My asus shall act as a VPN TAP client, BUT only a specific lan port must be assigned to...
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