Stable: 386.03_2-gnuton1

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: August 26, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton1

• NOTE: closed down the Issue tracker on Github, as 90%
  of it was people asking for technical support,
  or failing to use the supplied submission form.
• NOTE: From now on DSL-AC68U trx images without DSL modem
  firmware will be provided at each release.
  Reason: Some ISPs may require older DSL modem fw.
• CHANGED: Re-disabled jitterentropy-rngd on non-HND
  models. It kept using CPU time every two
  seconds and had a very marginal impact on
  the entropy pool (which it never could push
  above the target threshold of 1024).
• CHANGED: Moved the "Redirect Internet traffic" setting on
  the OpenVPN Client page to the Network Settings
  section to increase its visibility, as too many
  users are forgetting to configure it.
• CHANGED: Display "Internet traffic not redirected" instead
  of "Public IP Unknown" on the OpenVPN Client
  status display when Redirect Internet traffic
  is set to "No".
• FIXED: Only the first OpenVPN client would be used if
  you had multiple clients connected and the first
  one had a Redirect Internet set to "No". Now,
  setting this to "No" means that client's routing
  table will no longer get a default gateway
  configured, allowing traffic to be processed
  by other RPDB tables if there wasn't a matching
  route within that client's table.
• FIXED: IPV6-compatible DNSFilter servers weren't
  properly configured in dnsmasq.
• FIXED: DNSFilter client rules may get corrupted after a
  reboot.
• FIXED: Cake QoS for DSL-AX82U now works
• FIXED: QoS upload classification page now shows upload plot on DSL-AX82U
• FIXED: WiFi Insight page under wireless tab has been enabled for DSL-AX82U
• FIXED: DNSFilter has been enabled for DSL-AX82U

Unstable: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta6

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: August 18, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta6

• NOTE: closed down the Issue tracker on Github, as 90%
  of it was people asking for technical support,
  or failing to use the supplied submission form.
• NOTE: From now on DSL-AC68U trx images without DSL modem
  firmware will be provided at each release.
  Reason: Some ISPs may require older DSL modem fw.
• CHANGED: Re-disabled jitterentropy-rngd on non-HND
  models. It kept using CPU time every two
  seconds and had a very marginal impact on
  the entropy pool (which it never could push
  above the target threshold of 1024).
• CHANGED: Moved the "Redirect Internet traffic" setting on
  the OpenVPN Client page to the Network Settings
  section to increase its visibility, as too many
  users are forgetting to configure it.
• CHANGED: Display "Internet traffic not redirected" instead
  of "Public IP Unknown" on the OpenVPN Client
  status display when Redirect Internet traffic
  is set to "No".
• FIXED: Only the first OpenVPN client would be used if
  you had multiple clients connected and the first
  one had a Redirect Internet set to "No". Now,
  setting this to "No" means that client's routing
  table will no longer get a default gateway
  configured, allowing traffic to be processed
  by other RPDB tables if there wasn't a matching
  route within that client's table.
• FIXED: IPV6-compatible DNSFilter servers weren't
  properly configured in dnsmasq.
• FIXED: DNSFilter client rules may get corrupted after a
  reboot.
• FIXED: Cake QoS for DSL-AX82U now works
• FIXED: QoS upload classification page now shows upload plot
• FIXED: WiFi Insight page under wireless tab has been enabled

Unstable: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta5

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: August 16, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta5

• NOTE: closed down the Issue tracker on Github, as 90%
  of it was people asking for technical support,
  or failing to use the supplied submission form.
• NOTE: From now on DSL-AC68U trx images without DSL modem
  firmware will be provided at each release.
  Reason: Some ISPs may require older DSL modem fw.
• CHANGED: Re-disabled jitterentropy-rngd on non-HND
  models. It kept using CPU time every two
  seconds and had a very marginal impact on
  the entropy pool (which it never could push
  above the target threshold of 1024).
• CHANGED: Moved the "Redirect Internet traffic" setting on
  the OpenVPN Client page to the Network Settings
  section to increase its visibility, as too many
  users are forgetting to configure it.
• CHANGED: Display "Internet traffic not redirected" instead
  of "Public IP Unknown" on the OpenVPN Client
  status display when Redirect Internet traffic
  is set to "No".
• FIXED: Only the first OpenVPN client would be used if
  you had multiple clients connected and the first
  one had a Redirect Internet set to "No". Now,
  setting this to "No" means that client's routing
  table will no longer get a default gateway
  configured, allowing traffic to be processed
  by other RPDB tables if there wasn't a matching
  route within that client's table.
• FIXED: IPV6-compatible DNSFilter servers weren't
  properly configured in dnsmasq.
• FIXED: DNSFilter client rules may get corrupted after a
  reboot.
• FIXED: Fixed Cake QoS for DSL-AX82U

Unstable: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta3

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: August 14, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta3

• NOTE: closed down the Issue tracker on Github, as 90%
  of it was people asking for technical support,
  or failing to use the supplied submission form.
• CHANGED: Re-disabled jitterentropy-rngd on non-HND
  models. It kept using CPU time every two
  seconds and had a very marginal impact on
  the entropy pool (which it never could push
  above the target threshold of 1024).
• CHANGED: Moved the "Redirect Internet traffic" setting on
  the OpenVPN Client page to the Network Settings
  section to increase its visibility, as too many
  users are forgetting to configure it.
• CHANGED: Display "Internet traffic not redirected" instead
  of "Public IP Unknown" on the OpenVPN Client
  status display when Redirect Internet traffic
  is set to "No".
• FIXED: Only the first OpenVPN client would be used if
  you had multiple clients connected and the first
  one had a Redirect Internet set to "No". Now,
  setting this to "No" means that client's routing
  table will no longer get a default gateway
  configured, allowing traffic to be processed
  by other RPDB tables if there wasn't a matching
  route within that client's table.
• FIXED: IPV6-compatible DNSFilter servers weren't
  properly configured in dnsmasq.
• FIXED: DNSFilter client rules may get corrupted after a
  reboot.

Unstable: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta2

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: August 07, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton0_beta2

• CHANGED: Re-disabled jitterentropy-rngd on non-HND
  models. It kept using CPU time every two
  seconds and had a very marginal impact on
  the entropy pool (which it never could push
  above the target threshold of 1024).
• CHANGED: Moved the "Redirect Internet traffic" setting on
  the OpenVPN Client page to the Network Settings
  section to increase its visibility, as too many
  users are forgetting to configure it.
• CHANGED: Display "Internet traffic not redirected" instead
  of "Public IP Unknown" on the OpenVPN Client
  status display when Redirect Internet traffic
  is set to "No".
• FIXED: Only the first OpenVPN client would be used if
  you had multiple clients connected and the first
  one had a Redirect Internet set to "No". Now,
  setting this to "No" means that client's routing
  table will no longer get a default gateway
  configured, allowing traffic to be processed
  by other RPDB tables if there wasn't a matching
  route within that client's table.
• FIXED: IPV6-compatible DNSFilter servers weren't
  properly configured in dnsmasq.
• FIXED: DNSFilter client rules may get corrupted after a
  reboot.

Unstable: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha4

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: July 25, 2021
Release: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha4

• NOTE: This pre-release is based on upstream stable 386.3.

• NOTE: First time you boot into this version, you need to
  either shift-reload the main index page, or clear
  your browser cache.

• NEW: Introducing VPN Director, which replaces the original
  policy routing management interface for OpenVPN clients.
  A bit similar to Asus's own VPN Fusion, OpenVPN routing
  rules are now managed through a central web interface,
  and they are stored in JFFS instead of nvram, to allow
  creating more rules, and free up some nvram for
  nvram-limited devices such as the RT-AC68U.
  See the Wiki for more information.

• NEW: Added QR codes to the networkmap as well as the Guest
  Network page, to allow easily connecting a mobile
  device just by scanning the QR code.
  The generated QR code can also be saved as a file
  if you'd like to print it.

• CHANGED: Rewrote OpenVPN routing handling. The firmware will
  now handle route creation itself rather than letting
  the openvpn client create/remove routes.
  The new implementation brings a few changes:

       - "Force Internet traffic through tunnel" can now
         be set to "No", "Yes (All)" or "VPN Director".
       - This setting will now override whatever setting
         pushed by the server regarding gateway redirection.
       - The kill switch can now be used in both "Yes" and
         "VPN Director" routing modes
       - Manually stopping a client will remove the kill
         switch.  It will now only be applied at boot time
         (if client was set to start at boot), or if the
         tunnel is disconnected through a non-user event
  

• CHANGED: Reworked OpenVPN's DNS Exclusive mode implementation
  and interaction with dnsmasq.

• CHANGED: Moved OpenVPN Custom settings content to JFFS, and
  increased max storage length from around 350 chars
  to 4095 chars.

• CHANGED: Added support for BCM50991 used for the 2.5G
  interface in newer RT-AX86U revisions.

• UPDATED: nano to 5.7.

• UPDATED: curl to 7.76.1.

• UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.85-openssl.

Unstable: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha3

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: July 11, 2021
Release: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha3

• NOTE: First time you boot into this version, you need to
  either shift-reload the main index page, or clear
  your browser cache.

• NEW: Introducing VPN Director, which replaces the original
  policy routing management interface for OpenVPN clients.
  A bit similar to Asus's own VPN Fusion, OpenVPN routing
  rules are now managed through a central web interface,
  and they are stored in JFFS instead of nvram, to allow
  creating more rules, and free up some nvram for
  nvram-limited devices such as the RT-AC68U.
  See the Wiki for more information.

• NEW: Added QR codes to the networkmap as well as the Guest
  Network page, to allow easily connecting a mobile
  device just by scanning the QR code.
  The generated QR code can also be saved as a file
  if you'd like to print it.

• CHANGED: Rewrote OpenVPN routing handling. The firmware will
  now handle route creation itself rather than letting
  the openvpn client create/remove routes.
  The new implementation brings a few changes:

       - "Force Internet traffic through tunnel" can now
         be set to "No", "Yes (All)" or "VPN Director".
       - This setting will now override whatever setting
         pushed by the server regarding gateway redirection.
       - The kill switch can now be used in both "Yes" and
         "VPN Director" routing modes
       - Manually stopping a client will remove the kill
         switch.  It will now only be applied at boot time
         (if client was set to start at boot), or if the
         tunnel is disconnected through a non-user event
  

• CHANGED: Reworked OpenVPN's DNS Exclusive mode implementation
  and interaction with dnsmasq.

• CHANGED: Moved OpenVPN Custom settings content to JFFS, and
  increased max storage length from around 350 chars
  to 4095 chars.

• UPDATED: nano to 5.7.

• UPDATED: curl to 7.76.1.

• UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.85-openssl.

• UPDATED: openvpn to 2.5.3.

Unstable: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha2

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: July 07, 2021
Release: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha2

• NOTE: First time you boot into this version, you need to
  either shift-reload the main index page, or clear
  your browser cache.

• NEW: Introducing VPN Director, which replaces the original
  policy routing management interface for OpenVPN clients.
  A bit similar to Asus's own VPN Fusion, OpenVPN routing
  rules are now managed through a central web interface,
  and they are stored in JFFS instead of nvram, to allow
  creating more rules, and free up some nvram for
  nvram-limited devices such as the RT-AC68U.
  See the Wiki for more information.

• NEW: Added QR codes to the networkmap as well as the Guest
  Network page, to allow easily connecting a mobile
  device just by scanning the QR code.
  The generated QR code can also be saved as a file
  if you'd like to print it.

• CHANGED: Rewrote OpenVPN routing handling. The firmware will
  now handle route creation itself rather than letting
  the openvpn client create/remove routes.
  The new implementation brings a few changes:

       - "Force Internet traffic through tunnel" can now
         be set to "No", "Yes (All)" or "VPN Director".
       - This setting will now override whatever setting
         pushed by the server regarding gateway redirection.
       - The kill switch can now be used in both "Yes" and
         "VPN Director" routing modes
       - Manually stopping a client will remove the kill
         switch.  It will now only be applied at boot time
         (if client was set to start at boot), or if the
         tunnel is disconnected through a non-user event
  

• CHANGED: Reworked OpenVPN's DNS Exclusive mode implementation
  and interaction with dnsmasq.

• UPDATED: nano to 5.7.

• UPDATED: curl to 7.76.1.

• UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.85-openssl.

• UPDATED: openvpn to 2.5.3.

• UPDATED: getdns to 1.7.0.

• UPDATED: stubby to 0.4.0.

• FIXED: Setting an OpenVPN client's DNS mode to Exclusive
  could fail to work for certain configurations

Stable: 386.02_6-gnuton1

Changes from the latest stable gnuton build (386.02_4-gnuton1):

• NOTE: The IRC channel, #asuswrt, has moved to the
  Libera IRC network (https://libera.chat/).

• UPDATED: chart.js to 2.9.4.

• UPDATED: tor to 0.4.5.8.

• UPDATED: root certificate bundle to June 5th 2021.

• FIXED: Fragattack security issues

• FIXED: DSL-AX82U: CPU frequency is now visible in tools page

• FIXED: DSL-AX82U: Kernel supports cake QoS

• NEW: DSL-AX82U: Added IFTT support

Unstable: 386.02_6-gnuton0_beta1

NOTE: The IRC channel, #asuswrt, has moved to the
Libera IRC network (https://libera.chat/).

UPDATED: chart.js to 2.9.4.

UPDATED: tor to 0.4.5.8.

UPDATED: root certificate bundle to June 5th 2021.

FIXED: Fragattack security issues

FIXED: dsl-ax82u: cpu frequency is now visible in tools page

FIXED: dsl-ax82u: build kernel cake scheduler (cake QoS UI still not working)