GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog
Date: July 25, 2021
Release: 386.03_1-gnuton0_alpha4
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NOTE: This pre-release is based on upstream stable 386.3.
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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.
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UPDATED: curl to 7.76.1.
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UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.85-openssl.