gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng 388.1_0-gnuton0_alpha1

Unstable: 388.1_0-gnuton0_alpha1

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GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

NOTES:

• This are alpha releses. You cannot brick your device, but this images may potentially have severe bugs
• For 388 to correctly work, a factory reset after upgrading is required
• CFE Images contain newer broadcom botloader. Flashing the ones without CFE is safer for this reason those are not available anymore.
• If there are issues please open tickets and mark them as alpha. I will give them higher priority (according to the severity ot the issue)
• I will release the beta as soon as the most severe bugs get ironed out
• Please send feedback positive and negative and test things as much as possible for a better stable release
• There is high chance I will remove the TUF UI in the next release for TUF devices. If against please ping me.

Thanks a lot!

Date: November 20, 2022
Release: 388.1_0-gnuton0_alpha1

• NOTE: This release is only available for AX models.
  AC models will remain on the 386_xx release branch.

• NEW: Add RT-AX86U_PRO support.

• NEW: Merged with GPL 388_20566 (RT-AX88U and GT-AX11000)

• NEW: Merged with GPL 388_21224 (all other AX models)

• NEW: Experimental ROG UI version for GT models, as a separate
  firmware image within the distribution archive, with
  "_rog" in the filename.

• NEW: (Asus 388) WireGuard client and server. The server uses
  the new 388 VPN server webui. Implemented a webui for
  clients, based on the early development UI from Asus.

   WG client routing is handled by VPN Director - you must
   configure redirection rules through it, same as on stock
   firmware which requires configuring rules through
   VPN Fusion.
  
   DNS handling will be identical to OpenVPN's Exclusive DNS
   mode, forcing clients to use the DNS provided by it
   (if any is provided).
  
   Note that enabling WireGuard will disable hardware
   NAT acceleration due to compatiblity reasons.
  

• UPDATED: getdns/stubby to 1.7.2/0.4.2.

• UPDATED: zlib to 1.2.12 + backports.

• UPDATED: openssl to 1.1.1s.

• CHANGED: Rebranded DNSFilter as DNS Director. This will prevent
  confusion with the company sharing the same name, and
  also better describes what the feature does.

• CHANGED: Setting an OpenVPN client to redirect all traffic while
  in "Exclusive" DNS mode will now force redirect ALL
  DNS traffic just like in VPN Director mode.
  While this will allow redirecting clients with
  hardcoded DNS servers, it also means that your whole
  LAN will lose the ability of doing local name
  resolution. It might be best to use VPN Director
  in that case to control which client should
  be involved in the DNS redirection, or use
  DNS Director instead of Exclusive DNS mode.

• CHANGED: (Asus 388) nvram storage increased to 192 KB on newer
  HND 5.04 devices like the GT-AXE16000.

• CHANGED: Reworked VPN Status page to only show currently
  active services.