14 DAY TRIAL // AsusWrt-Merlin, well known for its custom software releases, has made available new firmware targeted at some of ASUS’s routers, namely version 380.63 beta 1, which updates Tor version to 0.2.8.9, the OUI database, as well as ipset to 6.29 on ARM models.
In addition to that, this release modifies OpenVPN policy rules (now starting at prio 10000), adds help popups to various settings, and changes the QoS Statistics page so that it now shows the amount of traffic assigned to each available class, as well as the current throughput.
If applied, 380.63 beta 1 will also include new charts for various Traffic Monitor pages, add pc_delete() to the helper script, fix an IPv6 firewall issue, and remove the CVE-2016-5195 (Dirty COW) vulnerability in the kernel.
Last but not least, Merlin’s latest update makes sure custom group/shadow/password are applied at boot time, fixes a few memory leaks in httpd and RC services, and resolves an issue regarding Network Service Filter rules.
When it comes to supported devices, the present firmware is targeted at ASUS’ RT-N66 (R, W, U B1), RT-AC56 (S, R, U), RT-AC66 (R, U, W), RT-AC68 (P, R, U, W), and RT-AC87 (U, R) models. Moreover, RT-AC88U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC3200, and RT-AC5300 devices are also supported.
As for installation, the process is identical to any other firmware upgrade: save and extract the downloadable file, log into your router’s web user interface, back up your current configuration, and navigate to the Firmware Update section.
Afterward, click “Browse” and select the newly extracted .trx file, choose “Upload,” and wait for your router to do its job. Do not interrupt this process in any way, as this can lead to serious malfunctions.
With this in mind, download AsusWrt-Merlin Router Firmware 380.63 Beta 1 for your model, apply it, and constantly check our website to be informed when a newer version is available for download.
Update 31/10: Firmware 380.63 Beta 1 was pulled out due to a crash occurring in web server under cert scenarios. Merlin has resolved this issue and bumped revision to beta 2.
Besides the changes from the first beta update, this release also fixes the incorrect element ID that prevented charts from showing on IPTraffic monthly page, as well as the crash on free() if no buffer was allocated and the pointer was instead shared with tmp.
With this in mind, download AsusWrt-Merlin Router Firmware 380.63 Beta 2 for your model, apply it, and constantly check our website to be informed when a newer version is available for download.