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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 23/09/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.9 is now available for supported models. This release migrates to OpenSSL 3.5, and implements a new hardware-accelerated AQM (BCM4912 and BCM4916 models only).

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 17/09/2026

Two years ago, I paid $270 CAD for this 64 GB memory kit. The same kit has now reached $1929 CAD. www.canadacomputers.com/en/desktop-m... We're so screwed.

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G.SKILL Flare X5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 UDIMM

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 09/09/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.9 will include a new AQM implementation that works with hardware acceleration enabled. This uses Broadcom's Traffic Manager, which is available on models with a BCM4912 or BCM4916 CPU.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 08/09/2026

Stupidest 2FA ever: a banking mobile app sending an SMS validation code to that very same phone you are running it on. And the bank not supporting any other 2FA method.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 27/08/2026

After a few months using Firefox as my main browser, I think it's time to go back to Chrome. The issues are now out weighting the benefits: random 2-3 secs pause on "Transferring data from somesite dot com", gesture navigation addon quirkiness, annoying start page on mobile...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 20/08/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.12_2 and 3006.102.8_4 are now available for all supported models.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 20/08/2026

This is how you stress test a dev system: compiling 19 router firmwares in parallel :)

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 10/08/2026

Asuswrt requires Ubuntu <=20.04 to build (older BCM SDK are not compatible with 22.04). I'm going to build a new dev VM under Ubuntu 26.04, and rely on Docker instead for firmware compiling under the older environment. Asus provided me with their docker config, should be fine.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 10/08/2026

Experimental Asuswrt-Merlin builds that upgrade OpenSSL to version 3.5 through the use of a shim to interface with the prebuilt closed source portions that are linked against 1.1.1. www.snbforums.com/threads/open...

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Beta - OpenSSL 3.5 firmware test builds

Hi folks, Asuswrt-Merlin is currently on OpenSSL 1.1.1 (with the exception of the GT-BE19000AI, Asuswrt 6.0 being on 3.5). While so far it`s not an issue, as security fixes are being backported from...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 02/08/2026

This is going to hurt once it blows up... isaiprofitable.com

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Is AI Profitable Yet?

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 31/07/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.12 is now available for legacy devices. This release merges a new GPL, makes important changes too OpenVPN, fixes a number of issues, and merges component updates.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 28/07/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.8_2 is now available. This release is mainly to address the broken IPSEC server, along with a few other minor changes.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 10/07/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.12 beta 1 is now available for legacy models. This release focusses on GPL merge, component updates and OpenVPN enhancements. www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...

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Checking your browser

Verifying your connection. This should only take a moment.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 06/07/2026

Can someone tell me why, by default, Realtek NICs on Windows will strip the VLAN tag, so if your LAN has IPv6 RA advertised on a separate VLAN, the Windows client end up with two IPv6 subnets, with the VLAN one not working? Sounds broken out-of-the-box to me.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 01/07/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.8 beta 3 is now available. The main change since beta 2 is related to IPv6.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 30/06/2026

If your Microsoft Outlook crashes whenever you open the contextual menu in a new email, update your version from 2605 to 2606. No idea why this started specifically this morning. MS screwed something up again most likely. So far only one customer complained. I expect more...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 21/05/2026

After a few URL switches, the dnsmasq author now decided to put a "roadblock" in front of the git repo specifically for AI scraper bots. The FOSS community is visibly getting tired of the abuse from these AI providers. I have Cloudflare rejecting AI scrapers as well now.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 14/05/2026

Dark mode is coming to the GT-BE19000AI dashboard.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 27/04/2026

Some bots are fishing for *very* old security issues on the fwupdate server... [27/Apr/2026:11:38:03 -0400] "GET /phpinfo.php3 HTTP/1.1" 404 196 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36"

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 23/04/2026

I don't know if @cPanel is to blame for last night's MySQL upgrade that broke my server, but considering how they keep increasing their pricing on a yearly basis, I chose to count them as responsible for this. Thankfully they already published an article on how to revert.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 12/04/2026

Asus webpage that lists the numerous technological improvements in Wifi 8. The list is longer than I expected - I wonder how many of these will actually be fully implement in most consumer products? www.asus.com/ca-en/conten...

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What is WiFi 8? Ultra-High Reliability | ASUS Canada

Next-gen standard for enhanced multi-AP/client environments. Learn how UHR and new features improve mission-critical apps and AI networking.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 08/04/2026

tls-crypt-v2 support made easy - you can even generate the client keys (signed with the automatically-generated server key) from the webui.

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thelonelycoder @diversion.ch · 06/04/2026

amtm 6.6 is now available - Changed wording and logic in au Automatic script updates function. - Added option p to add up to four of your own personal scripts to the amtm menu to run it directly from it. Again, this update is only available for the firmware built in version of amtm.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 05/04/2026

tls-crypt-v2 support added to OpenVPN servers in Asuswrt-Merlin, including the ability to generate keys for your connecting clients, all through the webui.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 26/03/2026

Hm, couldn't add an item to my BestBuy shopping cart with Firefox, I had to switch to Chrome. Not good.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 24/03/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7_2 is now available. This release includes an updated GPL for the RT-BE92U (improving stability for that model), and a few fixes for other models.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 19/03/2026

Feeling bored and the need for something "new", so I am trying out moving from Chrome to Firefox as my primary browser.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 11/03/2026

If you live in Brazil and can't access www.asuswrt-merlin.net, tell your provider to clean up their network. Multiple Brazilian IPs are currently attacking various servers, forcing my hosting provider to block IP ranges from Brazil. I encountered a similar issue on my own server this morning.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 22/02/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 has been released, alongside a Beta 2 release for the RT-BE92U (that platform is currently too unstable for a final release). The focus of this release is bugfixes and component updates. www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...

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Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 is now available

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 is now available, except for the RT-BE92U. The focus of this release is component updates and bugfixes, with the exception of the GT-BE19000AI which also received a GPL upda...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 07/02/2026

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 Beta 1 is now available for supported models. The focus of this release is the removal of AiCloud (for security reasons), updated components, and updated GPL for the GT-BE19000AI. www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...

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Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 Beta is now available

Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.7 Beta 1 is now available for supported models. The focus of this release is the removal of AiCloud (for security reasons), components upgrade, and a GPL update for the GT-BE1...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 22/01/2026

Another day, another bug. M365 outage hitting multiple of my customers, can't send/receive emails, and even accessing their portal errors out half of the time, so I can't monitor their incident report. GJ Microsoft.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 20/01/2026

Holy crap, getting wifi to work on Linux is still as painful as it was 20 years ago. 1) Need to compile and install out-of-tree driver 2) Need to fiddle with modules.d config files to get the correct regulatory region applied for 6 GHz to connect (after two other suggested fix failed to work)

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 26/12/2025

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.11 is now available for older Wifi 6 models. This release merges updated GPL, removes the AiCloud functionality (due to poor security track record) and implements the new Traffic Monitor design introduced in 3006.102.6.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 20/12/2025

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.11 beta 1 is now available for older Wifi 6 devices. This release focuses on updated GPL, the new Traffic Monitoring design introduced in 3006.102.6, and the removal of AiCloud due to its poor security track record. www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...

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Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.11 Beta is now available

Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.11 beta is now available. The focus of this release is merging a new GPL (largely security fixes), the removal of AiCloud due to repeated security issues, and the new Traffic ...

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 17/12/2025

Another price increase. The 64 GB kit I bought for $264 CAD a year ago is now $1454 CAD. www.canadacomputers.com/en/desktop-m...

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G.SKILL Flare X5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 UDIMM

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 03/12/2025

I've been monitoring the price of that 64 GB DDR5 kit that I bought a year ago at $269 CAD. The kit went up another $170 today, and now sells at $1165 CAD. Forget Bitcoin, invest in DDR5.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 29/11/2025

My two router nurseries, November 2025.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 28/11/2025

Because of its security track record, I will be removing AiCloud support in future Asuswrt-Merlin releases. If you need remote access to your files, use a VPN.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 20/11/2025

I just saw that the 64 GB DDR5 memory kit I bought a year ago for $269 CAD when I built this PC now sells for $909 CAD... That AI bubble is killing the consumer market.

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Eric Sauvageau @asuswrt-merlin.net · 12/11/2025

Smart power strips + Home Assistant really help when you have a bunch of routers and need to randomly turn one on to test something on it.

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