Eric Sauvageau
@asuswrt-merlin.net
IT consultant and computer psychiatrist. Asuswrt-Merlin lead developer.
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...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
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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December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
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...
www.canadacomputers.com/en/desktop-m...
G.SKILL Flare X5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 UDIMM
G.SKILL Flare X5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 UDIMM
www.canadacomputers.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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...
www.canadacomputers.com/en/desktop-m...
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.
Forget Bitcoin, invest in DDR5.
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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.
Forget Bitcoin, invest in DDR5.
My two router nurseries, November 2025.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My two router nurseries, November 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.
If you need remote access to your files, use a VPN.
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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.
If you need remote access to your files, use a VPN.
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 is now available. This release merges new GPL, has a redesigned Traffic Monitor, and adds support for the GT-BE19000AI and RT-BE58_Go.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 is now available
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 is now available. This release focuses on new GPL merge, a complete redesign of the Traffic Monitor pages, and the addition of two new models:
RT-BE58_Go - https://www.asus...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 is now available. This release merges new GPL, has a redesigned Traffic Monitor, and adds support for the GT-BE19000AI and RT-BE58_Go.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
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.
That AI bubble is killing the consumer market.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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.
That AI bubble is killing the consumer market.
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.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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.
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 Beta 1 is now available. This release has a completely redesigned Traffic Monitor, and adds support for the RT-BE58_Go and the GT-BE19000AI.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 Beta is now available
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 Beta is now available, except for the XT12 (still awaiting GPL for that model). This release focuses on new GPL merge, a complete redesign of the Traffic Monitor pages, and ...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6 Beta 1 is now available. This release has a completely redesigned Traffic Monitor, and adds support for the RT-BE58_Go and the GT-BE19000AI.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
New stuff from me should be coming out tomorrow (if all goes as planned).
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
New stuff from me should be coming out tomorrow (if all goes as planned).
I want to smash my screen every time I see a changelog consisting of nothing but:
"Optimize system performance"
That is f****ng useless, might as well not provide any changelog.
"Optimize system performance"
That is f****ng useless, might as well not provide any changelog.
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I want to smash my screen every time I see a changelog consisting of nothing but:
"Optimize system performance"
That is f****ng useless, might as well not provide any changelog.
"Optimize system performance"
That is f****ng useless, might as well not provide any changelog.
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10_2 is now available. Resolve webui crashing issues when using the mobile app or Home Assistant integration.
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10_2 is now available. Resolve webui crashing issues when using the mobile app or Home Assistant integration.
Reposting, because so relevant lately days...
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reposting, because so relevant lately days...
A few weeks ago, it was Google (which impacted Cloudflare). Last week it was AWS. Today, it's Azure's turn to go down.
Too much of the Internet relies on these three, and we are seeing the impact of each one of them going down, even just partly.
Cyberattack on these three would screw us all.
Too much of the Internet relies on these three, and we are seeing the impact of each one of them going down, even just partly.
Cyberattack on these three would screw us all.
October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A few weeks ago, it was Google (which impacted Cloudflare). Last week it was AWS. Today, it's Azure's turn to go down.
Too much of the Internet relies on these three, and we are seeing the impact of each one of them going down, even just partly.
Cyberattack on these three would screw us all.
Too much of the Internet relies on these three, and we are seeing the impact of each one of them going down, even just partly.
Cyberattack on these three would screw us all.
I was looking at my M365 quarantine today. Among the emails blocked by Microsoft 365 for being spam was an Email from... Microsoft, about Copilot. Even Microsoft is blocking themselves on this stuff...
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I was looking at my M365 quarantine today. Among the emails blocked by Microsoft 365 for being spam was an Email from... Microsoft, about Copilot. Even Microsoft is blocking themselves on this stuff...
New device I will be adding in Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6.
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
New device I will be adding in Asuswrt-Merlin 3006.102.6.
I've been redesigning the old Traffic Monitor pages, using Chart.js and a zoom plugin. Still working on them, but already looking much better.
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I've been redesigning the old Traffic Monitor pages, using Chart.js and a zoom plugin. Still working on them, but already looking much better.
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 has now been released for legacy devices still on the 388 branch. This release focuses on merging a newer GPL, and the redesigned Connections page.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 is now available
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 is now available for legacy devices still on the 388 code branch. The focus of this release is the merge of new GPL, the new Connections tracking page, and the reorganizati...
www.snbforums.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 has now been released for legacy devices still on the 388 branch. This release focuses on merging a newer GPL, and the redesigned Connections page.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta 2 is now available Fixes the Tweaks page, and backports part of the the Wireless Log backend code from 3006 for uniformity.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta is now available
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta is now available for supported devices. The focus of this release is the merge of an updated GPL, and the backport of a few new features from 3006.102.
Sept 28th: bet...
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September 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta 2 is now available Fixes the Tweaks page, and backports part of the the Wireless Log backend code from 3006 for uniformity.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta 1 is now available for legacy (388.x) devices. The focus of this release is the merge of an updated GPL, and backport of some of the 3006 changes, like the new Connection displauy.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
Beta - Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta is now available
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta is now available for supported devices. The focus of this release is the merge of an updated GPL, and the backport of a few new features from 3006.102.
3004.388.10 (...
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September 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Asuswrt-Merlin 3004.388.10 Beta 1 is now available for legacy (388.x) devices. The focus of this release is the merge of an updated GPL, and backport of some of the 3006 changes, like the new Connection displauy.
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
www.snbforums.com/threads/asus...
That Intel/Nvidia deal is bad news for the consumers IMHO. Doesn't sound like Intel is willing to keep pushing hard to make Arc a viable alternative for the market.
September 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
That Intel/Nvidia deal is bad news for the consumers IMHO. Doesn't sound like Intel is willing to keep pushing hard to make Arc a viable alternative for the market.
Dave Plummer posted an excellent video explaining online privacy, how your DNS configuration can affect it, and how things like SNI will also affect it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFd...
Are YOU the Product? Your ISP Is Selling You Out — Fix This One DNS Setting Now!
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dave Plummer posted an excellent video explaining online privacy, how your DNS configuration can affect it, and how things like SNI will also affect it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFd...
Another interesting metric - fwupdate.asuswrt-merlin.net hostname got resolved 641K times in the past 24 hours. Hard to link that to a specific installed userbase since AMTM also queries that hostname for update checking, in addition to the regular daily FW update check.
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Another interesting metric - fwupdate.asuswrt-merlin.net hostname got resolved 641K times in the past 24 hours. Hard to link that to a specific installed userbase since AMTM also queries that hostname for update checking, in addition to the regular daily FW update check.