Reply To: GNUton and ASUS DSL-AX82U @GNUton and ASUS DSL-AX82U Ok, so speaking with ASUS today and they kindly let slip that they plan to give @GNUton an early production model of the DSL-AX82U so he…

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GNUtons build for the DSL-AX82U is a cross between ASUS DSL firmware combined with that of a developer RMerlin for the Router side (functionality)

The firmware can be flashed directly to the DSL-AX82U via the UI and no factory reset is required, but is advisable.

GNUton (RMerlin) firmware builds offer several advantages, but are more suited for the more technically minded, if the standard ASUS firmware seems to offer all you need, then no point upgrading.

I use ASUSWRT-Merlin on my RT-AC86U and have tried GNUton on my DSL-AX82U and worked well. (work in progress)

Alas for my Son and I are keen gamers, so not ideally suited for us (Netgear XR500 is what we use)

• Various bugfixes.
• Performance optimizations to some CPU-bound components like OpenVPN.
• Some components were updated to their latest versions, for improved stability and security.
• User scripts that run on specific events such as firewall restart.
• Cron jobs for scheduled tasks.
• Better VPN support, which, among other things, has the ability to route certain clients via VPN or globally.
• More flexible DNS — you can set the DNS server for individual clients or globally.
• Built-in TOR support for privacy, with the individual client control, can route certain clients via TOR or globally.
• More frequent firmware updates, especially when it comes to addressing bugs.
• Better stability.
• Lots of control, feature, and automate options via user scripts and add-on packages.
• Excellent AiMesh support (starting with version 384).

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