Asus ac68u rev E1

[Peggino]

I don't know if Asus accepts codes from Asus Merlin or from where, but one thing I know is that after updating to the latest firmware for the AC68U, the firewall isn't working. I've tried resetting to factory settings and a hard reset without success. I attempted to restore the system via software at IP 192.168.1.10 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The connection reached 43%, but the system rebooted without success. It's starting to frustrate me. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Can someone look at the source code? Thanks for your understanding.

[jzchen · Accepted solution]

ASUS doesn’t support Merlin firmware.  Which firmware version are you having trouble with?

[Peggino]

h the latest version, ASUS RT-AC68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386_51668, the firewall is not working at all. However, in the older version, it worked normally, specifically ASUS RT-AC68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.51665. Yesterday, I updated to the latest version, and when I tried to add rules to the firewall, nothing happened. I performed a factory reset, and then I tried to add rules to the firewall again, but it simply wouldn't add anything. I thought there might be something wrong, so I decided to reinstall everything using the Restoration ASUS app.

I connected the modem normally and plugged in the cable to LAN port 1. I set the IP to 192.168.1.10 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and saved it. However, I can only get to 43%, and then it crashes. This happens three times in a row, and it says that the process was unsuccessful. I've tried several guides, but nothing seems to work.

[jzchen · Accepted solution]

You don’t need Restoration software to restore an older BIOS.  You can use the “Manual” upload to flash the prior BIOS.  Please follow “Method 2: Update Manually”

https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1008000/

[Peggino]

When will a real expert show up who knows what I'm writing about in support, not someone who will send me links as if I don't know about it? I'm trying to restore the system again using the ASUS restoration firmware. I set 192.168.1.10 and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. I need to reinstall it because the software bugs out or something during normal installation, and then my firewall doesn't work and I can't add rules, even if I do a hard reset, so factory reset, it's unsuccessful. And I'm just warning that sending it through links is pointless because I can find it myself and it doesn't help. So the router is in default settings, but I still can't reinstall it the way I want to.THX