the best part about it is Diversion and Skynet, a set of scripts that allows you to adblock inside your router (preventing even in-app ads from loading), and an actually viable outbound firewall

seeing weird IP addesses pinging my router from the outside is normal, but when i see something _inside_ my network trying to get _out_, that's when I know it's time to start reformatting

Merlin really is the best option for Asus, as Broadcom sucks about their drivers

Seconded. I used Merlin before I switched to ubiquiti. My only issue with Merlin was intermittent problems with ipv6 router advertisements which caused connectivity issues. I’ve never had an issue since switching to an edgerouter.

Yep. I wasn't aware of this issue being more than just me yesterday; this was finally the impetus to go to merlin.

So far, no issues, and it has the ability to let me ssh in, and install third party untilites via n opkg-style interface.

My error was a complaint about a lack of disk space in the logs, fwiw. RT-AX92U.

Another vote for Merlin. It has been rock-solid for me for many years, while allowing me to get rid of annoyances with the stock firmware.

I'm also using this fork since I was having trouble with vanilla after I purchased the router; no issues today or ever.

Thanks for the link. If I want VLAN support I'm out of luck?