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

If your use case is you want IoT isolation, the standard advice is to just use separate SSID's.

If you are using one of the routers that has true VLAN support like the AX86U Pro, there are anecdotal reports of people getting it to work but it's hacks and workarounds.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/ax86u-pro-vlan.83996/

VLAN support in the AX86U (not Pro) would be a win. But it looks very hacky.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/l47ocn/secu...

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.

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

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.

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

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.