Recent content by cptnoblivious

If the clients have their own DNS set (either directly or via DHCP) the routers dns server settings should only be used for the name resolution required by the router. I.e. to resolve timeserver names, or lookups related to to other queries coming from the router itself, like checking update...

Sounds like you covered that angle.

Personally, I'd change the DNS to be something other than your ISP first, because it's easy. Most likely it's a name resolution failure or an IP block, given that you have success with the other methods (both VPN & hotspotting are likely using a different DNS, though you've not said if you're...

That looks really slick. I don't travel much for work anymore, but if I did, that would sure fit the bill. So tiny!

Multiple - I want 2 dns servers on my network at all times, in case one goes down / I'm doing maintenance. Simple really, assign both via DHCP Tailscale - I don't have NordVPN on all systems. Nord gives you 10 simultaneous clients. Tailscale gives me more (100), plus, a lot of networks I've...

That's what I've done before, set another DDNS name for the 2nd router, see that it's registering properly. When you do the final router swap, you can clone the external MAC of the router you're replacing and you _should_ keep the same external IP. In case that's important to you, I've not...

I mean, it's not really that hard. There are plenty of readme's. :)

A consumer router is the issue. I use Nord on a gig connection, if I use the NordLynx (i.e. wireguard) protocol, I get around 750Mbps on a desktop using the Nord client. Running the VPN on the router (UCG Ultra) I get 250+ Mbps, using wireguard (manual config). The reality is that the...

Definitely! Though, I'm wondering if perhaps the OP is trying to use a corporate laptop (i.e. no way to install Nord) and trying to appear to be located elsewhere ...

Complex question. I'll answer some of the Adguard Home questions. For background, I use Adguard home (multiple servers) and tailscale with exit node routed through NordVPN, not exactly your setup. First there is no such thing as a generic answer for streaming services, you need to look at...

AX58 v1 and AX68 are _about_ to no longer be supported. I'm just proactive 😜

Same, I've got routers I converted to APs behind my Ubiquiti router (2 AX models running Merlin and configured as APs with VLANS for guest networks)

OP you didn't provide a lot of info: What IP / hostname are you trying to reach the router on? Are you local to it? When you say 'VPN' do you mean the VPN server, or the client setup? From what client / browser combo?

4. way overkill - I run a VM with 512MB of RAM for one of my Adguardhome setups. It needs very little in terms of resources. My other install runs on a 4B with 4 GB RAM, it's currently use just over 2 GB with OS and other stuff besides Adguardhome running on it. 5. RPI's don't run over POE...

@user1234567890 you could break out what IoT devices actually _need_ to live on the same network as your 'standard' devices. If they don't off they go onto a VLAN. I run a VLAN just for corporate devices (laptops and phones that connect to wifi) as I don't want them on my main network. As...