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    Firewalla

    I debated deploying Firewalla (Gold or Purple) model ~ 3 months ago as the front facing internet door - right when the "TechCrunch" article was published. I also dove into many earlier reviews and liked what I read. I also looked into the support forums - great place to find about customer...
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    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 386.6 is now available for select models

    ^^ Indeed - interesting... very!
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    Multi Port 2.5Gbe Switch

    I've had good luck = no complaints, no failures for many with the TRENDnet fanless gigabit switches. I'm considering the 5-8 ports x 2.5 Gb versions to see if my circa 2000 Cat5 cabling (all shorter runs)... can carry higher rates. I don't have "in-hand" experience on these - just considering...
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    Tutorial Diversion / YouTube advert blocking > restore blocked googlevideo domains list

    Thanks for the guidance! I cleared the old yt_blacklist file, cleared the dnsmasq.log file and then left the YT blocking off for a couple days. This AM, I attempted re-enabling the YT blocking and it magically found whatever IP it was seeking in the couple days worth of dnsmasq.log file...
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    Tutorial Diversion / YouTube advert blocking > restore blocked googlevideo domains list

    Hi, Thanks for the guidance. Yes I believe so though I'm not sure how to answer your question. I left diversion OFF overnight and removed the earlier yt_blacklist file. I restarted the router, waited, browsed YT vids from 2 different browsers, then tried to re-enable d > 8 => Same result...
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    Tutorial Diversion / YouTube advert blocking > restore blocked googlevideo domains list

    Hi! I recently had to turn off the YT blocking to see if it was causing vids not to play (and it was). I then restored the yt_blacklist file from the recent diversion backups (/jffs/addons/diversion/*....gz) Presently, I cannot re-engage / setup the YT blocking (1>b>8) I've tried all of the...
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    My USB drives keep dying with my AC86U router. What is reliable brand?

    The onboard chipset should the model several of us use and have extensively deployed and posted. I've used the UGREEN model on 6+ routers b/c they use the ASMedia chipset. These, for me, are plugged into the USB2 slot. Theses UGREEN and SSD typically do not have power consumption issues. If...
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    Entware Can't update Entware package Apache

    ^^^ We certainly don't want apache web running by default! If I'd not been following, I would have missed this caveat! That default behavior sure feels like an added security exposure most AMTM users are not going to want... Or maybe I missed some point? ...based on below comments, I'm...
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    My USB drives keep dying with my AC86U router. What is reliable brand?

    We've talked about this before... (needs to be a sticky)! ;) USB drives use NAND media that is mostly "bottom of the barrel" WRT to reliability and longevity. It is not designed for repeated writes and the small physical size does not help the heat dissipation issues which decimates...
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    DNS failing with heavy UDP traffic

    Interesting... I'ver been running stubby -l for months to debug another issue... mine shows only TCP....and I use 6 resolvers... One different I see in your posted settings are I use the default symmetric and your profile shows Fullcone... I still use the quad9 settings in DNS1/DNS2 for the...
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    Entware What are your favorite entware packages to install on your routers?

    Packages to add to router via SSH opkg install X (my install notes). I try to keep the adds limited AMTM + atop curl drill htop openssl-utils procps-ng-kill procps-ng rrdtool sysstat tcpdump screen (allows scripts to continue running in background) openssh-sftp-server ** (Beyond Compare...
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    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 is now available

    I've had "mild" DNS issues on 386.5. I skipped 386.4 b/c of known dnsmasq issues. I use the integrated stubby/dnsmasq and need to reboot the router about every 7-10 days to "get DNS working again" I'll capture the stubby stream the next time before I reboot it. The last "super stable" version...
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    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 is now available

    Hi, I've been successful updating multiple RT-AX86U and RT-AC68U without any issues. Awesome job Eric!! My MIL's RT-AC1900U (AC68U) caused a bit of headache with 386.5. Her RT-1900U was at 386.3 and I did all my usual jumps: reboot before the update, wait ~10 mins, unmount the USB...
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    Release Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 is now available

    See the comments in the 386.5 Beta thread. Only list 1 target in the boxes (and make sure they are valid lookups). Multiple targets, we learned, are not supported. It solved my "Disconnected" issues after 386.5 beta update. Stay safe, stay alive. Peace.
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 Beta is now available

    Hi - Sorry. My bad. I should have been clearer... "DNS target" is "Resolve Hostname" ... I had a list of "Resolve Hostname" separated by spaces and their matching "Resolved IP Addresses"... Maybe it only ever used the first one, IDK for sure.. Now using only 1 seems to be the requirement...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 Beta is now available

    Updated 3 of 4 RT-AX86U from 386.3_2 to 386.5 Beta this AM. The dirty upgrade went smoothly. I have no AMTM issues which I also updated first. Updated 2 of 2 RT-AC68U WAPs from 386.3_2 to 386.5 Beta this AM. No issues with dirty upgrade there either. I followed my general update procedure...
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 Beta is now available

    Yeah, it's one of the few times he and I disagreed. I did a lot deep diving on those NAND chips which I never posted. If this were my router, based on all the hours I spent trying to fix it, and the problem reoccurring, I'd start looking for a replacement router. YMMV. Good Luck.
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    Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 Beta is now available

    I ran into some bad NAND blocks a release or two back on a AC86U. I never found any formatting around them and I believe they were the root of several of my issues. That's when I stopped using /JFFS as for AMTM temp areas. I cannot remember if that was the AC86U which eventually "fried"...
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    Tutorial How to monitor DNS traffic in real-time

    ^^^ Got it. And since I use DNSFilter to bypass DOT for a few sensitive things like cameras, I will always see those green lines in your script for those being routed to QUAD9 or Cloudflare. I like to spread that love around.... so the router is not dependent on a SPOF "provider..." for...
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    Tutorial How to monitor DNS traffic in real-time

    Been following this thread. I recall many questions about leaving DNS Server 1/DNS Server 2 blank was answered moons ago. @RMerlin 's guidance was: "do not leave'm blank or NTP and other time dependent services (VPNs, ...) cannot start properly." What did I miss? We are concerned that the...
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