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    Help - duckdns has started returning an IPv6 IP address

    Trying to work out if I need to talk to my ISP or someone else as I can no longer connect to my network from the outside using duckdns as my DDNS service. If I ping my duckdns address from outside my network, it is returning an IPv6 address and no IPv4 address. Is this and ISP issue?
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    clients connected to node by ethernet show as connected to main router

    Note: This started after changing one of my mesh nodes from wifi backhaul to ethernet (so i'm confident its related to this change). I have 2 clients connected by ethernet (wired) to this node. When node is connected via wifi backhaul all is good and these wired clients say they are connected...
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    pros and cons for the two common DNS setups for a local adblocker - adguard home

    Hi all - I guess there are many ways to setup a local DNS adguard setup for merlin. Searching the forums, I think there are two common but simple approaches. 1 - Use WAN DNS settings to forward all client DNS requests to adguard home set WAN DNS to point to local adguard IPs turn on DNS...
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    much higher buffer bloat on 2.4g compared to 5g

    Hey all, This query is not specifically merlin 388.x related but I do need some advice. I have an RT-AX86S now running merlin 388 with cake QOS enabled. My internet is pretty good - 80/40 FTTC and stable on speed tests that I run regularly so I have cake configured with correct up/down...
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    DNS rewrite for internal clients to resolve hostname via adguard home and unbound

    Hi All, Setup is that I have duckdns as my DDNS service and have got this all working ssl encrypted via letsencrypt so that I can access Home Assistant on my network locally and remotely on https://host.duckdns.org:<port> The last step (for efficiency really) is to get my DNS config to resolve...
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    DNS Privacy with Adguard + unbound

    Hi All - I just wanted some advice to see if there is more I could do/consider to increase DNS privacy on my home internet setup. Setup/situation is: wan dns set to ISP (no privacy) but not really used - see dhcp setup below I have a RPI as a dedicated dns / adguard device running dietpi with...
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    Best settings for VPN client on router with AdGuard + Unbound

    Hi all, I occasionally want to use a VPN service (NordVPN) to route my AppleTV through the VPN client so I can access UK TV - usually BBC iPlayer. The issue is iPlayer on my ATV knows that i'm not in UK even when I have VPN on. I think that it might be related to how I have my DNS / Adguard /...
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    apologies for 'obvious' comment re AX86S support

    @RMerlin - Just wanted to say sorry for the comment I made about it not being obvious about AX86S support in the thread you locked. I really appreciate the work you do and you are right that if you go to the about page you can find the info easily. For me, my point was about the homepage of...
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    files to restore dhcp reservations

    Hi all, Planning to do a manual reset of my router RT-AX86S after upgrading from 386.7 to 388.1 but wanted to restore the manual dhcp reservations by restoring the following file /jffs/nvram/dhcp_staticlist Just wanted to check if this is the only file I need to copy - i think I have seen a...
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    are there any changes to mDNS in the 388 code base

    Hi all - I'm a very happy user of asus routers and merlin firmware... So thanks for all the great work and this community! I have issues (over many years) with some homekit devices (and hubs/homepods) where they occasionally go offline saying 'no response'. I've done lots of...
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    tuning my local unbound + Adguard home setup

    I have recently setup a raspberry pi on my network as a dedicated unbound + adguard DNS solution. With lots of help from the community & following threads, I have it working well but might have over complicated things...
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    Is a USB swap file always recommended for merlin?

    I'm on latest merlin 386.7_2 on my RT-AX86S (so only with 500MB ram). I usually configure a good quality USB 3.x thumb drive with a swap file (and then install Entware to enable some scripts/addons). One month ago I did a clean reset of my router/network and manually configured it. I did not...
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    help with pihole setup and tips

    Hi all, I have decided to try using pihole installed (via docker) on my RPI4 and I know lots of folks in this community are pihole users so i'm keen to get some tips please. So I have the pihole setup and working on my network. I used a docker stack and macvlan network config so pihole...
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    does adaptive QOS or cake QOS work when using a DoT DNS service

    I have just switched DNS provider to Control D and setup on my router using the DoT configuration. Everything seems to be working well but my internet seems a bit slower/sluggish since making the change. Also my buffer bloat scores/latency are not great (from A+ to B with latency +20-30ms I...
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    Alternative to NextDNS - that works with and without merlin FW

    Hi all, I am a merlin user but I have issues with my RT-AX86S with AiMesh nodes and very fussy apple homepod minis. Basically Sometimes the homepods don't connect and it is very frustrating as I use them all the time. The only add-on / script I use is nextDNS. I like it but I know there are...
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    RT-AX86S random restart (not merlin specific)

    Hi All, Just received a replacement for my RT-AX86S as it is only 6mths old and I have been seeing random restarts that I just could not track down - nothing in the logs apart from the normal router boot process. I had this issue across different firmware versions and it slowly started to...
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    AiMesh nodes and apple homepods do not play nicely (some of the time)

    I have been trying (and failing) to solve this issue for about 18mths - since I bought 3 x homepod minis and have them in different rooms connected to different routers (nodes and main router). As context, I have a long home on one level with main router (AX86U) in the middle and 2x AX58U as...
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    mixed AC / AX nodes and client connection issues

    I have 2 AX58U as primary nodes (wifi backhaul) at front and back of my house. Recently I added a AC68U (ethernet backhaul) to my garage. The AC68U node backhaul connection is slow but very stable - consistent at 13-15MB/s wired directly to my main router (powerline not proper ethernet - that is...
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    Internet not working but everything looks good

    I'm a long-time merlin/asus user and need some assistance with an issue but I don't think it's related to merlin's FW. In summary I upgraded by internet plan with Optus in Oz (NBN) from a FTTC 50/20 to 100/40 connection - Optus call this a 'speed pack'. The update to my service happened and...
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    smart connect and roaming assist

    I have a Aimesh setup with AX86S as main router with 2x AX58U nodes. Overall I am very happy with the AX86S and how smart connect works. I have a few 2.4ghz only devices (printer, robot vacuum etc) and they sometimes get stuck on a node with a lower strength connection (below the smart connect...
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