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  1. C

    DNS resolver 9.9.9.9 will check requests against IBM threat database

    Interesting article on The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/20/quad9_secure_private_dns_resolver/
  2. walttheboss

    Strange DNS issue on 380.68.4. Cannot go out and back to router.

    I am hosting 5 websites at my location. All on one box on the LAN. 192.168.2.13. If I am in the building and try to go to a website it never works. If I put the website in my hosts file it is fine. That bypasses the router. If I am outside the building I can hit any website fine. I have...
  3. D

    [380.68 RT-AC66] Dnsmasq & CNAME

    I fold. I need some help. I'm trying to configure a CNAME on my router to use with Nginx on my home server, so that, depending on which name is used to access it, Nginx will direct to a different site. I've got this entry in /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add cname=multicraft,olympus Whereas...
  4. Claytron5000

    DNS issue, is the problem with the router RT-AC66R?

    I have a RT-AC66R that I purchased a while ago, it's been great. It's been through a few power outages, and in the past I've had to do factory resets. Now, I'm going to put down a few things that happened, but I honestly can't be sure if the order is correct. Poweroutage Internet slowdown...
  5. T

    Looking for assistance. RT-AC5300 Merlin and dnsmasq

    I have an ASUS RT-AC5300 router running the latest Merlin fw for it. I would like to use a custom dnsmasq config for it to route specific traffic to certain dns ip's. I have a link to a sample config here...
  6. D

    [RT-AC66R] [380.66] Is it DNS?

    I've got a situation that has me banging my head against my laptop and so I humbly come before people who are smarter than I am. I'm having an issue where clients are successfully getting DHCP IP addresses from the router, but their host names are not being registered in DNS correctly despite...
  7. Digitoxin

    ASUS RT-ACRH13 hijacking port 53 (DNS) when in AP mode

    My primary router is an ASUS RT-AC66U running the latest firmware (3.0.0.4.380.7378). The DNS in the WAN settings on this router is configured to use Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4). I have one machine on my network that is configured to use OpenDNS instead of Google for DNS. I have...
  8. A

    DNS Query usage

    Hi can someone confirm that if I have my dns in the dhcp page, set up as below, clients using dhcp DNS and WINS Server Setting DNS Server 1 192.168.n.1 DNS Server 2 192.168.n.2 Advertise router's IP in addition to user-specified DNS No Forward local domain queries to upstream DNS No Enable...
  9. C

    Openvpn dns setting

    Openvpn will use vpn provider dns server although it is disabled with accept DNS configuration from the VPN server. I had to down grade from 380.65.4 to 380.65.0. My router is ASUS RT AC 56 U.
  10. V

    Phone->PPTP works, Phone->Router->PPTP doesn't? Same IP/DNS!

    Hi guys, Strange problem: Connecting my Android straight to a PPTP server and my streaming app works as desired. Connecting my TP-Link router to the PPTP, and my Android to the router, and my streaming app gives a location error. Both ways I get the same IP and the same dnsleaktest.com...
    • vpnnewbie
    • Thread
    • android dns pptp router tplink vpn
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: VPN
  11. R

    DNS leaks to one site, and not any others

    I’m struggling to find out why one particular ‘DNS Leak Test’ site and no others can consistently show an IP from my local ISP. I use openvpn on Linux, and connect to a provider via CLI. I have the following in my .ovpn config: script-security 2 up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf down...
    • rzander
    • Thread
    • dns linux openvpn
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: VPN
  12. P

    Important tip for VPN services on OpenVPN

    If you are using or getting a VPN service, and configuring a client for it over OpenVPN on your Asus router, be aware of this necessary router configuration step that may not be in the provider's documentation: After you load your VPN provider's .ovpn file and adding your credentials, but...
  13. sfx2000

    PiHole - DNSCrypt/DNSSEC support (along with other things)

    Pihole is a caching DNS server based on DNSMasq that allows for DNS based ad-blocking and other items - need to blacklist a site, pihole can do this.... pihole runs great on a RPi2 with Rasbian Jessie - definitely worth a look - even without the ad-block features, it has a strong logging...
  14. C

    strange IPv6 VLAN tag problem

    Hi, I have an AC68U running Merlin in AP mode connected to a PCEngines APU2 running Debian stretch that's acting as my home router. In addition to the regular wifi on vlan1 I created two guest networks + vlans (8+9) for IoT and guest devices that get their own IP ranges. My problem now is...
  15. usao

    What do people use for DNS at home?

    My router works ok, and I can assign MAC addresses to specific IPs, but I still have to enter all the IP addresses on each box manually. How do most users get around this issue? I don't want to remember all the IP's of everything in the house, but my wireless router doesn't offer any DNS...
  16. S

    OpenVPN Client: Accept DNS Configuration

    Hi! My question is about the OpenVPN Client setting: Accept DNS Configuration: Strict Accept DNS Configuration: Exclusive What is the difference between these two values? How do they work compared to each other? There are a few webpages with explanations on this, but to me they seem...
    • slytho
    • Thread
    • dns openvpn openvpn client openvpn configuration
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  17. D

    How to change DNS settings (for OpenDNS) in USB mode on Asus RT-AC51U?

    Hello everybody! I live in an area with really bad broadband, so my home internet comes via my Android phone (with unlimited LTE data) plugged into an Asus ac51u. I'm pretty happy with the setup overall, and am impressed with the features. However, I'd like to block some annoying ip ranges...
    • daaabs
    • Thread
    • ac51 android dns opendns usb modem
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: ASUS Wi-Fi
  18. M

    OpenDNS on a mikrotik wAP

    Greetings all Thanks for looking into this post. My setup is currently as such... Fibre modem- > mikrotik routerboard 2100 (Google DNS, static IP 192.168.0.1, DHCP enabled) -> LAN -> 2 x mikrotik APs (auto DNS from gateway, static IP's 192.168.0.157 AND 192.168.0.179, Private connections...
  19. Darf Nader

    /jffs/configs/ not being recognized.

    Hi all, This is my first post, so please bear with me if this question has been asked before. (I was not able to find it asked within the last 5 years so I thought I would start fresh.) I recently updated my firmware from the miserable factory firmware for my ASUS RT-AC87U (RT-AC87R-50C8) with...
  20. el_pedr0

    Can I refer to services on ports using a friendly name?

    I'm using Merlin's firmware on my AC68U. Is it possible to somehow set it up so I can refer to services on ports via a friendly name. For example I run a logitech media server, which is currently accessed at 'myhost.internal.lan:9000'. But I would really like to set up some way of accessing it...
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