Ad Blocking?

[TheLyppardMan]

I think the Tomato firmware now has some sort of ad blocking feature and I was wondering if there is anything similar in the Merlin firmware?

 

[JDB]

Various options http://lmgtfy.com/?q=asuswrt+adblock


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[TheLyppardMan]

Various options http://lmgtfy.com/?q=asuswrt+adblock


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Hmm - looks like I'm going to be busy tomorrow! Thanks very much for this useful info.

 

[PeterR]

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/release-ab-solution-3-8-the-ad-blocking-solution.37511/

 

[MrJackBlack]

Please bare in mind that blocking ads on router level might cause issues with websites which detect the blockage and than hinder you to browse them. Unfortunately many tech blogs I'm reading are doing this and so I have do add manually those websites to exclude them from filtering. This point and only this point is the "downside" of a router-based add-blocking.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I'll leave this here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asuswrt-merlin-custom-firmware-for-asus-routers.7846/#post-61974

 

[TheLyppardMan]

Well I've hit a problem. I used EaseUS to format the flash drive to ext2 but I keep getting timeout messages when I try to install AB-Solution (see screenshot).

 

[Martineau]

Well I've hit a problem. I used EaseUS to format the flash drive to ext2 but I keep getting timeout messages when I try to install AB-Solution (see screenshot).

Errr did you not read the second line in the WinSCP console...just below where you entered the command?

Whilst the WinSCP console is a convenient feature (you don't need a separate SSH shell software install), you must unfortunately use a real SSH console via Xshell5/PuTTY etc. for ALL AB-Solution usage, as it formats the screen and waits for INPUT.

 

[TheLyppardMan]

Errr did you not read the second line in the WinSCP console...just below where you entered the command?

Whilst the WinSCP console is a convenient feature, you must unfortunately use a real SSH console via Xshell5/PuTTY etc. for ALL AB-Solution usage, as it formats the screen and waits for INPUT.

Oh I see. Fortunately I already have XShell on my computer. Do I just stay at the root command prompt and copy/paste in the installation code?

 

[Martineau]

Oh I see. Fortunately I already have XShell on my computer. Do I just stay at the root command prompt and copy/paste in the installation code?

Yes.

Abject apologies for the confusion

 

[TheLyppardMan]

Seems to be working now, although I can't get the e-mailing stats option to work with my gmail account (access denied).

Also, lots of pixelserve errors showing in the router log:-

Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[6972]: static.criteo.net _.criteo.net missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[6973]: static.criteo.net _.criteo.net missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[7124]: preferences.truste.com _.truste.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[7129]: preferences.truste.com _.truste.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[7227]: static.criteo.net _.criteo.net missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[7230]: static.criteo.net _.criteo.net missing
Apr 10 12:11:56 pixelserv[22510]: cert _.criteo.net generated and saved
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7287]: preferences.truste.com _.truste.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7294]: preferences.truste.com _.truste.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7296]: preferences.truste.com _.truste.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[22510]: cert _.truste.com generated and saved
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7410]: www.googletagservices.com _.googletagservices.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7484]: www.googletagservices.com _.googletagservices.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7488]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7489]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7495]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7498]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:57 pixelserv[7502]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[7549]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[7571]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[22510]: cert _.googletagservices.com generated and saved
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[7624]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[22510]: cert _.googletagmanager.com generated and saved
Apr 10 12:12:40 pixelserv[20064]: www.googleadservices.com _.googleadservices.com missing
Apr 10 12:12:40 pixelserv[20069]: www.googleadservices.com _.googleadservices.com missing

 

[Martineau]

Also, lots of pixelserve errors showing in the router log:-

Not errors...look closely at the Syslog you posted...it's pixelserv-tls doing its job by immediately dynamically creating the missing certificates!

e.g.

Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[7624]: www.googletagmanager.com _.googletagmanager.com missing
Apr 10 12:11:58 pixelserv[22510]: cert _.googletagmanager.com generated and saved

Also you can check the pixelserv-tls stats via the URL as shown when you select the 'ps' option in AB-Solution menu

 

[elorimer]

Seems to be working now, although I can't get the e-mailing stats option to work with my gmail account (access denied).

The help screens are pretty good on this. If you have 2FA enabled for gmail (you should), you need to generate an app-specific password and insert it for the password instead of your usual password. Otherwise, you have to allow insecure apps in your gmail settings, which is as bad as it sounds.

 

[TheLyppardMan]

The help screens are pretty good on this. If you have 2FA enabled for gmail (you should), you need to generate an app-specific password and insert it for the password instead of your usual password. Otherwise, you have to allow insecure apps in your gmail settings, which is as bad as it sounds.

Still can't get this to work. I've created a new outlook e-mail, put in all the details and it still gets rejected. I presume it's correct to put one's e-mail address as the user name and the port/smtp information as per the examples shown in the ab-solution setup screen?

 

[Xentrk]

Still can't get this to work. I've created a new outlook e-mail, put in all the details and it still gets rejected. I presume it's correct to put one's e-mail address as the user name and the port/smtp information as per the examples shown in the ab-solution setup screen?

I suspect it is what elorimer said. On your gmail account, go to settings, accounts and import menu, in change account settings, select other Google Account settings. In the sign-in & security section, select Connected apps & sites. Turn Allow less secure apps to ON. Best to use a separate gmail account for sending stats because of this setting.

 

[TheLyppardMan]

I suspect it is what elorimer said. On your gmail account, go to settings, accounts and import menu, in change account settings, select other Google Account settings. In the sign-in & security section, select Connected apps & sites. Turn Allow less secure apps to ON. Best to use a separate gmail account for sending stats because of this setting.

No it's not that as I hadn't got the extra security turned on anyway.

 

[thelonelycoder]

No it's not that as I hadn't got the extra security turned on anyway.

Did you try with a real email client, say with Outlook, or even a mobile app to test the setting?
Then if you can send through that, enter the same settings in AB.
Port 25 will not work, that much I can tell.
And the user name is likely the full email address.

 

[TheLyppardMan]

I've just set up the account in GMail Notifier Pro and it was able to successfully connect to my Outlook e-mail. I've uploaded a screenshot of what ab-solution reports when I run the test.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Are you sure you use the correct port for that provider?
Look it up if unsure. You need the smtp port, usually 465 or 587.

 

[TheLyppardMan]

These are the settings I have used.