Diversion Diversion 5.1.3 - the Router Ad-Blocker, May 09, 2024

[heysoundude]

hmmm...which ones?
My router (AC86) RAM usage has dropped since the update. it freed up ~100MB

 

[johndoe85]

em (email settings) does not want to be installed.

 

[martinr]

It appears I never installed the cert on my new phone...Doh!

Neither had I. But it didn't stop anything working or generate any alerts.

 

[thelonelycoder]

hmmm...which ones?
My router (AC86) RAM usage has dropped since the update. it freed up ~100MB

b, 5, 6 and 7. If they’re off or not installed, go ahead and remove all extra reservations.

 

[thelonelycoder]

em (email settings) does not want to be installed.

That’s moved to amtm.

 

[nlurker]

This major update transforms Diversion from IP based blocking to Dnsmasq NXDOMAIN blocking (non-existing domain).

Can you briefly explain what the difference is, and what is the benefit of the change.

 

[johndoe85]

That’s moved to amtm.

Yeah i saw but typing em in amtm wont install it. Or have i understood this wrong?

 

[thelonelycoder]

Can you briefly explain what the difference is, and what is the benefit of the change.

Briefly? No.

oisd | domain blocklist

oisd domain blocklist official homepage

oisd.nl

 

[thelonelycoder]

Yeah i saw but typing em in amtm wont install it. Or have i understood this wrong?

em manages email settings. To use one of the scripts that use the settings enter i in amtm, they’re towards the bottom.

 

[nlurker]

Briefly? No.

oisd | domain blocklist

oisd domain blocklist official homepage

oisd.nl

Thank you for the link. I think that answers my questions.

 

[nlurker]

I was reviewing my blacklist and all my comments seem to be gone. Did this happen during the upgrade? Now I can't remember why I added them or what they are all for.

 

[reddy]

Firstly - thanks a million for this amazing work! I'm eager to update my setup tomorrow.
Does the new version allow enforcing redirection e.g. safe search and restricted Youtube for specific devices in the network (read: forcing YT to show kids-safe content on their devices)?

 

[Amwjujo]

@thelonelycoder
Thank you for your effort of releasing this by the end of the year. Much appreciated .

I hope you are ready to answer to an avalanche of questions

I'll be on it tomorrow morning with a cleN install.

Happy New Year to everyone ️

 

[thelonelycoder]

I was reviewing my blacklist and all my comments seem to be gone. Did this happen during the upgrade? Now I can't remember why I added them or what they are all for.

No more comments, that feature is gone.

 

[visortgw]

With the oisd lists, it appears that there are already far fewer false positives as well as blocks that adversely affect functionality. Whitelisting is rarely necessary. Thank you, @thelonelycoder, for implementing this fantastic enhancement!

 

[thelonelycoder]

I was reviewing my blacklist and all my comments seem to be gone. Did this happen during the upgrade? Now I can't remember why I added them or what they are all for.

There may be a backup i left in /opt/share/diversion/backup
Do not restore it, the format is no longer compatible with Diversion.

 

[thelonelycoder]

With the oisd lists, it appears that there are already far fewer false positives as well as blocks that adversely affect functionality. Whitelisting is rarely necessary. Thank you, @thelonelycoder, for implementing this fantastic enhancement!

They are the best lists available out there. It’s maintainer responded extremely fast when I alerted him of Diversions support of Dnsmasq conf files. I use the small version as Standard and as before the big as the Large selection.

 

[visortgw]

I initially used the default oisd small list (aka Diversion Standard), but I have now switched to the oisd big list (aka Diversion Large). I'm going to run with it for a while, and see if the are any unforeseen issues — so far, so good.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I initially used the default oisd small list, but I have now switched to the oisd big list. I'm going to run with it for a while, and see if the are any unforeseen issues — so far, so good.

My main router uses the big list for years. No issues.

 

[elorimer]

The reboot was the solution.

Same here. Whew.