Diversion Diversion install is getting the best of me

[keef]

Hello.

I am dead in the water, and this is driving me nuts.

Asus AC3100, right from default settings. 192.168.50.1 is the IP of the router. DNS1 is set to the same. No ads are blocked after clearing the browser cache (Opera and Edge). I am testing on:

speedtest.net
https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock

nslookup says my Windows DNS is 192.168.50.1

An online DNS server check says my DNS is

AMANAHA-NEW - Amanah Tech Inc.

104.245.144.50

IFNL-AS

149.22.82.225

thank you

 

[thelonelycoder]

Use the f option in Diversion and then browse some websites in your browser. If nothing is blocked then the browser or OS redirects queries to an upstream server instead of the routers Dnsmasq.
Do not populate 'DNS Server 1' or 'DNS Server 2' unless you know what your're doing.
Try this: Enable DNS director in the LAN section and set 'Global Redirection' to Router.

 

[keef]

Use the f option in Diversion and then browse some websites in your browser. If nothing is blocked then the browser or OS redirects queries to an upstream server instead of the routers Dnsmasq.
Do not populate 'DNS Server 1' or 'DNS Server 2' unless you know what your're doing.
Try this: Enable DNS director in the LAN section and set 'Global Redirection' to Router.

I appreciate the reply.

So, did it work? Sort of. The counter started ticking up (which is a good sign), however, no ads were blocked. The counter stopped moving, and after a router reboot, the counter went up upon refresh before trying another page.

I dug through Windows network and Edge and Opera DNS settings, and nothing seems out of place. Does it mean anything that the Duck Duck Go browser blocks ads?

On a stack of Bibles TLC, I swear I am sober.

I am haunted or have terrible karma from a misspent youth.

thanks

 

[thelonelycoder]

On a stack of Bibles TLC, I swear I am sober.

No swearing on this board please

Does it mean anything that the Duck Duck Go browser blocks ads?

If you are the click yes type during DDG browser installation then the queries are 100% going to their servers and not the routers Dnsmasq.
Their settings do not reflect what you were asked during setup so retrieving consent to use their servers seems not possible.
Maybe get a stiff drink and consider your choices. I give you absolution for whatever happens next - pun intended.

 

[keef]

Well, after resetting the router again, just in case I had changed some settings and forgot about it, I reinstalled everything. No luck. THEN, re-thinking what you said about bypassing the router, I thought about the AVAST firewall. That was it! Turn off support for encrypted DNS and I'm working! That was on by default. Buggers meant well I guess.

It was either the firewall or when I sacrificed my old teddy bear to the witches coven next door, it broke the spell on the router.

Now it does not block every single ad on every single page on every single site - I'm sure you can work on that for me!

TLC, all I can offer is my sincere thanks for your assistance.

And after the Steve Earle concert tonight, I may have that drink!

 

[cptnoblivious]

@keef glad you got it working.
As for Avast, maybe not a great loss to have it disabled:

Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data

Avast collected data on location, health concerns, and more.

www.theverge.com

 

[keef]

Holy cripes. Nice company. I just renewed, and it was rather expensive; however, I may look around for another AV/firewall solution. Suggestions?

What is it with these guys??

thanks

 

[bluzfanmr1]

And after the Steve Earle concert tonight, I may have that drink!

I'd go just to hear Copperhead Road live. What an all-time great song.

 

[keef]

I'd go just to hear Copperhead Road live. What an all-time great song.

He is on a solo tour and he blew me away earlier this year. I did not think a few songs of his would translate well to solo, but he pulled it off. I met him outside the hall just on the way in. He was walking from the hotel with his backpack slung over one shoulder. A decent, down-to-earth guy.

 

[keef]

Use the f option in Diversion and then browse some websites in your browser. If nothing is blocked then the browser or OS redirects queries to an upstream server instead of the routers Dnsmasq.
Do not populate 'DNS Server 1' or 'DNS Server 2' unless you know what your're doing.
Try this: Enable DNS director in the LAN section and set 'Global Redirection' to Router.

Ad blocking has finally, totally gotten the better of me. Ads are still being killed on one test site and failing totally on another. I did nothing. Diversion is running and the blocking file has been updated.

I go back to saying my router is haunted.

 

[Tech9]

Your router is perhaps working fine. Your clients go around router's adblocking attempts using different DNS. You have to make sure browsers don't use DoH, Apple devices don't use iCloud Private Relay, etc. And if you use public VPN service it perhaps has own DNS servers.