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[Skeptical.me]

When you follow the logfile, does it show the log?
If not toggle logging off/on.

I forced an update (uu>Enter) to see if that would correct the issue, and this is what happened:

i  Checking dnsmasq.conf entries
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  ✖  blockinglist entry timed out
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...

 

[thelonelycoder]

I forced an update (uu>Enter) to see if that would correct the issue, and this is what happened:

i  Checking dnsmasq.conf entries
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  i  Waiting for blockinglist entry...
  ✖  blockinglist entry timed out
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...
  i  Waiting for log-facility entry...

Restarting Dnsmasq fails obviously. Hence no logging and ad-blocking. Diversion uses a well established way to add its uncritical entries. I'm practically sure some other script is the culprit.

 

[Skeptical.me]

Restarting Dnsmasq fails obviously. Hence no logging and ad-blocking. Dibersion uses a well established way to add its uncritical entries. I'm practically sure some other script is the culprit.

I think you're right, logging was working today. Then I updated uiDivStats this after, and this problem started after doing that.


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[Skeptical.me]

Restarting Dnsmasq fails obviously. Hence no logging and ad-blocking. Dibersion uses a well established way to add its uncritical entries. I'm practically sure some other script is the culprit.

Solved, the Script causing the issue was ... NextDNS https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki/AsusWRT-Merlin

I won't be testing that script again.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Solved, the Script causing the issue was ... NextDNS https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki/AsusWRT-Merlin

I won't be testing that script again.

Ah, the other competitor caused havoc? Blame the canadians

 

[thelonelycoder]

Never ever do system critical things at 4:30 in the morning, still half asleep and the coffee machine not even running.
I had a bad night and woke up with a stiff neck early Friday morning. Formatted a USB stick in my local Centos 7 system and plugged it into a testrouter. At the same time that Linux system had some updates which I installed. It reqested to reboot which I happly let it do.
Meanwhile, I look at the stick on the router, seeing all the files that should no longer be there.
It dawned on me that something dreadful happened.

I am in the process of setting up a new Centos 8 server as I write this.
I did have a backup of all the latest files. All amtm and Diversion development files are edited and stored directly on that server, for convenience and out of habit. The nightly backup to the NAS worked I found or else this would have been a major setback as I did a large change in the Diversion WebUI files the night before.

Again, don't do what I did.

 

[RMerlin]

I have daily disk imaging of my desktop sent to my NAS. Worst case scenario means I lose 24 hours of work.

Saved me twice as a %#&&% Windows update automatically rebooted my desktop while I was in the middle of a git operation on the VM, corrupting that VM's filesystem beyond repair. That was in the early days of Windows 10, when Microsoft's idea of "this PC isn't busy right now, let's reboot it" didn't take into account that a PC can be busy even if there isn't someone behind the monitor at the time...

 

[Twiglets]

Solved, the Script causing the issue was ... NextDNS https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki/AsusWRT-Merlin

I won't be testing that script again.

I am not sure that *is* the culprit as I have been through the same problem multiple times where the loggging is on according to Diversion *but* the log cannot be followed because the "logging is not enabled !!!"

I have never used the NextDNS script.

I have toggled logging on/off multiple times and it did not solve the problem.
In the end I have run through every possible option (disable/reenable 'a' Blocking / 'l' Logging / reset Logs via 'D' Option 7 ) to try to force the log file to be picked up & ended up re-installing Diversion.

I think it is something interacting with diversion but have not been able to identify what.

I cannot define a repeatable sequence that causes the problem, so have not been able to report the issue.

Now someone else has demonstrated the issue and it is not just me.

 

[Skeptical.me]

I am not sure that *is* the culprit as I have been through the same problem multiple times where the loggging is on according to Diversion *but* the log cannot be followed because the "logging is not enabled !!!"

I have never used the NextDNS script.

I have toggled logging on/off multiple times and it did not solve the problem.
In the end I have run through every possible option (disable/reenable 'a' Blocking / 'l' Logging / reset Logs via 'D' Option 7 ) to try to force the log file to be picked up & ended up re-installing Diversion.

I think it is something interacting with diversion but have not been able to identify what.

I cannot define a repeatable sequence that causes the problem, so have not been able to report the issue.

Now someone else has demonstrated the issue and it is not just me.

I don't know, mate. All I can see is that prior to Diversion logging not working (but indicating in the menu it was on) I did not have NextDNS installed, after installing it logging failed. Then I deleted NextDNS and logging is working again. I have left my Terminal app on all night with the log active and its going great.

 

[Skeptical.me]

Thanks again for everyone's help over the last week. I tend to come to this forum every so often, then get busy with other things non computer related and forget everything I learn here. But I have started saving [How To] notes to try and remember everything.

 

[heslo]

I've found a cloning tool so I'll give that a go and see how it works. Worst case, reinstall haha

Just thought I'd give a heads up... used imageUSB and made a clone of my stick; worked a treat! So in case anyone else needs to do the same, it will work fine

 

[thelonelycoder]

I am not sure that *is* the culprit as I have been through the same problem multiple times where the loggging is on according to Diversion *but* the log cannot be followed because the "logging is not enabled !!!"

I have never used the NextDNS script.

I have toggled logging on/off multiple times and it did not solve the problem.
In the end I have run through every possible option (disable/reenable 'a' Blocking / 'l' Logging / reset Logs via 'D' Option 7 ) to try to force the log file to be picked up & ended up re-installing Diversion.

I think it is something interacting with diversion but have not been able to identify what.

I cannot define a repeatable sequence that causes the problem, so have not been able to report the issue.

Now someone else has demonstrated the issue and it is not just me.

Problem noted.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Thanks again for everyone's help over the last week. I tend to come to this forum every so often, then get busy with other things non computer related and forget everything I learn here. But I have started saving [How To] notes to try and remember everything.

Never mind the sarcastic comments

 

[Jack Yaz]

Never mind the sarcastic comments

From who? You? Never!

 

[Skeptical.me]

Never mind the sarcastic comments

I argue politics on Twitter, if I can survive that cesspool I can handle a few sarcastic comments on SNB


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[martinr]

I argue politics on Twitter, if I can survive that cesspool I can handle a few sarcastic comments on SNB


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Thanks to thelonelycoder and Diversion, I have twitter (and facebook) blocked.

 

[tekrich]

Thanks to thelonelycoder and Diversion, I have twitter (and facebook) blocked.

Can facebook be blocked by url only? I.E. facebook.com?

 

[Skeptical.me]

Thanks to thelonelycoder and Diversion, I have twitter (and facebook) blocked.

I block all of Facebook, but I use WhatsApp, and I don't use Instagram but don't block it as I often watch videos embedded in articles. I use Twitter anonymously and don't have family or friends on it, it's just for politics. And I use Reddit. I love Diversion, it's brilliant, I block other Social Media as well. Honestly, the 90's were great when these services weren't around.


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[Jacob]

Hey Lonelycoder i have a question. I'm trying to block this site (api.db-ip.com)which is constantly calling cloudfare yet it automatically gets whitelisted, same with some s3.amazonaws sites. Why is that? are you guys forcing a whitelist that we cannot edit on us? I appreciate your work but his dont seem right. Please clarify.

 

[Jack Yaz]

Hey Lonelycoder i have a question. I'm trying to block this site (api.db-ip.com)which is constantly calling cloudfare yet it automatically gets whitelisted, same with some s3.amazonaws sites. Why is that? are you guys forcing a whitelist that we cannot edit on us? I appreciate your work but his dont seem right. Please clarify.

See https://diversion.ch/diversion/use/hard-coded-whitelist.html